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Angular size of the Great Orion Nebula (M42)

Do you mean the angular size of the Great Orion Nebula (M42)?

  • Commonly quoted: ~65 × 60 arcminutes (≈ 1.1° × 1.0°). (Wikipedia)
  • Depending on how much of the faint outer wings you include (and whether you include nearby M43), values up to ~85–90 × 60 arcminutes are reported. (AstroPixels)
  • In short: it spans about a degree across—roughly twice the apparent diameter of the full Moon. (Wikipedia)

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