Monkey Head Nebula - emission nebula
Monkey Head Nebula, is a emission nebula located in the constellation Orion .
Monkey Head Nebula is magnitude 6.8 and is 40' in size. For reference, the full moon is 30' (arc minutes) or 0.5° in size.
* One can see up to magnitude 7-8 objects with perfect eyes under ideal dark sky conditions.