What to image in July with the Vaonis Vespera Pro

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 gets a solid image of 34 of them in under an hour each; 25 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, 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	6 min34 subs	12 min72 subs
Ptolemy's ClusterScorpius	Open cluster	5 min30 subs	6 min34 subs	12 min72 subs
M23Sagittarius	Open cluster	5 min30 subs	6 min34 subs	12 min72 subs
M25Sagittarius	Open cluster	5 min30 subs	6 min34 subs	12 min72 subs
M26Scutum	Open cluster	5 min30 subs	6 min34 subs	12 min72 subs
M39Cygnus	Open cluster	5 min30 subs	6 min34 subs	12 min72 subs
Wild Duck ClusterScutum	Open cluster	5 min30 subs	6 min37 subs	13 min77 subs
M21Sagittarius	Open cluster	5 min30 subs	7 min40 subs	14 min83 subs
M18Sagittarius	Open cluster	6 min39 subs	9 min57 subs	20 min119 subs
M29Cygnus	Open cluster	8 min50 subs	12 min73 subs	25 min153 subs
NGC 6939Cepheus	Open cluster	8 min50 subs	12 min73 subs	25 min153 subs
M92Hercules	Globular cluster	8 min50 subs	13 min79 subs	30 min182 subs
M28Sagittarius	Globular cluster	9 min53 subs	14 min83 subs	31 min187 subs
Hercules ClusterHercules	Globular cluster	10 min60 subs	16 min98 subs	38 min230 subs
Ring NebulaLyra	Planetary nebula	11 min68 subs	17 min103 subs	37 min225 subs
M62Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	11 min66 subs	18 min110 subs	44 min262 subs
Sagittarius Star CloudSagittarius	Star cloud	12 min71 subs	20 min118 subs	47 min281 subs
M15Pegasus	Globular cluster	13 min76 subs	21 min129 subs	51 min309 subs
M2Aquarius	Globular cluster	14 min82 subs	23 min138 subs	56 min334 subs
M80Scorpius	Globular cluster	15 min88 subs	24 min145 subs	57 min341 subs
M30Capricornus	Globular cluster	16 min94 subs	26 min157 subs	1 h 02 min374 subs
Cat's Eye NebulaDraco	Planetary nebula	17 min103 subs	27 min164 subs	1 h 02 min375 subs
Turtle NebulaHercules	Planetary nebula	17 min103 subs	27 min164 subs	1 h 02 min375 subs
Blinking PlanetaryCygnus	Planetary nebula	17 min103 subs	27 min164 subs	1 h 02 min375 subs
Saturn NebulaAquarius	Planetary nebula	17 min103 subs	27 min164 subs	1 h 02 min375 subs
M22Sagittarius	Globular cluster	16 min95 subs	27 min164 subs	1 h 07 min402 subs
M55Sagittarius	Globular cluster	18 min106 subs	31 min184 subs	1 h 16 min454 subs
M12Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	18 min110 subs	32 min192 subs	1 h 19 min476 subs
M70Sagittarius	Globular cluster	22 min131 subs	36 min218 subs	1 h 27 min521 subs
M69Sagittarius	Globular cluster	22 min131 subs	37 min224 subs	1 h 31 min544 subs
M75Sagittarius	Globular cluster	25 min151 subs	42 min252 subs	1 h 40 min599 subs
M71Sagitta	Globular cluster	25 min151 subs	42 min253 subs	1 h 41 min606 subs
M19Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	26 min158 subs	47 min283 subs	2 h718 subs
M14Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	28 min171 subs	50 min302 subs	2 h 06 min756 subs
Dumbbell NebulaVulpecula	Planetary nebula	34 min206 subs	1 h361 subs	2 h 29 min893 subs
M10Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	33 min201 subs	1 h 01 min367 subs	2 h 37 min943 subs
Lagoon NebulaSagittarius	Emission nebula	34 min206 subs	1 h 03 min378 subs	2 h 42 min971 subs
M54Sagittarius	Globular cluster	35 min211 subs	1 h 03 min381 subs	2 h 41 min969 subs
Omega NebulaSagittarius	Emission nebula	40 min240 subs	1 h 12 min434 subs	3 h 04 min1,107 subs
M9Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	41 min247 subs	1 h 15 min452 subs	3 h 13 min1,159 subs
M56Lyra	Globular cluster	50 min300 subs	1 h 31 min544 subs	3 h 51 min1,386 subs
M107Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	1 h 10 min419 subs	2 h 12 min795 subs	5 h 49 min2,095 subs
Trifid NebulaSagittarius	Emission nebula	1 h 18 min467 subs	2 h 30 min899 subs	6 h 38 min2,388 subs
M72Aquarius	Globular cluster	1 h 26 min518 subs	2 h 39 min956 subs	6 h 52 min2,472 subs
M4Scorpius	Globular cluster	1 h 26 min517 subs	2 h 46 min998 subs	7 h 24 min2,662 subs
Eagle NebulaSerpens	Emission nebula	1 h 49 min655 subs	3 h 33 min1,278 subs	9 h 32 min3,431 subs
Iris NebulaCepheus	Reflection nebula	2 h 09 min776 subs	4 h 14 min1,525 subs	11 h4,114 subs
Eastern Veil NebulaCygnus	Supernova remnant	2 h 21 min846 subs	4 h 38 min1,667 subs	13 h4,506 subs
North America NebulaCygnus	Emission nebula	2 h 33 min921 subs	5 h 04 min1,822 subs	14 h4,935 subs
Western Veil NebulaCygnus	Supernova remnant	2 h 47 min1,004 subs	5 h 32 min1,992 subs	15 h5,405 subs
Pelican NebulaCygnus	Emission nebula	3 h 37 min1,302 subs	7 h 14 min2,604 subs	20 h7,103 subs
Elephant's Trunk NebulaCepheus	Emission nebula	4 h 18 min1,549 subs	8 h 39 min3,114 subs	24 h8,524 subs
Tulip NebulaCygnus	Emission nebula	4 h 18 min1,549 subs	8 h 39 min3,114 subs	24 h8,524 subs
NGC 6781Aquila	Planetary nebula	4 h 51 min1,746 subs	9 h 32 min3,432 subs	26 h9,257 subs
Crescent NebulaCygnus	Emission nebula	5 h 07 min1,845 subs	10 h3,727 subs	28 h10,230 subs
Cocoon NebulaCygnus	Emission nebula	5 h 23 min1,936 subs	11 h3,893 subs	30 h10,654 subs
Fireworks GalaxyCygnus	Galaxy	5 h 52 min2,112 subs	12 h4,247 subs	32 h11,623 subs
NGC 6914Cygnus	Reflection nebula	6 h 50 min2,462 subs	14 h4,899 subs	37 h13,319 subs
Abell 39Hercules	Planetary nebula	40 h14,380 subs	83 h29,755 subs	230+ h82,881 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 3 · Vespera Pro 2 · eQuinox 2 · Odyssey · Origin · Origin Mark II

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