Objects in your sky: Deep Sky
by Dominic Ford
Open clusters
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NGC1977 (mag 0.0) is visible between 18:44 and 02:04. It will become accessible at around 18:44, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:24, 44° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:04 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Collinder 50 (mag 1.0) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:20 (EST), 33° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:16, 64° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:07, when it sinks below 11° above your western horizon.
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M45 (mag 1.3) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:24 (EST), 46° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:36, 72° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:53, when it sinks below 12° above your western horizon.
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M44 (mag 3.1) is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 19:51, when it reaches an altitude of 16° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:32, 68° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:09, 28° above your western horizon.
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M42 (mag 4.0) is visible between 18:23 and 02:25. It will become accessible at around 18:23, when it rises to an altitude of 17° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:24, 43° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:25 when it sinks below 17° above your south-western horizon.
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NGC2232 (mag 4.2) is visible between 19:15 and 03:18. It will become accessible at around 19:15, when it rises to an altitude of 18° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:17, 44° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:18 when it sinks below 18° above your south-western horizon.
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IC4665 (mag 4.2) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 04:14 (EST) – 3 hours and 2 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 20° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:05.
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Caldwell 14 (mag 4.3) is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:49 (EST), 69° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:09, 74° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:29, when it sinks below 18° above your north-western horizon.
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M47 (mag 4.4) is visible between 21:16 and 03:41. It will become accessible at around 21:16, when it rises to an altitude of 18° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:29, 34° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:41 when it sinks below 18° above your south-western horizon.
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M41 (mag 4.5) is visible between 21:04 and 02:04. It will become accessible at around 21:04, when it rises to an altitude of 18° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:34, 28° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:04 when it sinks below 18° above your south-western horizon.
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Globular clusters
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M5 (mag 5.7) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:59 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 41° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:05.
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M13 (mag 5.8) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:47 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 49° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:05.
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M12 (mag 6.1) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:42 (EST) – 3 hours and 34 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 25° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:05.
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M3 (mag 6.3) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 22:37 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 75° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:05.
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M15 (mag 6.3) will become visible at around 17:49 (EST), 36° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 21:07.
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M92 (mag 6.5) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:21 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 45° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:05.
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M2 (mag 6.6) will become visible at around 17:49 (EST), 27° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 46 minutes after the Sun at 20:24.
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Galaxies
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M31 (mag 3.4) will become visible at around 17:48 (EST), 87° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:59.
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M33 (mag 5.8) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:49 (EST), 77° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:23, 79° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:12, when it sinks below 21° 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 at 02:47, 62° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:49 (EST), 25° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 06:05, 52° above your north-western horizon.
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NGC253 (mag 7.1) will become visible at around 17:49 (EST), 23° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 22:03.
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M101 (mag 7.9) is visible in the dawn sky, becoming accessible around 23:29 (EST), when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach an altitude of 74° before fading from view as dawn breaks at 06:05.
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M94 (mag 8.2) 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 05:42, 89° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:05, 85° above your western horizon.
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M51 (mag 8.4) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 19:24 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 83° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:05.
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M104 (mag 8.6) is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 02:25, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:31, 37° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:05, 36° above your southern horizon.
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NGC2403 (mag 8.9) is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 00:29, 65° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:49 (EST), 33° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 06:05, 39° above your north-western horizon.
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Nebulae
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Caldwell 49 (mag 0.0) is visible between 19:01 and 03:41. It will become accessible at around 19:01, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:21, 53° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:41 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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