What to image in August with the DwarfLab DWARF II
The summer nebulae at their best in the evening: the North America and Pelican, the Veil, the Crescent and the Eagle. Dark from about 22:00 at British latitudes again. The Perseids give a night to skip imaging and just look up.
Moon in August 2027: new on 2 Aug and 31 Aug, full on 17 Aug. Broadband targets (galaxies, clusters) want the week either side of new; emission nebulae behind a dual-band filter tolerate the rest.
49 targets transit near midnight in August. From a suburban sky the DWARF II gets a solid image of 22 of them in under an hour each; 27 need longer, or a darker sky, or several nights. Times below use the recommended filter and 15 s subs.
| Target | Type | Bortle 4 | Bortle 6 | Bortle 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M25Sagittarius | Open cluster | 8 min30 subs | 8 min33 subs | 16 min66 subs |
| M26Scutum | Open cluster | 8 min30 subs | 8 min33 subs | 16 min66 subs |
| M39Cygnus | Open cluster | 8 min30 subs | 8 min33 subs | 16 min66 subs |
| Caroline's RoseCassiopeia | Open cluster | 8 min30 subs | 8 min33 subs | 16 min66 subs |
| Wild Duck ClusterScutum | Open cluster | 8 min30 subs | 9 min36 subs | 18 min71 subs |
| M21Sagittarius | Open cluster | 8 min30 subs | 9 min38 subs | 19 min77 subs |
| M52Cassiopeia | Open cluster | 8 min30 subs | 9 min38 subs | 19 min77 subs |
| M18Sagittarius | Open cluster | 10 min39 subs | 14 min55 subs | 27 min110 subs |
| M29Cygnus | Open cluster | 13 min51 subs | 18 min71 subs | 35 min142 subs |
| NGC 6939Cepheus | Open cluster | 13 min51 subs | 18 min71 subs | 35 min142 subs |
| M28Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 14 min56 subs | 20 min82 subs | 43 min173 subs |
| Ring NebulaLyra | Planetary nebula | 17 min70 subs | 25 min101 subs | 52 min208 subs |
| Sagittarius Star CloudSagittarius | Star cloud | 19 min76 subs | 29 min117 subs | 1 h 05 min261 subs |
| M15Pegasus | Globular cluster | 20 min82 subs | 32 min128 subs | 1 h 12 min287 subs |
| M2Aquarius | Globular cluster | 22 min88 subs | 34 min138 subs | 1 h 18 min311 subs |
| M30Capricornus | Globular cluster | 25 min101 subs | 39 min156 subs | 1 h 27 min347 subs |
| Blinking PlanetaryCygnus | Planetary nebula | 27 min108 subs | 40 min162 subs | 1 h 27 min348 subs |
| Saturn NebulaAquarius | Planetary nebula | 27 min108 subs | 40 min162 subs | 1 h 27 min348 subs |
| M22Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 26 min104 subs | 41 min164 subs | 1 h 33 min374 subs |
| M55Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 29 min115 subs | 46 min184 subs | 1 h 45 min422 subs |
| M70Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 35 min140 subs | 54 min217 subs | 2 h 01 min484 subs |
| M69Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 35 min142 subs | 56 min224 subs | 2 h 06 min506 subs |
| M75Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 40 min162 subs | 1 h 02 min250 subs | 2 h 19 min556 subs |
| M71Sagitta | Globular cluster | 40 min162 subs | 1 h 03 min252 subs | 2 h 21 min563 subs |
| Dumbbell NebulaVulpecula | Planetary nebula | 56 min226 subs | 1 h 30 min361 subs | 3 h 27 min830 subs |
| Lagoon NebulaSagittarius | Emission nebula | 57 min230 subs | 1 h 35 min382 subs | 3 h 46 min904 subs |
| M54Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 58 min234 subs | 1 h 36 min384 subs | 3 h 45 min902 subs |
| Omega NebulaSagittarius | Emission nebula | 1 h 06 min266 subs | 1 h 49 min438 subs | 4 h 17 min1,030 subs |
| M56Lyra | Globular cluster | 1 h 23 min333 subs | 2 h 17 min548 subs | 5 h 22 min1,290 subs |
| Trifid NebulaSagittarius | Emission nebula | 2 h 13 min534 subs | 3 h 48 min914 subs | 9 h 16 min2,226 subs |
| M72Aquarius | Globular cluster | 2 h 25 min581 subs | 4 h 02 min967 subs | 9 h 35 min2,302 subs |
| Eagle NebulaSerpens | Emission nebula | 3 h 08 min754 subs | 5 h 25 min1,302 subs | 13 h3,199 subs |
| Iris NebulaCepheus | Reflection nebula | 3 h 44 min896 subs | 6 h 29 min1,556 subs | 16 h3,837 subs |
| Eastern Veil NebulaCygnus | Supernova remnant | 4 h 04 min978 subs | 7 h 05 min1,701 subs | 18 h4,202 subs |
| NGC 7331Pegasus | Galaxy | 4 h 12 min1,008 subs | 7 h 14 min1,736 subs | 18 h4,254 subs |
| North America NebulaCygnus | Emission nebula | 4 h 27 min1,067 subs | 7 h 45 min1,860 subs | 19 h4,602 subs |
| Western Veil NebulaCygnus | Supernova remnant | 4 h 51 min1,165 subs | 8 h 29 min2,035 subs | 21 h5,041 subs |
| Pelican NebulaCygnus | Emission nebula | 6 h 19 min1,516 subs | 11 h2,663 subs | 28 h6,625 subs |
| Helix NebulaAquarius | Planetary nebula | 6 h 19 min1,516 subs | 11 h2,663 subs | 28 h6,625 subs |
| Elephant's Trunk NebulaCepheus | Emission nebula | 7 h 32 min1,809 subs | 13 h3,187 subs | 33 h7,952 subs |
| Wizard NebulaCepheus | Emission nebula | 7 h 32 min1,809 subs | 13 h3,187 subs | 33 h7,952 subs |
| Tulip NebulaCygnus | Emission nebula | 7 h 32 min1,809 subs | 13 h3,187 subs | 33 h7,952 subs |
| NGC 6781Aquila | Planetary nebula | 8 h 24 min2,016 subs | 15 h3,501 subs | 36 h8,632 subs |
| Crescent NebulaCygnus | Emission nebula | 9 h2,159 subs | 16 h3,817 subs | 40 h9,545 subs |
| Bubble NebulaCassiopeia | Emission nebula | 9 h2,159 subs | 16 h3,817 subs | 40 h9,545 subs |
| Cocoon NebulaCygnus | Emission nebula | 9 h 25 min2,261 subs | 17 h3,984 subs | 41 h9,939 subs |
| Fireworks GalaxyCygnus | Galaxy | 10 h2,466 subs | 18 h4,346 subs | 45 h10,843 subs |
| NGC 6914Cygnus | Reflection nebula | 12 h2,860 subs | 21 h5,006 subs | 52 h12,422 subs |
| Cave NebulaCepheus | Emission nebula | 13 h3,083 subs | 23 h5,479 subs | 57 h13,758 subs |
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