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The Orion Nebula is next to the Orion Belt. It is the "sword" of Orion. You may be able to see it with the naked eye as the a fuzzy reddish star, in the middle of 2 stars. It is above and right of Orions belt. If you look at Orion you can make out a tea-pot shaped pattern in which the belt is the bottom, the spout is the Orion Nebula and it is is pointing to the East. Also dark skies are a must for viewing this object although you still should be able to view it from urban skies. Do you have lots of light pollution near your house?
Hope this helped, Sean
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