What to image in February with the Unistellar eQuinox 2

Orion is still well placed after dark and the winter clusters in Auriga and Gemini ride high. Late in the evening the first galaxies of spring rise in the east: Leo, then Ursa Major. A month for both nebulae and, after midnight, the Bode and Cigar pair.

Moon in February 2027: new on 6 Feb, full on 20 Feb. Broadband targets (galaxies, clusters) want the week either side of new; emission nebulae behind a dual-band filter tolerate the rest.

31 targets transit near midnight in February. From a suburban sky the eQuinox 2 gets a solid image of 19 of them in under an hour each; 12 need longer, or a darker sky, or several nights. Times below use the recommended filter and 4 s subs.

Solid image with the Unistellar eQuinox 2, sorted by the Bortle 6 figure. Each link opens the full Bortle 1 to 9 table with sub-length and filter comparisons.
Target	Type	Bortle 4	Bortle 6	Bortle 8
M35Gemini	Open cluster	2 min30 subs	2 min32 subs	4 min59 subs
M41Canis Major	Open cluster	2 min30 subs	2 min32 subs	4 min59 subs
Beehive ClusterCancer	Open cluster	2 min30 subs	2 min32 subs	4 min59 subs
M46Puppis	Open cluster	2 min30 subs	2 min32 subs	4 min59 subs
M47Puppis	Open cluster	2 min30 subs	2 min32 subs	4 min59 subs
M48Hydra	Open cluster	2 min30 subs	2 min32 subs	4 min59 subs
M50Monoceros	Open cluster	2 min30 subs	2 min32 subs	4 min59 subs
M67Cancer	Open cluster	2 min30 subs	2 min32 subs	4 min59 subs
M93Puppis	Open cluster	2 min30 subs	2 min32 subs	4 min59 subs
Rosette ClusterMonoceros	Open cluster	2 min30 subs	2 min32 subs	4 min59 subs
Eskimo NebulaGemini	Planetary nebula	7 min110 subs	10 min156 subs	21 min313 subs
Ghost of JupiterHydra	Planetary nebula	7 min110 subs	10 min156 subs	21 min313 subs
Carina NebulaCarina	Emission nebula	7 min109 subs	11 min159 subs	22 min334 subs
Cigar GalaxyUrsa Major	Galaxy	20 min305 subs	31 min459 subs	1 h 06 min993 subs
M66Leo	Galaxy	24 min362 subs	36 min544 subs	1 h 18 min1,176 subs
M65Leo	Galaxy	31 min458 subs	46 min697 subs	1 h 41 min1,521 subs
Owl NebulaUrsa Major	Planetary nebula	31 min472 subs	47 min710 subs	1 h 42 min1,533 subs
M105Leo	Galaxy	35 min525 subs	53 min792 subs	1 h 54 min1,715 subs
Bode's GalaxyUrsa Major	Galaxy	37 min560 subs	58 min863 subs	2 h 07 min1,912 subs
M108Ursa Major	Galaxy	51 min758 subs	1 h 18 min1,163 subs	2 h 51 min2,564 subs
M96Leo	Galaxy	57 min849 subs	1 h 27 min1,302 subs	3 h 11 min2,868 subs
Rosette NebulaMonoceros	Emission nebula	1 h 19 min1,186 subs	2 h 04 min1,854 subs	4 h 37 min4,160 subs
NGC 2903Leo	Galaxy	1 h 22 min1,236 subs	2 h 08 min1,928 subs	4 h 48 min4,319 subs
Hamburger GalaxyLeo	Galaxy	1 h 28 min1,318 subs	2 h 17 min2,063 subs	5 h 09 min4,637 subs
Monkey Head NebulaOrion	Emission nebula	1 h 34 min1,416 subs	2 h 28 min2,219 subs	5 h 33 min4,992 subs
NGC 2403Camelopardalis	Galaxy	1 h 53 min1,692 subs	2 h 57 min2,657 subs	6 h 39 min5,991 subs
M95Leo	Galaxy	2 h 03 min1,841 subs	3 h 11 min2,866 subs	7 h 07 min6,406 subs
M109Ursa Major	Galaxy	2 h 13 min1,999 subs	3 h 28 min3,117 subs	7 h 45 min6,979 subs
Cone and Christmas TreeMonoceros	Emission nebula	3 h 51 min3,464 subs	6 h 05 min5,480 subs	14 h12,447 subs
Jellyfish NebulaGemini	Supernova remnant	3 h 51 min3,464 subs	6 h 05 min5,480 subs	14 h12,447 subs
Thor's HelmetCanis Major	Emission nebula	6 h 02 min5,426 subs	9 h 31 min8,570 subs	22 h19,435 subs

Other telescopes in February: 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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