Objects in your sky: Deep Sky

by Dominic Ford

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San Diego
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Open clusters

Rise00:49
Set12:30

NGC1977 (mag 0.0) is visible from soon after it rises, at 00:49, until soon before it sets at 12:30.

Rise22:46
Set12:17

Collinder 50 (mag 1.0) is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:48, when it reaches an altitude of 11° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:31, 73° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:56, 72° above your southern horizon.

Rise21:42
Set12:02

M45 (mag 1.3) is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:51, when it reaches an altitude of 12° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:52, 81° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:53, 74° above your south-western horizon.

Rise02:48
Set16:40

M44 (mag 3.1) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:48 (PDT) – 3 hours and 42 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 33° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:36.

Rise14:38
Set23:14

M7 (mag 3.3) will become visible at around 19:49 (PDT), 21° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:14.

Rise00:51
Set12:28

M42 (mag 4.0) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:51 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 48° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:32.

Rise14:15
Set23:10

M6 (mag 4.2) will become visible at around 19:51 (PDT), 23° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:10.

Rise01:42
Set13:22

NGC2232 (mag 4.2) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:42 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 42° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:32.

Rise12:31
Set01:06

IC4665 (mag 4.2) will become visible at around 19:51 (PDT), 59° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:06.

Circumpolar

Caldwell 14 (mag 4.3) is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:16, when it reaches an altitude of 18° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:25, 65° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:32, 57° above your north-western horizon.

Rise03:16
Set14:05

M47 (mag 4.4) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:16 (PDT) – 3 hours and 14 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:32.

Rise02:43
Set12:57

M41 (mag 4.5) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:43 (PDT) – 3 hours and 47 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:32.

Rise13:10
Set01:49

NGC6633 (mag 4.6) will become visible at around 19:51 (PDT), 63° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:49.

Rise13:24
Set01:58

IC4756 (mag 4.6) will become visible at around 19:51 (PDT), 62° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:58.

Globular clusters

Rise14:41
Set00:35

M22 (mag 5.2) will become visible at around 19:51 (PDT), 33° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:35.

Rise12:38
Set22:14

M4 (mag 5.4) will become visible at around 19:51 (PDT), 21° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 22 minutes after the Sun at 22:14.

Rise10:13
Set22:29

M5 (mag 5.7) will become visible at around 19:51 (PDT), 32° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 37 minutes after the Sun at 22:29.

Rise09:47
Set01:41

M13 (mag 5.8) will become visible at around 19:51 (PDT), 63° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:41.

Rise11:52
Set23:47

M12 (mag 6.1) will become visible at around 19:51 (PDT), 45° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:47.

Rise07:20
Set22:10

M3 (mag 6.3) will become visible at around 19:51 (PDT), 25° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 18 minutes after the Sun at 22:10.

Rise15:57
Set05:06

M15 (mag 6.3) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:51 (PDT), 47° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:32, 69° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:18, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Rise16:09
Set01:15

M55 (mag 6.3) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:51 (PDT), 25° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:42, 26° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:23, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Rise13:28
Set22:39

M62 (mag 6.4) will become visible at around 19:51 (PDT), 22° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 47 minutes after the Sun at 22:39.

Rise09:47
Set02:52

M92 (mag 6.5) will become visible at around 19:51 (PDT), 69° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:52.

Rise16:34
Set04:36

M2 (mag 6.6) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:51 (PDT), 38° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:35, 56° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:47, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Rise12:07
Set23:52

M10 (mag 6.6) will become visible at around 19:51 (PDT), 44° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:52.

Galaxies

Rise17:26
Set10:09

M31 (mag 3.4) is visible all night. It will become visible at around 19:50 (PDT), 21° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:48, 81° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:32, 45° above your north-western horizon.

Rise19:06
Set10:12

M33 (mag 5.8) is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:08, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:39, 87° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:32, 53° above your western horizon.

Circumpolar

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 05:32, 33° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 19:51 (PDT), 17° above your northern horizon.

Rise21:00
Set06:45

NGC253 (mag 7.1) is visible between 23:23 and 04:22. It will become accessible at around 23:23, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:52, 31° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:22 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Rise04:41
Set01:31

M101 (mag 7.9) will become visible at around 19:51 (PDT), 36° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:31.

Rise05:31
Set23:34

M51 (mag 8.4) will become visible at around 19:51 (PDT), 29° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:34.

Circumpolar

NGC2403 (mag 8.9) is visible in the dawn sky, becoming accessible around 01:22 (PDT), when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach an altitude of 46° before fading from view as dawn breaks at 05:32.

Nebulae

Rise01:21
Set13:52

Caldwell 49 (mag 0.0) is visible from soon after it rises, at 01:21, until soon before it sets at 13:52.

Rise14:10
Set00:01

M8 (mag 5.8) will become visible at around 19:51 (PDT), 31° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:01.

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