STARGAZING TONIGHT

Stargazing in Zurich

Switzerland • 47.377°, 8.542° • Bortle 7 sky

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Zurich sits at latitude 47.38°, 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 Zurich

  1. 01 Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)
    Galaxy • magnitude 8.4 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 90°
  2. 02 M92 (M92)
    Globular cluster • magnitude 6.4 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 86°
  3. 03 NGC 5371 (NGC5371)
    Galaxy • magnitude 11.7 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 83°
  4. 04 Pinwheel Galaxy (M101)
    Galaxy • magnitude 7.9 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 83°
  5. 05 Splinter Galaxy (NGC5907)
    Galaxy • magnitude 10.4 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 81°
  6. 06 NGC 5963 (NGC5963)
    Galaxy • magnitude 12.1 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 81°
  7. Globular cluster • magnitude 5.8 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 79°
  8. 08 Cat’s Eye Nebula (NGC6543)
    Planetary nebula • magnitude 8.1 • 8.0h above 30° • transits at 71°
  9. 09 Cigar Galaxy (M82)
    Galaxy • magnitude 8.4 • 7.9h above 30° • transits at 68°
  10. 10 Sunflower Galaxy (M63)
    Galaxy • magnitude 8.6 • 7.6h above 30° • transits at 85°

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