Target Type R. A. Dec. Constellation Magnitude Size M42 (NGC 1976) Bright Nebula 05h 35m 24s -05° 27′ 00″ Orion +4.0 85×60 arcmin M43 (NGC 1982) Bright Nebula 05h 35m 36s -05° 16′ 00″ Orion +9.0 20×15 arcmin Overview The Orion Nebula is perhaps the most famous of all the Messier objects. It’s easy to […]
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Target Type R. A. Dec. Constellation Magnitude Size M78 (NGC 2068) Bright Nebula 05h 46m 42s 00° 03′ 00″ Orion +8.30 8.0 x 6.0 arcmin Overview We’ve probably all seen M42 and M43, the most famous of all the night sky’s nebulae, surrounding Orion’s belt. This nebula is still a part of Orion, but is
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Orion is one of the most famous and easily recognised constellations in the night sky. It is also winter’s predominant evening vision which is why right now is a perfect time to scan some of its brightest stars hunting for doubles. There are eight such doubles I’m going to give you to hunt down in
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Target Type Right Ascension Declination Constellation Magnitude Size Trapezium Star system 05h 36m 15s -05° 22′ 41″ Orion +5.1 20 arcseconds Recently, I was testing out a new zoom eyepiece. I use it on last months challenge number two, the double stars of Orion. Whilst in Orion, I can never resist the temptation to look
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