What to image in November with the DwarfLab DWARF II

Andromeda and Triangulum transit in the evening, the Pleiades and the California Nebula follow, and Orion clears the horizon by midnight. The first of the winter nebulae are available to the patient after 23:00.

Moon in November 2026: new on 9 Nov, full on 24 Nov. Broadband targets (galaxies, clusters) want the week either side of new; emission nebulae behind a dual-band filter tolerate the rest.

39 targets transit near midnight in November. From a suburban sky the DWARF II gets a solid image of 12 of them in under an hour each; 27 need longer, or a darker sky, or several nights. Times below use the recommended filter and 15 s subs.

Solid image with the DwarfLab DWARF II, 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
47 TucanaeTucana	Globular cluster	8 min30 subs	8 min30 subs	13 min51 subs
M34Perseus	Open cluster	8 min30 subs	8 min33 subs	16 min66 subs
M37Auriga	Open cluster	8 min30 subs	8 min33 subs	16 min66 subs
M38Auriga	Open cluster	8 min30 subs	8 min33 subs	16 min66 subs
Double ClusterPerseus	Open cluster	8 min30 subs	8 min33 subs	16 min66 subs
NGC 663Cassiopeia	Open cluster	8 min30 subs	8 min33 subs	16 min66 subs
Owl ClusterCassiopeia	Open cluster	8 min30 subs	9 min38 subs	19 min77 subs
M36Auriga	Open cluster	8 min30 subs	10 min42 subs	21 min83 subs
NGC 1893Auriga	Open cluster	8 min32 subs	11 min45 subs	22 min90 subs
M103Cassiopeia	Open cluster	13 min53 subs	19 min75 subs	37 min149 subs
M79Lepus	Globular cluster	34 min136 subs	53 min212 subs	1 h 58 min474 subs
Orion NebulaOrion	Emission nebula	35 min141 subs	57 min228 subs	2 h 12 min529 subs
M32Andromeda	Galaxy	43 min173 subs	1 h 08 min273 subs	2 h 34 min616 subs
Bow-Tie NebulaCepheus	Planetary nebula	58 min231 subs	1 h 32 min367 subs	3 h 28 min834 subs
Sculptor GalaxySculptor	Galaxy	59 min238 subs	1 h 39 min395 subs	3 h 54 min936 subs
M77Cetus	Galaxy	1 h 03 min252 subs	1 h 41 min404 subs	3 h 51 min926 subs
Crab NebulaTaurus	Supernova remnant	1 h 19 min318 subs	2 h 08 min513 subs	4 h 57 min1,190 subs
Little DumbbellPerseus	Planetary nebula	1 h 33 min373 subs	2 h 32 min608 subs	5 h 55 min1,422 subs
De Mairan's NebulaOrion	Emission nebula	1 h 35 min380 subs	2 h 41 min643 subs	6 h 28 min1,551 subs
Flame NebulaOrion	Emission nebula	1 h 35 min380 subs	2 h 41 min643 subs	6 h 28 min1,551 subs
Tarantula NebulaDorado	Emission nebula	1 h 35 min380 subs	2 h 41 min643 subs	6 h 28 min1,551 subs
M78Orion	Reflection nebula	2 h 07 min509 subs	3 h 32 min850 subs	8 h 27 min2,028 subs
Running Man NebulaOrion	Reflection nebula	2 h 13 min534 subs	3 h 48 min914 subs	9 h 16 min2,226 subs
Andromeda GalaxyAndromeda	Galaxy	2 h 54 min695 subs	4 h 59 min1,198 subs	12 h2,937 subs
Triangulum GalaxyTriangulum	Galaxy	5 h 18 min1,271 subs	9 h 16 min2,225 subs	23 h5,521 subs
PleiadesTaurus	Reflection nebula	5 h 18 min1,271 subs	9 h 16 min2,225 subs	23 h5,521 subs
Pacman NebulaCassiopeia	Emission nebula	5 h 18 min1,271 subs	9 h 16 min2,225 subs	23 h5,521 subs
Flaming Star NebulaAuriga	Emission nebula	5 h 18 min1,271 subs	9 h 16 min2,225 subs	23 h5,521 subs
NGC 891Andromeda	Galaxy	5 h 23 min1,292 subs	9 h 24 min2,257 subs	23 h5,592 subs
Ghost of CassiopeiaCassiopeia	Emission nebula	5 h 36 min1,344 subs	9 h 43 min2,334 subs	24 h5,755 subs
California NebulaPerseus	Emission nebula	6 h 19 min1,516 subs	11 h2,663 subs	28 h6,625 subs
Horsehead NebulaOrion	Emission nebula	6 h 19 min1,516 subs	11 h2,663 subs	28 h6,625 subs
M110Andromeda	Galaxy	7 h 23 min1,771 subs	13 h3,119 subs	32 h7,780 subs
Tadpoles NebulaAuriga	Emission nebula	7 h 32 min1,809 subs	13 h3,187 subs	33 h7,952 subs
Heart NebulaCassiopeia	Emission nebula	9 h2,159 subs	16 h3,817 subs	40 h9,545 subs
M74Pisces	Galaxy	11 h2,585 subs	19 h4,552 subs	47 h11,349 subs
Soul NebulaCassiopeia	Emission nebula	11 h2,579 subs	19 h4,572 subs	48 h11,459 subs
NGC 1333Perseus	Reflection nebula	12 h2,860 subs	21 h5,006 subs	52 h12,422 subs
Witch Head NebulaEridanus	Reflection nebula	78 h18,735 subs	140+ h33,852 subs	360+ h86,092 subs

Other telescopes in November: Seestar S50 · Seestar S50 Pro · Seestar S30 · Seestar S30 Pro · DWARF 3 · DWARF mini · Draco · Vespera II · Vespera Pro · Vespera 3 · Vespera Pro 2 · eQuinox 2 · Odyssey · Origin · Origin Mark II

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