10 Easiest Deep Sky Objects To See With Small Telescopes

9. M1 Crab Nebula

6,523 light years

Magnitude 8.4

Named after its crab-like shape, Crab Nebula is a supernova remnant. It lies in the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way and even though it cannot be seen with the naked eye, it can rather simply be found by binoculars.