What to image in July with the Unistellar Odyssey

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 Odyssey gets a solid image of 28 of them in under an hour each; 31 need longer, or a darker sky, or several nights. Times below use the recommended filter and 4 s subs.

Solid image with the Unistellar Odyssey, 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	7 min107 subs	9 min136 subs	16 min237 subs
Ptolemy's ClusterScorpius	Open cluster	7 min107 subs	9 min136 subs	16 min237 subs
M23Sagittarius	Open cluster	7 min107 subs	9 min136 subs	16 min237 subs
M25Sagittarius	Open cluster	7 min107 subs	9 min136 subs	16 min237 subs
M26Scutum	Open cluster	7 min107 subs	9 min136 subs	16 min237 subs
M39Cygnus	Open cluster	7 min107 subs	9 min136 subs	16 min237 subs
Wild Duck ClusterScutum	Open cluster	8 min115 subs	10 min146 subs	17 min254 subs
M21Sagittarius	Open cluster	8 min123 subs	10 min157 subs	18 min273 subs
M18Sagittarius	Open cluster	12 min178 subs	15 min227 subs	26 min395 subs
M29Cygnus	Open cluster	15 min229 subs	19 min291 subs	34 min507 subs
NGC 6939Cepheus	Open cluster	15 min229 subs	19 min291 subs	34 min507 subs
M92Hercules	Globular cluster	17 min255 subs	22 min335 subs	41 min611 subs
M28Sagittarius	Globular cluster	18 min266 subs	23 min347 subs	42 min627 subs
Hercules ClusterHercules	Globular cluster	21 min316 subs	28 min419 subs	52 min774 subs
Ring NebulaLyra	Planetary nebula	22 min327 subs	28 min422 subs	50 min750 subs
M62Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	24 min357 subs	32 min476 subs	59 min884 subs
Sagittarius Star CloudSagittarius	Star cloud	25 min382 subs	34 min510 subs	1 h 03 min950 subs
M15Pegasus	Globular cluster	28 min419 subs	37 min560 subs	1 h 10 min1,047 subs
M2Aquarius	Globular cluster	30 min451 subs	40 min604 subs	1 h 15 min1,133 subs
M80Scorpius	Globular cluster	31 min469 subs	41 min622 subs	1 h 17 min1,150 subs
M30Capricornus	Globular cluster	34 min509 subs	45 min678 subs	1 h 24 min1,263 subs
Cat's Eye NebulaDraco	Planetary nebula	35 min526 subs	46 min691 subs	1 h 24 min1,262 subs
Turtle NebulaHercules	Planetary nebula	35 min526 subs	46 min691 subs	1 h 24 min1,262 subs
Blinking PlanetaryCygnus	Planetary nebula	35 min526 subs	46 min691 subs	1 h 24 min1,262 subs
Saturn NebulaAquarius	Planetary nebula	35 min526 subs	46 min691 subs	1 h 24 min1,262 subs
M22Sagittarius	Globular cluster	36 min538 subs	48 min724 subs	1 h 31 min1,365 subs
M55Sagittarius	Globular cluster	40 min603 subs	54 min814 subs	1 h 43 min1,541 subs
M12Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	42 min632 subs	57 min853 subs	1 h 48 min1,617 subs
M70Sagittarius	Globular cluster	47 min710 subs	1 h 03 min946 subs	1 h 57 min1,763 subs
M69Sagittarius	Globular cluster	49 min732 subs	1 h 05 min982 subs	2 h 03 min1,846 subs
M75Sagittarius	Globular cluster	54 min817 subs	1 h 13 min1,088 subs	2 h 15 min2,025 subs
M71Sagitta	Globular cluster	55 min824 subs	1 h 13 min1,100 subs	2 h 17 min2,050 subs
M19Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	1 h 02 min938 subs	1 h 25 min1,277 subs	2 h 43 min2,448 subs
M14Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	1 h 06 min997 subs	1 h 30 min1,351 subs	2 h 51 min2,572 subs
Dumbbell NebulaVulpecula	Planetary nebula	1 h 19 min1,186 subs	1 h 47 min1,601 subs	3 h 22 min3,036 subs
M10Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	1 h 21 min1,221 subs	1 h 51 min1,670 subs	3 h 35 min3,222 subs
Lagoon NebulaSagittarius	Emission nebula	1 h 24 min1,257 subs	1 h 55 min1,719 subs	3 h 41 min3,319 subs
M54Sagittarius	Globular cluster	1 h 24 min1,264 subs	1 h 55 min1,723 subs	3 h 41 min3,309 subs
Omega NebulaSagittarius	Emission nebula	1 h 36 min1,441 subs	2 h 11 min1,966 subs	4 h 12 min3,780 subs
M9Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	1 h 40 min1,502 subs	2 h 17 min2,054 subs	4 h 24 min3,961 subs
M56Lyra	Globular cluster	2 h1,804 subs	2 h 44 min2,461 subs	5 h 15 min4,732 subs
M107Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	2 h 58 min2,666 subs	4 h 05 min3,680 subs	7 h 59 min7,185 subs
Trifid NebulaSagittarius	Emission nebula	3 h 21 min3,022 subs	4 h 39 min4,184 subs	9 h 07 min8,201 subs
M72Aquarius	Globular cluster	3 h 33 min3,188 subs	4 h 51 min4,371 subs	9 h 24 min8,459 subs
M4Scorpius	Globular cluster	3 h 44 min3,361 subs	5 h 11 min4,659 subs	10 h9,146 subs
Eagle NebulaSerpens	Emission nebula	4 h 47 min4,312 subs	6 h 39 min5,992 subs	13 h11,798 subs
Iris NebulaCepheus	Reflection nebula	5 h 44 min5,154 subs	7 h 58 min7,175 subs	16 h14,156 subs
Eastern Veil NebulaCygnus	Supernova remnant	6 h 16 min5,637 subs	8 h 43 min7,852 subs	17 h15,506 subs
North America NebulaCygnus	Emission nebula	6 h 51 min6,165 subs	9 h 33 min8,594 subs	19 h16,987 subs
Western Veil NebulaCygnus	Supernova remnant	7 h 30 min6,743 subs	10 h9,406 subs	21 h18,609 subs
Pelican NebulaCygnus	Emission nebula	9 h 49 min8,830 subs	14 h12,341 subs	27 h24,473 subs
Elephant's Trunk NebulaCepheus	Emission nebula	12 h10,574 subs	16 h14,795 subs	33 h29,380 subs
Tulip NebulaCygnus	Emission nebula	12 h10,574 subs	16 h14,795 subs	33 h29,380 subs
NGC 6781Aquila	Planetary nebula	13 h11,597 subs	18 h16,142 subs	35 h31,849 subs
Crescent NebulaCygnus	Emission nebula	14 h12,667 subs	20 h17,741 subs	39 h35,277 subs
Cocoon NebulaCygnus	Emission nebula	15 h13,217 subs	21 h18,493 subs	41 h36,725 subs
Fireworks GalaxyCygnus	Galaxy	16 h14,419 subs	22 h20,175 subs	45 h40,064 subs
NGC 6914Cygnus	Reflection nebula	18 h16,597 subs	26 h23,167 subs	51 h45,871 subs
Abell 39Hercules	Planetary nebula	110+ h101,614 subs	160+ h143,070 subs	320+ h286,321 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 · Origin · Origin Mark II

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