What to image in June with the Unistellar eQuinox 2

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 eQuinox 2 gets a solid image of 36 of them in under an hour each; 6 need longer, or a darker sky, or several nights. Times below use the recommended filter and 4 s subs.

Solid image with the Unistellar eQuinox 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	2 min30 subs	2 min32 subs	4 min59 subs
Ptolemy's ClusterScorpius	Open cluster	2 min30 subs	2 min32 subs	4 min59 subs
M23Sagittarius	Open cluster	2 min30 subs	2 min32 subs	4 min59 subs
M25Sagittarius	Open cluster	2 min30 subs	2 min32 subs	4 min59 subs
M26Scutum	Open cluster	2 min30 subs	2 min32 subs	4 min59 subs
Wild Duck ClusterScutum	Open cluster	2 min30 subs	2 min34 subs	4 min64 subs
M21Sagittarius	Open cluster	2 min30 subs	2 min36 subs	5 min68 subs
M18Sagittarius	Open cluster	3 min39 subs	3 min52 subs	7 min99 subs
M92Hercules	Globular cluster	4 min54 subs	5 min76 subs	10 min151 subs
M28Sagittarius	Globular cluster	4 min56 subs	5 min79 subs	10 min156 subs
Hercules ClusterHercules	Globular cluster	4 min66 subs	6 min94 subs	13 min192 subs
Ring NebulaLyra	Planetary nebula	5 min70 subs	6 min96 subs	12 min187 subs
M62Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	5 min74 subs	7 min106 subs	15 min219 subs
Sagittarius Star CloudSagittarius	Star cloud	5 min79 subs	8 min114 subs	16 min235 subs
M5Serpens	Globular cluster	6 min91 subs	9 min132 subs	18 min274 subs
M80Scorpius	Globular cluster	6 min97 subs	9 min139 subs	19 min285 subs
Cat's Eye NebulaDraco	Planetary nebula	7 min110 subs	10 min156 subs	21 min313 subs
Turtle NebulaHercules	Planetary nebula	7 min110 subs	10 min156 subs	21 min313 subs
Blinking PlanetaryCygnus	Planetary nebula	7 min110 subs	10 min156 subs	21 min313 subs
M22Sagittarius	Globular cluster	7 min109 subs	11 min160 subs	22 min337 subs
M55Sagittarius	Globular cluster	8 min122 subs	12 min180 subs	25 min380 subs
M12Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	8 min128 subs	13 min188 subs	27 min398 subs
M70Sagittarius	Globular cluster	10 min146 subs	14 min211 subs	29 min435 subs
M69Sagittarius	Globular cluster	10 min149 subs	15 min218 subs	30 min455 subs
M71Sagitta	Globular cluster	11 min169 subs	16 min245 subs	34 min506 subs
M19Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	12 min187 subs	19 min280 subs	40 min602 subs
M14Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	13 min200 subs	20 min298 subs	42 min633 subs
Spindle GalaxyDraco	Galaxy	14 min209 subs	20 min305 subs	42 min636 subs
Dumbbell NebulaVulpecula	Planetary nebula	16 min239 subs	24 min353 subs	50 min748 subs
M10Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	16 min242 subs	24 min365 subs	53 min792 subs
Lagoon NebulaSagittarius	Emission nebula	17 min249 subs	25 min376 subs	54 min816 subs
M54Sagittarius	Globular cluster	17 min252 subs	25 min378 subs	54 min814 subs
Omega NebulaSagittarius	Emission nebula	19 min286 subs	29 min431 subs	1 h 02 min929 subs
M9Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	20 min298 subs	30 min449 subs	1 h 05 min973 subs
M56Lyra	Globular cluster	24 min359 subs	36 min539 subs	1 h 18 min1,163 subs
M107Ophiuchus	Globular cluster	35 min521 subs	53 min799 subs	1 h 57 min1,763 subs
Trifid NebulaSagittarius	Emission nebula	39 min587 subs	1 h907 subs	2 h 14 min2,011 subs
M4Scorpius	Globular cluster	43 min652 subs	1 h 07 min1,009 subs	2 h 29 min2,242 subs
Eagle NebulaSerpens	Emission nebula	56 min833 subs	1 h 26 min1,295 subs	3 h 13 min2,891 subs
NGC 6781Aquila	Planetary nebula	2 h 29 min2,236 subs	3 h 52 min3,485 subs	8 h 40 min7,802 subs
Pinwheel GalaxyUrsa Major	Galaxy	2 h 41 min2,419 subs	4 h 14 min3,814 subs	9 h 36 min8,633 subs
Abell 39Hercules	Planetary nebula	21 h19,247 subs	34 h30,640 subs	78 h70,013 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 · Odyssey · Origin · Origin Mark II

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