Oh, what a lovely question! While you won't see the detailed colors and shapes without a telescope, you can feel a sense of wonder by staring up at the night sky and appreciating the beauty that is all around us. Nature always has a way of surrounding us with its magnificent tapestry if we take a moment to look around with kindness in our hearts.
Oh, let's paint a happy little answer. Unfortunately, you can't usually see a nebula with just your eyes because they're quite faint and distant. But don't worry, you can always appreciate their beauty through telescopes or amazing photos that bring them to life right on your own canvas of imagination. Happy painting, my friend!
The Cats's Eye Nebula is a perfect example of a planetary nebula. See related link for a pictorial.
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The fuzzy star in Orion's sword is the Orion Nebula, also known as Messier 42. It is a diffuse nebula located in the Milky Way, and it is one of the brightest nebulae visible to the naked eye. The Orion Nebula is a stellar nursery where new stars are forming.
The Crab Nebula is within the constellation Taurus. The coordiantes are: Right ascension 05h 34m 31.94s Declination +22° 00′ 52.2″ These will work in Wikisky and Google Earth. From the skymap in the related link, it can be found just above Zeta Tauri (ζ Tau) as M1.
Some nebulae that can be seen without a telescope include the Orion Nebula (M42), the Lagoon Nebula (M8), and the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). These objects are bright enough to be visible to the naked eye under dark skies.
Yes, one can see Mercury even without a telescope.
No. No. You need a telescope to see Neptune.Nope... Neptune cannot be seen from the Earth without a telescope.
No. You need a telescope to see Titan.
No. No. You need a telescope to see Neptune.Nope... Neptune cannot be seen from the Earth without a telescope.
Yes. Venus is one of the brightest objects in the night sky, second only to the moon, and can easily be seen without a telescope. Using a telescope will not reveal much detail, as the surface of Venus is masked by dense clouds.
With a telescope, yes. You can't see it without a telescope though.
Without using a telescope or binoculars you can see the highlands, mare and some impact craters (eg Tycho).
You could see Neptune from Earth with a telescope if you knew exactly where to look.
The Cat's Eye Nebula [See Link] is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Draco.Observations with the Hubble Space Telescope revealed remarkable structures such as knots, jets and sinewy arc-like features.
Yes, Saturn is readily visible to the naked eye. But you can't see the rings and moons without a telescope.
Yes, you can see it without one also. To the naked eye, it looks like a fairly bright star. Using a telescope will allow you to see its ring system though.