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Albireo. A splendid double star. Vivid yellow and blue colors can be
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Fomalhaut. The brightest star in the Southern Fish. Its name means
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Alderamin. Meaning 'The Right Arm' (of Cepheus). A white star. Has
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Antares. A red super giant in the Milky Way. Its name comes from
ancient greek 'Against Ares', being compared to the planet Mars.
Deneb. A star belonging to the Summer Triangle, the brightest
star of the Swan. Its name means 'Tail' (of the Swan) in Arabic.
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The Ptolemy cluster. Can be viewed with the naked eye, and
identified as a brighter zone in the Milky Way.
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The Omega Nebula, visible with the unaided eye in dark skies. A
good candidate for long exposures.
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The Arietids, a strong meteor shower in Aries. Visible from the 22nd
of May to the 2nd of July, with a maximum on the 7th of June.
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Observe Saturn rings in small telescopes and binoculars. One of the
marvels of our Solar System. The planet is quite bright and can be
located very easily.
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WITH BINOCULARS AND SMALL TELESCOPES
M13
A must: the Hercules cluster, could even be seen with the naked eye in very dark skies.
Quite easy to locate from η-Her.
M27
A must for all telescope owners, the Dumbbell Nebula is one of the most reachable object in
the northern hemisphere. Easy to catch on camera.
M57
The Ring Nebula is one of the most famous objects on the sky. Spectacular for beginners.
Easily found between the two southern stars of Lyra.
M2
A globular cluster. Appears as a nebulous patch through binoculars. Suited for beginners in
astrophotography.
M4
A globular cluster. It appears as a fuzzy object in small telescopes. Quite easy to locate as it
is very close to Antares.
M5
A globular cluster, appearing as a cloudy spot with binoculars. Difficult to locate though as it
has no bright neighboring star. Use the PathFinder function from Arcturus.
M8
The Lagoon Nebula, a giant interstellar cloud in the Milky Way. Appears as a white fuzzy
object in binoculars. A must for astrophotography.
M10
Easily seen with binoculars as a nebulous spot. Individual stars can be identified with larger
telescopes. Good candidate for astrophotography.
M11
The Wild Duck Cluster, appears as a diffuse spot with binoculars. Smaller telescopes can
identify individual stars. Looks like a globular cluster though.
M15
One of the most dense cluster in our galaxy. Start from Enif, in the prolongation of Pegasus's
head. Astrophotographers will catch the planetary nebula Pease 1 with long exposures.
M16
An open cluster in the Eagle Nebula. Appears as a diffuse spot. The nebula can only be
observed with astrophotography. Also known as the 'Pillars of the creation'.
M19
A globular cluster close to Antares. Appears as a diffuse spot with binoculars.
M22
Well observed with binoculars even if no stars can be identified. Close to Kaus Borealis and
easy to locate. Contains a planetary nebula accessible to larger telescopes.
M28
A small tightly packed globular cluster in the Milky Way. Easy to locate, close to Kaus
Borealis. Can be observed with binoculars.
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The objects listed on the first page can be observed with naked eyes, in clear skies, with moderate
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M20
The Trifid Nebula, a must for telescope owners. Best observed with astrophotography.
M54
Another small globular cluster, close to ζ-centauri. A very dense cluster, best observed
with astrophotography.
NGC6302
The Bug Nebula or Butterfly Nebula is a bipolar planetary nebula. Small and bright object.
NGC7662
The Snowball Nebula is worth a long exposure. A blue structured haze with a still visible
central remaining star.
NGC6934
A large and bright globular cluster in the Dolphin constellation.
M12
A globular cluster, reserved to larger telescopes or astrophotography given its low stars
density.
M18
An open cluster with wonderful bluish stars on long exposures
M26
An open cluster close to the Wild Duck Cluster. An interstellar dust cloud covers its
center. Best seen with astrophotography.
M70
A small and faint globular cluster in Sagittarius. Pretty difficult to see. Quite similar to
M69.
M71
A globular cluster best revealed with astrophotography. Blueish and yellowish stars.
Located just on the Arrow center.
M72
A very small globular cluster. Quite loose. Even difficult for astrophotography.
NGC6960
The western part of the Veil Nebula appears like a thin red-bluish filament around 52Cyg.
NGC6992
The eastern Veil Nebula appears like a thin red-bluish cloud. It belong to the Cygnus
loop. For advanced astrophotographers.
(1) In order to keep the map readability, these objects are not displayed on the map