Astro-Observing-Calendar

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