STARGAZING TONIGHT

Stargazing in La Palma (Roque de los Muchachos)

Spain • 28.757°, -17.892° • Bortle 1 sky

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La Palma (Roque de los Muchachos) sits at latitude 28.76°, with a sky brightness of Bortle 1. That is a true dark-sky site: the Milky Way is plainly visible and the faintest deep-sky objects come within reach. 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 La Palma (Roque de los Muchachos)

  1. 01 Splinter Galaxy (NGC5907)
    Galaxy • magnitude 10.4 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 62°
  2. 02 NGC 5963 (NGC5963)
    Galaxy • magnitude 12.1 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 62°
  3. Globular cluster • magnitude 5.8 • 7.7h above 30° • transits at 82°
  4. 04 Pinwheel Galaxy (M101)
    Galaxy • magnitude 7.9 • 7.6h above 30° • transits at 64°
  5. 05 NGC 6210 (NGC6210)
    Planetary nebula • magnitude 9.7 • 7.3h above 30° • transits at 85°
  6. 06 M5 (M5)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 6.0 • 7.5h above 30° • transits at 63°
  7. 07 NGC 5371 (NGC5371)
    Galaxy • magnitude 11.7 • 7.2h above 30° • transits at 78°
  8. 08 M92 (M92)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 6.4 • 7.3h above 30° • transits at 76°
  9. 09 Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)
    Galaxy • magnitude 8.4 • 7.0h above 30° • transits at 72°
  10. 10 M3 (M3)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 6.2 • 6.7h above 30° • transits at 90°

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