What to image in July with the DwarfLab DWARF II

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 DWARF II gets a solid image of 30 of them in under an hour each; 29 need longer, or a darker sky, or several nights. Times below use the recommended filter and 15 s subs.

Solid image with the DwarfLab DWARF II, 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
Butterfly ClusterScorpius	Open cluster	8 min30 subs	8 min33 subs	16 min66 subs
Ptolemy's ClusterScorpius	Open cluster	8 min30 subs	8 min33 subs	16 min66 subs
M23Sagittarius	Open cluster	8 min30 subs	8 min33 subs	16 min66 subs
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
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
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
M92Hercules	Globular cluster	13 min52 subs	19 min78 subs	42 min169 subs
M28Sagittarius	Globular cluster	14 min56 subs	20 min82 subs	43 min173 subs
Hercules ClusterHercules	Globular cluster	16 min63 subs	24 min97 subs	53 min213 subs
Ring NebulaLyra	Planetary nebula	17 min70 subs	25 min101 subs	52 min208 subs
M62Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	18 min71 subs	27 min110 subs	1 h 01 min243 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
M80Scorpius	Globular cluster	23 min94 subs	36 min144 subs	1 h 19 min317 subs
M30Capricornus	Globular cluster	25 min101 subs	39 min156 subs	1 h 27 min347 subs
Cat's Eye NebulaDraco	Planetary nebula	27 min108 subs	40 min162 subs	1 h 27 min348 subs
Turtle NebulaHercules	Planetary nebula	27 min108 subs	40 min162 subs	1 h 27 min348 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
M12Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	30 min120 subs	48 min193 subs	1 h 50 min442 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
M19Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	44 min175 subs	1 h 11 min285 subs	2 h 47 min668 subs
M14Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	47 min188 subs	1 h 16 min304 subs	2 h 56 min703 subs
Dumbbell NebulaVulpecula	Planetary nebula	56 min226 subs	1 h 30 min361 subs	3 h 27 min830 subs
M10Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	56 min224 subs	1 h 33 min371 subs	3 h 39 min878 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
M9Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	1 h 09 min276 subs	1 h 54 min456 subs	4 h 30 min1,079 subs
M56Lyra	Globular cluster	1 h 23 min333 subs	2 h 17 min548 subs	5 h 22 min1,290 subs
M107Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	1 h 59 min476 subs	3 h 22 min807 subs	8 h 08 min1,952 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
M4Scorpius	Globular cluster	2 h 28 min592 subs	4 h 14 min1,016 subs	10 h2,482 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
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
Elephant's Trunk 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
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
Abell 39Hercules	Planetary nebula	71 h17,029 subs	130+ h30,570 subs	320+ h77,364 subs

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