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**M42**
Common Name	Great Orion Nebula
Object Type	Emission Nebula and Open Cluster
NGC	1976
Constellation	Orion
Comments	I never seem to tire of observing this showpiece. Using an oxygen 3 line filter will bring out some of the finer details of the nebular tendrils.

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Sketch by Charles Messier.

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