Here is my list of targets for the month. The meridian times listed are in PDT for me at 120.5 degrees West in California, so your times may vary.
Meridian | Target | Type | Mag | Constellation | Distance |
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04:19:31 PM | M1 – Crab Nebula | Diffuse Nebula | 8.4 | Taurus | 6.5K ly |
05:46:09 PM | Jupiter | Planet | -2.1 | Gemini | |
06:46:41 PM | C/2014 E2 Jacques | Comet | 12.9 | Puppis | |
07:25:00 PM | M44 – Beehive | Open Cluster | 3.7 | Cancer | 590 ly |
07:36:00 PM | M67 | Open Cluster | 6.1 | Cancer | 2.6K ly |
08:40:33 PM | M81 – Bode’s Galaxy | Galaxy | 6.9 | Ursa Major | 11.7M ly |
08:40:52 PM | M82 – Cigar Galaxy | Galaxy | 8.4 | Ursa Major | 11.5M ly |
08:52:02 PM | NGC 3132 – Eight-Burst Nebula | Planetary Nebula | 10.0 | Vela | 2.6K ly |
09:09:46 PM | NGC 3242 – Ghost of Jupiter | Planetary Nebula | 11.0 | Hydra | 2K ly |
11:04:00 PM | M106 | Galaxy | 9.1 | Canes Venatici | 23.7M ly |
11:14:47 PM | M49 | Galaxy | 9.4 | Virgo | 55.9M ly |
11:15:49 PM | M87 | Galaxy | 9.6 | Virgo | 53.5M ly |
11:21:20 PM | NGC 4565 – Needle Galaxy | Galaxy | 10.4 | Coma Berenices | 40M ly |
11:24:59 PM | M104 – Sombrero Galaxy | Galaxy | 9.0 | Virgo | 29.3M ly |
11:34:10 PM | Mars | Planet | -1.4 | Virgo | |
11:35:53 PM | M94 | Galaxy | 9.0 | Canes Venatici | 15M ly |
11:41:43 PM | M64 – Black-eye Galaxy | Galaxy | 9.4 | Coma Berenices | 24M ly |
11:57:55 PM | M53 | Globular Cluster | 8.3 | Coma Berenices | 58K ly |
12:00:49 AM | M63 – Sunflower Galaxy | Galaxy | 9.3 | Canes Venatici | 37M ly |
12:10:27 AM | NGC 5128 – Centaur’s Shield | Galaxy | 6.8 | Centaurus | 13M ly |
12:14:52 AM | M51 – Whirlpool Galaxy | Galaxy | 8.4 | Canes Venatici | 25M ly |
12:22:00 AM | M83 | Galaxy | 7.5 | Hydra | 14.7M ly |
12:27:12 AM | M3 | Globular Cluster | 6.2 | Canes Venatici | 33.9K ly |
12:48:12 AM | M101 – Pinwheel Galaxy | Galaxy | 9.1 | Ursa Major | 21M ly |
02:01:35 AM | Saturn | Planet | 0.8 | Libra | |
02:03:33 AM | M5 | Globular Cluster | 6.7 | Serpens | 25K ly |
03:08:35 AM | M4 | Globular Cluster | 5.9 | Scorpius | 7.2K ly |
03:26:41 AM | M13 – Great Cluster in Hercules | Globular Cluster | 5.8 | Hercules | 22.2K ly |
03:32:14 AM | M12 | Globular Cluster | 7.7 | Ophiuchus | 15.7K ly |
03:42:08 AM | M10 | Globular Cluster | 6.4 | Ophiuchus | 14.3K ly |
04:02:07 AM | M92 | Globular Cluster | 6.3 | Hercules | 26.7K ly |