Below is a list of celestial objects that i aim to photograph. If the text is green it means that this target has been photographed is llinked to a post page. The list is ever increasing with each night I sit in my observatory. I have put the generic catalog number given. Best seen , this is the best time to view this object in the sky from and to months. It helps for planning the nights. Then the target name by which its know best for.
Catalog No. | Best from | Best To | Palette | Catalog name |
IC 63 | Aug | Feb | SHO | Cassiopea ghost of |
IC 405 | Oct | Feb | SHO | Flaming star |
IC 410 | Oct | Feb | SHO | Tappole |
IC 443 | Nov | Feb | SHO | Jellyfish Nebula |
LDN 909 | Jul | Oct | SHO | LDN909 |
SH2-115 | Jun | Oct | SHO | SH-115 |
M27 | Aug | Sep | Dumbell | |
NGC 6883 | Jul | Nov | SHO | Tulip Nebula |
NGC 7635 | Jun | Jan | SHO | Bubble nebula |
NGC 7000 | Jun | Jan | SHO | North America Nebula |
NGC 7380 | Jun | Jan | SHO | Wizard nebula |
NGC 2244 | Nov | Mar | SHO | NGC 2244 Rosette Nebula |
SH2 – 129 | all year | Sep | SHO | sh2 -129 |
SH2 – 240 | Jun | Nov | SHO | sh2 – 240 spaghetti nebula |
IC 1848 | allyear | Dec | SHO | Soul Nebula |
NGC 2177 | Dec | Feb | SHO | Seagull nebula |
SH2 – 132 | Jun | Jan | SHO | Lion Nebula |
M1 | Nov | Mar | Crab nebula | |
NGC 1499 | Oct | Mar | SHO | California Nebula |
SH2 – 155 | allyear | Oct | Cave Nebula | |
NGC 2264 | Nov | Mar | Christmass Tree nebula | |
LBN 576 | SHO | lbn 576 super nova | ||
NGC 6883 | Jun | Nov | SHO | Part of the cygnus (blue nebula) |
SH2 – 114 | Jun | Dec | LRGB | The flying dragon nebula |
NGC 7023 | all year | Sep | Iris Nebula | |
NGC 1909 | Nov | Feb | SHO | Witches head nebula |
Simeis 147 | Simeis 147 nebula ra 05 42 16 dec 27 57 57 | |||
M1 | Nov | Mar | Crab nebula | |
NGC 1491 | Oct | Mar | Fossil Nebula | |
King 12 | Jun | Mar | King 12 Nebula ra 23 59 14 de 62 27 37 | |
NGC 6992 | Jun | Dec | Veil Nebula Western | |
NGC 6960 | Jun | Dec | Veil Nebula Eastern | |
IC 1396 | Jun | Dec | Elephant Trunk Nebula | |
M42 | Dec | Feb | RGB | Orion Nebula |
M17 | Jul | Aug | Omega and Swan Nebula | |
SH2 – 157 | Jul | Jan | Claw nebula | |
M20 | Aug | Aug | Trifid Nebula | |
M9 | Aug | Aug | Open Globular Cluster with dark nebula | |
NGC 6559 | Aug | Aug | Bright Nebula | |
M45 | Nov | Feb | LRGB | Pleiades |
NGC 7822 | always in the sky | Jan | Diffuse nebula | |
M8 | Aug | Aug | Laggon Nebula | |
M78 | Nov | Mar | LRGB | Bright nebula |
NGC 2174 | Oct | Mar | SHO | Monkey Head Nebula |
NGC 2359 | Thors helmet | |||
NGC1555 | Oct | Jan | LRGB | Hinds Variable Nebula |
NGC 1333 | Oct | Jan | LRGB | Bright Nebula |
IC 1805 | Always | SHO | Melotte 15 Heart Nebula |
LRGB = Luminace,Red,Green,Blue
SHO = Sii, Ha, Oiii for Hubble palette images.