STARGAZING TONIGHT

Stargazing in Hamburg

Germany • 53.551°, 9.994° • Bortle 8 sky

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Hamburg sits at latitude 53.55°, 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 2026-07-21. Open the live planner for tonight's exact schedule.

Tonight's top targets from Hamburg

  1. 01 Blinking Planetary (NGC6826)
    Planetary nebula • magnitude 9.4 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 87°
  2. 02 Caroline’s Rose (NGC7789)
    Open cluster • magnitude 6.7 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 87°
  3. Emission nebula • magnitude 7.5 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 86°
  4. 04 M39 (M39)
    Open cluster • magnitude 4.6 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 85°
  5. 05 IC 10 (IC10)
    Galaxy • magnitude 10.3 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 84°
  6. 06 Fireworks Galaxy (NGC6946)
    Galaxy • magnitude 9.1 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 83°
  7. 07 M52 (M52)
    Open cluster • magnitude 7.3 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 82°
  8. 08 Pelican Nebula (IC5070)
    Emission nebula • magnitude 8.0 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 81°
  9. 09 North America Nebula (NGC7000)
    Emission nebula • magnitude 4.0 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 81°
  10. 10 Magic Carpet Nebula (NGC7027)
    Planetary nebula • magnitude 8.5 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 79°

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