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NGC 2071 — Diffuse Nebula in Orion

Diffuse Nebula Fair (38/100)
Magnitude 8.0m DiffuseNebula Orion (Ori) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 8.00
Angular Size 7.0′ × 5.0′
D* (10 & 14m) with vF, L chev

Position & Identifiers

RA 05h 47m 07.3s
Dec +00° 17' 39.5"
Constellation Orion (Ori)
Catalog NGC 2071

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Medium+ Medium+ Medium+
150mm Newt. Medium+ Medium+ Medium+
C8 203mm Medium+ Medium+ Medium+
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

With O-III filter

Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Easy Easy Easy
150mm Newt. Easy Easy Easy
C8 203mm Easy Easy Easy
Easy on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Nov – Jan (peak: Dec)

4 Filter Response Guide

5 Eyepiece View

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
N E

NGC 2071 · 7.0′×5.0′ · N up, E left

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6 Surface Brightness

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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