STARGAZING TONIGHT

Stargazing in Shanghai

China • 31.230°, 121.474° • Bortle 9 sky

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Shanghai sits at latitude 31.23°, 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 2026-07-21. Open the live planner for tonight's exact schedule.

Tonight's top targets from Shanghai

  1. 01 M56 (M56)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 8.3 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 89°
  2. 02 NGC 6940 (NGC6940)
    Open cluster • magnitude 6.3 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 87°
  3. 03 Western Veil Nebula (NGC6960)
    Supernova remnant • magnitude 7.0 • 7.9h above 30° • transits at 89°
  4. 04 Veil Nebula (NGC6960)
    Supernova remnant • magnitude 7.0 • 7.9h above 30° • transits at 89°
  5. 05 NGC 6791 (NGC6791)
    Open cluster • magnitude 9.5 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 83°
  6. 06 Crescent Nebula (NGC6888)
    Emission nebula • magnitude 7.4 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 83°
  7. 07 M29 (M29)
    Open cluster • magnitude 7.1 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 83°
  8. 08 Dumbbell Nebula (M27)
    Planetary nebula • magnitude 7.5 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 81°
  9. 09 Foxhead Cluster (NGC6819)
    Open cluster • magnitude 7.3 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 81°
  10. 10 M71 (M71)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 8.5 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 78°

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