STARGAZING TONIGHT

Stargazing in Istanbul

Turkey • 41.008°, 28.978° • Bortle 8 sky

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Istanbul sits at latitude 41.01°, 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 Istanbul

  1. 01 M92 (M92)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 6.4 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 88°
  2. Globular cluster • magnitude 5.8 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 85°
  3. 03 Pinwheel Galaxy (M101)
    Galaxy • magnitude 7.9 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 77°
  4. 04 Splinter Galaxy (NGC5907)
    Galaxy • magnitude 10.4 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 75°
  5. 05 NGC 5963 (NGC5963)
    Galaxy • magnitude 12.1 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 74°
  6. 06 NGC 5371 (NGC5371)
    Galaxy • magnitude 11.7 • 7.8h above 30° • transits at 89°
  7. 07 Cat’s Eye Nebula (NGC6543)
    Planetary nebula • magnitude 8.1 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 64°
  8. 08 Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)
    Galaxy • magnitude 8.4 • 7.7h above 30° • transits at 84°
  9. 09 NGC 6210 (NGC6210)
    Planetary nebula • magnitude 9.7 • 7.6h above 30° • transits at 73°
  10. 10 Sunflower Galaxy (M63)
    Galaxy • magnitude 8.6 • 7.2h above 30° • transits at 89°

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