The Second Group

270: Taurus and Auriga Overview

The second group of Messier objects we’ll look at are in Taurus and Auriga. You shouldn’t have much problem orienting yourself to find this group of objects. Capella in Auriga and Aldebaran in Taurus are both very prominent, and Orion is near at hand to serve as a guidepost.

This second group comprises five Messier Objects: a supernova remnant and an open cluster in Taurus, and three open clusters in Auriga. All of them are easy to find, and all but one are easy to see. We’ll start with another of the most famous Messier Objects, the Crab Nebula in Taurus, which is the one that’s not easy to see.