1.

NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 03 Oct 2026 (13 days ago) in Sculptor

2.

The Small Magellanic Cloud is well placed The Milky Way's dwarf companion, the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC; mag 2.7), in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 (12 days ago) in Tucana

3.

NGC 300 is well placed NGC 300 (mag 8.1), a spiral galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 (11 days ago) in Sculptor

4.

NGC 362 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 362 (mag 6.6) in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 (9 days ago) in Tucana

5.

The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed The Triangulum Galaxy M33 (mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 (Today) in Triangulum

6.

The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed The Perseus Double Cluster (NGC 869 and NGC 884; combined mag 4.3) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 26 Oct 2026 (10 days away) in Perseus

7.

The Pleiades cluster is well placed The Pleiades open star cluster (M45; mag 1.3) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 18 Nov 2026 (33 days away) in Taurus

8.

The Hyades cluster is well placed The Hyades open star cluster (Collinder 50; mag 1.0) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 28 Nov 2026 (43 days away) in Taurus

9.

The Large Magellanic Cloud is well placed The Milky Way's dwarf companion, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC; mag 0.9), in Dorado culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 12 Dec 2026 (57 days away) in Dorado

10.

The Running Man cluster is well placed The Running Man cluster NGC 1977 (mag 4.2) in Orion's sword culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 15 Dec 2026 (60 days away) in Orion

11.

The Orion Nebula is well placed The Orion Nebula (M42; mag 4.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 15 Dec 2026 (60 days away) in Orion

12.

The cluster NGC 2232 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2232 (mag 4.2) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 28 Dec 2026 (73 days away) in Monoceros

13.

The Rosette Nebula is well placed The Rosette Nebula (C49; mag 9.0) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 29 Dec 2026 (74 days away) in Monoceros

14.

The cluster Messier 41 is well placed The open star cluster M41 (NGC 2287; mag 4.5) in Canis Major culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 02 Jan 2027 (78 days away) in Canis Major

15.

The cluster Messier 47 is well placed The open star cluster M47 (NGC 2422; mag 4.4) in Puppis culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 15 Jan 2027 (91 days away) in Puppis

16.

NGC 2403 is well placed NGC 2403 (mag 8.9), a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 15 Jan 2027 (91 days away) in Camelopardalis

17.

The cluster NGC 2451 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2451 (mag 2.8) in Puppis culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 17 Jan 2027 (93 days away) in Puppis

18.

The cluster NGC 2516 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2516 (mag 3.8) in Volans culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 20 Jan 2027 (96 days away) in Carina

19.

The cluster NGC 2547 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2547 (mag 4.7) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 23 Jan 2027 (99 days away) in Vela

20.

The Beehive cluster is well placed The Beehive open star cluster (M44, NGC 2632, also known as Praesepe; mag 3.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 31 Jan 2027 (107 days away) in Cancer