STARGAZING TONIGHT

Stargazing in Lima

Peru • -12.046°, -77.043° • Bortle 8 sky

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Lima sits at latitude -12.05°, 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 Lima

  1. 01 M5 (M5)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 6.0 • 7.6h above 30° • transits at 76°
  2. 02 Blue Horsehead Nebula (IC4592)
    Reflection nebula • magnitude 3.6 • 7.5h above 30° • transits at 83°
  3. 03 M80 (M80)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 7.9 • 7.5h above 30° • transits at 79°
  4. 04 M4 (M4)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 5.9 • 7.3h above 30° • transits at 76°
  5. 05 Rho Ophiuchi Nebula (IC4604)
    Reflection nebula • magnitude 4.6 • 7.3h above 30° • transits at 79°
  6. 06 NGC 6171 (NGC6171)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 8.8 • 7.2h above 30° • transits at 89°
  7. 07 NGC 6118 (NGC6118)
    Galaxy • magnitude 11.7 • 7.2h above 30° • transits at 80°
  8. 08 NGC 5746 (NGC5746)
    Galaxy • magnitude 10.6 • 7.1h above 30° • transits at 76°
  9. 09 M12 (M12)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 7.7 • 6.8h above 30° • transits at 80°
  10. 10 M10 (M10)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 6.6 • 6.6h above 30° • transits at 82°

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