Astronomy Events Calendar
This guide shows you what to look out for in the night sky including meteor showers and conjunctions.
What to see in April 2008
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Deep Space Objects in April
Full list of Messier Objects and Caldwell Catalogue.C40 - Spiral Galaxy in Leo
Right Ascension: 11h 20.1m Declination: +18° 21m Magnitude: 10
C48 - Spiral Galaxy in Cancer
Right Ascension: 09h 10.3m Declination: +07° 02m Magnitude: 10
M40 - Double Star in Ursa Major
This is a pair of faint stars located in Ursa Major. They are a tough find in binoculars, and you will be challenged to resolve them with binoculars. In telescopes, they appear to be an identical pair of stars and easy to resolve, even at low power.
Right Ascension: 12h 22.4m Declination: 58° 05m Magnitude: 9M65 - Galaxy in Leo
A small, but relatively bright galaxy in Leo. It is an elongated oval patch of light with a bright stellar core. A tough, but possible binocular target.
Right Ascension: 11h 18.9m Declination: 13° 05m Magnitude: 10M66 - Galaxy in Leo
A close companion galaxy to M65, it can be seen in the same low to medium power field as M65. M66 is another oval patch of light, brighter and slightly wider than M65.
Right Ascension: 11h 20.2m Declination: 12° 59m Magnitude: 10M95 - Galaxy in Leo
This galaxy in Leo appears as a faint round patch of light with a bright nucleus. Large binoculars and good conditions a must.
Right Ascension: 10h 44.0m Declination: 11° 42m Magnitude: 11M96 - Galaxy in Leo
Look for M96 in the same low power telescope field as M95. Another round patch of light, slightly larger and brighter than M95, it too has a stellar core. Binocular advice for M96 is the same as M95.
Right Ascension: 10h 46.8m Declination: 11° 49m Magnitude: 10M97 - "The Owl Nebula" Planetary Nebula in Ursa Major
This planetary nebula in Ursa Major, also called the Owl nebula, appears as a fairly large, round, hazy patch of light in a telescope. It is in the same field of view as M108 at low to medium powers. Use averted vision to see the faint glow of the Owl nebula through binoculars.
Right Ascension: 11h 14.8m Declination: 55° 01m Magnitude: 12M105 - Galaxy in Leo
This is a small elliptical galaxy in Leo, and can be found in the same low power field as M96. It look like a small fuzzy star. M105 has a close companion galaxy, NGC 3384, which is only slightly smaller and fainter than M105.
Right Ascension: 10h 47.8m Declination: 12° 35m Magnitude: 11M106 - Galaxy in Cains Venactici
This galaxy in Canes Venatici appears as an oval patch of light, larger than M109, with a fairly bright core. A tough, but possible binocular target.
Right Ascension: 12h 19.0m Declination: 47° 18m Magnitude: 10M108 - Galaxy in Ursa Major
This galaxy will appear as a thin streak of light in telescopes, there is a definite brightening towards the middle. M108 is a very tough object for the largest binoculars.
Right Ascension: 11h 11.5m Declination: 55° 40m Magnitude: 11M109 - Galaxy in Ursa Major
This spiral galaxy in Ursa major appears as a small, oval patch of light. It can be found in the same field of view as Gamma UMa at low to medium power in a telescope. Use large binoculars under good conditions for a chance of seeing this one.
Right Ascension: 11h 57.6m Declination: 53° 23m Magnitude: 11
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Lonewolf
Posted on Thursday 7th August 2008 at 5:54pm
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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
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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
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your site was very helpful in giving us the time for the lunar eclipse on 3/3
