It wasn't until the 17th century and advances in optics that nebulae became more observed. In 1610, Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Pieresc discovered the Orion Nebula, which was then observed in 1618 by Johann Baptist Cysat. The first detailed observations, though, waited for famous scientist Christiaan Huygens in 1659.
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