This week’s small telescope target is the magnificent Orion Nebula, also known as M42. And although for this podcast I’ve categorized it as a “small telescope” target, you can spot this ...

The Orion Nebula, also known as "Messier 42" (M42), is located around 1,500 light years from Earth toward the constellation ...

Many know the Great Orion Nebula (M42) in Orion’s Sword as a bright diffuse nebula — a glowing cloud of cosmic gas illuminated by the Trapezium star cluster. But the Orion Nebula also has a ...

The Horsehead Nebula is a part of much larger complex in the constellation Orion. Known collectively as the Orion Molecular Cloud, it also houses other famous objects, such as the Great Orion Nebula.

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