This spectacular and famous nebula is easy to find. Just barely visible to the unaided eye under good conditions from within a city, it is spectacular in both binoculars and a telescope.
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M42 - Emission/Reflection nebula in Orion| Object # 38 | Object Name:M42 | |
| Other Names:NGC 1976, Orion Nebula | ||
| RA:05:35:17.10 | Dec:-05:23:25.00 | |
| Constellation:Orion | Season:Winter | |
| Magnitude:4.0 | Type:Emission/reflection nebula | |
| Description: This spectacular and famous nebula is easy to find. Just barely visible to the unaided eye under good conditions from within a city, it is spectacular in both binoculars and a telescope. |
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| UNAIDED | BINOCULARS | TELESCOPE | Click on map for larger image: |
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