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This Earth map fragment is intended to illustrate celestial motion across the sky, emphasizing both bearing and elevational perspectives. The map's center point corresponds to the transit, showcasing celestial objects at their highest point, while elevation gradually decreases towards the map edges. This dynamic representation offers insights into the changing positions of celestial bodies with a focus on their bearing and elevational trajectories.
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Messier Objects Tonight

Messier objects are a set of 110 astronomical objects cataloged by the French astronomer Charles Messier in the 18th century. These objects include a variety of celestial phenomena such as star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. The catalog was created to help astronomers distinguish between permanent and transient objects in the night sky. Some of the most famous Messier objects include the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), the Orion Nebula (M42), and the Pleiades star cluster (M45). The Messier Catalog remains a popular reference for amateur and professional astronomers alike.

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Celectial bearing and elevation at 02:53
This skymap is a dynamic visualization that displays the positions of celestial objets in the night sky for your specific location on the current date. It allows you to interactively explore the celestial landscape by moving it horizontally, enabling you to preview how the arrangement of stars will change as the night progresses.

M39

Open Cluster

M39
↗ 02:53 ↘ 14:59 ↑ 82°
☼ 4.6 ✣ 19.50"
An open star cluster containing approximately 30 stars, located approximately 800 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus.
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M34

Open Cluster

M34
↗ 02:53 ↘ 18:48 ↑ 40°
☼ 5.2 ✣ 22.50"
An open star cluster containing over 400 stars, located approximately 1,400 light-years away in the constellation Perseus.
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M14

Globular Cluster

M14
↗ 02:53 ↘ 06:11 ↑ 35°
☼ 5.7 ✣ "
A globular cluster notable for its tightly packed core, located approximately 30,000 light-years away in the constellation Ophiuchus.
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Amas de l'Ecu de Sobieski (M11)

Open Cluster

Amas de l'Ecu de Sobieski (M11)
↗ 02:53 ↘ 07:15 ↑ 41°
☼ 5.8 ✣ 9.00"
The Wild Duck Cluster, an open star cluster containing over 2900 stars, located in the constellation Scutum.
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Hercules Globular Cluster (M13)

Globular Cluster

Hercules Globular Cluster (M13)
↗ 02:53 ↘ 07:59 ↑ 50°
☼ 5.8 ✣ 16.50"
The Great Hercules Cluster, a large globular cluster containing several hundred thousand stars, located in the constellation Hercules.
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M71

Globular Cluster

M71
↗ 02:53 ↘ 09:44 ↑ 69°
☼ 6.1 ✣ 6.90"
A loose globular cluster containing tens of thousands of stars, located approximately 12,000 light-years away in the constellation Sagitta.
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M2

Globular Cluster

M2
↗ 02:53 ↘ 10:15 ↑ 49°
☼ 6.3 ✣ 8.40"
A globular cluster containing hundreds of thousands of stars, located approximately 55,000 light-years away.
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M15

Globular Cluster

M15
↗ 02:53 ↘ 10:56 ↑ 62°
☼ 6.3 ✣ 11.10"
A dense globular cluster containing hundreds of thousands of stars, located in the constellation Pegasus, approximately 33,600 light-years away.
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M92

Globular Cluster

M92
↗ 02:53 ↘ 09:28 ↑ 58°
☼ 6.5 ✣ 14.40"
Globular cluster one of the oldest clusters known, contains high metallicity stars.
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M29

Open Cluster

M29
↗ 02:53 ↘ 11:55 ↑ 89°
☼ 6.6 ✣ 3.60"
An open star cluster containing over 400 stars, part of the Cygnus OB1 association, located approximately 4,000 light-years away.
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M52

Open Cluster

M52
↗ - ↘ - ↑ 65°
☼ 6.9 ✣ 9.90"
An open star cluster containing over 200 stars, located approximately 5,000 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia.
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M103

Open Cluster

M103
↗ - ↘ - ↑ 53°
☼ 7.4 ✣ 4.50"
M103 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 7.40 in the constellation Cassiopeia, spanning approximately 4.5 arcseconds in the sky.
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M56

Globular Cluster

M56
↗ 02:53 ↘ 09:57 ↑ 76°
☼ 8.4 ✣ 5.80"
A globular cluster containing tens of thousands of stars, located approximately 32,900 light-years away in the constellation Lyra.
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M26

Open Cluster

M26
↗ 02:53 ↘ 06:58 ↑ 37°
☼ 8.9 ✣ 6.00"
A sparse open star cluster containing about 20 stars, located approximately 5,000 light-years away in the constellation Scutum.
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M73

Association of stars

M73
↗ 02:53 ↘ 09:00 ↑ 37°
☼ 8.9 ✣ "
An asterism consisting of four stars, located approximately 2,500 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius.
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M72

Globular Cluster

M72
↗ 02:53 ↘ 08:55 ↑ 38°
☼ 9 ✣ 4.50"
A globular cluster containing hundreds of thousands of stars, located approximately 53,000 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius.
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Ring Nebula (M57)

Planetary Nebula

Ring Nebula (M57)
↗ 02:53 ↘ 09:50 ↑ 74°
☼ 8.8 ✣ 1.27"
The Ring Nebula, a planetary nebula containing a central white dwarf star, located approximately 2,300 light-years away in the constellation Lyra.
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Dumbbell Nebula (M27)

Planetary Nebula

Dumbbell Nebula (M27)
↗ 02:53 ↘ 10:06 ↑ 73°
☼ 7.4 ✣ 6.70"
The Dumbbell Nebula, a planetary nebula characterized by its hourglass shape, located approximately 1,360 light-years away in the constellation Vulpecula.
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M32

Galaxy

M32
↗ 02:53 ↘ 16:32 ↑ 61°
☼ 8.1 ✣ 7.74"
A satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy, containing approximately 3 billion stars, located approximately 2.537 million light-years away.
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M110

Galaxy

M110
↗ 02:53 ↘ 16:36 ↑ 62°
☼ 8.2 ✣ 16.22"
M110 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 8.15 in the constellation Andromeda, spanning approximately 16.2 arcseconds in the sky.
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Data Credits

The nebulae information on this page is sourced from the OpenNGC project, developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed data on the NGC catalog, which is a valuable resource for exploring deep-sky objects such as nebulae.

For more details or to contribute to OpenNGC, visit the official GitHub repository: OpenNGC on GitHub.