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This guide shows you what to look out for in the night sky including meteor showers and conjunctions.

What to see in June 2007


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Deep Space Objects in June

Full list of Messier Objects and Caldwell Catalogue.

C35 - "Brightest in cluster" Elliptical Galaxy in Coma Berenices

Right Ascension: 13h 00.1m     Declination: +27° 59m     Magnitude: 11

C36 - Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices

Right Ascension: 12h 36.0m     Declination: +27° 58m     Magnitude: 9

C38 - Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices

Right Ascension: 12h 36.3m     Declination: +25° 59m     Magnitude: 9

M58 - Galaxy in Virgo

A slightly oval shaped fuzzy patch of light with a bright central region.

Right Ascension: 12h 37.7m     Declination: 11° 49m     Magnitude: 11

M59 - Galaxy in Virgo

M59 and M60 can both easily fit into the same field of view. M59 is a small, hazy oval patch, not all that easy to see. M60 is another fuzzy oval patch of light, larger and brighter than M59.

Right Ascension: 12h 42.0m     Declination: 11° 39m     Magnitude: 12

M60 - Galaxy in Virgo

M59 and M60 can both easily fit into the same field of view. M59 is a small, hazy oval patch, not all that easy to see. M60 is another fuzzy oval patch of light, larger and brighter than M59.

Right Ascension: 12h 43.7m     Declination: 11° 33m     Magnitude: 10

M84 - Galaxy in Virgo

A pair of small fuzzy balls with bright, almost stellar cores. Both easily fit into the same low power field of view. M86 is slightly brighter and more oval than round M84.

Right Ascension: 12h 25.1m     Declination: 12° 53m     Magnitude: 11

M86 - Galaxy in Virgo

A pair of small fuzzy balls with bright, almost stellar cores. Both easily fit into the same low power field of view. M86 is slightly brighter and more oval than round M84.

Right Ascension: 12h 26.2m     Declination: 12° 57m     Magnitude: 11

M87 - "Virgo A" Galaxy in Virgo

Another round fuzzy ball with a bright core. Slightly brighter than both M84 and M86.

Right Ascension: 12h 30.8m     Declination: 12° 24m     Magnitude: 11

M88 - Galaxy in Coma Berenices

A small oval shaped fuzzy patch with a bright stellar core. Similar in size and shape to M90. Can fit into the same field of view as M91.

Right Ascension: 12h 32.0m     Declination: 14° 25m     Magnitude: 11

M89 - Galaxy in Virgo

Both of these galaxies fit into the same low power field of view. M89 is another round fuzzy ball similar to M84, while M90 appears as an oval patch of light larger than M89. M90 has a bright central region.

Right Ascension: 12h 35.7m     Declination: 12° 33m     Magnitude: 12

M90 - Galaxy in Virgo

Both of these galaxies fit into the same low power field of view. M89 is another round fuzzy ball similar to M84, while M90 appears as an oval patch of light larger than M89. M90 has a bright central region.

Right Ascension: 12h 36.8m     Declination: 13° 10m     Magnitude: 11

M91 - Galaxy in Coma Berenices

A faint, slightly irregular oval hazy patch of light.

Right Ascension: 12h 35.4m     Declination: 14° 30m     Magnitude: 12

M98 - Galaxy in Coma Berenices

This galaxy appears as a bright pencil like streak of light.

Right Ascension: 12h 13.8m     Declination: 14° 54m     Magnitude: 11

M99 - Galaxy in Coma Berenices

A bright round fuzzy patch of light.

Right Ascension: 12h 18.8m     Declination: 14° 25m     Magnitude: 10

M100 - Galaxy in Coma Berenices

A round hazy glow of light, bright in the center but gradually fading towards the edge.

Right Ascension: 12h 22.9m     Declination: 15° 49m     Magnitude: 10

 

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Lonewolf Posted on Thursday 7th August 2008 at 5:54pm Comment

Valerie,

You need to be looking out late at night on the 12th and early hours of the 13th of August.

valerie Posted on Wednesday 6th August 2008 at 5:24pm Comment

can you please tell me the best time to see the perseids from portugal? i’m confused about the date. thank you.

bob carton Posted on Saturday 3rd March 2007 at 8:02pm Comment

your site was very helpful in giving us the time for the lunar eclipse on 3/3

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