STARGAZING TONIGHT

Stargazing in Calgary

Canada • 51.045°, -114.072° • Bortle 7 sky

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Calgary sits at latitude 51.04°, with a sky brightness of Bortle 7. That is urban or inner-suburban skies, so narrowband filters and short subexposures are your friends. Below is a preview of the strongest deep-sky targets above 30° altitude during astronomical night from your location around 2026-07-21. Open the live planner for tonight's exact schedule.

Tonight's top targets from Calgary

  1. 01 Blinking Planetary (NGC6826)
    Planetary nebula • magnitude 9.4 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 89°
  2. 02 M39 (M39)
    Open cluster • magnitude 4.6 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 87°
  3. Emission nebula • magnitude 7.5 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 84°
  4. 04 Pelican Nebula (IC5070)
    Emission nebula • magnitude 8.0 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 83°
  5. 05 North America Nebula (NGC7000)
    Emission nebula • magnitude 4.0 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 83°
  6. 06 Magic Carpet Nebula (NGC7027)
    Planetary nebula • magnitude 8.5 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 81°
  7. 07 Fireworks Galaxy (NGC6946)
    Galaxy • magnitude 9.1 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 81°
  8. 08 M52 (M52)
    Open cluster • magnitude 7.3 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 79°
  9. 09 Foxhead Cluster (NGC6819)
    Open cluster • magnitude 7.3 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 79°
  10. 10 M29 (M29)
    Open cluster • magnitude 7.1 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 77°

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