Two double stars, spiral galaxy NGC 1792, and planetary nebula NGC 2022

December 10–17, 2015: Double stars Chi Tauri and 1 Camelopardalis offer small-telescope owners nice views, while large-telescope owners can seek out spiral galaxy NGC 1792 in Columba and planetary nebula NGC 2022 in Orion.
By | Published: December 10, 2015 | Last updated on May 18, 2023
Orion
Planetary nebula NGC 2022 lies two-thirds of the way from Betelgeuse (Alpha [α] Orionis) to Meissa (Lambda [λ] Orionis). It glows softly at magnitude 11.9 and measures 39″ in diameter.
Astronomy: Roen Kelly

Each week, Astronomy magazine Senior Editor Michael E. Bakich, a master at explaining how to observe, posts a podcast about three objects or events you can see in the sky.

Targets for December 10–17, 2015

Small telescope: Double stars Chi Tauri and 1 Camelopardalis
Large telescope: Spiral galaxy NGC 1792
Large telescope: Planetary nebula NGC 2022