M43
Poor old M43, overlooked and neglected. No-one takes any notice of it!
The only claim to fame for this star-forming cloud of ionised hydrogen is to be a mostly unnoticed comma shaped appendage on the edge of the famous Orion Nebula M42 – but if M43 were anywhere else in the sky it would surely be a popular target for amateurs!
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2022-03-09
M43
Poor old M43, overlooked and neglected. No-one takes any notice of it!
The only claim to fame for this star-forming cloud of ionised hydrogen is to be a mostly unnoticed comma shaped appendage on the edge of the famous Orion Nebula M42 – but if M43 were anywhere else in the sky it would surely be a popular target for amateurs!
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2022-03-09