Objects in your sky: Deep Sky

by Dominic Ford

Objects visible on

From location

Fairfield
Begin typing the name of a town near to you, and then select the town from the list of options which appear below.

Open clusters

Rise10:10
Set00:13

Collinder 50 (mag 1.0) will become visible around 19:47 (EDT), 48° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:13.

Rise08:56
Set00:07

M45 (mag 1.3) will become visible around 19:50 (EDT), 45° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:07.

Rise14:08
Set04:40

M44 (mag 3.1) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:09 (EDT), 63° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:24, 68° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:05, when it sinks below 16° above your western horizon.

Rise12:35
Set00:03

M42 (mag 4.0) will become visible around 20:14 (EDT), 36° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:03.

Rise13:26
Set00:58

NGC2232 (mag 4.2) will become visible around 20:14 (EDT), 41° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:58.

Rise00:10
Set12:55

IC4665 (mag 4.2) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:10 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 52° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 05:42.

Circumpolar

Caldwell 14 (mag 4.3) will become visible around 20:14 (EDT), 39° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 23:24 when it dips 18° above your north-western horizon.

Rise15:09
Set01:31

M47 (mag 4.4) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:14 (EDT), 34° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:20, 34° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:33, when it sinks below 18° above your south-western horizon.

Rise14:44
Set00:16

M41 (mag 4.5) will become visible around 20:14 (EDT), 27° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:16.

Rise00:47
Set13:39

NGC6633 (mag 4.6) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:47 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 49° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 05:42.

Rise01:02
Set13:47

IC4756 (mag 4.6) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:02 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 47° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 05:42.

Globular clusters

Rise02:50
Set11:55

M22 (mag 5.2) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:50 (EDT) – 3 hours and 58 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 20° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 05:42.

Rise00:49
Set09:30

M4 (mag 5.4) is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 04:07, when it reaches an altitude of 20° above your southern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:10, 22° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:42, 21° above your southern horizon.

Rise21:55
Set10:15

M5 (mag 5.7) is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:53, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:05, 50° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:42, 45° above your south-western horizon.

Rise20:42
Set14:14

M13 (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 05:28, 85° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:42, 84° above your south-western horizon.

Rise23:37
Set11:30

M12 (mag 6.1) is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:41, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:33, 46° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:42, 46° above your southern horizon.

Rise18:32
Set10:25

M3 (mag 6.3) is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:50, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:29, 77° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:42, 48° above your western horizon.

Rise03:29
Set17:02

M15 (mag 6.3) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:29 (EDT) – 3 hours and 19 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 05:42.

Rise20:16
Set15:50

M92 (mag 6.5) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 20:16 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 85° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 05:42.

Rise23:55
Set11:32

M10 (mag 6.6) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:55 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 44° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 05:42.

Galaxies

Rise04:01
Set22:54

M31 (mag 3.4) will become visible around 20:13 (EDT), 18° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 46 minutes after the Sun at 22:54.

Circumpolar

M81 (mag 6.9) is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 22:39, 62° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible around 20:14 (EDT), 56° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:42, 32° above your north-western horizon.

Circumpolar

M101 (mag 7.9) is visible all night. It will become visible around 20:14 (EDT), 28° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:42, 58° above your north-western horizon.

Rise16:13
Set11:03

M94 (mag 8.2) is visible all night. It will become visible around 20:14 (EDT), 31° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:38, 89° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:42, 44° above your western horizon.

Rise15:19
Set13:14

M51 (mag 8.4) is visible all night. It will become visible around 20:14 (EDT), 28° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:17, 83° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:42, 53° above your north-western horizon.

Rise20:05
Set06:49

M104 (mag 8.6) is visible between 22:21 and 04:33. It will become accessible around 22:21, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:27, 37° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible around 04:33 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Circumpolar

NGC2403 (mag 8.9) is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 20:21, 65° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible around 20:14 (EDT), 65° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:42, 21° above your northern horizon.

Nebulae

Rise02:19
Set11:20

M8 (mag 5.8) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:19 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 22° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 05:42.

Share

Follow

Fairfield

Latitude:
Longitude:
Timezone:

41.14°N
73.26°W
EDT

Color scheme