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Longitude:
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How to find NGC1981

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 NGC1981.

NGC1981 is 13° above the horizon toward the Southeast.

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Use Orion as the large-scale sky landmark before following the numbered route.

1

Alnitak

Use the constellation outline drawn on the overview to identify Alnitak. Then center it in the finder or a low-power eyepiece.

2

NGC1981

From Alnitak, move about 2.8° toward the south-west until you reach NGC1981. This is the target field.

How to find NGC1981

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