images sorted by best month for evening viewing
this is the month object transits at 9pm during winter or 10pm summer
object will appear in the south at its highest elevation
January
M01 Crab
M42 Orion
ngc 1491
ngc 1499 California
ngc 1514 Crystal
ngc 1530
ngc 1909 Witch Head
Horsehead & Flame
Sh2-240 Spaghetti
Feburary
ngc 2237 Rosette
ngc 2264 Cone
ngc 2336
ngc 2403
March
ngc 2841
IC 410 Tadpoles
Headphone
April
M65-M66
M81
M82 Cigar
M95
M96
M97 Owl
Leo Triplet
ngc 3184
ngc 3628
May
M03
M51 Whirlpool
M61
M63 Sunflower
M64 Blackeye
M88
M90
M94 Cat's Eye
M104
M106
ngc 3953
ngc 4565
ngc 4567-8 Siamese Twins
ngc 4631 Whale
ngc 4657 Hockey Stick
June
M05
M101 Pinwheel
July
M10
M13
M92
August
M11
M16 Eagle
M20 Trifid
M57 Ring
September
IC 1396
M27 Dumbbell
Milky Way 9-18-20
ngc 6946 Fireworks
ngc 6992 Eastern Veil
ngc 7000 North American
ngc 7008 Fetus
ngc 7009 Saturn pn
Sh2-136 Ghost
Squid
Cygnus Wall
October
ngc 7293 Helix
ngc 7331
ngc 7479
ngc 7635 Bubble
ngc 7662 Blue Snowball
Sh2-132
Sh2-142 Wizard
November
M31 Andromeda
M33 Triangulum
M74
M76 Little Dumbbell
IC 63
ngc 40 Bow Tie
ngc 281 Pacman
ngc 660
Sh2-170 Little Rosette
SH2-188 Shrimp
December
M45 Pleiades
ngc 772
ngc 896 Fish Head
ngc 891
ngc 925
Melotte15
Double Cluster
IC 342
IC 1805 Heart
IC 1848 Soul
IC 1871
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