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 Size: 7 x 4.0 arcmin Magnitude: RA: 05h 35m 29s Dec: -05d 16m 30s | 
| M-43 is located adjacent to the Great Nebula M-42. It often appears in the same image frame as M-42, but it was assigned a separate number by Charles Messier. | |
|  | Scope: 8" LX 200 | 
| Nikon w/ Kodak MAX 800 film | |
| Focal Ratio: f10 | |
| Exposure: 30 min autoguided w/ MX-5C and STAR 2000 | |
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