Excuse Me While I Kiss the Sky -- Month of November 2025

The Pleiades (also known as M45, Collinder 42, the Seven Sisters, and Subaru) is located more than 400 light-years away in the constellation Taurus. It is the subject of many legends and writings. Greek mythology holds that the flock of stars was transformed into celestial doves by Zeus to save them from a pursuant Orion. The 19th-century poet Alfred Lord Tennyson described them as "glittering like a swarm of fireflies tangled in a silver braid." The star cluster was born when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth, about 100 million years ago. It is significantly younger than our 5 billion year old Sun. The brightest members of the cluster, also the highest mass stars, are known in Greek mythology as two parents, Atlas and Pleione, and their seven daughters, Alcyone, Electra, Maia, Merope, Taygeta, Celaeno and Asterope. There are thousands of additional lower mass members, including many stars like our Sun. Some scientists believe that our Sun grew up in a crowded region like the Pleiades, before migrating to its present, more isolated home. [Video and Content Credits: “Tonight’s Sky” – NASA’s Universe of Learning and the Office of Public Outreach – Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI). “What’s Up” -- JPL Caltech: Chelsea Gohd, Christopher Harris, and Lisa Poje, with subject matter guidance provided by JPL’s Bill Dunford] [Image Credit: Catalin Iordache - Astromart Gallery Contributor - https://www.astromart.com/gallery/photo/68613 ]

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Excuse Me While I Kiss the Sky -- Month of November 2025

Welcome to the night sky report for November 2025 -- Your guide to the constellations, deep sky objects, planets, and celestial events that are observable during the month. Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus are visible during the month. Venus and Mars are no longer visible as they are very low in the sky after sunset. Also this month, hunt for the fainter constellations of fall, including Pisces, Aries, and Triangulum. They will guide you to several galaxies, including the spiral galaxies M74 (NGC 628, the Phantom Galaxy) and M33 (NGC 598, the Triangulum Galaxy). The night sky is truly a celestial showcase. Get outside and explore its wonders from your own backyard.

All month long, if you're up late and cast your gaze toward the east, you'll notice some familiar companions have begun rising late in the night. The familiar stars of Northern winter skies are returning, rising late at night and sitting high in the south by dawn. 

You'll find the Pleiades star cluster leading the constellations Taurus the bull and the hunter Orion, followed by the brightest star in the sky, Sirius – all of them back to keep us company on the long winter nights here in the Northern Hemisphere. (And for those in the Southern Hemisphere, they're keeping you company on shorter nights as spring gives way to summer there).

The Pleiades (also known as M45, Collinder 42, the Seven Sisters, and Subaru) is an open star cluster – it's a loosely bound grouping of a couple thousand stars that formed together and are slowly drifting apart over time. A handful of the brightest stars in the cluster are visible with the unaided eye and with binoculars or a telescope you can see hundreds. Astronomers estimate the age of the cluster is only about 100 million years. It's located a bit more than 400 light years away. The brightest stars in the Pleiades are many times brighter than our own star, the Sun. In fact, if you were to visit the Pleiades and look homeward, you wouldn't even be able to see the Sun without a small telescope. On cool November evenings, look for the Pleiades in the east in the couple of hours after dark. The cluster rises to its highest point around midnight.

The dark, cold nights of November also make for good hunting for the fainter constellations of fall. Pegasus flies high in the southeast after nightfall and is a good guidepost for some of autumn’s dimmer patterns. Look south and east of the Great Square of Pegasus for Pisces, the fish. In Greek legend, the two fish, tied together with a rope, represent Aphrodite and Eros, who transformed themselves to escape a monster. The sprawling star pattern includes the Circlet, marking the western fish.

Located below the pattern of the eastern fish is the spiral galaxy M74. M74 is known as a grand design spiral and has two prominent bluish spiral arms wound neatly around the redder galactic nucleus. The nucleus appears redder because there is little new star formation there and many of the hot blue stars have evolved to become red giant stars or have exhausted their fuel altogether. NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope provides a dramatic view of the infrared light of the galaxy. The pink hues depict dust lanes that punctuate the spiral arms, showing dense cloud regions where new stars can form.

To the east of the Great Square and Pisces lies the small constellation of Aries the ram. The third-brightest star in the pattern, named Mesarthim, is a lovely pair of white stars, easy to distinguish in a small telescope.

Above Aries is the constellation of Triangulum. The constellation contains the third-largest galaxy of our Local Group, after the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies: M33, the Triangulum Galaxy. This galaxy, which is relatively large and diffuse from our perspective, can be spotted with binoculars. NASA’s space telescopes have imaged M33’s spiral features in great detail. Spitzer’s infrared view shows the distribution of dust in its ragged spiral arms. An ultraviolet image from NASA’s GALEX mission shows emissions from hot stars in its disk. Look for the bright blue and white areas in the images to see where star formation has been extremely active over the past few million years. Patches of yellow and gold are regions where star formation was more active 100 million years ago

You might want to check out the regular dimming and brightening of Algol (the Demon Star). Found in the constellation Perseus, Algol is actually two stars orbiting each other, and they're oriented nearly edge-on such that from our perspective, the smaller star regularly passes in front of the larger, brighter one, causing it to dim for about 10 hours at a time. This happens like clockwork, every 2 days, 20 hours, 49 minutes. You can find tables of these "minima," as they're called, in lots of astronomy magazines and websites.

To observe Algol's eclipses, find the date and time of a predicted minimum and start observing maybe an hour or two before that time. Take a look about every half hour (binoculars are really useful for this). Over a few hours following the minimum, Algol will slowly brighten back to its normal state. At its normal brightness, Algol appears about as bright as the nearby star Almach, while at its minimum, it dims to around the brightness of its neighbor Gorgonea Tertia. So these two stars provide a helpful way to compare Algol's brightness throughout the night as you observe.

The night sky is always a celestial showcase. Explore its wonders from your own backyard.

The following Deep Sky Objects (DSOs) are found in constellations that are observable during the month. Some of the objects listed here can be viewed with binoculars or a small telescope, but the majority will require a moderate to large aperture telescope (7 inches to 12 inches in diameter) with appropriate filters and a dark sky, especially for many of the nebulae. The following is adapted from my personal viewing list: "The Guy Pirro 888 Best and Brightest Deep Sky Objects in the Northern Skies" (See link below). All the objects in this list can be observed from the northern hemisphere up to around the mid-Northern Latitudes (Princeton, New Jersey -- 40 degrees N).

 

Constellation: Andromeda (AND)

IC 239 Galaxy P27

NGC 205 Galaxy M110, Herschel 400 H18-5 Satellite of Andromeda

NGC 221 Galaxy M32 Satellite of Andromeda

NGC 224 Galaxy M31 Andromeda Galaxy

NGC 404 Galaxy Herschel 400 H224-2 Not Found 404 Galaxy

NGC 752 Open Cluster C28, Herschel 400 H32-7

NGC 891 Galaxy C23, Herschel 400 H19-5 Outer Limits Galaxy

NGC 956 Asterism P123

NGC 7640 Galaxy P218

NGC 7662 Planetary Nebula C22, Herschel 400 H18-4 Blue Snowball Nebula

NGC 7686 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H69-8

Constellation: Aquarius (AQR)

NGC 6981 Globular Cluster M72

NGC 6994 Asterism M73

NGC 7009 Planetary Nebula C55, Herschel 400 H1-4 Saturn Nebula

NGC 7089 Globular Cluster M2

NGC 7184 Galaxy P206

NGC 7293 Planetary Nebula C63 Helix Nebula

NGC 7377 Galaxy P229

NGC 7492 Globular Cluster P208

NGC 7606 Galaxy Herschel 400 H104-1

NGC 7723 Galaxy Herschel 400 H110-1

NGC 7727 Galaxy Herschel 400 H111-1

Constellation: Aries (ARI)

NGC 772 Galaxy Herschel 400 H112-1 Fiddlehead Galaxy

NGC 821 Galaxy P234, partially obscured by Star SAO 92805

Constellation: Auriga (AUR)

IC 405 Emission/Reflect Neb C31 Flaming Star Nebula

IC 410 Emission Nebula P277 Tadpole Nebula

IC 417 HII Ionized Nebula P314 Spider Nebula

IC 2149 Planetary Nebula P126

NGC 1664 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H59-8

NGC 1778 Open Cluster P68

NGC 1798 Open Cluster P253

NGC 1857 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H33-7

NGC 1883 Open Cluster P211

NGC 1893 Open Cluster P69, embedded in IC410 Tadpole Nebula

NGC 1907 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H39-7

NGC 1912 Open Cluster M38 Starfish Cluster

NGC 1931 Emission/Reflect Neb Herschel 400 H261-1 Fly Nebula

NGC 1960 Open Cluster M36 Pinwheel Cluster

NGC 2099 Open Cluster M37 Salt and Pepper Cluster

NGC 2126 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H68-8

NGC 2192 Open Cluster P212

NGC 2281 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H71-8 Broken Heart Cluster

Constellation: Camelopardalis (CAM)

IC 342 Galaxy C5 Hidden Galaxy

IC 356 Galaxy P127

IC 361 Open Cluster P213

IC 3568 Planetary Nebula P128 Lemon Slice Nebula

NGC 1501 Planetary Nebula Herschel 400 H53-4 Camel’s Eye Nebula

NGC 1502 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H47-7, endpoint of Kemble’s Cascade

NGC 1569 Galaxy P136

NGC 1961 Galaxy Herschel 400 H747-3

NGC 2146 Galaxy P130 Dusty Hand Galaxy

NGC 2336 Galaxy P70

NGC 2403 Galaxy C7, Herschel 400 H44-5

NGC 2655 Galaxy Herschel 400 H288-1

NGC 2715 Galaxy P265

Constellation: Cassiopeia (CAS)

IC 10 Galaxy P77

IC 59 Emission/Reflect Neb P21 Gamma Cassiopeiae Nebula (West)

IC 63 Emission/Reflect Neb P22 Gamma Cassiopeiae Nebula (East)

IC 166 Open Cluster P217

IC 289 Planetary Nebula P290

IC 1590 Open Cluster P144, included in NGC 281 Pacman Nebula

IC 1747 Planetary Nebula P146

IC 1795 HII Ionized Nebula P122 Fish Head Nebula, partially overlaps NGC 896

IC 1805 Emission Nebula P2 Heart Nebula, includes Open Cluster Melotte 15

IC 1848 Emission Nebula P3 Soul Nebula, Westerhout 5

NGC 103 Open Cluster P137

NGC 110 Open Cluster P250

NGC 129 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H79-8

NGC 133 Open Cluster P138

NGC 136 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H35-6

NGC 146 Open Cluster P204

NGC 147 Galaxy C17 Satellite of Andromeda

NGC 185 Galaxy C18, Herschel 400 H707-2 Satellite of Andromeda

NGC 189 Open Cluster P5

NGC 225 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H78-8 Sailboat Cluster

NGC 278 Galaxy Herschel 400 H159-1

NGC 281 HII Ionized Nebula P4 Pacman Nebula

NGC 366 Open Cluster P220

NGC 381 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H64-8

NGC 436 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H45-7

NGC 457 Open Cluster C13, Herschel 400 H42-1 Dragonfly Cluster

NGC 559 Open Cluster C8, Herschel 400 H48-7

NGC 581 Open Cluster M103

NGC 609 Open Cluster P219

NGC 637 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H49-7

NGC 654 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H46-7

NGC 659 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H65-8

NGC 663 Open Cluster C10, Herschel 400 H31-6

NGC 1027 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H66-8, overlaps part of Heart Nebula

NGC 7635 HII Ionized Nebula C11 Bubble Nebula

NGC 7654 Open Cluster M52 Scorpion Cluster

NGC 7788 Open Cluster P139

NGC 7789 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H30-6 White Rose Cluster

NGC 7790 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H56-7

Constellation: Cepheus (CEP)

Caldwell 9 HII Ionized Nebula C9 Cave Nebula, Sharpless 155

IC 1396 Emission Nebula P6 Elephant’s Trunk Nebula

IC 1470 HII Ionized Nebula P192

NGC 40 Planetary Nebula C2, Herschel 400 H58-4 Bow Tie Nebula

NGC 188 Open Cluster C1 Polarissima Cluster

NGC 2300 Galaxy P160

NGC 6939 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H42-6

NGC 6951 Galaxy P267

NGC 7023 Reflection Nebula C4 Iris Nebula

NGC 7129 Reflection Nebula P58

NGC 7142 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H66-7

NGC 7160 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H67-8

NGC 7226 Open Cluster P140

NGC 7235 Open Cluster P7

NGC 7261 Open Cluster P8

NGC 7354 Planetary Nebula P257

NGC 7380 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H77-8, inside the Wizard Nebula

NGC 7510 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H44-7

NGC 7538 Emission Nebula P94

NGC 7762 Open Cluster P141

NGC 7822 HII Ionized Nebula P33

Constellation: Cetus (CET)

IC 1613 Galaxy C51

NGC 45 Galaxy P225

NGC 157 Galaxy Herschel 400 H3-2

NGC 210 Galaxy P251

NGC 246 Planetary Nebula C56, Herschel 400 H25-5 Skull Nebula

NGC 247 Galaxy C62, Herschel 400 H20-5 Claw Galaxy

NGC 578 Galaxy P221

NGC 584 Galaxy Herschel 400 H100-1

NGC 596 Galaxy Herschel 400 H4-2

NGC 615 Galaxy Herschel 400 H282-2

NGC 720 Galaxy Herschel 400 H105-1

NGC 779 Galaxy Herschel 400 H101-1

NGC 864 Galaxy P124

NGC 908 Galaxy Herschel 400 H153-1

NGC 936 Galaxy Herschel 400 H23-4

NGC 988 Galaxy P324, partially obscured by Star SAO 129994

NGC 1022 Galaxy Herschel 400 H102-1

NGC 1042 Galaxy P148

NGC 1052 Galaxy Herschel 400 H63-1

NGC 1055 Galaxy Herschel 400 H1-1

NGC 1068 Galaxy M77 Squid Galaxy

NGC 1073 Galaxy P205

NGC 1087 Galaxy P227 Saint Nikola’s Prayer Galaxy

Constellation: Cygnus (CYG)

IC 1318 Emission Nebula P24 Gamma Cygni Nebula, includes Sadr SAO 49528

IC 1369 Open Cluster P11

IC 4996 Open Cluster P16

IC 5068 HII Ionized Nebula P359 Forsaken Nebula

IC 5070 HII Ionized Nebula P79 Pelican Nebula, includes IC 5067

IC 5076 Reflection Nebula P186

IC 5117 Planetary Nebula P223

IC 5146 Emission/Reflect Neb C19 Cocoon Nebula

NGC 6811 Open Cluster P10 Hole Cluster

NGC 6819 Open Cluster P12

NGC 6826 Planetary Nebula C15, Herschel 400 H73-4 Blinking Planetary Nebula

NGC 6833 Planetary Nebula P278

NGC 6834 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H16-8

NGC 6857 HII Ionized Nebula P64

NGC 6866 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H59-7

NGC 6871 Open Cluster P9

NGC 6883 Open Cluster P17

NGC 6884 Planetary Nebula P195

NGC 6888 HII Ionized Nebula C27 Crescent Nebula

NGC 6894 Planetary Nebula P349

NGC 6910 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H56-8

NGC 6913 Open Cluster M29 Cooling Tower Cluster

NGC 6914 Reflection Nebula P143

NGC 6946 Galaxy C12, Herschel 400 H76-4 Fireworks Galaxy

NGC 6960 Supernova Remnant C34 Veil Nebula (West)

NGC 6992 Supernova Remnant C33 Veil Nebula (East), includes NGC 6995 and IC 1340

NGC 6996 Asterism P224, included in NGC 7000 North America Nebula

NGC 6997 Open Cluster P145, included in NGC 7000 North America Nebula

NGC 7000 HII Ionized Nebula C20, Herschel 400 H37-5 North America Nebula

NGC 7008 Planetary Nebula Herschel 400 H192-1

NGC 7026 Planetary Nebula P147

NGC 7027 Planetary Nebula P25 Jewel Bug Nebula

NGC 7039 Open Cluster P13

NGC 7044 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H24-6

NGC 7048 Planetary Nebula P226

NGC 7062 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H51-7

NGC 7063 Open Cluster P14

NGC 7067 Open Cluster P149

NGC 7082 Open Cluster P15

NGC 7086 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H32-6

NGC 7092 Open Cluster M39

NGC 7128 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H40-7

Constellation: Delphinus (DEL)

NGC 6891 Planetary Nebula P152

NGC 6905 Planetary Nebula Herschel 400 H16-4 Blue Flash Nebula

NGC 6934 Globular Cluster C47, Herschel 400 H103-1

NGC 7006 Globular Cluster C42, Herschel 400 H52-1

Constellation: Eridanus (ERI)

IC 2118 Reflection Nebula P112 Witch Head Nebula

NGC 1084 Galaxy Herschel 400 H64-1

NGC 1187 Galaxy P293

NGC 1232 Galaxy P28 Eye of God Galaxy

NGC 1300 Galaxy P81

NGC 1332 Galaxy P82

NGC 1395 Galaxy P228

NGC 1400 Galaxy P367

NGC 1407 Galaxy Herschel 400 H107-1

NGC 1535 Planetary Nebula Herschel 400 H26-4 Cleopatra’s Eye Nebula

NGC 1600 Galaxy P299

NGC 1637 Galaxy P286

NGC 1700 Galaxy P305

Constellation: Fornax (FOR)

NGC 1097 Galaxy C67

NGC 1201 Galaxy P153

NGC 1255 Galaxy P178

NGC 1302 Galaxy P154

NGC 1360 Planetary Nebula P84 Robin’s Egg Nebula

NGC 1367 Galaxy P85

NGC 1385 Galaxy P300

NGC 1398 Galaxy P32

NGC 1425 Galaxy P86

Constellation: Gemini (GEM)

IC 443 Supernova Remnant P249 Jellyfish Nebula

IC 444 Reflection Nebula P306

IC 2157 Open Cluster P156

NGC 2129 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H26-8

NGC 2158 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H17-6

NGC 2168 Open Cluster M35 Shoe Buckle Cluster

NGC 2266 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H21-6

NGC 2304 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H2-6

NGC 2331 Open Cluster P157

NGC 2355 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H6-6

NGC 2371 Planetary Nebula Herschel 400 H316-2 Double Bubble Nebula (South)

NGC 2372 Planetary Nebula Herschel 400 H317-2 Double Bubble Nebula (North)

NGC 2392 Planetary Nebula C39, Herschel 400 H45-4 Eskimo Nebula

NGC 2395 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H11-8

NGC 2420 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H1-6

Constellation: Lacerta (LAC)

IC 1434 Open Cluster P159

IC 5217 Planetary Nebula P230 Little Saturn Nebula

NGC 7209 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H53-7

NGC 7243 Open Cluster C16, Herschel 400 H75-8

NGC 7245 Open Cluster P161

NGC 7296 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H41-7

Constellation: Lynx (LYN)

NGC 2419 Globular Cluster C25, Herschel 400 H218-1 Intergalactic Wanderer

NGC 2549 Galaxy P252

NGC 2683 Galaxy Herschel 400 H200-1 UFO Galaxy

NGC 2782 Galaxy Herschel 400 H167-1

Constellation: Orion (ORI)

IC 431 Reflection Nebula P361

IC 432 Reflection Nebula P362

IC 434 HII Ionized/Dark Neb P92, includes Barnard 33 Horsehead Nebula

IC 435 Reflection Nebula P368

IC 2162 Emission Nebula P358

NGC 1662 Open Cluster P39

NGC 1788 Reflection Nebula Herschel 400 H32-5

NGC 1976 HII Ionized Nebula M42 Great Orion Nebula, includes Trapezium Cluster

NGC 1977 Reflection Nebula P40 Running Man Nebula, includes NGC 1975

NGC 1980 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H31-5 Lost Jewel of Orion Cluster

NGC 1981 Open Cluster P41

NGC 1982 HII Ionized Nebula M43 DeMairan Nebula

NGC 1999 Reflection/Dark Neb Herschel 400 H33-4 Cosmic Keyhole Nebula

NGC 2022 Planetary Nebula Herschel 400 H34-4

NGC 2023 Emission/Reflect Neb P93

NGC 2024 Emission Nebula Herschel 400 H28-5 Flame Nebula

NGC 2064 Reflection Nebula P356

NGC 2067 Reflection Nebula P357

NGC 2068 Reflection Nebula M78

NGC 2071 Reflection Nebula P42

NGC 2112 Open Cluster P170

NGC 2141 Open Cluster P171

NGC 2169 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H24-8 The 37 Cluster

NGC 2174 HII Ionized Nebula P43 Monkey Head Nebula

NGC 2175 Open Cluster P369, overlaps NGC 2174 Monkey Head Nebula

NGC 2180 Open Cluster P321

NGC 2186 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H25-7

NGC 2194 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H5-6

Constellation: Pegasus (PEG)

NGC 7078 Globular Cluster M15 Great Pegasus Globular Cluster

NGC 7177 Galaxy P370

NGC 7217 Galaxy Herschel 400 H207-2

NGC 7331 Galaxy C30, Herschel 400 H53-1

NGC 7332 Galaxy P288 Paired with NGC 7339

NGC 7448 Galaxy Herschel 400 H251-2

NGC 7457 Galaxy P173

NGC 7479 Galaxy C44, Herschel 400 H55-1 Superman Galaxy

NGC 7619 Galaxy P346

NGC 7626 Galaxy P108

NGC 7814 Galaxy C43 Little Sombrero Galaxy

Constellation: Perseus (PER)

IC 348 Open Cluster P95

IC 351 Planetary Nebula P351

IC 2003 Planetary Nebula P237

IC 2067 Reflection Nebula P326

NGC 650/NGC 651 Planetary Nebula M76, Herschel 400 H193-1 Little Dumbell Nebula

NGC 744 Open Cluster P96

NGC 869 Open Cluster C14a, Herschel 400 H33-6 Double Cluster (West)

NGC 884 Open Cluster C14b, Herschel 400 H34-6 Double Cluster (East)

NGC 957 Open Cluster P97

NGC 1023 Galaxy Herschel 400 H156-1 Perseus Lenticular Galaxy

NGC 1039 Open Cluster M34 Spiral Cluster

NGC 1058 Galaxy P107

NGC 1161 Galaxy P261

NGC 1220 Open Cluster P238

NGC 1245 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H25-6

NGC 1275 Galaxy C24 Perseus A Seyfert Galaxy

NGC 1333 Reflection Nebula P330

NGC 1342 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H88-8 Stingray Cluster

NGC 1444 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H80-8

NGC 1491 HII Ionized Nebula P60 Fossil Footprint Nebula

NGC 1496 Open Cluster P174

NGC 1499 Emission Nebula P44 California Nebula

NGC 1513 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H60-7

NGC 1528 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H61-7

NGC 1545 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H85-8

NGC 1579 Emission/Reflect Neb P333 Northern Trifid Nebula

NGC 1582 Open Cluster P45

NGC 1605 Open Cluster P239, pair of Open Clusters (overlapping binary pair)

NGC 1624 Open Cluster P240

Constellation: Pisces (PSC)

NGC 315 Galaxy P366

NGC 488 Galaxy Herschel 400 H252-3

NGC 524 Galaxy Herschel 400 H151-1

NGC 628 Galaxy M74 Phantom Galaxy

NGC 660 Galaxy P318

NGC 741 Galaxy P260

Constellation: Taurus (TAU)

Messier 45 Open Cluster M45, Collinder 42, Pleiades, Seven Sisters, Subaru

Caldwell 41 Open Cluster C41, Collinder 50, Hyades

IC 349 Reflection Nebula P339 Barnard’s Merope Nebula

NGC 1514 Planetary Nebula P120 Crystal Ball Nebula

NGC 1554 Reflection Nebula P200 Von Struve’s Lost Nebula

NGC 1555 Reflection Nebula P201 Hind’s Variable Nebula

NGC 1647 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H8-8

NGC 1746 Asterism P55, includes NGC 1750 and NGC 1758

NGC 1750 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H43-8, overlaps NGC 1746

NGC 1807 Asterism P65

NGC 1817 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H4-7

NGC 1952 Supernova Remnant M1 Crab Nebula

Constellation: Triangulum (TRI)

NGC 598 Galaxy M33, Herschel 400 H17-5 Triangulum Galaxy

NGC 672 Galaxy P114

NGC 890 Galaxy P150

NGC 925 Galaxy P66

Constellation: Ursa Major (UMA)

Messier 40 Double Star M40, Winnecke 4 (not a binary pair)

IC 2574 Galaxy P121 Coddington’s Dwarf Galaxy

NGC 2681 Galaxy Herschel 400 H242-1

NGC 2685 Galaxy P57 Helix Galaxy

NGC 2742 Galaxy Herschel 400 H249-1

NGC 2768 Galaxy Herschel 400 H250-1

NGC 2787 Galaxy Herschel 400 H216-1

NGC 2805 Galaxy P338

NGC 2841 Galaxy Herschel 400 H205-1

NGC 2950 Galaxy Herschel 400 H68-4

NGC 2976 Galaxy Herschel 400 H285-1

NGC 2985 Galaxy Herschel 400 H78-1

NGC 3031 Galaxy M81 Bode’s Galaxy

NGC 3034 Galaxy M82, Herschel 400 H79-4 Cigar Galaxy

NGC 3077 Galaxy Herschel 400 H286-1

NGC 3079 Galaxy Herschel 400 H47-5

NGC 3184 Galaxy Herschel 400 H168-1 Little Pinwheel Galaxy

NGC 3198 Galaxy Herschel 400 H199-1

NGC 3310 Galaxy Herschel 400 H60-4

NGC 3319 Galaxy P244

NGC 3348 Galaxy P282

NGC 3359 Galaxy P202

NGC 3556 Galaxy M108, Herschel 400 H46-5 Surfboard Galaxy

NGC 3587 Planetary Nebula M97 Owl Nebula

NGC 3610 Galaxy Herschel 400 H270-1

NGC 3613 Galaxy Herschel 400 H271-1, paired with NGC 3619

NGC 3619 Galaxy Herschel 400 H244-1, paired with NGC 3613

NGC 3631 Galaxy Herschel 400 H226-1

NGC 3665 Galaxy Herschel 400 H219-1

NGC 3675 Galaxy Herschel 400 H194-1

NGC 3718 Galaxy P275, paired with NGC 3729

NGC 3726 Galaxy Herschel 400 H730-2

NGC 3729 Galaxy Herschel 400 H222-1, paired with NGC 3718

NGC 3813 Galaxy Herschel 400 H94-1

NGC 3877 Galaxy Herschel 400 H201-1

NGC 3893 Galaxy Herschel 400 H738-2

NGC 3898 Galaxy Herschel 400 H228-1

NGC 3938 Galaxy Herschel 400 H203-1

NGC 3941 Galaxy Herschel 400 H173-1

NGC 3945 Galaxy Herschel 400 H251-1

NGC 3949 Galaxy Herschel 400 H202-1

NGC 3953 Galaxy Herschel 400 H45-5

NGC 3982 Galaxy Herschel 400 H62-4

NGC 3992 Galaxy M109, Herschel 400 H61-4 Vacuum Cleaner Galaxy

NGC 3998 Galaxy Herschel 400 H229-1

NGC 4026 Galaxy Herschel 400 H223-1

NGC 4036 Galaxy Herschel 400 H253-1, paired with NGC 4041

NGC 4041 Galaxy Herschel 400 H252-1, paired with NGC 4036

NGC 4051 Galaxy Herschel 400 H56-4

NGC 4062 Galaxy P332

NGC 4085 Galaxy Herschel 400 H224-1, paired with NGC 4088

NGC 4088 Galaxy Herschel 400 H206-1, paired with NGC 4085

NGC 4096 Galaxy P268

NGC 4100 Galaxy P347

NGC 4102 Galaxy Herschel 400 H225-1

NGC 4605 Galaxy P111

NGC 5322 Galaxy Herschel 400 H256-1

NGC 5448 Galaxy P129

NGC 5457 Galaxy M101 Pinwheel Galaxy, paired with NGC 5474

NGC 5473 Galaxy Herschel 400 H231-1

NGC 5474 Galaxy Herschel 400 H214-1, paired with M101 (NGC 5457)

NGC 5585 Galaxy P289

NGC 5631 Galaxy Herschel 400 H236-1

Constellation: Ursa Minor (UMI)

NGC 6217 Galaxy Herschel 400 H280-1

For more information:

Northern Latitudes:

https://science.nasa.gov/skywatching/whats-up

https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/planner.cfm

https://blogs.nasa.gov/Watch_the_Skies/

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatching/home/

https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/science/explore-the-night-sky/hubble-messier-catalog/

https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/skyreport

http://outreach.as.utexas.edu/public/skywatch.html

https://griffithobservatory.org/explore/observing-the-sky/sky-report/

http://www.beckstromobservatory.com/whats-up-in-tonights-sky-2/

https://www.fairbanksmuseum.org/planetarium/eye-on-the-night-sky

http://dudleyobservatory.org/tonights-sky/

https://cse.umn.edu/mifa/starwatch

http://www.schoolsobservatory.org.uk/learn/astro/nightsky/maps

https://tonightssky.com/MainPage.php

https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/visible-planets-tonight-mars-jupiter-venus-saturn-mercury

https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/night/

https://stardate.org/nightsky

https://www.adventuresci.org/starcharts

https://www.astromart.com/news/search?category_id=3&q=kiss+the+sky&from=&to

 

Equatorial Latitudes:

https://heavens-above.com/SkyChart2.aspx

https://in-the-sky.org/data/constellations_map.php

https://ytliu0.github.io/starCharts/chartGCRS.html

 

Southern Latitudes:

https://www.scitech.org.au/explore/the-sky-tonight/

https://www.stardome.org.nz/star-charts--sky-spotter

 

This is my personal deep sky observing list. I use it to line up my DSO targets on any particular night:

https://www.astromart.com/reviews/advanced/show/my-celestial-jewel-box-the-guy-pirro-888-best-and-brightest-deep-sky-objects-in-the-northern-skies

 

Daily Moon Observing Guide:

https://moon.nasa.gov/moon-observation/daily-moon-guide/?intent=011

 

Find Astronomy Clubs, Events, and Star Parties in Your Area:

https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/

 

Watch Satellites Pass Over Your Location:

https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/

 

Astromart News Archives:

https://www.astromart.com/news/search?category_id=3&q=.

 

Check out some of my favorite Words of Wisdom:

https://www.astromart.com/news/show/words-of-wisdom-some-are-deep-others-not-so-much

https://www.astromart.com/news/show/words-of-wisdom-my-favorite-proverbs-from-around-the-world

 

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