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

NGC 7331 (Caldwell 30) is located about 45 million light-years away at the northern boundary of the constellation Pegasus. The galaxy is only about half a degree away from a group of five galaxies known as Stephan’s Quintet. Caldwell 30 and the quintet may appear to be near each other in the sky, but the quintet is actually about six times farther away from Earth. NGC 7331 was discovered in 1784 by famed astronomer William Herschel, who also discovered the planet Uranus as well as many other objects. This majestic galaxy is often touted as an analog to our own Milky Way, as its size, shape, and mass are similar to our galaxy’s. Its starry disk is inclined to our line of sight, so long telescopic exposures often result in images, such as this one, that evoke a strong sense of depth. Late autumn skies will provide the best view from the Northern Hemisphere (or spring skies in the Southern Hemisphere). However, with a magnitude of 9.5, NGC 7331 will require a telescope or large binoculars to see it for yourself. In light-polluted skies, only the central core of the galaxy is visible. Under dark skies, a large telescope will also reveal the galaxy’s sweeping spiral arms. [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: Tom Carrico - Astromart Gallery Contributor – LRGB image L:21x10 minutes, RGB 8x8 minutes each 10 RC and SBig ST-10XME – See some of his beautiful work at https://www.astromart.com/gallery/user/454 ]

 

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

Welcome to the night sky report for October 2025 -- Your guide to the constellations, deep sky objects, planets, and celestial events that are observable during the month. During October, a supermoon takes over the sky, the Draconid meteor shower peeks through, and the Orionid meteor shower shines bright. The crisp, clear October nights are also full of celestial showpieces for the deep sky gazer. For example, find Pegasus the flying horse of Greek mythology to pinpoint nice dense globular clusters and galaxies. The night sky is truly a celestial showcase, so get outside and explore its wonders from your own backyard.

On the evening of October 6, look up and be amazed as the full moon is bigger and brighter... because it's a supermoon. This evening, the moon could appear to be about 30% brighter and up to 14% larger than a typical full moon. But why?

Supermoons happen when a new moon or a full moon coincides with "perigee," which is when the moon is at its closest to Earth all month. So this is an exceptionally close full moon, which explains its spectacular appearance.

The supermoon will light up the sky on October 6th, but if you luck into some dark skies between October 6th and 10th, you might witness the first of two October meteor showers - the Draconids.

The Draconid meteor shower comes from debris trailing the comet 21P Giacobini-Zinner burning up in Earth's atmosphere

These meteors originate from nearby the head of the constellation Draco the dragon in the northern sky and the shower can produce up to 10 meteors per hour.

The Draconids peak around October 8th, but if you don't see any, you can always blame the bright supermoon and wait a few weeks until the next meteor shower - the Orionids.

The Orionid meteor shower, peaking October 21, is set to put on a spectacular show, shooting about 20 meteors per hour across the night sky. 

This meteor shower happens when Earth travels through the debris trailing behind Halley's Comet and it burns up in our atmosphere.

The full duration of the meteor shower stretches from September 26 to November 22, but your best bet to see meteors is on October 21 before midnight until around 2:00 AM.

This is because, not only is this night the shower's peak, it is also the October new moon, meaning the moon will be between the Earth and the Sun, making it dark and invisible to us.

With a moonless sky, you're much more likely to catch a fireball careening through the night.

So find a dark location after the sun has set, look to the southeast sky (if you're in the northern hemisphere) and the northeast (if you're in the southern hemisphere) and enjoy.

Orionid meteors appear to come from the direction of the Orion constellation but you might catch them all across the sky.

To observe deep sky objects this month, face southeast after dark to find Pegasus, the flying horse of Greek myth, soaring high into the sky. The prominent square of stars that forms the body makes Pegasus a good guidepost for the autumn sky.

Along the western side of the Great Square of Pegasus lies the star 51 Pegasi. It is notable as the first Sun-like star discovered to harbor an orbiting planet.

Farther west, near the star Enif, which marks the horse’s nose, lays an entire city of stars -- the globular star cluster M15 (NGC 7078). Backyard telescopes show a grainy, concentrated sphere of light. But NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows a stunning globe of ancient stars with many red giants. M15 is one of the densest globular star clusters known in the Milky Way galaxy.

Near the Great Square resides an even larger star city -- the galaxy NGC 7331 (Caldwell 30). In a telescope, the nearly edge-on spiral galaxy appears as an elongated smudge of faint light. The Hubble view shows that NGC 7331 is a galaxy very similar in size and structure to our own. NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope’s view of the galaxy, which highlights infrared light, reveals a ring of dust circling the galaxy’s center at a radius of nearly 20,000 light-years. Spitzer measurements suggest that the ring contains enough gas to produce four billion stars like the Sun.

The brightest star of the Pegasus Great Square, named Alpheratz, marks the head of the princess Andromeda. Beside the Andromeda constellation is M31 (NGC 224), the Andromeda Galaxy. Visible in dark skies as an elongated patch of light, the galaxy, at a distance of 2.5 million light-years, is the farthest object that can be seen with the unaided eye. Binoculars and small telescopes clearly show its nearly edge-on shape. NASA’s GALEX mission imaged the ultraviolet light from the Andromeda Galaxy and shows its core and spiral arms traced by hot, massive, young blue stars and dark dust lanes. Andromeda is the nearest large galaxy to our own. Studies indicate that Andromeda is approaching and will collide and merge with the Milky Way more than four billion years from now.

All month long, look high overhead early in the evening to find two bright stars that take turns with Polaris being the North Star. Their names are Vega and Deneb. Both of these stars are part of the Summer Triangle, along with Altair. To find Vega and Deneb, look high overhead in the first few hours after it gets dark. They'll be two of the brightest stars you can see.

Vega is a bluish-white star, and like Altair, it's a fast rotator, spinning every 12 and a half hours, compared to the Sun's 27-day rotation. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope found Vega to have a debris disk around it that could be similar to regions in our own Solar System.

Deneb is a blue-white supergiant star that is fusing hydrogen at a phenomenal rate.

With this sort of fury, the party won't last much longer. Deneb is likely headed for an explosive end as a supernova within a few million years. Deneb is much farther away than most bright stars in our night sky. It is super luminous to be that bright from so far away. Because it's so bright, it's one of the most distant stars you can see with the unaided eye.

These stars rotate around the northern celestial pole, and at this time of year, they dip toward the western horizon before setting in the pre-dawn hours. Both Vega and Deneb are part of a special group of stars that take turns being the pole star in the north, as Earth's axis wobbles in a circle over a period of 26,000 years. For now the distinction of "North Star" belongs to Polaris, for at least a few hundred more years.

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: Aquila (AQL)

IC 4846 Planetary Nebula P258

NGC 6709 Open Cluster P1 Levy’s Cluster

NGC 6738 Asterism P18

NGC 6741 Planetary Nebula P207 Phantom Streak Nebula

NGC 6751 Planetary Nebula P348 Glowing Eye Nebula

NGC 6755 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H19-7

NGC 6756 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H62-7

NGC 6760 Globular Cluster P19

NGC 6778 Planetary Nebula P354

NGC 6781 Planetary Nebula Herschel 400 H743-3 Snowglobe Nebula

NGC 6790 Planetary Nebula P51 Mustang Nebula

NGC 6803 Planetary Nebula P209

NGC 6804 Planetary Nebula P350

NGC 6807 Planetary Nebula P353

 

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: Capricornus (CAP)

NGC 6907 Galaxy P344

NGC 7099 Globular Cluster M30 Jellyfish Globular Cluster

 

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: Draco (DRA)

NGC 3147 Galaxy Herschel 400 H79-1

NGC 4125 Galaxy P26

NGC 4236 Galaxy C3

NGC 4589 Galaxy P279

NGC 4750 Galaxy P292

NGC 5866 Galaxy M102, Herschel 400 H215-1

NGC 5907 Galaxy Herschel 400 H759-2 Splinter Galaxy

NGC 5982 Galaxy Herschel 400 H764-2

NGC 6015 Galaxy P151

NGC 6340 Galaxy P142

NGC 6503 Galaxy P80 Shooting Star Galaxy

NGC 6543 Planetary Nebula C6, Herschel 400 H37-4 Cat’s Eye Nebula

NGC 6643 Galaxy P194

 

Constellation: Hercules (HER)

IC 4593 Planetary Nebula P158 White Eyed Pea Nebula

NGC 6205 Globular Cluster M13 Great Hercules Globular Cluster

NGC 6207 Galaxy Herschel 400 H701-2

NGC 6210 Planetary Nebula P34 Turtle Nebula

NGC 6229 Globular Cluster Herschel 400 H50-4

NGC 6341 Globular Cluster M92

 

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: Lyra (LYR)

NGC 6720 Planetary Nebula M57 Ring Nebula

NGC 6743 Open Cluster P312

NGC 6779 Globular Cluster M56

NGC 6791 Open Cluster P162

 

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: Sagitta (SGE)

IC 4997 Planetary Nebula P246

NGC 6838 Globular Cluster M71 Angelfish Globular Cluster

NGC 6879 Planetary Nebula P355

NGC 6886 Planetary Nebula P247

 

Constellation: Sculptor (SCL)

NGC 253 Galaxy C65, Herschel 400 H1-5 Sculptor Galaxy

NGC 288 Globular Cluster Herschel 400 H20-6

NGC 613 Galaxy Herschel 400 H281-1

NGC 7507 Galaxy P117

 

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 Minor (UMI)

NGC 6217 Galaxy Herschel 400 H280-1

 

Constellation: Vulpecula (VUL)

NGC 6802 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H14-6

NGC 6823 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H18-7

NGC 6830 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H9-7

NGC 6853 Planetary Nebula M27 Dumbell Nebula

NGC 6882 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H22-8

NGC 6885 Open Cluster C37, Herschel 400 H20-8

NGC 6940 Open Cluster Herschel 400 H8-7

 

 

 

 

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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