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Pistol Nebula
Pistol Nebula
Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble

Pistol Nebula - emission nebula

Pistol Nebula, is a emission nebula located in the constellation Sagittarius.

Pistol Nebula is magnitude and is in size. For reference, the full moon is 30' (arc minutes) or 0.5° in size.

      1. Name:
      2. Pistol Nebula
      1. Type:
      2. emission nebula

    * One can see up to magnitude 7-8 objects with perfect eyes under ideal dark sky conditions.