Objects in your sky: Deep Sky

by Dominic Ford

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Fairfield

Open clusters

Rise06:05
Set17:37

NGC1977 (mag 0.0) is visible from soon after it rises, at 06:05, until soon before it sets at 17:37. Always take extreme caution when trying to make daytime observations of the Moon while the Sun is above the horizon.

Rise02:28
Set17:39

M45 (mag 1.3) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:28 (EDT) – 2 hours and 53 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 19° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:29.

Rise17:41
Set06:27

IC4665 (mag 4.2) is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:53 (EDT), 44° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:04, 54° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 27° above your western horizon.

Circumpolar

Caldwell 14 (mag 4.3) is visible in the dawn sky, becoming accessible around 00:17 (EDT), when it reaches an altitude of 18° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach an altitude of 43° before fading from view as dawn breaks at 03:56.

Rise18:19
Set07:11

NGC6633 (mag 4.6) is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:53 (EDT), 39° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:45, 55° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 35° above your south-western horizon.

Rise18:34
Set07:19

IC4756 (mag 4.6) is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:53 (EDT), 36° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:56, 54° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 36° above your south-western horizon.

Globular clusters

Rise20:21
Set05:26

M22 (mag 5.2) is visible between 23:07 and 02:41. It will become accessible at around 23:07, when it rises to an altitude of 20° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:54, 24° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:41 when it sinks below 20° above your south-western horizon.

Rise18:17
Set02:58

M4 (mag 5.4) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:53 (EDT), 21° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:38, 22° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:40, when it sinks below 20° above your southern horizon.

Rise15:22
Set03:43

M5 (mag 5.7) will become visible at around 21:53 (EDT), 50° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 03:43.

Rise14:10
Set07:41

M13 (mag 5.8) is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:53 (EDT), 76° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:56, 85° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 33° above your western horizon.

Rise17:05
Set04:57

M12 (mag 6.1) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:53 (EDT), 44° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:01, 46° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:54, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Rise12:00
Set03:53

M3 (mag 6.3) will become visible at around 21:53 (EDT), 62° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 03:53.

Rise21:00
Set10:34

M15 (mag 6.3) is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:02, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:47, 61° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 03:56, 60° above your southern horizon.

Rise13:44
Set09:18

M92 (mag 6.5) is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:53 (EDT), 71° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:31, 88° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 42° above your north-western horizon.

Rise21:50
Set09:51

M2 (mag 6.6) 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 03:50, 48° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 03:56, 48° above your southern horizon.

Rise17:22
Set05:00

M10 (mag 6.6) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:53 (EDT), 41° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:11, 44° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:54, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Galaxies

Rise21:33
Set16:26

M31 (mag 3.4) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 21:33 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 56° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 03:57.

Rise23:41
Set15:59

M33 (mag 5.8) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:41 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 42° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 03:56.

Circumpolar

M81 (mag 6.9) is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at dusk, becoming accessible at around 21:53 (EDT), 39° above your north-western horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 20° above your northern horizon.

Circumpolar

M101 (mag 7.9) will become visible at around 21:53 (EDT), 69° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 03:43 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon.

Rise09:40
Set04:31

M94 (mag 8.2) will become visible at around 21:53 (EDT), 58° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 04:31.

Rise08:47
Set06:42

M51 (mag 8.4) will become visible at around 21:53 (EDT), 66° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 06:42.

Rise13:33
Set00:16

M104 (mag 8.6) will become visible at around 21:53 (EDT), 23° 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 00:16.

Circumpolar

NGC2403 (mag 8.9) is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at dusk, becoming accessible at around 21:53 (EDT), 26° above your north-western horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 19° above your northern horizon.

Nebulae

Rise06:27
Set19:09

Caldwell 49 (mag 0.0) is visible from soon after it rises, at 06:27, until soon before it sets at 19:09. Always take extreme caution when trying to make daytime observations of the Moon while the Sun is above the horizon.

Rise19:51
Set04:52

M8 (mag 5.8) is visible between 22:57 and 01:46. It will become accessible at around 22:57, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:21, 24° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 01:46 when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.

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