The Rosette Nebula (C49; mag 9.0) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time.
28 Dec 2024 (63 days away): The cluster NGC 2232 is well placed
The open star cluster NGC 2232 (mag 4.2) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time.
14 Dec 2024 (61 days away): The Orion Nebula is well placed
The Orion Nebula (M42; mag 4.0) culminates at around midnight local time.
14 Dec 2024 (69 days away): The Running Man cluster is well placed
The Running Man cluster NGC 1977 (mag 4.2) in Orion's sword culminates at around midnight local time.
12 Dec 2024 (69 days away): The Large Magellanic Cloud is well placed
The Milky Way's dwarf companion, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC; mag 0.9), in Dorado culminates at around midnight local time.
27 Nov 2024 (54 days away): The Hyades cluster is well placed
The Hyades open star cluster (Collinder 50; mag 1.0) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time.
17 Nov 2024 (45 days away): The Pleiades cluster is well placed
The Pleiades open star cluster (M45; mag 1.3) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time.
26 Oct 2024 (25 days away): The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed
The Perseus Double Cluster (NGC 869 and NGC 884; combined mag 4.3) culminates at around midnight local time.
14 Oct 2024 (17 days away): The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed
The Triangulum Galaxy M33 (mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time.
06 Oct 2024 (12 days away): NGC 362 is well placed
The globular cluster NGC 362 (mag 6.6) in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time.