My first DSO

[Forgey]

Just thought i'd let everyone know I found my first DSO tonight, M42 great nebula in orion. Was very exciting !!!

[barx1963]

Well done Paula! The M42 region is a great one to explore. First stop is to see if you can nab M43 which should be in the same field. It is usually described as comma shaped. The other thing to try for is to get th 4 stars of the Trapezium. If it is a good night you can also pick up the 5 and sixth stars.

Malcolm

[Poita]

Well done! What did you think of it?
How would you describe what you saw through your eyepiece?

[mishku]

Congrats, Paula, what a thrill!! Well done :)

[Forgey]

ok found a sketch of pretty much what i saw but with a bit more colour.

[ballaratdragons]

Good stuff Paula!

Yep, that's about how it should look.
Did you see a bit of pale Pink? pale Green? What colours did you see?

[jjjnettie]

:D Congratulations Paula.
It's a beautiful and memorable first DSO.

[Max Vondel]

Good optics and a retina = wonderous experience...........

;)

[astrospotter]

That looked very much like an eyepiece view but a bit fuzzy perhaps due to it being a sketch. Are you sure that was a sketch? It may have been a photo but not very 'deep'.

Anyway, if I up north here were to pick a first DSO, M42 would make a fine choice to be sure. Now down south, my heart belongs to Eta Car Nebula.

[Forgey]

I think it said it was a sketch but i could be wrong, i saw a little bit of of a bluey/white.