STARGAZING TONIGHT

Stargazing in Johannesburg

South Africa • -26.204°, 28.047° • Bortle 8 sky

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Johannesburg sits at latitude -26.20°, 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 Johannesburg

  1. 01 M75 (M75)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 9.2 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 86°
  2. 02 M55 (M55)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 7.4 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 85°
  3. 03 Barnard’s Galaxy (NGC6822)
    Galaxy • magnitude 10.1 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 79°
  4. 04 Little Gem Nebula (NGC6818)
    Planetary nebula • magnitude 9.3 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 78°
  5. 05 M54 (M54)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 8.4 • 7.5h above 30° • transits at 86°
  6. 06 M70 (M70)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 9.1 • 7.4h above 30° • transits at 84°
  7. 07 M69 (M69)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 8.3 • 7.2h above 30° • transits at 84°
  8. 08 M72 (M72)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 9.3 • 7.2h above 30° • transits at 76°
  9. Globular cluster • magnitude 5.1 • 7.1h above 30° • transits at 88°
  10. 10 M28 (M28)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 7.9 • 6.9h above 30° • transits at 89°

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