How to find Orion Nebula (M42)
This guide starts with a large pattern that is easy to recognize without a telescope. Use Orion as the main sky landmark.
Follow the route from one recognizable star to the next until you reach Orion Nebula (M42).
Orion Nebula (M42) is 12° above the horizon toward the Southeast.
Use Orion as the large-scale sky landmark before following the numbered route.
