Astronomy targets: June 2019 Unless stated otherwise, all times are for mid-month, for Birmingham UK and are BST. Rise & set times are for 20 degrees above horizon. Dark & light times are nautical twilight times (Sun 12 degrees below horizon) and astronomical darkness (Sun 18 degrees below horizon). © Andrew Butler, 2019. Sun and Moon data sourced from US Naval Observatory. Sun & Moon times Monday date Sunset Naut Astro Astro Naut Sunrise Moon Dark Dark Light Light 03/06/19 2122 2325 0246 0449 0% 10/06/19 2129 2338 0236 0445 59% 17/06/19 2133 2346 0232 0444 100% 24/06/19 2135 2347 0233 0446 54% Calendar 2 Jun New Moon 16 Jun Full Moon Planets Cygnus all night Jupiter: Low all night (at opposition) Emission nebulae: Saturn: Low at Sunrise NGC6888 Crescent Nebula NGC6960 Veil Nebula Boötes Sunset-0220 IC5070 Pelican Nebula Multiple star: ξ-Boo (xi-Boo) yellow & orange IC7000 (C20) North American Nebula Planetary nebulae: Camelopardalis all night IC5146 (C19) Cocoon Nebula Galaxy: NGC2403 (C7) NGC6826 Blinking Nebula Asterism: Kemble’s Cascade & NGC1502 cluster NGC7008 Fetus Nebula Open clusters: Canes Venatici all night M29 Globular cluster: M3 M39 Galaxies: NGC6871 M51 Whirlpool Galaxy NGC6883 M63 Sunflower Galaxy NGC6910 Rocking Horse Cluster M94 Galaxy: NGC6946 (C12) Fireworks Galaxy M106 Multiple stars: NGC4631 Whale Galaxy Albireo β-Cyg (beta-Cyg) gold & blue Coloured star: La Superba Y-CVn carbon star 61-Cyg orange & red Multiple star: Cor Caroli α-CVn (alpha-CVn) yellow & orange Delphinus all night Cassiopeia all night Globular clusters: Emission nebulae: NGC6934 (C47) NGC281 Pacman Nebula NGC7006 (C42) NGC7635 (C11) Bubble Nebula IC1805 Heart Nebula Draco all night, best 2350 IC1848 Soul Nebula Planetary nebula: NGC6543 Cats Eye Nebula Open clusters: Galaxy: M102 M52 M103 Hercules all night, best 0020 NGC457 (C13) Owl cluster Globular clusters: NGC654 M13 Hercules Globular Cluster NGC659 M92 NGC663 (C10) NGC7789 Lacerta all night NGC7790 Open cluster: NGC7243 (C16) Multiple star: η-Cas (eta-Cas) gold & red Lyra all night, best 0200 Cepheus all night Planetary nebula: M57 Ring Nebula Reflection nebula: NGC7023 (C4) Iris Nebula Globular cluster: M56 Open clusters: Multiple stars: NGC188 (C1) Double-Double ε-Lyr (epsilon-Lyr) four white NGC7160 Other Double-Double Σ2470 & Σ2474 four white Coloured star: Garnet Star μ-Cep (mu-Cep) Multiple stars: Ophiuchus Sunset-0150, best 2350 δ-Cep (delta-Cep) yellow & purple Globular clusters: Σ2816 yellow & two white M9 M10 Coma Berenices Sunset-0150 M12 Globular cluster: M53 M14 Open clusters: Melotte 111 M19 Galaxies: M62 M64 Black Eye Galaxy M107 M85 Open cluster: IC4665 M88 M91 Sagitta all night M98 Globular cluster: M71 M99 M100 NGC4565 Needle Galaxy Sagittarius partly visible, best 0120 Serpens 2350-0230, best 0040 Emission nebulae: Emission nebula: M16 Eagle Nebula M8 Lagoon Nebula Globular cluster: M5 M17 Swan Nebula M20 Triffid Nebula Ursa Major all night Globular clusters: Planetary nebula: M97 Owl Nebula M28 Galaxies: M54 M81 Bode’s Galaxy & M82 Cigar Galaxy M55 M101 Pinwheel Galaxy M69 M108 M70 M109 M75 Multiple star: Mizar & Alcor ζ-UMa (zeta-UMa) 3 white Open clusters: M18 Ursa Minor all night M21 Multiple star: Polaris α-UMi (alpha-UMi) yellow & white M22 M23 Vulpecula all night M24 Planetary nebula: M27 Dumbell Nebula M25 Open cluster: NGC6885 (C37) NGC6530 Asterism: Coathanger Scutum 0110-Sunrise, best 0200 Open clusters: M11 Wild Duck Cluster M26