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During what time of the year are objects are best suited to photograph
During what time of the year are objects are best suited to photograph (for the southern hemisphere)






------- seasonal targets --------
Jan M45 pleiades

Feb M42 Orion, LMC
January
Mar
- LMC, tarantula
Apr
- fornax galaxies NGC1365
May M104 Sombrero
- M42 orion
Jun M83 S.Pinwheel, Cen A

Jul
February
Aug M20 Trifid
- Eta Carina nebula
Sep

Oct
March
Nov M31 Andromeda, SMC
- Eta Carina nebula
Dec

April (setup DS 19:00, after DS 18:00)
- M104 sombrero
- NGC 5128 Centaurus A
- M83 Southern pinwheel
- PGC 15941
- PGC 21373


May
- whirlpool
- NGC 5128 Centaurus A

June
- M20 Trifid
- M8 Lagoon
- T Corona Borealis (Jun-Oct)

July
- NGC 6744 peacock galaxy
- M16 Eagle nebula

August
- NGC 6744 peacock galaxy
- NGC 7009 saturn pn
- NGC 6822 Bernard's Galaxy (1.6Mly)

September
- NGC 7009 saturn pn

October
- SMC
- 47 Tucanae

November
- SMC
- M31 Andromeda

December (setup 20:30, platesolve 21:00, image 21:45)
- M45 pleiades
- Fornax galaxies NGC 1365
- LMC, tarantula nebula
- NGC 891 silver sliver
- NGC 1313 topsyturvy

Revision as of 11:00, 31 October 2025

During what time of the year are objects are best suited to photograph (for the southern hemisphere)



seasonal targets --------

January

 - LMC, tarantula
 - fornax galaxies NGC1365
 - M42 orion

February

 - Eta Carina nebula

March

 - Eta Carina nebula

April (setup DS 19:00, after DS 18:00)

 - M104 sombrero
 - NGC 5128 Centaurus A
 - M83 Southern pinwheel
 - PGC 15941
 - PGC 21373


May

 - whirlpool
 - NGC 5128 Centaurus A

June

 - M20 Trifid
 - M8 Lagoon
 - T Corona Borealis (Jun-Oct)

July

 - NGC 6744 peacock galaxy
 - M16 Eagle nebula

August

 - NGC 6744 peacock galaxy
 - NGC 7009 saturn pn
 - NGC 6822 Bernard's Galaxy (1.6Mly)

September

 - NGC 7009 saturn pn

October

 - SMC
 - 47 Tucanae

November

 - SMC
 - M31 Andromeda

December (setup 20:30, platesolve 21:00, image 21:45)

 - M45 pleiades
 - Fornax galaxies NGC 1365
 - LMC, tarantula nebula
 - NGC 891 silver sliver
 - NGC 1313 topsyturvy