# 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:** [M42](https://astropilot.space/object/M42.md), [M13](https://astropilot.space/object/M13.md), [albireo](https://astropilot.space/object/albireo.md), [M57](https://astropilot.space/object/M57.md)

**Related:** [Deep-sky object](https://astropilot.space/glossary/deep-sky-object.md), [Messier catalog](https://astropilot.space/glossary/messier-catalog.md)

From the AstroPilot astronomy glossary: https://astropilot.space/glossary/showpiece