Nebulae Visible Tonight
Sky Map
Celectial bearing and elevation at 05:55
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.
Blinking Planetary (NGC6826)
Planetary Nebula
NGC6826 is a planetary nebula with apparent magnitude 9.44 in the constellation Cygnus, spanning approximately 0.4 arcseconds in the sky.
Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC6543)
Planetary Nebula
NGC6543 is a planetary nebula with apparent magnitude 9.01 in the constellation Draco, spanning approximately 0.9 arcseconds in the sky.
Ring Nebula (M57)
Planetary Nebula
The Ring Nebula, a planetary nebula containing a central white dwarf star, located approximately 2,300 light-years away in the constellation Lyra.
Iris Nebula (NGC7023)
Nebula
NGC7023 is a nebula with apparent magnitude 7.20 in the constellation Cepheus, spanning approximately 10 arcseconds in the sky.
Owl Nebula (M97)
Planetary Nebula
Planetary nebula known as the Owl Nebula due to its distinctive shape.
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.