Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  19 Tau)  ·  25 Tau)  ·  Barnard's Merope Nebula  ·  IC 341  ·  IC 349  ·  IC 354  ·  Maia Nebula  ·  Merope Nebula  ·  NGC 1432  ·  NGC 1435  ·  The star 13 Tau  ·  The star 18 Tau  ·  The star 32 Tau  ·  The star Alcyone (η Tau  ·  The star Atlas (27 Tau)  ·  The star Celaeno (16 Tau)  ·  The star Electra (17 Tau)  ·  The star Merope (23 Tau)  ·  The star Pleione (28 Tau)  ·  The star Taygeta (q Tau
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[Chart] Apparent Size Comparison – Deep Sky Objects, Nick Large
[Chart] Apparent Size Comparison – Deep Sky Objects, Nick Large

[Chart] Apparent Size Comparison – Deep Sky Objects

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[Chart] Apparent Size Comparison – Deep Sky Objects, Nick Large
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[Chart] Apparent Size Comparison – Deep Sky Objects

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This chart shows the relative apparent size of some of the most popular DSOs.
The moon, with an apparent size of 0.52 degrees is shown for comparison.

More Reading:

Check out the @Trevor Jones' article on his Astrobackyard Website "Astrophotographer Spends 4 Years Creating Deep-Sky Object Size Comparison Chart".

Check out the The School's Observatory Website at the Liverpool John Moores University, UK.

Check out Astromania's article from @Tõrva Astronoomiaklubi "Süvataeva objektid ja nende suurused taevas" ("Deep sky objects and their sizes in the sky").

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