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	Nebulae						Rating		                       For Best View:		                       Coordinates						
	Name	Constellation	Object Type	Magnitude	Size	Dob	small	binocs	sky	magnification	Right Ascension	Declination	notes	page	Season	additional description	
																	
	Coalsack	Crux	Dark nebula		7¡ by 4¡	x	x	3	dark	lowest	12 H 50 min.	-63¡ 0'	the 'Coal Sack' dark nebula	237	South	"not a telescope object, but quite an amazing 'hole in the sky' with naked eye on a dark night"	
	M42	Orion	Diffuse Nebula	4	60' by 65'	5	5	5	any	low/medium	5 H 35.3 min.	-5¡ 25'	Orion Nebula - spectacular!	52	Jan.-Mar	a truly spectacular emission nebula surrounding the Trapezium	
	M43	Orion	Diffuse Nebula	9	15' by 20'	2	1	x	dark	low/medium	5 H 35.6 min.	-5¡ 16'	companion nebula to M42	52	Jan.-Mar	"emission nebula, nestled up near M42"	
	NGC 1980	Orion	Diffuse Nebula	7.9	14'	2	1	x	dark	low	5 H 35.4 min.	-4¡ 54'	nebula near M42	53	Jan.-Mar	open cluster near M42 containing some nice multiple stars	
	Rosette	Monoceros	Diffuse Nebula	6	60' by 75' NW-SE	3	1	1	dark	low	6 H 30.3 min.	5¡ 3'	huge nebula surrounding NGC 2244	76	Jan.-Mar	"lovely, huge nebula for dark night, with bright open cluster inside"	
	M17	Sagittarius	Diffuse Nebula	6	15' by 20'	4	3	2	dark	low	18 H 20.8 min.	-16¡ 11'	the Swan Nebula	142	Jul.-Sep.	"beautiful nebula; the brightest parts look like a swan or a check mark, in a rich starfield"	
	M8	Sagittarius	Diffuse Nebula	7.7	30' by 45'	4	3	3	dark	medium	18 H 4.7 min.	-24¡ 23'	"Lagoon Nebula, engulfing NGC 6530"	146	Jul.-Sep.	"awesome and intricate emission nebula, enveloping open cluster NGC 6530"	
	M20	Sagittarius	Diffuse Nebula	6.3	20'	3	2	2	dark	medium	18 H 1.9 min.	-23¡ 2'	the Trifid Nebula	148	Jul.-Sep.	Trifid Nebula; the 'trifid' (in 3 parts) reason for the name is clear only with larger apertures	
	NGC 249	Tucana	Diffuse Nebula		1'	1	1	x	dark	medium	0 H 45.5 min.	-73¡ 5'	nebula in the SMC	210	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 261	Tucana	Diffuse Nebula		0.6'	1	1	x	dark	medium	0 H 46.5 min.	-73¡ 6'	nebula in the SMC	210	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 346	Tucana	Diffuse Nebula	10.3	3'	3	3	2	dark	medium	0 H 59.1 min.	-72¡ 11'	cluster and nebula in the SMC	210	South	nebula & open cluster	
	NGC 456	Tucana	Diffuse Nebula		1'	1	x	x	dark	medium	1 H 14.4 min.	-73¡ 17'	open cluster in the SMC	210	South	nebula & open cluster	
	NGC 1743	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		2'	1	x	x	dark	low	4 H 54.1 min.	-69¡ 12'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 1837	Mensa	Diffuse Nebula	10.6	1.3'	2	1	x	dark	low	5 H 4.9 min.	-70¡ 43'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	open cluster	
	NGC 1858	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula	9.9	4'	1	x	x	dark	low	5 H 9.9 min.	-68¡ 54'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	open clusterand emission nebula	
	NGC 1874	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		1'	2	x	x	dark	low	5 H 13.2 min.	-69¡ 23'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	nebula & open cluster	
	NGC 1934	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		"4' by 2', E-W"	1	x	x	dark	low	5 H 21.8 min.	-67¡ 58'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 1935	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		0.5'	1	x	x	dark	low	5 H 21.9 min.	-67¡ 58'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 1936	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		0.5'	2	x	x	dark	low	5 H 22.1 min.	-67¡ 59'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 1965	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		0.3'	2	1	x	dark	low	5 H 26.5 min.	-68¡ 48'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	nebula & open cluster	
	NGC 1955	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula	9	1.8'	1	1	x	dark	low	5 H 26.8 min.	-67¡ 30'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	open clusterand emission nebula	
	NGC 1966	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		13'	1	1	x	dark	low	5 H 26.8 min.	-68¡ 49'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	nebula & open cluster	
	NGC 2014	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula	9	1.8'	2	1	1	dark	low	5 H 33.4 min.	-67¡ 38'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	open clusterand emission nebula	
	NGC 2048	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		0.5'	2	x	x	dark	low	5 H 35.2 min.	-69¡ 46'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 2032	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		2'	2	1	1	dark	low	5 H 35.3 min.	-67¡ 35'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 2035	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		3'	2	1	x	dark	low	5 H 35.5 min.	-67¡ 35'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 2060	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula	9.6	2'	1	x	x	dark	low	5 H 37.9 min.	-69¡ 10'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	nebula	
	NGC 2070	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		30' by 20'	4	4	4	dark	low	5 H 38.7 min.	-69¡ 6'	"the Tarantuls, great LMC  nebula"	216	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 2074	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		3'	3	2	1	dark	low	5 H 38.9 min.	-69¡ 29'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 2077	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		1'	1	x	x	dark	low	5 H 39.6 min.	-69¡ 40'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 2079	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		0.8'	2	2	x	dark	low	5 H 39.6 min.	-69¡ 47'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 2080	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		1'	2	2	x	dark	low	5 H 39.7 min.	-69¡ 39'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 2081	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		5'	2	1	x	dark	low	5 H 40.1 min.	-69¡ 24'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	open clusterand emission nebula	
	NGC 2086	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		1'	1	1	x	dark	low	5 H 40.2 min.	-69¡ 40'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 2103	Mensa	Diffuse Nebula		2'	1	x	x	dark	low	5 H 41.7 min.	-71¡ 20'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 3372	Carina	Diffuse Nebula	1	120'	4	4	4	any	low	10 H 45.1 min.	-59¡ 52'	the spectacular 'Keyhole' Nebula	228	South	"large and astonishingly lovely, complex emission nebula - amazing"	
	NGC 604	Triangulum	Diffuse Nebula	12	1.9'	1	x	x	dark	medium	1 H 34.5 min.	30¡ 47Õ'	star-forming region inside M33	179	Oct.-Dec.	"star-forming region in one of the arms of the Triangulum Galaxy, M33"	
	NGC 281	Cassiopeia	Diffuse Nebula	7.4	32'	1	x	x	dark	lowest	0 H 52.8 min.	56¡ 36'	Pacman Nebula	189	North	"faint 'Pacman Nebula', wrapped around the dim but nifty quadruple star Burnham 1"