STARGAZING TONIGHT

Stargazing in Helsinki

Finland • 60.170°, 24.938° • Bortle 7 sky

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Helsinki sits at latitude 60.17°, 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 Helsinki

  1. 01 Fireworks Galaxy (NGC6946)
    Galaxy • magnitude 9.1 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 90°
  2. 02 Soul Nebula (IC1848)
    Emission nebula • magnitude 8.5 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 90°
  3. 03 NGC 581 (NGC581)
    Open cluster • magnitude 7.4 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 90°
  4. 04 IC 10 (IC10)
    Galaxy • magnitude 10.3 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 89°
  5. 05 NGC 663 (NGC663)
    Open cluster • magnitude 7.1 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 89°
  6. 06 Heart Nebula (IC1805)
    Emission nebula • magnitude 7.5 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 89°
  7. 07 M52 (M52)
    Open cluster • magnitude 7.3 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 89°
  8. 08 Owl Cluster (NGC457)
    Open cluster • magnitude 6.4 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 88°
  9. 09 NGC 1502 (NGC1502)
    Open cluster • magnitude 6.9 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 88°
  10. Emission nebula • magnitude 7.5 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 87°

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