M42, the Trapezium

[Cyclops]

Got a good look tonight, good clear dark sky, just a hint of low crescent moon, and looking closely at M42 I think I saw what is known as the Trapezium. Or rather most of it. Near the centre is a bright 'star' but after looking for a while I saw 3 stars in what looked like a trinary system that resembled mickey mouse! 1 brightish star with 2 smaller 'ears'.

I tried with the 4mm EP for 100x but its not a quality EP and its really pushing the scopes limit-better at 44x. 

Brilliant to see-I always love seeing Orion.

[Sunshine]

Thats the Trapezium alright, beautiful to see isn't it!

[Stu]

Yep, nice one. Better conditions, or perhaps a better scope and you will easily split that into four stars, six in a larger scope still!

[Red Dwarfer]

2 hours ago, Cyclops said:

pushing the scopes limit

Well done on the Trapezium - don`t knock a small scopes limits - I`ve found five new DSOs in the last two weeks in my 400mm ST80 - including M68 Globular Cluster in Hydra half an hour ago