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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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Star clusters Visible Tonight

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Celectial bearing and elevation at 21:42
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.

Beehive (M44)

Open Cluster

Beehive (M44)
↗ 21:42 ↘ 05:14 ↑ 50°
☼ 3.1 ✣ 2'
The Beehive Cluster, an open star cluster containing over 1,000 stars, located approximately 577 light-years away in the constellation Cancer.
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IC4665

Open Cluster

IC4665
↗ 21:46 ↘ 10:22 ↑ 56°
☼ 4.2 ✣ 24.60"
IC4665 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 4.20 in the constellation Ophiuchus, spanning approximately 24.6 arcseconds in the sky.
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Small Sagittarius Star Cloud (M24)

Association of stars

Small Sagittarius Star Cloud (M24)
↗ 23:41 ↘ 09:29 ↑ 32°
☼ 4.5 ✣ 2'
The Sagittarius Star Cloud, a vast Milky Way star field and nebulous region, visible to the naked eye in the constellation Sagittarius.
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NGC6633

Open Cluster

NGC6633
↗ 22:24 ↘ 11:06 ↑ 57°
☼ 4.6 ✣ 12.00"
NGC6633 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 4.60 in the constellation Ophiuchus, spanning approximately 12 arcseconds in the sky.
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M39

Open Cluster

M39
↗ 21:42 ↘ 18:31 ↑ 61°
☼ 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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M25

Open Cluster

M25
↗ 23:58 ↘ 09:41 ↑ 31°
☼ 4.6 ✣ 14.10"
An open star cluster containing over 60 stars, visible to the naked eye under dark skies, located in the constellation Sagittarius.
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IC4756

Open Cluster

IC4756
↗ 22:39 ↘ 11:14 ↑ 55°
☼ 4.6 ✣ 24.00"
IC4756 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 4.60 in the constellation Serpens2, spanning approximately 24 arcseconds in the sky.
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M10

Globular Cluster

M10
↗ 21:42 ↘ 09:01 ↑ 46°
☼ 5 ✣ 9.30"
A globular cluster containing roughly 100,000 stars, located approximately 14,300 light-years away in the constellation Ophiuchus.
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NGC6871

Open Cluster

NGC6871
↗ 21:56 ↘ 14:51 ↑ 76°
☼ 5.2 ✣ 9.30"
NGC6871 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 5.20 in the constellation Cygnus, spanning approximately 9.3 arcseconds in the sky.
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NGC2281

Open Cluster

NGC2281
↗ 21:42 ↘ 05:14 ↑ 39°
☼ 5.4 ✣ 10.80"
NGC2281 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 5.40 in the constellation Auriga, spanning approximately 10.8 arcseconds in the sky.
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M23

Open Cluster

M23
↗ 23:23 ↘ 09:07 ↑ 31°
☼ 5.5 ✣ 16.80"
An open star cluster containing approximately 150 stars, located near the Lagoon Nebula in the constellation Sagittarius.
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NGC7686

Open Cluster

NGC7686
↗ 21:42 ↘ 05:14 ↑ 42°
☼ 5.6 ✣ 3.60"
NGC7686 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 5.60 in the constellation Andromeda, spanning approximately 3.6 arcseconds in the sky.
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M14

Globular Cluster

M14
↗ 22:07 ↘ 09:44 ↑ 47°
☼ 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)
↗ 23:31 ↘ 10:47 ↑ 44°
☼ 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)
↗ 21:42 ↘ 11:32 ↑ 86°
☼ 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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M5

Globular Cluster

M5
↗ 21:42 ↘ 07:43 ↑ 52°
☼ 6 ✣ 15.00"
A large globular cluster containing several hundred thousand stars, located in the constellation Serpens.
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NGC6605

Open Cluster

NGC6605
↗ 23:27 ↘ 09:41 ↑ 35°
☼ 6 ✣ 6.30"
NGC6605 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 6.00 in the constellation Serpens2, spanning approximately 6.3 arcseconds in the sky.
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M12

Globular Cluster

M12
↗ 21:42 ↘ 08:58 ↑ 48°
☼ 6.1 ✣ 11.10"
A globular cluster containing hundreds of thousands of stars, situated in the constellation Ophiuchus, approximately 15,700 light-years away.
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M71

Globular Cluster

M71
↗ 23:06 ↘ 13:16 ↑ 65°
☼ 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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NGC7160

Open Cluster

NGC7160
↗ - ↘ - ↑ 55°
☼ 6.1 ✣ 4.20"
NGC7160 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 6.10 in the constellation Cepheus, spanning approximately 4.2 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.