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What to image tonight

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  1. Sunset
    18:317 h 33 min ago

    Too bright to image.

  2. Moonrise
    18:437 h 21 min ago

    98% lit. Faint nebulae fade.

  3. Astronomical dark
    19:536 h 11 min ago

    Imaging starts.

  4. Astronomical dawn
    06:06in 4 h 2 min

    Imaging ends.

  5. Sunrise
    07:28in 5 h 24 min

    Night over.

Best targets for a Seestar S50

Moon 98% lit, rises 18:43 and sets 09:15. Hours above 30° in full dark, America/Denver.

  1. Eastern Veil
    Eastern Veil NGC6992 · Supernova remnant in Cygnus
    19:55–00:354 h 45 min 89° mag 7.0

    Photo: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Terry Keller/Adam Block

  2. M39
    M39 Open cluster in Cygnus
    19:55–01:405 h 50 min 73° mag 4.6

    Photo: Chuck Ayoub. CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

  3. M35
    M35 Open cluster in Gemini
    00:30–06:055 h 40 min 82° mag 5.1

    Photo: Chuck Ayoub. CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

  4. Eastern Veil
    Eastern Veil NGC6995 · Supernova remnant in Cygnus
    19:55–00:354 h 45 min 89° mag 7.0

    Photo: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Terry Keller/Adam Block

  5. NGC2281
    NGC2281 Open cluster in Auriga
    00:40–06:055 h 30 min 81° mag 5.4
  6. NGC6940
    NGC6940 Open cluster in Vulpecula
    19:55–00:104 h 20 min 83° mag 6.3
  7. M37
    M37 Open cluster in Auriga
    00:00–06:056 h 10 min 89° mag 5.6

    Photo: Chuck Ayoub. CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

  8. IC5068
    IC5068 Nebula in Cygnus
    19:55–00:505 h 79°
  9. M34
    M34 Open cluster in Perseus
    20:30–06:059 h 40 min 79° mag 5.2

    Photo: Jim Mazur. CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  10. NGC7063
    NGC7063 Open cluster in Cygnus
    19:55–01:155 h 25 min 85° mag 7.0
  11. Crescent Nebula
    Crescent Nebula NGC6888 · Nebula in Cygnus
    19:55–00:054 h 15 min 78° mag 7.4

    Photo: T.A. Rector (NRAO/AUI/NSF and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)

  12. NGC7243
    NGC7243 Open cluster in Lacerta
    19:55–02:256 h 35 min 72° mag 6.4

Survey pictures: Pan-STARRS1 (PS1 Science Consortium, MAST/STScI) or SkyMapper (ANU) via CDS hips2fits, made at a Seestar's field of view. Showcase photos are credited on each card.

Assumes a flat horizon and a dark sky.

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Data

JPL DE421 ephemeris. OpenNGC catalogue. Full dark: Sun 18° below the horizon.