Objects in your sky: Deep Sky
by Dominic Ford
Open Clusters
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M45 (mag 1.6) will become visible at around 20:32 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 21° above your western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 2 hours and 49 minutes after the Sun at 22:34.
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M44 (mag 3.1) will become visible at around 20:49 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 67° above your south-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 7 hours and 27 minutes after the Sun at 03:12.
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NGC869 (mag 3.7) will become visible at around 20:54 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 23° above your north-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 21:50 when it dips 17° above your north-western horizon.
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NGC884 (mag 3.8) will become visible at around 20:54 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 23° above your north-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 21:51 when it dips 17° above your north-western horizon.
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NGC2232 (mag 3.9) will become visible at around 20:54 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 28° above your south-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 48 minutes after the Sun at 23:33.
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NGC1981 (mag 4.2) will become visible at around 20:54 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 19° above your south-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 2 hours and 57 minutes after the Sun at 22:42.
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IC4665 (mag 4.2) is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible at around 00:23, when it rises 18° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:06, 56° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:18, 56° above your southern horizon.
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M47 (mag 4.4) will become visible at around 20:54 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 29° above your south-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 4 hours and 28 minutes after the Sun at 00:13.
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NGC6530 (mag 4.6) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:47 (EDT) – 5 hours and 39 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 26° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:18.
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NGC6633 (mag 4.6) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:19 (EDT) – 7 hours and 7 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 56° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:18.
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IC4756 (mag 4.6) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:34 (EDT) – 6 hours and 52 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 55° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:18.
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NGC2244 (mag 4.8) will become visible at around 20:54 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 36° above your south-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 4 hours and 28 minutes after the Sun at 00:13.
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Globular Clusters
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M10 (mag 5.0) is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible at around 00:17, when it rises 19° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:17, 46° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:18, 44° above your southern horizon.
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M13 (mag 5.8) is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible at around 21:55, when it rises 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:02, 87° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:18, 74° above your western horizon.
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M4 (mag 5.9) is visible between 02:23 and 05:04. It will become accessible at around 02:23, when it rises 21° above your southern horizon, and then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:44, 24° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:04 when it sinks to 21° above your southern horizon.
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M5 (mag 6.0) is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible at around 22:22, when it rises 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:39, 53° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:18, 38° above your south-western horizon.
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M12 (mag 6.1) is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible at around 00:11, when it rises 22° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:07, 49° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:18, 45° above your south-western horizon.
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M22 (mag 6.2) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:17 (EDT) – 5 hours and 9 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 26° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:18.
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M2 (mag 6.2) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:52 (EDT) – 3 hours and 34 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 26° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:18.
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M3 (mag 6.4) is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:54 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 38° above your eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:18, 36° above your western horizon.
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M15 (mag 6.4) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:06 (EDT) – 4 hours and 20 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 36° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:18.
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M92 (mag 6.5) is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible at around 22:17, when it rises 22° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:37, 85° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:18, 81° above your north-western horizon.
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Galaxies
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M31 (mag 3.4) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:54 (EDT) – 3 hours and 32 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 17° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:19.
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M81 (mag 6.9) is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 21:13, 59° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:54 (EDT), 59° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:18, 26° above your northern horizon.
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M101 (mag 7.9) is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:54 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 43° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:18, 48° above your north-western horizon.
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M104 (mag 8.0) is visible between 21:02 and 02:56. It will become accessible at around 21:02, when it rises 24° above your south-eastern horizon, and then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:57, 39° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:56 when it sinks to 25° above your south-western horizon.
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M94 (mag 8.2) is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:54 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 52° above your eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:18, 33° above your north-western horizon.
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M51 (mag 8.4) is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:54 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 47° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:18, 41° above your north-western horizon.
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NGC2403 (mag 8.4) is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at dusk, becoming accessible at around 20:54 (EDT), 58° above your north-western horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:18, 16° above your northern horizon.
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