STARGAZING TONIGHT

Stargazing in Paris

France • 48.857°, 2.352° • Bortle 9 sky

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Paris sits at latitude 48.86°, 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 Paris

  1. 01 Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)
    Galaxy • magnitude 8.4 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 88°
  2. 02 Pinwheel Galaxy (M101)
    Galaxy • magnitude 7.9 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 85°
  3. 03 M92 (M92)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 6.4 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 84°
  4. 04 Splinter Galaxy (NGC5907)
    Galaxy • magnitude 10.4 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 83°
  5. 05 NGC 5963 (NGC5963)
    Galaxy • magnitude 12.1 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 82°
  6. 06 NGC 5371 (NGC5371)
    Galaxy • magnitude 11.7 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 82°
  7. Globular cluster • magnitude 5.8 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 78°
  8. 08 Cat’s Eye Nebula (NGC6543)
    Planetary nebula • magnitude 8.1 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 72°
  9. 09 Bode's Galaxy (M81)
    Galaxy • magnitude 6.9 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 70°
  10. 10 Cigar Galaxy (M82)
    Galaxy • magnitude 8.4 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 69°

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