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Visible Targets


Here is a table with potential visible targets over the calendar year from this location in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire.

Please note the orientation symbols:

|

overhead, clearly visible

/

beginning to fall out of view, visible

\

beginning to rise in to view, visible

-

very low, barely visible

T

Tree in the way

H

House in the way

N

Not visible

OBJECT

CONSTELLATION

NOV

DEC

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

M1 - Crab Nebula

Taurus

|

|

                   

M16 - Eagle Nebula

Serpens

                       

M27 - Dumbbell Nebula

Vulpecula

/

-

                   

M31 - Andromeda Galaxy

Andromeda

|

|

                   

M37 - Open Cluster

Auriga

|

|

                   

M42 - Orion Nebula

Orion

N

N

                   

M44 - Beehive Cluster

Cancer

|

|

                   

M45 - Pleiades

Taurus

|

|

                   

M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

Canes Venatici

-

N

                   

M57 - Ring Nebula

Lyra

/

H

                   

M76 - Little Dumbell Nebula

Perseus

                       

M81 - Bodes Galaxy

Ursa Major

/

-

                   

M82 - Cigar Galaxy

Ursa Major

/

-

                   

M97 - Owl Nebula

Ursa Major

                       

M101 - Pinwheel Galaxy

Ursa Major

-

-

                   

M104 - Sombrero Galaxy

Virgo

N

                     
                           

NGC891 - Spiral Galaxy

Andromeda

|

|

                   

NGC1499 - California Nebula

Perseus

|

|

                   

NGC2024 - Flame Nebula

Orion

N

N

                   

NGC2359 - Thors Helmet

Canis Major

                       

NGC2392 - Eskimo Nebula

Gemini

/

/

                   

NGC4039 - Antenna Galaxy

Corvus

                       

NGC5067 - Pelican Nebula

Cygnus

                       

NGC5070 - Pelican Nebula

Cygnus

                       

NGC6960 - Veil Nebula

Cygnus

                       

NGC7023 - Iris Nebula

Cepheus

                       

NGC7293 - Helix nebula

Aquarius

                       

NGC7380 - Wizard Nebula

Cepheus

|

|

                   

NGC7635 - Bubble Nebula

Cassiopeia

|

|

                   
                           

IC405 - Flaming Star Nebula

Auriga

                       

IC434 - Horsehead Nebula

Orion

N

N

                   

IC443 - Jellyfish Nebula

Gemini

                       

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