The 9-12 Geminorum Cluster measures 1° across and makes a nice binocular target. This week’s small telescope target is the magnificent Orion Nebula, also known as M42. And although for this ...

Many know the Great Orion Nebula (M42 ... the eye to reverse the view. It’s an illuminating experience that reveals a dark dimension to this familiar object. M42 is the closest massive star ...

Easily visible to the naked eye, with a magnitude of 4. , where new stars are being born from the gas and dust. The intense ...

You’ll need a low view to the southwestern ... Tabit marks his shield. Orion’s Belt also contains one of the finest sights of all, the Orion Nebula or M42. Around 1,270 light years from ...