The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules (M13, NGC 6205; mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time.
28 May 2026 (45 days away): Messier 4 is well placed
The globular cluster M4 (NGC 6121; mag 5.4) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time.
12 May 2026 (29 days away): Messier 5 is well placed
The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time.
23 Apr 2026 (18 days away): Messier 101 is well placed
The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 7.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time.
17 Apr 2026 (13 days away): Messier 3 is well placed
The globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272; mag 6.3) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time.
16 Apr 2026 (15 days away): Messier 83 is well placed
The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy M83 (NGC 5236; mag 7.2), a face-on spiral galaxy in Hydra 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.
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