STARGAZING TONIGHT

Stargazing in Nairobi

Kenya • -1.292°, 36.822° • Bortle 7 sky

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Nairobi sits at latitude -1.29°, with a sky brightness of Bortle 7. 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 2026-07-21. Open the live planner for tonight's exact schedule.

Tonight's top targets from Nairobi

  1. 01 Barnard’s Galaxy (NGC6822)
    Galaxy • magnitude 10.1 • 7.7h above 30° • transits at 76°
  2. 02 Little Gem Nebula (NGC6818)
    Planetary nebula • magnitude 9.3 • 7.7h above 30° • transits at 77°
  3. 03 M75 (M75)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 9.2 • 7.7h above 30° • transits at 69°
  4. 04 M71 (M71)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 8.5 • 7.7h above 30° • transits at 70°
  5. 05 NGC 6803 (NGC6803)
    Planetary nebula • magnitude 11.4 • 7.5h above 30° • transits at 79°
  6. 06 Dumbbell Nebula (M27)
    Planetary nebula • magnitude 7.5 • 7.5h above 30° • transits at 66°
  7. 07 NGC 6772 (NGC6772)
    Planetary nebula • magnitude 12.7 • 7.3h above 30° • transits at 89°
  8. 08 NGC 6781 (NGC6781)
    Planetary nebula • magnitude 11.4 • 7.3h above 30° • transits at 82°
  9. 09 M55 (M55)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 7.4 • 7.3h above 30° • transits at 60°
  10. 10 M72 (M72)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 9.3 • 7.0h above 30° • transits at 79°

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