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When was a nebula discovered?

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The Andromeda Nebula, now known as the Andromeda Galaxy, has no discoverer as it is visible to the naked eye. The idea that it was a galaxy and not a nebular was fist proposed in 1917 by Heber Curtis and proven in 1925 by Edwin Hubble.

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The Eagle Nebula was discovered by Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux in 1745-46

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The first planetary nebula ever seen by a human was the Dumbbell Nebula M27 in Vulpecula, which was discovered by Charles Messier on July 12, 1764.

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The planetarium nebula does not exist.

If you mean Planetary Nebula then there are hundred if not thousands of them

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As the Orion Nebula is visible with the naked eye, the only sensible answer would be "by looking at it".

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