What to image in July with the Celestron Origin
The Milky Way core is up after midnight: the Lagoon, Trifid, Eagle and Swan nebulae, low in the south from Britain and northern Europe but spectacular from the southern US and the southern hemisphere. Cygnus and the Veil are high by the small hours. Dual-band filter on for all of them.
Moon in July 2027: new on 4 Jul, full on 18 Jul. Broadband targets (galaxies, clusters) want the week either side of new; emission nebulae behind a dual-band filter tolerate the rest.
59 targets transit near midnight in July. From a suburban sky the Origin gets a solid image of 51 of them in under an hour each; 8 need longer, or a darker sky, or several nights. Times below use the recommended filter and 10 s subs.
| Target | Type | Bortle 4 | Bortle 6 | Bortle 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M2Aquarius | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 7 min44 subs |
| Butterfly ClusterScorpius | Open cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs |
| Ptolemy's ClusterScorpius | Open cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs |
| Wild Duck ClusterScutum | Open cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs |
| M12Ophiuchus | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 10 min62 subs |
| Hercules ClusterHercules | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs |
| M15Pegasus | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 7 min40 subs |
| M18Sagittarius | Open cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs |
| M21Sagittarius | Open cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs |
| M22Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 9 min52 subs |
| M23Sagittarius | Open cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs |
| Sagittarius Star CloudSagittarius | Star cloud | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 6 min37 subs |
| M25Sagittarius | Open cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs |
| M26Scutum | Open cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs |
| M28Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs |
| M29Cygnus | Open cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs |
| M30Capricornus | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 8 min49 subs |
| M39Cygnus | Open cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs |
| M55Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 10 min59 subs |
| Ring NebulaLyra | Planetary nebula | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs |
| M62Ophiuchus | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 6 min34 subs |
| M69Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 12 min71 subs |
| M70Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 11 min68 subs |
| M80Scorpius | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 7 min44 subs |
| M92Hercules | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs |
| Cat's Eye NebulaDraco | Planetary nebula | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 8 min49 subs |
| Turtle NebulaHercules | Planetary nebula | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 8 min49 subs |
| Blinking PlanetaryCygnus | Planetary nebula | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 8 min49 subs |
| NGC 6939Cepheus | Open cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs |
| Saturn NebulaAquarius | Planetary nebula | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 8 min49 subs |
| M75Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min31 subs | 13 min78 subs |
| M71Sagitta | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min31 subs | 13 min79 subs |
| M19Ophiuchus | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 6 min34 subs | 15 min93 subs |
| M14Ophiuchus | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 6 min37 subs | 16 min98 subs |
| Dumbbell NebulaVulpecula | Planetary nebula | 5 min30 subs | 7 min44 subs | 19 min116 subs |
| M10Ophiuchus | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 7 min44 subs | 20 min122 subs |
| Lagoon NebulaSagittarius | Emission nebula | 5 min30 subs | 7 min45 subs | 21 min126 subs |
| M54Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 8 min46 subs | 21 min125 subs |
| Omega NebulaSagittarius | Emission nebula | 5 min30 subs | 9 min52 subs | 24 min143 subs |
| M9Ophiuchus | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 9 min54 subs | 25 min150 subs |
| M56Lyra | Globular cluster | 5 min32 subs | 11 min65 subs | 30 min179 subs |
| M107Ophiuchus | Globular cluster | 7 min44 subs | 16 min95 subs | 45 min270 subs |
| Trifid NebulaSagittarius | Emission nebula | 8 min49 subs | 18 min107 subs | 51 min308 subs |
| M72Aquarius | Globular cluster | 9 min55 subs | 19 min114 subs | 53 min319 subs |
| M4Scorpius | Globular cluster | 9 min54 subs | 20 min119 subs | 57 min343 subs |
| Eagle NebulaSerpens | Emission nebula | 11 min67 subs | 25 min151 subs | 1 h 14 min442 subs |
| Iris NebulaCepheus | Reflection nebula | 13 min79 subs | 30 min180 subs | 1 h 28 min530 subs |
| Eastern Veil NebulaCygnus | Supernova remnant | 14 min86 subs | 33 min197 subs | 1 h 37 min580 subs |
| North America NebulaCygnus | Emission nebula | 16 min94 subs | 36 min215 subs | 1 h 46 min635 subs |
| Western Veil NebulaCygnus | Supernova remnant | 17 min102 subs | 39 min235 subs | 1 h 56 min696 subs |
| Pelican NebulaCygnus | Emission nebula | 22 min131 subs | 51 min307 subs | 2 h 32 min914 subs |
| Elephant's Trunk NebulaCepheus | Emission nebula | 26 min156 subs | 1 h 01 min367 subs | 3 h 03 min1,097 subs |
| Tulip NebulaCygnus | Emission nebula | 26 min156 subs | 1 h 01 min367 subs | 3 h 03 min1,097 subs |
| NGC 6781Aquila | Planetary nebula | 30 min178 subs | 1 h 07 min405 subs | 3 h 18 min1,191 subs |
| Crescent NebulaCygnus | Emission nebula | 31 min185 subs | 1 h 13 min439 subs | 3 h 39 min1,316 subs |
| Cocoon NebulaCygnus | Emission nebula | 32 min194 subs | 1 h 16 min458 subs | 3 h 48 min1,371 subs |
| Fireworks GalaxyCygnus | Galaxy | 35 min212 subs | 1 h 23 min500 subs | 4 h 09 min1,495 subs |
| NGC 6914Cygnus | Reflection nebula | 41 min249 subs | 1 h 36 min577 subs | 4 h 46 min1,714 subs |
| Abell 39Hercules | Planetary nebula | 3 h 55 min1,411 subs | 9 h 41 min3,486 subs | 30 h10,654 subs |
Other telescopes in July: 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 · eQuinox 2 · Odyssey · Origin Mark II
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