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M42 (NGC 1976) is the celebrated "Great Orion Nebula".
Binoculars provide a fine introduction of the exceptional beauty of this stellar nursery. Yet, while one can spend many minutes with glasses contemplating its mysteries, a telescope reveals considerably more of its splendours.
One of the celebrated star systems found in the Great Nebula is The Trapezium, the finest multiply system in all the heavens for small telescopes.
Binoculars will show the two theta stars, but The Trapezium (comprised of four members of theta1) require a telescope.
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