What to image in August with the Unistellar eQuinox 2
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 eQuinox 2 gets a solid image of 29 of them in under an hour each; 20 need longer, or a darker sky, or several nights. Times below use the recommended filter and 4 s subs.
| Target | Type | Bortle 4 | Bortle 6 | Bortle 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M25Sagittarius | Open cluster | 2 min30 subs | 2 min32 subs | 4 min59 subs |
| M26Scutum | Open cluster | 2 min30 subs | 2 min32 subs | 4 min59 subs |
| M39Cygnus | Open cluster | 2 min30 subs | 2 min32 subs | 4 min59 subs |
| Caroline's RoseCassiopeia | Open cluster | 2 min30 subs | 2 min32 subs | 4 min59 subs |
| Wild Duck ClusterScutum | Open cluster | 2 min30 subs | 2 min34 subs | 4 min64 subs |
| M21Sagittarius | Open cluster | 2 min30 subs | 2 min36 subs | 5 min68 subs |
| M52Cassiopeia | Open cluster | 2 min30 subs | 2 min36 subs | 5 min68 subs |
| M18Sagittarius | Open cluster | 3 min39 subs | 3 min52 subs | 7 min99 subs |
| M29Cygnus | Open cluster | 3 min50 subs | 4 min67 subs | 8 min127 subs |
| NGC 6939Cepheus | Open cluster | 3 min50 subs | 4 min67 subs | 8 min127 subs |
| M28Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 4 min56 subs | 5 min79 subs | 10 min156 subs |
| Ring NebulaLyra | Planetary nebula | 5 min70 subs | 6 min96 subs | 12 min187 subs |
| Sagittarius Star CloudSagittarius | Star cloud | 5 min79 subs | 8 min114 subs | 16 min235 subs |
| M15Pegasus | Globular cluster | 6 min86 subs | 8 min125 subs | 17 min259 subs |
| M2Aquarius | Globular cluster | 6 min92 subs | 9 min134 subs | 19 min280 subs |
| M30Capricornus | Globular cluster | 7 min105 subs | 10 min151 subs | 21 min312 subs |
| Blinking PlanetaryCygnus | Planetary nebula | 7 min110 subs | 10 min156 subs | 21 min313 subs |
| Saturn NebulaAquarius | Planetary nebula | 7 min110 subs | 10 min156 subs | 21 min313 subs |
| M22Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 7 min109 subs | 11 min160 subs | 22 min337 subs |
| M55Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 8 min122 subs | 12 min180 subs | 25 min380 subs |
| M70Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 10 min146 subs | 14 min211 subs | 29 min435 subs |
| M69Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 10 min149 subs | 15 min218 subs | 30 min455 subs |
| M75Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 11 min168 subs | 16 min243 subs | 33 min500 subs |
| M71Sagitta | Globular cluster | 11 min169 subs | 16 min245 subs | 34 min506 subs |
| Dumbbell NebulaVulpecula | Planetary nebula | 16 min239 subs | 24 min353 subs | 50 min748 subs |
| Lagoon NebulaSagittarius | Emission nebula | 17 min249 subs | 25 min376 subs | 54 min816 subs |
| M54Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 17 min252 subs | 25 min378 subs | 54 min814 subs |
| Omega NebulaSagittarius | Emission nebula | 19 min286 subs | 29 min431 subs | 1 h 02 min929 subs |
| M56Lyra | Globular cluster | 24 min359 subs | 36 min539 subs | 1 h 18 min1,163 subs |
| Trifid NebulaSagittarius | Emission nebula | 39 min587 subs | 1 h907 subs | 2 h 14 min2,011 subs |
| M72Aquarius | Globular cluster | 42 min629 subs | 1 h 04 min954 subs | 2 h 18 min2,078 subs |
| Eagle NebulaSerpens | Emission nebula | 56 min833 subs | 1 h 26 min1,295 subs | 3 h 13 min2,891 subs |
| Iris NebulaCepheus | Reflection nebula | 1 h 06 min994 subs | 1 h 43 min1,549 subs | 3 h 51 min3,468 subs |
| Eastern Veil NebulaCygnus | Supernova remnant | 1 h 12 min1,086 subs | 1 h 53 min1,695 subs | 4 h 13 min3,798 subs |
| NGC 7331Pegasus | Galaxy | 1 h 14 min1,112 subs | 1 h 55 min1,726 subs | 4 h 16 min3,844 subs |
| North America NebulaCygnus | Emission nebula | 1 h 19 min1,186 subs | 2 h 04 min1,854 subs | 4 h 37 min4,160 subs |
| Western Veil NebulaCygnus | Supernova remnant | 1 h 26 min1,296 subs | 2 h 15 min2,028 subs | 5 h 04 min4,557 subs |
| Pelican NebulaCygnus | Emission nebula | 1 h 53 min1,692 subs | 2 h 57 min2,657 subs | 6 h 39 min5,991 subs |
| Helix NebulaAquarius | Planetary nebula | 1 h 53 min1,692 subs | 2 h 57 min2,657 subs | 6 h 39 min5,991 subs |
| Elephant's Trunk NebulaCepheus | Emission nebula | 2 h 15 min2,023 subs | 3 h 32 min3,183 subs | 7 h 59 min7,191 subs |
| Wizard NebulaCepheus | Emission nebula | 2 h 15 min2,023 subs | 3 h 32 min3,183 subs | 7 h 59 min7,191 subs |
| Tulip NebulaCygnus | Emission nebula | 2 h 15 min2,023 subs | 3 h 32 min3,183 subs | 7 h 59 min7,191 subs |
| NGC 6781Aquila | Planetary nebula | 2 h 29 min2,236 subs | 3 h 52 min3,485 subs | 8 h 40 min7,802 subs |
| Crescent NebulaCygnus | Emission nebula | 2 h 41 min2,419 subs | 4 h 14 min3,814 subs | 9 h 36 min8,633 subs |
| Bubble NebulaCassiopeia | Emission nebula | 2 h 41 min2,419 subs | 4 h 14 min3,814 subs | 9 h 36 min8,633 subs |
| Cocoon NebulaCygnus | Emission nebula | 2 h 49 min2,528 subs | 4 h 25 min3,978 subs | 9 h 59 min8,989 subs |
| Fireworks GalaxyCygnus | Galaxy | 3 h 04 min2,758 subs | 4 h 49 min4,340 subs | 11 h9,806 subs |
| NGC 6914Cygnus | Reflection nebula | 3 h 32 min3,186 subs | 5 h 33 min4,992 subs | 12 h11,232 subs |
| Cave NebulaCepheus | Emission nebula | 3 h 51 min3,464 subs | 6 h 05 min5,480 subs | 14 h12,447 subs |
Other telescopes in August: Seestar S50 · Seestar S50 Pro · Seestar S30 · Seestar S30 Pro · DWARF 3 · DWARF mini · Draco · DWARF II · Vespera II · Vespera Pro · Vespera 3 · Vespera Pro 2 · Odyssey · Origin · Origin Mark II
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