Peyton Observatory40.384 N, 74.659 W (40°23' 02" N, 74°39' 32" W) UTC-5 EST, UTC-4 EDT |
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Peyton Observatory40.384 N, 74.659 W (40°23' 02" N, 74°39' 32" W) UTC-5 EST, UTC-4 EDT |
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† Alt/Az Note: Values shown in green are observable (above 20° altitude), values in yellow are above the horizon but below 20°, and values shown in red are below the horizon. When planning observations, be sure to select an appropriate observing time! NOTE THAT ALL TIMES BELOW ARE IN GMT.
For planets (highlighted in magenta), distances are heliocentric in Astronomical Units (AU, 1 AU = 150 million km), and magnitudes are given as a range. These values are not recomputed for the current date.
| Object | Alt / Az † | RA / Dec | Type | Links | Mag | Dist (ly) | Notes |
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| M106 | 80° / 037° | 12:19.0 / +47:18 | Spiral | SEDS, Img | 8.4 | 25.0 M | |
| M94 | 77° / 081° | 12:50.9 / +41:07 | Spiral | SEDS, Img | 8.2 | 14.5 M | good, compact and easy to see, but not much structure |
| M97 (Owl nebula) | 74° / 343° | 11:14.8 / +55:01 | Nebula | SEDS, Img | 9.9 | 2,600 | |
| M63 | 73° / 077° | 13:15.8 / +42:02 | Spiral | SEDS, Img | 8.6 | 37.0 M | about 5' from a star, can see it's flattened |
| M40 | 71° / 015° | 12:22.4 / +58:05 | Double | SEDS, Img | 8.4 | 510 | |
| M51 (Whirlpool galaxy) | 70° / 061° | 13:29.9 / +47:12 | Spiral | SEDS, Img | 8.4 | 37.0 M | faint, two galaxies may be visible |
| Mizar | 68° / 039° | 13:23.9 / +54:56 | Double | SEDS, Img | 2.2 | 78 | telescope code: star 137, first known double star: 14 arcsec separation, 500 AU (12') from Alcor (4th mag) |
| M64 (Blackeye galaxy) | 66° / 136° | 12:56.7 / +21:41 | Spiral | SEDS, Img | 8.5 | 19.0 M | flattened, fairly faint |
| M3 | 63° / 107° | 13:42.2 / +28:23 | GC | SEDS, Img | 6.2 | 33,900 | |
| M84 | 61° / 159° | 12:25.1 / +12:53 | Lent. | SEDS, Img | 9.1 | 60.0 M | M84 and M86 visible in same field with fiddling |
| M86 | 61° / 159° | 12:26.2 / +12:57 | Lent. | SEDS, Img | 8.9 | 60.0 M | see M84 |
| M53 | 60° / 133° | 13:12.9 / +18:10 | GC | SEDS, Img | 7.6 | 58,000 | |
| M87 | 60° / 157° | 12:30.8 / +12:24 | Ell. | SEDS, Img | 8.6 | 60.0 M | the picture shows the jet |
| M81 (Bode's galaxy) | 57° / 341° | 09:55.6 / +69:04 | Spiral | SEDS, Img | 6.9 | 12.0 M | it's fun to watch as the telescope moves between M81 and M82 |
| M82 | 57° / 342° | 09:55.8 / +69:41 | Irr. | SEDS, Img | 8.4 | 12.0 M | interesting morphology, looks about 3-4 times longer than it is thick |
| M49 | 56° / 160° | 12:29.8 / +08:00 | Ell. | SEDS, Img | 8.4 | 60.0 M | E5 (with imagination), not very good |
| Mars | 45° / 259° | 08:37.2 / 21:29 | planet | 1.8/-2.9 | 1.5 AU | telescope code: star 904 | |
| M44 (Beehive cluster) | 45° / 256° | 08:40.1 / +19:59 | OC | SEDS, Img | 3.7 | 577 | |
| M104 (Sombrero galaxy) | 36° / 163° | 12:40.0 / -11:37 | Galaxy | SEDS, Img | 8 | 50.0 M | |
| M13 | 33° / 068° | 16:41.7 / +36:28 | GC | SEDS, Img | 5.8 | 25,100 | good, granularity visible |
| (Eskimo nebula) | 32° / 270° | 07:29.2 / +20:55 | Nebula | SEDS, Img | 10 | ||
| M92 | 30° / 057° | 17:17.1 / +43:08 | GC | SEDS, Img | 6.4 | 26,700 | |
| M5 | 28° / 114° | 15:18.6 / +02:05 | GC | SEDS, Img | 5.6 | 24,500 | good, granularity visible |
| epsilonLyrae | 15° / 050° | 18:44.3 / 39:40 | Double | telescope code: star 334 | |||
| NGC 869 (Double Cluster) | 12° / 339° | 02:19.0 / +57:08 | OC | SEDS, Img | 5.3 | 7,000 | h and Chi Persei, NGC 869 and NGC 884 |
| M1 (Crab nebula) | 11° / 288° | 05:34.5 / +22:01 | Nebula | SEDS, Img | 8.4 | 6,300 | |
| M57 (Ring nebula) | 9° / 054° | 18:53.6 / +33:02 | Nebula | SEDS, Img | 8.8 | 2,300 | |
| Jupiter | 5° / 294° | 05:00.8 / 22:04 | planet | -1.6/-2.9 | 5.2 AU | telescope code: star 905 | |
| Albireo | 0° / 052° | 19:30.7 / +27:58 | Double | SEDS, Img | 3.0(r)/5.1(b) | 380 | telescope code: star 223, separation: 34 |
| Mercury | -2° / 115° | 16:45.4 / -20:31 | planet | 5.7/-2.4 | 0.4 AU | telescope code: star 901 | |
| M4 | -2° / 123° | 16:23.6 / -26:32 | GC | SEDS, Img | 5.6 | 7,200 | |
| (Hyades) | -3° / 294° | 04:27.0 / +16:00 | OC | SEDS, Img | 0.5 | 150 | near Aldebaran and NGC 1647. Nearest open cluster. |
| M45 (Pleiades) | -4° / 307° | 03:47.0 / +24:07 | OC | SEDS, Img | 1.6 | 440 | |
| M42 (Orion nebula) | -5° / 267° | 05:35.4 / -05:27 | Nebula | SEDS, Img | 4 | 1,600 | |
| M31 (Andromeda Galaxy) | -7° / 349° | 00:42.7 / +41:16 | Galaxy | SEDS, Img | 3.4 | 2.9 M | |
| M27 (Dumbbell nebula) | -7° / 051° | 19:59.6 / +22:43 | Nebula | SEDS, Img | 7.4 | 1,250 | |
| Uranus | -11° / 307° | 03:28.5 / 18:37 | planet | 5.9/5.3 | 19 AU | telescope code: star 907 | |
| M33 (Triangulum Galaxy) | -14° / 336° | 01:33.9 / +30:39 | Galaxy | SEDS, Img | 5.7 | 3.0 M | |
| M16 | -15° / 095° | 18:18.6 / -13:47 | OC | ||||
| M11 | -16° / 084° | 18:51.1 / -06:17 | OC | ||||
| M20 | -17° / 105° | 18:02.3 / -23.02 | Nebula | ||||
| M8 | -18° / 106° | 18:03.8 / -24:23 | Nebula/OC | ||||
| M22 | -24° / 101° | 18:36.4 / -23.54 | GC | ||||
| M15 | -28° / 038° | 21:30.0 / +12:10 | GC | SEDS, Img | 6.2 | 33,600 | |
| Venus | -41° / 084° | 20:12.0 / -22:26 | planet | -4.6/-3.8 | 0.7 AU | telescope code: star 902 | |
| Neptune | -51° / 358° | 23:51.5 / -2:20 | planet | 8.0/7.8 | 30 AU | telescope code: star 908 | |
| Saturn | -56° / 020° | 23:00.9 / -8:31 | planet | 1.5/-0.5 | 9.5 AU | telescope code: star 906 | |
| Moon (phase: 0.209) | -56° / 043° | 22:16.0 / -13:40 | satellite | -2.5/-12.9 | 384 | telescope code: star 903 |
