Object: The Great Orion Nebula MESSIER 42       Constell: ORI

RA: 05h 35.3m           Decl: -05° 23'          Epoch: 2000
Mag: 4m                 Size: 66'x60'           Type: E+R

Observer: Jere Kahanpää
Obs. place: Kintaus, Finland
Date/Time: 6./7.1.1992, 21.50

Telescope: 9x25 B
Magn: 9x                Filter:
Field: 5.6°             NE Lim.mag: 5.7m
Background sky: 2-3     Seeing: 4 
Weather:                           

Brightness: 3           Alt:    
Description: Almost round, moderately concentrated. In a very
beautiful region. The knot of 6-7 stars N of M42 is an open
cluster NGC 1981.