Two supernova remnants can be seen through modest telescopes, one in the winter sky and the other in the summer sky. Both are quite faint, however, so you should schedule your observations for a...

Two supernova remnants can be seen through modest telescopes, one in the winter sky and the other in the summer sky. Both are quite faint, however, so you should schedule your observations for a Moonless night. The winter sky contains the Crab Nebula, which is discussed in detail in this chapter. It is located near the star marking the eastern horn of Taurus (the Bull) and can be found using Starry Night Enthusiast™ software. Its coordinates are R.A. 5^h
34.5m and Dec.
+22° 00’. Whereas the entire Crab Nebula easily fits into the field of view of an eyepiece, the Veil (or Cirrus) Nebula in the summer sky is so vast that you can see only a small fraction of it at a time. The easiest way to find the Veil Nebula is to aim the telescope at the star 52 Cygni (R.A.
 20^h
45.7m and Dec.
 +30° 43’), which lies on one of the brightest portions of the nebula. This star is also accessible in Starry Night Enthusiast™. If you then move the telescope slightly north or south until 52 Cygni is just out of the field of view, you should see giant wisps of glowing gas.