Objects in your sky: Deep Sky
by Dominic Ford
Open clusters
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NGC1977 (mag 0.0) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:26 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 43° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:27.
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Collinder 50 (mag 1.0) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:20 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 71° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:52.
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M45 (mag 1.3) is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:25, when it reaches an altitude of 12° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:28, 80° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:49, 79° above your south-western horizon.
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M44 (mag 3.1) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:21 (PDT) – 3 hours and 7 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 25° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:31.
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M7 (mag 3.3) will become visible at around 20:06 (PDT), 20° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:44.
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M42 (mag 4.0) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:27 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 42° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:27.
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M6 (mag 4.2) will become visible at around 20:08 (PDT), 22° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:41.
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NGC2232 (mag 4.2) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:18 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 35° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:27.
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IC4665 (mag 4.2) will become visible at around 20:08 (PDT), 59° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:43.
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Caldwell 14 (mag 4.3) is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:42, when it reaches an altitude of 18° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:01, 66° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:27, 62° above your north-western horizon.
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M41 (mag 4.5) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:22 (PDT) – 3 hours and 6 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 20° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:27.
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NGC6633 (mag 4.6) will become visible at around 20:08 (PDT), 62° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:26.
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IC4756 (mag 4.6) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:08 (PDT), 61° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:17, 61° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:59, when it sinks below 19° above your western horizon.
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Globular clusters
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M22 (mag 5.2) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:08 (PDT), 32° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:14, 32° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:57, when it sinks below 20° above your south-western horizon.
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M4 (mag 5.4) will become visible at around 20:08 (PDT), 22° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 39 minutes after the Sun at 22:46.
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M5 (mag 5.7) will become visible at around 20:08 (PDT), 35° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 58 minutes after the Sun at 23:05.
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M13 (mag 5.8) will become visible at around 20:08 (PDT), 67° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:24.
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M12 (mag 6.1) will become visible at around 20:08 (PDT), 46° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:23.
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M3 (mag 6.3) will become visible at around 20:08 (PDT), 29° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 43 minutes after the Sun at 22:50.
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M15 (mag 6.3) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:08 (PDT), 43° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:07, 68° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:54, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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M55 (mag 6.3) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:08 (PDT), 22° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:18, 24° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:42, when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.
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M62 (mag 6.4) will become visible at around 20:08 (PDT), 22° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:11.
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M92 (mag 6.5) will become visible at around 20:08 (PDT), 73° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 03:37.
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M2 (mag 6.6) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:08 (PDT), 34° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:11, 55° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:21, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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M10 (mag 6.6) will become visible at around 20:08 (PDT), 46° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:27.
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Galaxies
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M31 (mag 3.4) is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:07 (PDT), 19° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:24, 82° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:28, 53° above your north-western horizon.
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M33 (mag 5.8) is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:41, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:15, 86° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:27, 61° above your western horizon.
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M81 (mag 6.9) is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 05:27, 30° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:08 (PDT), 19° above your northern horizon.
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NGC253 (mag 7.1) is visible between 00:09 and 04:48. It will become accessible at around 00:09, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:28, 30° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:48 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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M101 (mag 7.9) will become visible at around 20:08 (PDT), 40° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:39.
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M94 (mag 8.2) will become visible at around 20:08 (PDT), 25° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 52 minutes after the Sun at 22:59.
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M51 (mag 8.4) will become visible at around 20:08 (PDT), 33° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:22.
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NGC2403 (mag 8.9) is visible in the dawn sky, becoming accessible around 01:43 (PDT), when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach an altitude of 43° before fading from view as dawn breaks at 05:27.
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Nebulae
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Caldwell 49 (mag 0.0) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:56 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 41° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:27.
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M8 (mag 5.8) will become visible at around 20:08 (PDT), 31° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:34.
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