STARGAZING TONIGHT

Stargazing in Moscow

Russia • 55.756°, 37.617° • Bortle 9 sky

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Moscow sits at latitude 55.76°, with a sky brightness of Bortle 9. 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 Moscow

  1. 01 Splinter Galaxy (NGC5907)
    Galaxy • magnitude 10.4 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 89°
  2. 02 NGC 5963 (NGC5963)
    Galaxy • magnitude 12.1 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 89°
  3. 03 Pinwheel Galaxy (M101)
    Galaxy • magnitude 7.9 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 89°
  4. 04 M109 (M109)
    Galaxy • magnitude 10.6 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 88°
  5. 05 Fireworks Galaxy (NGC6946)
    Galaxy • magnitude 9.1 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 86°
  6. 06 Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)
    Galaxy • magnitude 8.4 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 81°
  7. 07 NGC 2403 (NGC2403)
    Galaxy • magnitude 8.4 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 80°
  8. 08 NGC 2403 (NGC2403)
    Galaxy • magnitude 8.4 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 80°
  9. 09 NGC 7129 (NGC7129)
    Open cluster • magnitude 11.5 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 80°
  10. 10 Cat’s Eye Nebula (NGC6543)
    Planetary nebula • magnitude 8.1 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 79°

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