Objects in your sky: Deep Sky

by Dominic Ford

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Cambridge
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Open clusters

Rise18:08
Set05:39

NGC1977 (mag 0.0) is visible between 20:17 and 03:30. It will become accessible at around 20:17, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:54, 42° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:30 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Rise15:42
Set05:50

Collinder 50 (mag 1.0) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 16:55 (EST), 12° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:46, 63° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:38, when it sinks below 11° above your western horizon.

Rise14:26
Set05:46

M45 (mag 1.3) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 16:58 (EST), 25° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:06, 71° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:25, when it sinks below 12° above your western horizon.

Rise19:43
Set10:22

M44 (mag 3.1) is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:19, when it reaches an altitude of 16° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:02, 67° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:53, 47° above your western horizon.

Rise18:10
Set05:37

M42 (mag 4.0) is visible between 19:55 and 03:52. It will become accessible at around 19:55, when it rises to an altitude of 17° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:54, 42° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:52 when it sinks below 17° above your south-western horizon.

Rise19:05
Set06:36

NGC2232 (mag 4.2) is visible between 20:52 and 04:49. It will become accessible at around 20:52, when it rises to an altitude of 18° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:50, 42° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:49 when it sinks below 18° above your south-western horizon.

Circumpolar

Caldwell 14 (mag 4.3) is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:24 (EST), 56° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:39, 75° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:11, when it sinks below 18° above your north-western horizon.

Rise20:50
Set07:07

M47 (mag 4.4) is visible between 22:52 and 05:05. It will become accessible at around 22:52, when it rises to an altitude of 18° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:59, 33° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:05 when it sinks below 18° above your south-western horizon.

Rise20:26
Set05:51

M41 (mag 4.5) is visible between 22:47 and 03:29. It will become accessible at around 22:47, when it rises to an altitude of 18° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:08, 26° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:29 when it sinks below 18° above your south-western horizon.

Rise06:20
Set19:14

NGC6633 (mag 4.6) will become visible at around 17:24 (EST), 19° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 3 minutes after the Sun at 19:14.

Rise06:36
Set19:22

IC4756 (mag 4.6) will become visible at around 17:24 (EST), 21° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 11 minutes after the Sun at 19:22.

Globular clusters

Rise03:29
Set15:50

M5 (mag 5.7) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:29 (EST) – 3 hours and 32 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:48.

Rise02:07
Set19:57

M13 (mag 5.8) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:07 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 31° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:48.

Rise00:01
Set16:05

M3 (mag 6.3) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:01 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 59° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:48.

Rise09:01
Set22:38

M15 (mag 6.3) will become visible at around 17:24 (EST), 53° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 22:38.

Rise01:34
Set21:41

M92 (mag 6.5) is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 17:24 (EST), 29° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 5 hours and 30 minutes after the Sun at 21:41 (EST). In the morning, it will rise at 01:34 – 5 hours and 27 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 28° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:48.

Rise09:53
Set21:53

M2 (mag 6.6) will become visible at around 17:24 (EST), 42° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 21:53.

Galaxies

Rise09:22
Set04:42

M31 (mag 3.4) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:23 (EST), 71° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:02, 88° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:06, when it sinks below 16° above your north-western horizon.

Rise11:38
Set04:08

M33 (mag 5.8) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:24 (EST), 58° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:53, 78° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:44, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Circumpolar

M81 (mag 6.9) is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 04:17, 63° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:24 (EST), 22° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:48, 60° above your northern horizon.

Rise14:45
Set23:28

NGC253 (mag 7.1) is visible between 18:37 and 19:36. It will become accessible at around 18:37, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 19:07, 22° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 19:36 when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.

Circumpolar

M101 (mag 7.9) is visible in the dawn sky, becoming accessible around 00:49 (EST), when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach an altitude of 61° before fading from view as dawn breaks at 05:48.

Rise21:34
Set16:50

M94 (mag 8.2) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 21:34 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 74° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:48.

Circumpolar

M51 (mag 8.4) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at --:-- (EST) and reaching an altitude of 67° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:48.

Rise01:41
Set12:21

M104 (mag 8.6) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:41 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 33° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:48.

Circumpolar

NGC2403 (mag 8.9) is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 01:59, 66° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:24 (EST), 25° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:48, 51° above your north-western horizon.

Nebulae

Rise18:33
Set07:16

Caldwell 49 (mag 0.0) is visible between 20:36 and 05:13. It will become accessible at around 20:36, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:54, 52° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:13 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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