What to image in March with the Unistellar eQuinox 2

Galaxy season begins. Leo, Coma Berenices, Virgo and Ursa Major bring dozens of galaxies to a dark sky; from town they are the hardest targets on the site, so this is the month to find a darker one. The Moon-lit half of the month still has the Orion region early and the Beehive cluster.

Moon in March 2027: new on 8 Mar, full on 22 Mar. Broadband targets (galaxies, clusters) want the week either side of new; emission nebulae behind a dual-band filter tolerate the rest.

48 targets transit near midnight in March. From a suburban sky the eQuinox 2 gets a solid image of 27 of them in under an hour each; 21 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
Omega CentauriCentaurus	Globular cluster	2 min30 subs	2 min30 subs	3 min47 subs
Beehive ClusterCancer	Open cluster	2 min30 subs	2 min32 subs	4 min59 subs
M48Hydra	Open cluster	2 min30 subs	2 min32 subs	4 min59 subs
M67Cancer	Open cluster	2 min30 subs	2 min32 subs	4 min59 subs
M3Canes Venatici	Globular cluster	6 min86 subs	8 min125 subs	17 min259 subs
Ghost of JupiterHydra	Planetary nebula	7 min110 subs	10 min156 subs	21 min313 subs
Carina NebulaCarina	Emission nebula	7 min109 subs	11 min159 subs	22 min334 subs
M94Canes Venatici	Galaxy	17 min250 subs	25 min373 subs	53 min802 subs
M68Hydra	Globular cluster	19 min280 subs	28 min420 subs	1 h905 subs
Black Eye GalaxyComa Berenices	Galaxy	20 min303 subs	30 min454 subs	1 h 05 min979 subs
Cigar GalaxyUrsa Major	Galaxy	20 min305 subs	31 min459 subs	1 h 06 min993 subs
M53Coma Berenices	Globular cluster	21 min311 subs	31 min472 subs	1 h 08 min1,026 subs
M66Leo	Galaxy	24 min362 subs	36 min544 subs	1 h 18 min1,176 subs
Centaurus ACentaurus	Galaxy	24 min361 subs	37 min551 subs	1 h 21 min1,209 subs
Sombrero GalaxyVirgo	Galaxy	28 min414 subs	42 min626 subs	1 h 31 min1,359 subs
Southern PinwheelHydra	Galaxy	27 min411 subs	42 min628 subs	1 h 32 min1,376 subs
M59Virgo	Galaxy	28 min424 subs	42 min636 subs	1 h 31 min1,367 subs
M65Leo	Galaxy	31 min458 subs	46 min697 subs	1 h 41 min1,521 subs
Owl NebulaUrsa Major	Planetary nebula	31 min472 subs	47 min710 subs	1 h 42 min1,533 subs
Whale GalaxyCanes Venatici	Galaxy	32 min479 subs	49 min737 subs	1 h 48 min1,626 subs
M60Virgo	Galaxy	35 min521 subs	52 min787 subs	1 h 54 min1,705 subs
Whirlpool GalaxyCanes Venatici	Galaxy	34 min515 subs	52 min787 subs	1 h 55 min1,728 subs
M105Leo	Galaxy	35 min525 subs	53 min792 subs	1 h 54 min1,715 subs
M87Virgo	Galaxy	37 min551 subs	56 min838 subs	2 h 02 min1,826 subs
Bode's GalaxyUrsa Major	Galaxy	37 min560 subs	58 min863 subs	2 h 07 min1,912 subs
M106Canes Venatici	Galaxy	38 min570 subs	59 min880 subs	2 h 10 min1,950 subs
Needle GalaxyComa Berenices	Galaxy	39 min579 subs	1 h893 subs	2 h 12 min1,980 subs
M49Virgo	Galaxy	41 min608 subs	1 h 02 min931 subs	2 h 17 min2,048 subs
M84Virgo	Galaxy	47 min699 subs	1 h 11 min1,063 subs	2 h 35 min2,323 subs
M85Coma Berenices	Galaxy	49 min739 subs	1 h 15 min1,127 subs	2 h 45 min2,469 subs
M89Virgo	Galaxy	51 min761 subs	1 h 17 min1,161 subs	2 h 49 min2,541 subs
M108Ursa Major	Galaxy	51 min758 subs	1 h 18 min1,163 subs	2 h 51 min2,564 subs
M86Virgo	Galaxy	51 min767 subs	1 h 18 min1,178 subs	2 h 53 min2,598 subs
M96Leo	Galaxy	57 min849 subs	1 h 27 min1,302 subs	3 h 11 min2,868 subs
Sunflower GalaxyCanes Venatici	Galaxy	58 min866 subs	1 h 30 min1,343 subs	3 h 19 min2,991 subs
M88Coma Berenices	Galaxy	1 h 04 min964 subs	1 h 39 min1,479 subs	3 h 37 min3,262 subs
Antennae GalaxiesCorvus	Galaxy	1 h 10 min1,052 subs	1 h 48 min1,616 subs	3 h 58 min3,567 subs
M100Coma Berenices	Galaxy	1 h 22 min1,229 subs	2 h 06 min1,897 subs	4 h 40 min4,205 subs
NGC 2903Leo	Galaxy	1 h 22 min1,236 subs	2 h 08 min1,928 subs	4 h 48 min4,319 subs
Hamburger GalaxyLeo	Galaxy	1 h 28 min1,318 subs	2 h 17 min2,063 subs	5 h 09 min4,637 subs
M90Virgo	Galaxy	1 h 29 min1,329 subs	2 h 18 min2,066 subs	5 h 08 min4,613 subs
M58Virgo	Galaxy	1 h 31 min1,371 subs	2 h 21 min2,119 subs	5 h 13 min4,702 subs
M99Coma Berenices	Galaxy	1 h 38 min1,473 subs	2 h 32 min2,280 subs	5 h 38 min5,068 subs
M61Virgo	Galaxy	1 h 49 min1,643 subs	2 h 50 min2,547 subs	6 h 18 min5,674 subs
M95Leo	Galaxy	2 h 03 min1,841 subs	3 h 11 min2,866 subs	7 h 07 min6,406 subs
M109Ursa Major	Galaxy	2 h 13 min1,999 subs	3 h 28 min3,117 subs	7 h 45 min6,979 subs
M98Coma Berenices	Galaxy	2 h 13 min1,995 subs	3 h 28 min3,120 subs	7 h 47 min7,010 subs
M91Coma Berenices	Galaxy	2 h 15 min2,022 subs	3 h 30 min3,148 subs	7 h 49 min7,035 subs

Other telescopes in March: 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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