What to image in June with the Celestron Origin
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 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 | 7 min43 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 |
| M12Ophiuchus | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 10 min62 subs |
| Hercules ClusterHercules | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 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 | 9 min52 subs |
| M23Sagittarius | Open cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs |
| Sagittarius Star CloudSagittarius | Star cloud | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 6 min37 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 | 5 min30 subs |
| M55Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 10 min59 subs |
| Ring NebulaLyra | Planetary nebula | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs |
| M62Ophiuchus | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 6 min34 subs |
| M69Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 12 min71 subs |
| M70Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 11 min68 subs |
| M80Scorpius | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 7 min44 subs |
| M92Hercules | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs |
| Cat's Eye NebulaDraco | Planetary nebula | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 8 min49 subs |
| Turtle NebulaHercules | Planetary nebula | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 8 min49 subs |
| Blinking PlanetaryCygnus | Planetary nebula | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 8 min49 subs |
| M71Sagitta | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min31 subs | 13 min79 subs |
| M19Ophiuchus | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 6 min34 subs | 15 min93 subs |
| M14Ophiuchus | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 6 min37 subs | 16 min98 subs |
| Spindle GalaxyDraco | Galaxy | 5 min30 subs | 6 min38 subs | 16 min99 subs |
| Dumbbell NebulaVulpecula | Planetary nebula | 5 min30 subs | 7 min44 subs | 19 min116 subs |
| M10Ophiuchus | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 7 min44 subs | 20 min122 subs |
| Lagoon NebulaSagittarius | Emission nebula | 5 min30 subs | 7 min45 subs | 21 min126 subs |
| M54Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 8 min46 subs | 21 min125 subs |
| Omega NebulaSagittarius | Emission nebula | 5 min30 subs | 9 min52 subs | 24 min143 subs |
| M9Ophiuchus | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 9 min54 subs | 25 min150 subs |
| M56Lyra | Globular cluster | 5 min32 subs | 11 min65 subs | 30 min179 subs |
| M107Ophiuchus | Globular cluster | 7 min44 subs | 16 min95 subs | 45 min270 subs |
| Trifid NebulaSagittarius | Emission nebula | 8 min49 subs | 18 min107 subs | 51 min308 subs |
| M4Scorpius | Globular cluster | 9 min54 subs | 20 min119 subs | 57 min343 subs |
| Eagle NebulaSerpens | Emission nebula | 11 min67 subs | 25 min151 subs | 1 h 14 min442 subs |
| NGC 6781Aquila | Planetary nebula | 30 min178 subs | 1 h 07 min405 subs | 3 h 18 min1,191 subs |
| Pinwheel GalaxyUrsa Major | Galaxy | 31 min185 subs | 1 h 13 min439 subs | 3 h 39 min1,316 subs |
| Abell 39Hercules | Planetary nebula | 3 h 55 min1,411 subs | 9 h 41 min3,486 subs | 30 h10,654 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 Mark II
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