STARGAZING TONIGHT

Stargazing in Mauna Kea

United States • 19.821°, -155.468° • Bortle 1 sky

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Mauna Kea sits at latitude 19.82°, 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 Mauna Kea

  1. 01 Splinter Galaxy (NGC5907)
    Galaxy • magnitude 10.4 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 53°
  2. 02 NGC 5963 (NGC5963)
    Galaxy • magnitude 12.1 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 53°
  3. 03 M5 (M5)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 6.0 • 7.6h above 30° • transits at 72°
  4. Globular cluster • magnitude 5.8 • 7.4h above 30° • transits at 73°
  5. 05 NGC 6210 (NGC6210)
    Planetary nebula • magnitude 9.7 • 7.2h above 30° • transits at 86°
  6. 06 NGC 5746 (NGC5746)
    Galaxy • magnitude 10.6 • 7.0h above 30° • transits at 72°
  7. 07 NGC 6118 (NGC6118)
    Galaxy • magnitude 11.7 • 7.0h above 30° • transits at 68°
  8. 08 NGC 5371 (NGC5371)
    Galaxy • magnitude 11.7 • 6.8h above 30° • transits at 69°
  9. 09 M92 (M92)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 6.4 • 6.8h above 30° • transits at 67°
  10. 10 NGC 5566 (NGC5566)
    Galaxy • magnitude 10.5 • 6.7h above 30° • transits at 74°

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