Showpiece

A highlight of the sky that impresses in almost any telescope — the objects to show friends first.

Showpieces are the bright, beautiful classics: the Orion Nebula, the Pleiades, M 13, Albireo, the Ring Nebula, Saturn. AstroPilot marks them with a gold star.

Examples in the sky

• Orion Nebula (M 42)
• Hercules Globular Cluster (M 13)
• Albireo (β Cyg)
• Ring Nebula (M 57)

Related terms

• Deep-sky object
• Messier catalog