How to find NGC1973
This guide uses bright stars first, then narrows the field for a telescope or binocular finder. Use Orion as the main sky landmark.
Follow the route from one recognizable star to the next until you reach NGC1973.
NGC1973 is 13° above the horizon toward the Southeast.
Use Orion as the large-scale sky landmark before following the numbered route.
field star · mag 3.8
From Alnitak, move about 0.8° toward the south-west until you reach field star · mag 3.8.
