What to image in June with the Vaonis Vespera 3
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 Vespera 3 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 10 s subs.
| Target | Type | Bortle 4 | Bortle 6 | Bortle 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butterfly ClusterScorpius | Open cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 5 min32 subs |
| Ptolemy's ClusterScorpius | Open cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 5 min32 subs |
| Wild Duck ClusterScutum | Open cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 6 min35 subs |
| M18Sagittarius | Open cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 9 min54 subs |
| M21Sagittarius | Open cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 6 min37 subs |
| M23Sagittarius | Open cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 5 min32 subs |
| M25Sagittarius | Open cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 5 min32 subs |
| M26Scutum | Open cluster | 5 min30 subs | 5 min30 subs | 5 min32 subs |
| M92Hercules | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 6 min35 subs | 14 min82 subs |
| M28Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 6 min36 subs | 14 min84 subs |
| Hercules ClusterHercules | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 7 min43 subs | 17 min103 subs |
| Ring NebulaLyra | Planetary nebula | 5 min30 subs | 7 min45 subs | 17 min101 subs |
| M62Ophiuchus | Globular cluster | 5 min30 subs | 8 min48 subs | 19 min117 subs |
| Sagittarius Star CloudSagittarius | Star cloud | 5 min30 subs | 8 min51 subs | 21 min126 subs |
| M5Serpens | Globular cluster | 5 min33 subs | 10 min59 subs | 24 min146 subs |
| M80Scorpius | Globular cluster | 6 min37 subs | 10 min63 subs | 25 min153 subs |
| M22Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 7 min40 subs | 12 min71 subs | 30 min180 subs |
| Cat's Eye NebulaDraco | Planetary nebula | 7 min43 subs | 12 min71 subs | 28 min168 subs |
| Turtle NebulaHercules | Planetary nebula | 7 min43 subs | 12 min71 subs | 28 min168 subs |
| Blinking PlanetaryCygnus | Planetary nebula | 7 min43 subs | 12 min71 subs | 28 min168 subs |
| M55Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 7 min44 subs | 13 min79 subs | 34 min203 subs |
| M12Ophiuchus | Globular cluster | 8 min46 subs | 14 min83 subs | 35 min212 subs |
| M70Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 9 min54 subs | 16 min95 subs | 39 min233 subs |
| M69Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 9 min55 subs | 16 min97 subs | 40 min243 subs |
| M71Sagitta | Globular cluster | 10 min63 subs | 18 min110 subs | 45 min271 subs |
| M19Ophiuchus | Globular cluster | 11 min65 subs | 20 min122 subs | 53 min320 subs |
| M14Ophiuchus | Globular cluster | 12 min70 subs | 22 min130 subs | 56 min337 subs |
| Spindle GalaxyDraco | Galaxy | 13 min77 subs | 23 min136 subs | 57 min340 subs |
| Dumbbell NebulaVulpecula | Planetary nebula | 14 min85 subs | 26 min155 subs | 1 h 06 min399 subs |
| M10Ophiuchus | Globular cluster | 14 min82 subs | 26 min158 subs | 1 h 10 min421 subs |
| Lagoon NebulaSagittarius | Emission nebula | 14 min84 subs | 27 min162 subs | 1 h 12 min433 subs |
| M54Sagittarius | Globular cluster | 14 min86 subs | 27 min164 subs | 1 h 12 min433 subs |
| Omega NebulaSagittarius | Emission nebula | 16 min98 subs | 31 min187 subs | 1 h 22 min494 subs |
| M9Ophiuchus | Globular cluster | 17 min101 subs | 32 min194 subs | 1 h 26 min517 subs |
| M56Lyra | Globular cluster | 20 min122 subs | 39 min233 subs | 1 h 43 min618 subs |
| M107Ophiuchus | Globular cluster | 28 min168 subs | 57 min340 subs | 2 h 36 min934 subs |
| Trifid NebulaSagittarius | Emission nebula | 31 min187 subs | 1 h 04 min384 subs | 2 h 57 min1,064 subs |
| M4Scorpius | Globular cluster | 34 min206 subs | 1 h 11 min426 subs | 3 h 18 min1,186 subs |
| Eagle NebulaSerpens | Emission nebula | 43 min261 subs | 1 h 31 min545 subs | 4 h 15 min1,529 subs |
| NGC 6781Aquila | Planetary nebula | 1 h 55 min693 subs | 4 h 04 min1,463 subs | 11 h4,124 subs |
| Pinwheel GalaxyUrsa Major | Galaxy | 2 h 01 min726 subs | 4 h 24 min1,586 subs | 13 h4,557 subs |
| Abell 39Hercules | Planetary nebula | 16 h5,616 subs | 35 h12,638 subs | 100+ h36,906 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 Pro 2 · eQuinox 2 · Odyssey · Origin · Origin Mark II
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