STARGAZING TONIGHT

Stargazing in Stockholm

Sweden • 59.329°, 18.069° • Bortle 7 sky

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Stockholm sits at latitude 59.33°, 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 2026-05-16. Open the live planner for tonight's exact schedule.

Tonight's top targets from Stockholm

  1. 01 Fireworks Galaxy (NGC6946)
    Galaxy • magnitude 9.1 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 89°
  2. 02 NGC 663 (NGC663)
    Open cluster • magnitude 7.1 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 88°
  3. 03 Heart Nebula (IC1805)
    Emission nebula • magnitude 7.5 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 88°
  4. 04 M52 (M52)
    Open cluster • magnitude 7.3 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 88°
  5. 05 NGC 5963 (NGC5963)
    Galaxy • magnitude 12.1 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 87°
  6. 06 Splinter Galaxy (NGC5907)
    Galaxy • magnitude 10.4 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 87°
  7. 07 NGC 1502 (NGC1502)
    Open cluster • magnitude 6.9 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 87°
  8. 08 Surfboard Galaxy (M108)
    Galaxy • magnitude 10.7 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 86°
  9. 09 Owl Nebula (M97)
    Planetary nebula • magnitude 9.9 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 86°
  10. 10 Pinwheel Galaxy (M101)
    Galaxy • magnitude 7.9 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 85°

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