More Messier 42: AAT/UKS images (original) (raw)
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 Malinhas 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 theirusage policy.
[ ![[M42 with M43, AAT 19]](http://messier.seds.org/JpgSm/m42.jpg)
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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]](http://messier.seds.org/Pics/More/m42aatw.jpg)
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Wider-field view, created from the same photographic plates. - More information on this image (David Malin)
[![[M42/43 unmasked, AAT 19b]](http://messier.seds.org/Pics/More/m42aatr.jpg)
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Unmasked, unprocessed version of the same image (from the same photographic plates). - More information on this image (David Malin)
[![[M42 detail, AAT 29]](http://messier.seds.org/Pics/More/m42detail.jpg)
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The Trapezium star cluster in the Orion Nebula, photographed with the 3.9m AAT. - More information on this image
[![[M42 Trapezium, visible vs. IR]](http://messier.seds.org/Pics/More/m42trapezaat.jpg)
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Trapezium Cluster, compared in the visible and infrared part of the spectrum. Photographed with the 3.9-m AAT. - More information on this image
[![[Orion Nebula region, UKS 8]](http://messier.seds.org/Pics/More/m42uks.jpg)
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The full field of Messier 42, the Great Nebula in Orion. 1.2-m UKS photo. - More information on this image
[![[Orion Nebula region, unsharped masked]](http://messier.seds.org/Pics/More/m42-43usm.jpg)
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Deep image of the Orion Nebula M42, with M43, contrast enhanced. 1.2-m UKS photo. - More information on this image
[![[Orion Cloud region, UKS 23]](http://messier.seds.org/Pics/More/ori_uks.jpg)
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Faint nebulosity near Orion and Horsehead Nebulae, 1.2-m UKS photo. - More information on this image
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