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Images of the Orion Nebula M42

taken with the 3.9-m Anglo-Australian Telescope
and the 1.2-m United Kingdom Schmidt Telescope
by David Malin of the Anglo-Australian Observatory

David Malin has published a number of images of the Orion Nebula, taken at the Anglo-Australian Observatory with the 3.9-m Anglo-Australian Telescope and the 1.2-m UK Schmidt Telescope. Note that these images are copyrighted y the Australian Astronomical Observatory; see their usage policy.

[M42 with M43, AAT 19]

The Orion Nebula M42, with M43, as photographed by David Malin with the 3.9-m AAT. The image was processed by unsharp masking to emphasize fine detail.

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    [M42/43 wider field, AAT 19a]

    Wider-field view, created from the same photographic plates.

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    [M42/43 unmasked, AAT 19b]

    Unmasked, unprocessed version of the same image (from the same photographic plates).

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    [M42 detail, AAT 29]

    The Trapezium star cluster in the Orion Nebula, photographed with the 3.9m AAT.

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    [M42 Trapezium, visible vs. IR]

    Trapezium Cluster, compared in the visible and infrared part of the spectrum. Photographed with the 3.9-m AAT.

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    [Orion Nebula region, UKS 8]

    The full field of Messier 42, the Great Nebula in Orion. 1.2-m UKS photo.

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    [Orion Nebula region, unsharped masked]

    Deep image of the Orion Nebula M42, with M43, contrast enhanced. 1.2-m UKS photo.

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    [Orion Cloud region, UKS 23]

    Faint nebulosity near Orion and Horsehead Nebulae, 1.2-m UKS photo.

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