STARGAZING TONIGHT

Stargazing in Doha

Qatar • 25.285°, 51.531° • Bortle 8 sky

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Doha sits at latitude 25.29°, with a sky brightness of Bortle 8. 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 2026-05-16. Open the live planner for tonight's exact schedule.

Tonight's top targets from Doha

  1. 01 Splinter Galaxy (NGC5907)
    Galaxy • magnitude 10.4 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 59°
  2. 02 NGC 5963 (NGC5963)
    Galaxy • magnitude 12.1 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 59°
  3. Globular cluster • magnitude 5.8 • 7.6h above 30° • transits at 79°
  4. 04 NGC 6210 (NGC6210)
    Planetary nebula • magnitude 9.7 • 7.3h above 30° • transits at 89°
  5. 05 M5 (M5)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 6.0 • 7.5h above 30° • transits at 67°
  6. 06 Pinwheel Galaxy (M101)
    Galaxy • magnitude 7.9 • 7.3h above 30° • transits at 61°
  7. 07 M92 (M92)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 6.4 • 7.1h above 30° • transits at 72°
  8. 08 NGC 5371 (NGC5371)
    Galaxy • magnitude 11.7 • 7.0h above 30° • transits at 75°
  9. 09 NGC 5746 (NGC5746)
    Galaxy • magnitude 10.6 • 6.9h above 30° • transits at 67°
  10. 10 NGC 6118 (NGC6118)
    Galaxy • magnitude 11.7 • 6.9h above 30° • transits at 62°

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