What to image, month by month

Each month's best-placed deep-sky targets, with the time a solid image needs from a rural, suburban and city sky for every telescope on the site. "Best placed" means the object transits near midnight that month, so it is high for most of the night. Seasonal notes are written for mid-northern latitudes; the transit months hold everywhere.

January37 targets February31 targets March48 targets April45 targets May51 targets June42 targets July59 targets August49 targets September41 targets October29 targets November39 targets December39 targets

For a specific night, location and Moon, use the tonight planner.