The Omicron Velorum open star cluster (IC 2391; mag 2.5) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time.
31 Jan 2024 (29 days away): The Beehive cluster is well placed
The Beehive open star cluster (M44, NGC 2632, also known as Praesepe; mag 3.7) culminates at around midnight local time.
24 Jan 2024 (25 days away): The cluster NGC 2547 is well placed
The open star cluster NGC 2547 (mag 4.7) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time.
20 Jan 2024 (22 days away): The cluster NGC 2516 is well placed
The open star cluster NGC 2516 (mag 3.8) in Volans culminates at around midnight local time.
17 Jan 2024 (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.
Dwarf 2 / Sonnen Beobachtung
Ein Blick auf die Sonne mit dem Dwarflab Dwarf 2. 5 min Video mit Lucky Imaging
18 Nov 2023 : The Pleiades cluster is well placed
The Pleiades open star cluster (M45; mag 1.6) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time.
27 Oct 2023: The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed
The Perseus Double Cluster (NGC 869 and NGC 884, each mag 4.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Image source: http://annesastronomynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/The-Double-Cluster-in-Perseus-by-Roth-Ritter.jpg
15 Oct 2023 (6 days ago): The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed
The Triangulum Galaxy M33 (mag 6.3) culminates at around midnight local time.
07 Oct 2023 (14 days ago): NGC 362 is well placed
The globular cluster NGC 362 (mag 6.4) in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time.