What to image in September with the DwarfLab DWARF II

Cygnus overhead, Andromeda rising in the east and Pegasus behind it. The North America and Veil pages are the busiest on the site this month for a reason; the dual-band filter and 30 to 60 s subs make them possible from a suburban garden.

Moon in September 2027: new on 30 Sep, full on 15 Sep. Broadband targets (galaxies, clusters) want the week either side of new; emission nebulae behind a dual-band filter tolerate the rest.

41 targets transit near midnight in September. From a suburban sky the DWARF II gets a solid image of 13 of them in under an hour each; 28 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
M39Cygnus	Open cluster	8 min30 subs	8 min33 subs	16 min66 subs
NGC 663Cassiopeia	Open cluster	8 min30 subs	8 min33 subs	16 min66 subs
Caroline's RoseCassiopeia	Open cluster	8 min30 subs	8 min33 subs	16 min66 subs
M52Cassiopeia	Open cluster	8 min30 subs	9 min38 subs	19 min77 subs
Owl ClusterCassiopeia	Open cluster	8 min30 subs	9 min38 subs	19 min77 subs
M29Cygnus	Open cluster	13 min51 subs	18 min71 subs	35 min142 subs
NGC 6939Cepheus	Open cluster	13 min51 subs	18 min71 subs	35 min142 subs
M103Cassiopeia	Open cluster	13 min53 subs	19 min75 subs	37 min149 subs
M15Pegasus	Globular cluster	20 min82 subs	32 min128 subs	1 h 12 min287 subs
M2Aquarius	Globular cluster	22 min88 subs	34 min138 subs	1 h 18 min311 subs
M30Capricornus	Globular cluster	25 min101 subs	39 min156 subs	1 h 27 min347 subs
Saturn NebulaAquarius	Planetary nebula	27 min108 subs	40 min162 subs	1 h 27 min348 subs
M75Sagittarius	Globular cluster	40 min162 subs	1 h 02 min250 subs	2 h 19 min556 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
Little DumbbellPerseus	Planetary nebula	1 h 33 min373 subs	2 h 32 min608 subs	5 h 55 min1,422 subs
M72Aquarius	Globular cluster	2 h 25 min581 subs	4 h 02 min967 subs	9 h 35 min2,302 subs
Andromeda GalaxyAndromeda	Galaxy	2 h 54 min695 subs	4 h 59 min1,198 subs	12 h2,937 subs
Iris NebulaCepheus	Reflection nebula	3 h 44 min896 subs	6 h 29 min1,556 subs	16 h3,837 subs
Eastern Veil NebulaCygnus	Supernova remnant	4 h 04 min978 subs	7 h 05 min1,701 subs	18 h4,202 subs
NGC 7331Pegasus	Galaxy	4 h 12 min1,008 subs	7 h 14 min1,736 subs	18 h4,254 subs
North America NebulaCygnus	Emission nebula	4 h 27 min1,067 subs	7 h 45 min1,860 subs	19 h4,602 subs
Western Veil NebulaCygnus	Supernova remnant	4 h 51 min1,165 subs	8 h 29 min2,035 subs	21 h5,041 subs
Triangulum GalaxyTriangulum	Galaxy	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
Ghost of CassiopeiaCassiopeia	Emission nebula	5 h 36 min1,344 subs	9 h 43 min2,334 subs	24 h5,755 subs
Pelican NebulaCygnus	Emission nebula	6 h 19 min1,516 subs	11 h2,663 subs	28 h6,625 subs
Helix NebulaAquarius	Planetary 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
Elephant's Trunk NebulaCepheus	Emission nebula	7 h 32 min1,809 subs	13 h3,187 subs	33 h7,952 subs
Wizard NebulaCepheus	Emission nebula	7 h 32 min1,809 subs	13 h3,187 subs	33 h7,952 subs
Tulip NebulaCygnus	Emission nebula	7 h 32 min1,809 subs	13 h3,187 subs	33 h7,952 subs
Crescent NebulaCygnus	Emission nebula	9 h2,159 subs	16 h3,817 subs	40 h9,545 subs
Bubble NebulaCassiopeia	Emission nebula	9 h2,159 subs	16 h3,817 subs	40 h9,545 subs
Cocoon NebulaCygnus	Emission nebula	9 h 25 min2,261 subs	17 h3,984 subs	41 h9,939 subs
Fireworks GalaxyCygnus	Galaxy	10 h2,466 subs	18 h4,346 subs	45 h10,843 subs
M74Pisces	Galaxy	11 h2,585 subs	19 h4,552 subs	47 h11,349 subs
NGC 6914Cygnus	Reflection nebula	12 h2,860 subs	21 h5,006 subs	52 h12,422 subs
Cave NebulaCepheus	Emission nebula	13 h3,083 subs	23 h5,479 subs	57 h13,758 subs

Other telescopes in September: 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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