What to image in June with the Celestron Origin Mark II
Shortest nights of the year; above about 55° there is no true darkness at all. Globular clusters and planetary nebulae, being small and bright, are the targets for a twilight sky. Cygnus and the Milky Way rise late; the season proper starts next month.
Moon in June 2027: new on 4 Jun, full on 19 Jun. Broadband targets (galaxies, clusters) want the week either side of new; emission nebulae behind a dual-band filter tolerate the rest.
42 targets transit near midnight in June. From a suburban sky the Origin Mark II gets a solid image of 39 of them in under an hour each; 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M5Serpens | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 10 min60 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 |
| Hercules ClusterHercules | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 7 min42 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 | 12 min74 subs |
| M23Sagittarius | Open cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs |
| Sagittarius Star CloudSagittarius | Star cloud | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 9 min52 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 | 6 min35 subs |
| Ring NebulaLyra | Planetary nebula | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 7 min42 subs |
| M62Ophiuchus | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 8 min48 subs |
| M80Scorpius | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 10 min63 subs |
| M92Hercules | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 6 min34 subs |
| Cat's Eye NebulaDraco | Planetary nebula | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 11 min69 subs |
| Turtle NebulaHercules | Planetary nebula | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 11 min69 subs |
| Blinking PlanetaryCygnus | Planetary nebula | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 11 min69 subs |
| M55Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min31 subs | 14 min83 subs |
| M12Ophiuchus | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min32 subs | 14 min87 subs |
| M70Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 6 min37 subs | 16 min96 subs |
| M69Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 6 min38 subs | 17 min100 subs |
| M71Sagitta | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 7 min43 subs | 18 min111 subs |
| M19Ophiuchus | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 8 min47 subs | 22 min132 subs |
| M14Ophiuchus | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 8 min51 subs | 23 min139 subs |
| Spindle GalaxyDraco | Galaxy | 5 min30 subs | 9 min53 subs | 23 min140 subs |
| Dumbbell NebulaVulpecula | Planetary nebula | 5 min30 subs | 10 min60 subs | 27 min164 subs |
| M10Ophiuchus | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 10 min61 subs | 29 min173 subs |
| Lagoon NebulaSagittarius | Emission nebula | 5 min30 subs | 10 min62 subs | 30 min178 subs |
| M54Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 10 min63 subs | 30 min178 subs |
| Omega NebulaSagittarius | Emission nebula | 6 min34 subs | 12 min72 subs | 34 min203 subs |
| M9Ophiuchus | Globular cluster | 6 min35 subs | 12 min75 subs | 35 min212 subs |
| M56Lyra | Globular cluster | 7 min43 subs | 15 min90 subs | 42 min254 subs |
| M107Ophiuchus | Globular cluster | 9 min57 subs | 22 min130 subs | 1 h 04 min383 subs |
| Trifid NebulaSagittarius | Emission nebula | 10 min63 subs | 24 min146 subs | 1 h 13 min436 subs |
| M4Scorpius | Globular cluster | 11 min69 subs | 27 min163 subs | 1 h 21 min486 subs |
| Eagle NebulaSerpens | Emission nebula | 14 min86 subs | 35 min208 subs | 1 h 44 min626 subs |
| NGC 6781Aquila | Planetary nebula | 38 min228 subs | 1 h 33 min556 subs | 4 h 41 min1,688 subs |
| Pinwheel GalaxyUrsa Major | Galaxy | 39 min235 subs | 1 h 40 min600 subs | 5 h 11 min1,864 subs |
| Abell 39Hercules | Planetary nebula | 4 h 56 min1,778 subs | 13 h4,766 subs | 42 h15,088 subs |
Other telescopes in June: 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
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