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 2026-07-21. Open the live planner for tonight's exact schedule.

Tonight's top targets from Mauna Kea

  1. 01 M71 (M71)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 8.5 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 89°
  2. 02 Dumbbell Nebula (M27)
    Planetary nebula • magnitude 7.5 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 87°
  3. 03 Crescent Nebula (NGC6888)
    Emission nebula • magnitude 7.4 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 71°
  4. 04 M29 (M29)
    Open cluster • magnitude 7.1 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 71°
  5. 05 Foxhead Cluster (NGC6819)
    Open cluster • magnitude 7.3 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 70°
  6. 06 Blinking Planetary (NGC6826)
    Planetary nebula • magnitude 9.4 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 59°
  7. 07 NGC 6791 (NGC6791)
    Open cluster • magnitude 9.5 • 7.8h above 30° • transits at 72°
  8. 08 NGC 6940 (NGC6940)
    Open cluster • magnitude 6.3 • 7.8h above 30° • transits at 82°
  9. 09 M56 (M56)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 8.3 • 7.7h above 30° • transits at 80°
  10. 10 NGC 6803 (NGC6803)
    Planetary nebula • magnitude 11.4 • 7.7h above 30° • transits at 80°

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