STARGAZING TONIGHT
Stargazing in Atacama Desert (San Pedro de Atacama)
Chile • -22.909°, -68.200° • Bortle 1 sky
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Atacama Desert (San Pedro de Atacama) sits at latitude -22.91°, with a sky brightness of Bortle 1. That is a true dark-sky site: the Milky Way is plainly visible and the faintest deep-sky objects come within reach. Below is a preview of the strongest deep-sky targets above 30° altitude during astronomical night from your location around 2026-05-16. Open the live planner for tonight's exact schedule.
Tonight's top targets from Atacama Desert (San Pedro de Atacama)
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Globular cluster • magnitude 7.9 • 7.7h above 30° • transits at 90°
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Reflection nebula • magnitude 3.6 • 7.7h above 30° • transits at 87°
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Globular cluster • magnitude 5.9 • 7.6h above 30° • transits at 86°
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Reflection nebula • magnitude 4.6 • 7.5h above 30° • transits at 89°
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Emission nebula • magnitude 99.0 • 7.6h above 30° • transits at 64°
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Globular cluster • magnitude 6.0 • 7.4h above 30° • transits at 65°
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Open cluster • magnitude 2.6 • 7.3h above 30° • transits at 71°
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Globular cluster • magnitude 8.8 • 7.2h above 30° • transits at 80°
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Emission nebula • magnitude 99.0 • 7.3h above 30° • transits at 72°
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Globular cluster • magnitude 7.4 • 7.1h above 30° • transits at 83°