The Hyades open star cluster (Collinder 50; mag 1.0) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time.
17 Nov 2025 (8 days ago): 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 2025 (24 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.
15 Oct 2025 (18 days away): The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed
The Triangulum Galaxy M33 (mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time.
07 Oct 2025 (13 days away): NGC 362 is well placed
The globular cluster NGC 362 (mag 6.6) in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time.
05 Oct 2025 (51 days away): NGC 300 is well placed
NGC 300 (mag 8.1), a spiral galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time.
04 Oct 2025 (51 days away): The Small Magellanic Cloud is well placed
The Milky Way's dwarf companion, the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC; mag 2.7), in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time.
02 Oct 2025 (85 days away): The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed
The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time.
27 Sep 2025 (88 days away): 47 Tuc is well placed
The second brightest globular cluster in the sky, 47 Tuc (NGC 104; mag 4.0), in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time.
24 Sep 2025 (85 days away): NGC 55 is well placed
NGC 55 (mag 8.2), a barred irregular galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time.