Nebulae Visible Tonight
Sky Map
Celectial bearing and elevation at 02:21
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.
Jupiter's Ghost Nebula (NGC3242)
Planetary Nebula
NGC3242 is a planetary nebula with apparent magnitude 7.70 in the constellation Hydra, spanning approximately 0.4 arcseconds in the sky.
Eskimo Nebula (NGC2392)
Planetary Nebula
NGC2392 is a planetary nebula with apparent magnitude 9.61 in the constellation Gemini, spanning approximately 0.9 arcseconds in the sky.
Hind's Nebula (NGC1555)
Reflection Nebula
NGC1555 is a reflection nebula with apparent magnitude 9.98 in the constellation Taurus, spanning approximately 1.8 arcseconds in the sky.
M78
Reflection Nebula
A reflection nebula containing a young star cluster, located approximately 1,600 light-years away in the constellation Orion.
Crab Nebula (M1)
Supernova remnant
The Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant, known for its filaments of glowing gas and energetic pulsar at its core.
Owl Nebula (M97)
Planetary Nebula
Planetary nebula known as the Owl Nebula due to its distinctive shape.
California Nebula (NGC1499)
Nebula
NGC1499 is a nebula with apparent magnitude 5.00 in the constellation Perseus, spanning approximately 2.7 arcminutes in the sky.
Rosette Nebula (NGC2238)
HII Ionized region
NGC2238 is a hii ionized region with apparent magnitude 6.00 in the constellation Monoceros, spanning approximately 1.3 arcminute in the sky.
Mairan's Nebula (M43)
HII Ionized region
De Mairan's Nebula, a diffuse nebula located just north of the Orion Nebula in the constellation Orion.
Flaming Star Nebula (IC0405)
Nebula
IC0405 is a nebula with apparent magnitude 10.00 in the constellation Auriga, spanning approximately 50 arcseconds in the sky.
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.