Object of the week January 8, 2017 - The Great Orion Nebula, M42 and M43

[Howard B]

Howard, it would probably take you 2 decades to wring out all the details using the 82"...

I agree Paul!! I had a look at the Trapezium area through the 90 inch Bok telescope on Kitt Peak in 2011 and it showed a completely new (to me) level of detail in the nebulosity that I found astonishing. Just inside the area bounded by the A-D stars, the nebulosity had a small-scale texture like a field of sand dunes as seen from above.

[Paul Alsing]

I agree Paul!! I had a look at the Trapezium area through the 90 inch Bok telescope on Kitt Peak in 2011 and it showed a completely new (to me) level of detail in the nebulosity that I found astonishing. Just inside the area bounded by the A-D stars, the nebulosity had a small-scale texture like a field of sand dunes as seen from above.

Exactly! That is just how I felt!