Quote Originally Posted by Howard B View Post
The Great Orion Nebula

I've since been working on a drawing of this wonderful nebula with my 28 inch but that will take more time to complete. On the very best nights I've seen a few surprising things and I wonder how many others have noticed:

1. A distinct orange color along the straight edge of the shock front of the Trapezium nebulosity.
2. This same orange color due south of the Trapezium stars, about one Theta Orionis length away.
I managed to observe both of these features a couple of nights ago with my 16", though they looked more reddish/rust colored to me. I hadn't noticed these earlier, and didn't know what I was looking at. Thanks for this!