STARGAZING TONIGHT

Stargazing in Vancouver

Canada • 49.283°, -123.121° • Bortle 8 sky

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Vancouver sits at latitude 49.28°, with a sky brightness of Bortle 8. 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 Vancouver

  1. 01 M39 (M39)
    Open cluster • magnitude 4.6 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 89°
  2. 02 Blinking Planetary (NGC6826)
    Planetary nebula • magnitude 9.4 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 89°
  3. 03 Pelican Nebula (IC5070)
    Emission nebula • magnitude 8.0 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 85°
  4. 04 North America Nebula (NGC7000)
    Emission nebula • magnitude 4.0 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 85°
  5. 05 Magic Carpet Nebula (NGC7027)
    Planetary nebula • magnitude 8.5 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 83°
  6. Emission nebula • magnitude 7.5 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 82°
  7. 07 Foxhead Cluster (NGC6819)
    Open cluster • magnitude 7.3 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 81°
  8. 08 M29 (M29)
    Open cluster • magnitude 7.1 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 79°
  9. 09 Fireworks Galaxy (NGC6946)
    Galaxy • magnitude 9.1 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 79°
  10. 10 Crescent Nebula (NGC6888)
    Emission nebula • magnitude 7.4 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 79°

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