What to image in July with the Vaonis Vespera Pro 2

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 Vespera Pro 2 gets a solid image of 37 of them in under an hour each; 22 need longer, or a darker sky, or several nights. Times below use the recommended filter and 10 s subs.

Solid image with the Vaonis Vespera Pro 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
Butterfly ClusterScorpius	Open cluster	5 min30 subs	5 min33 subs	11 min69 subs
Ptolemy's ClusterScorpius	Open cluster	5 min30 subs	5 min33 subs	11 min69 subs
M23Sagittarius	Open cluster	5 min30 subs	5 min33 subs	11 min69 subs
M25Sagittarius	Open cluster	5 min30 subs	5 min33 subs	11 min69 subs
M26Scutum	Open cluster	5 min30 subs	5 min33 subs	11 min69 subs
M39Cygnus	Open cluster	5 min30 subs	5 min33 subs	11 min69 subs
Wild Duck ClusterScutum	Open cluster	5 min30 subs	6 min35 subs	12 min74 subs
M21Sagittarius	Open cluster	5 min30 subs	6 min38 subs	13 min79 subs
M18Sagittarius	Open cluster	6 min37 subs	9 min54 subs	19 min114 subs
M29Cygnus	Open cluster	8 min48 subs	12 min70 subs	24 min147 subs
NGC 6939Cepheus	Open cluster	8 min48 subs	12 min70 subs	24 min147 subs
M92Hercules	Globular cluster	8 min47 subs	13 min76 subs	29 min174 subs
M28Sagittarius	Globular cluster	8 min51 subs	13 min80 subs	30 min179 subs
Hercules ClusterHercules	Globular cluster	9 min57 subs	15 min93 subs	37 min220 subs
Ring NebulaLyra	Planetary nebula	11 min65 subs	16 min99 subs	36 min216 subs
M62Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	10 min63 subs	17 min105 subs	42 min251 subs
Sagittarius Star CloudSagittarius	Star cloud	11 min67 subs	19 min112 subs	45 min269 subs
M15Pegasus	Globular cluster	12 min73 subs	20 min123 subs	49 min296 subs
M2Aquarius	Globular cluster	13 min78 subs	22 min132 subs	53 min320 subs
M80Scorpius	Globular cluster	14 min84 subs	23 min139 subs	54 min327 subs
M30Capricornus	Globular cluster	15 min89 subs	25 min150 subs	1 h358 subs
Cat's Eye NebulaDraco	Planetary nebula	16 min98 subs	26 min157 subs	1 h360 subs
Turtle NebulaHercules	Planetary nebula	16 min98 subs	26 min157 subs	1 h360 subs
Blinking PlanetaryCygnus	Planetary nebula	16 min98 subs	26 min157 subs	1 h360 subs
Saturn NebulaAquarius	Planetary nebula	16 min98 subs	26 min157 subs	1 h360 subs
M22Sagittarius	Globular cluster	15 min91 subs	26 min157 subs	1 h 04 min385 subs
M55Sagittarius	Globular cluster	17 min100 subs	29 min175 subs	1 h 12 min434 subs
M12Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	17 min105 subs	30 min183 subs	1 h 16 min456 subs
M70Sagittarius	Globular cluster	21 min124 subs	35 min208 subs	1 h 23 min499 subs
M69Sagittarius	Globular cluster	21 min125 subs	36 min214 subs	1 h 27 min522 subs
M75Sagittarius	Globular cluster	24 min144 subs	40 min240 subs	1 h 36 min574 subs
M71Sagitta	Globular cluster	24 min144 subs	40 min242 subs	1 h 37 min581 subs
M19Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	25 min150 subs	45 min270 subs	1 h 54 min687 subs
M14Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	27 min163 subs	48 min289 subs	2 h 01 min724 subs
Dumbbell NebulaVulpecula	Planetary nebula	33 min196 subs	57 min344 subs	2 h 22 min855 subs
M10Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	32 min190 subs	58 min350 subs	2 h 30 min903 subs
Lagoon NebulaSagittarius	Emission nebula	32 min195 subs	1 h360 subs	2 h 35 min930 subs
M54Sagittarius	Globular cluster	33 min200 subs	1 h 01 min364 subs	2 h 35 min929 subs
Omega NebulaSagittarius	Emission nebula	38 min227 subs	1 h 09 min414 subs	2 h 57 min1,060 subs
M9Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	39 min234 subs	1 h 12 min431 subs	3 h 05 min1,110 subs
M56Lyra	Globular cluster	47 min284 subs	1 h 26 min518 subs	3 h 41 min1,327 subs
M107Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	1 h 06 min397 subs	2 h 06 min758 subs	5 h 34 min2,006 subs
Trifid NebulaSagittarius	Emission nebula	1 h 14 min442 subs	2 h 23 min857 subs	6 h 21 min2,287 subs
M72Aquarius	Globular cluster	1 h 22 min491 subs	2 h 32 min912 subs	6 h 35 min2,368 subs
M4Scorpius	Globular cluster	1 h 21 min489 subs	2 h 39 min952 subs	7 h 05 min2,550 subs
Eagle NebulaSerpens	Emission nebula	1 h 43 min620 subs	3 h 23 min1,218 subs	9 h 08 min3,286 subs
Iris NebulaCepheus	Reflection nebula	2 h 02 min734 subs	4 h 02 min1,454 subs	11 h3,940 subs
Eastern Veil NebulaCygnus	Supernova remnant	2 h 13 min800 subs	4 h 25 min1,589 subs	12 h4,315 subs
North America NebulaCygnus	Emission nebula	2 h 25 min871 subs	4 h 49 min1,736 subs	13 h4,726 subs
Western Veil NebulaCygnus	Supernova remnant	2 h 38 min950 subs	5 h 16 min1,898 subs	14 h5,176 subs
Pelican NebulaCygnus	Emission nebula	3 h 25 min1,231 subs	6 h 53 min2,481 subs	19 h6,802 subs
Elephant's Trunk NebulaCepheus	Emission nebula	4 h 04 min1,464 subs	8 h 15 min2,968 subs	23 h8,163 subs
Tulip NebulaCygnus	Emission nebula	4 h 04 min1,464 subs	8 h 15 min2,968 subs	23 h8,163 subs
NGC 6781Aquila	Planetary nebula	4 h 35 min1,652 subs	9 h 05 min3,271 subs	25 h8,865 subs
Crescent NebulaCygnus	Emission nebula	4 h 51 min1,744 subs	9 h 52 min3,552 subs	27 h9,797 subs
Cocoon NebulaCygnus	Emission nebula	5 h 05 min1,830 subs	10 h3,710 subs	28 h10,203 subs
Fireworks GalaxyCygnus	Galaxy	5 h 33 min1,997 subs	11 h4,047 subs	31 h11,131 subs
NGC 6914Cygnus	Reflection nebula	6 h 28 min2,328 subs	13 h4,668 subs	35 h12,755 subs
Abell 39Hercules	Planetary nebula	38 h13,583 subs	79 h28,348 subs	220+ h79,371 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 · eQuinox 2 · Odyssey · Origin · Origin Mark II

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