Objects in your sky: Deep Sky

by Dominic Ford

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South El Monte
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Open clusters

Rise03:04
Set14:43

NGC1977 (mag 0.0) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:04 (PDT) – 3 hours and 6 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:06.

Rise00:58
Set14:33

Collinder 50 (mag 1.0) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:58 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 55° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:33.

Rise23:53
Set14:20

M45 (mag 1.3) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:53 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 66° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:30.

Rise16:58
Set01:22

M7 (mag 3.3) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:41 (PDT), 20° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:10, 21° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:59, when it sinks below 16° above your south-western horizon.

Rise03:06
Set14:42

M42 (mag 4.0) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:06 (PDT) – 3 hours and 4 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:06.

Rise16:34
Set01:19

M6 (mag 4.2) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 23° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:57, 23° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:52, when it sinks below 18° above your south-western horizon.

Rise14:45
Set03:21

IC4665 (mag 4.2) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 61° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:03, 61° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:49, when it sinks below 18° above your western horizon.

Circumpolar

Caldwell 14 (mag 4.3) is visible in the dawn sky, becoming accessible around 22:20 (PDT), when it reaches an altitude of 18° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach an altitude of 66° before fading from view as dawn breaks at 05:06.

Rise15:23
Set04:04

NGC6633 (mag 4.6) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 59° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:44, 62° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:28, when it sinks below 19° above your western horizon.

Rise15:38
Set04:13

IC4756 (mag 4.6) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 56° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:55, 61° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:37, when it sinks below 19° above your western horizon.

Globular clusters

Rise16:59
Set02:46

M22 (mag 5.2) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 29° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:53, 32° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:35, when it sinks below 20° above your south-western horizon.

Rise14:56
Set00:25

M4 (mag 5.4) will become visible at around 20:43 (PDT), 27° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:25.

Rise12:27
Set00:44

M5 (mag 5.7) will become visible at around 20:43 (PDT), 46° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:44.

Rise11:54
Set04:02

M13 (mag 5.8) will become visible at around 20:43 (PDT), 80° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 04:02.

Rise14:06
Set02:01

M12 (mag 6.1) will become visible at around 20:43 (PDT), 52° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:01.

Rise09:30
Set00:28

M3 (mag 6.3) will become visible at around 20:43 (PDT), 42° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:28.

Rise18:13
Set07:26

M15 (mag 6.3) is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:43 (PDT), 30° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:50, 68° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:06, 28° above your western horizon.

Rise18:28
Set03:24

M55 (mag 6.3) is visible between 21:32 and 00:21. It will become accessible at around 21:32, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:56, 24° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 00:21 when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.

Rise15:47
Set00:49

M62 (mag 6.4) will become visible at around 20:43 (PDT), 25° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:49.

Rise11:52
Set05:16

M92 (mag 6.5) will become visible at around 20:43 (PDT), 80° above your northern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 05:16.

Rise18:53
Set06:54

M2 (mag 6.6) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 22° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:53, 55° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:03, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Rise14:22
Set02:05

M10 (mag 6.6) will become visible at around 20:43 (PDT), 51° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:05.

Galaxies

Rise19:32
Set12:32

M31 (mag 3.4) is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:33, when it reaches an altitude of 16° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:02, 82° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:07, 75° above your north-western horizon.

Rise21:15
Set12:31

M33 (mag 5.8) is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:19, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:53, 86° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:06, 85° above your south-western horizon.

Circumpolar

M81 (mag 6.9) is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at dusk, becoming accessible at around 20:43 (PDT), 24° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:06, 21° above your northern horizon.

Rise23:18
Set08:55

NGC253 (mag 7.1) is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:47, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:07, 30° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:06, 29° above your southern horizon.

Rise06:23
Set04:17

M101 (mag 7.9) will become visible at around 20:43 (PDT), 49° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 04:17.

Rise07:39
Set00:37

M94 (mag 8.2) will become visible at around 20:43 (PDT), 36° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:37.

Rise07:34
Set02:00

M51 (mag 8.4) will become visible at around 20:43 (PDT), 44° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:00.

Circumpolar

NGC2403 (mag 8.9) is visible in the dawn sky, becoming accessible around 03:22 (PDT), when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach an altitude of 31° before fading from view as dawn breaks at 05:06.

Nebulae

Rise16:28
Set02:12

M8 (mag 5.8) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 30° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:20, 31° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:50, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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