M42 Orion Nebula, zoom into

Yes you can see ON with the naked eye, but it will only look like an ordinary star (on a really dark place, more like a fuzzy star). You need a good telescope to see *some* detail, but to see the real deal you have to take photos using long exposures (that's why the stars are so big on the pic in the video).

Even a pair of 50x binoculars will give you an excellant view. Use this to show you where to look. It's very visible in clear winter skies; but bundle up!

if u want a detailed pic, do a exposure photo for 15secs at leats in green, red and blue, then u merge those and boom u have a very nice pic,, off course u need a good zoom

so can i look at this stuff if i bought a telescope from wal-mart? or like for $200?
could i see mars and stuff?

I dont understand.. If i had a telecope with a viedo camera... would it be like this? it looks fake like pictures in pictures...

probably not as clear...but still visable :)

whiteman12- No, it would not be like this, these photos were taken with very long exposure times.

But if you point just av=bout any telescope at the trapezium (center) of the Orion Nebula (m42) you can see more detail than you might think.

horsehead nebula

Incredible...I don't know how some people can find this stuff "boring" or "dumb" it's amazing wat creations lay out there...

Absolutely ! I'l drink to that !