The open star cluster NGC 2516 (mag 3.8) in Volans culminates at around midnight local time.
17 Jan 2026 (33 days away): The cluster NGC 2451 is well placed
The open star cluster NGC 2451 (mag 2.8) in Puppis culminates at around midnight local time.
15 Dec 2025 (61 days away): The Orion Nebula is well placed
The Orion Nebula (M42; mag 4.0) culminates at around midnight local time.
12 Dec 2025 (17 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 2025 (2 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 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.