If possible, observe at a dark location and when the Moon is not bright. A bright Moon will make it more difficult to see the stars and impossible to see clusters, nebulae and galaxies. Only a small telescope at lower magnifications, around 50x, is required to see the objects listed below. The planets and Moon are best observed with a telescope around 100x.
Moon Phases
First Quarter
Wednesday 1st.
Full Moon.
Tuesday 7th.
Last Quarter.
Tuesday 14th.
New Moon.
Wednesday 22nd.
First Quarter
Thursday 30th.
Objects marked with are best with binoculars, or a small telescope, because these objects are large in size.
Andromeda Galaxy. Companion to our Milky Way Galaxy. Distance: 2,400,000 ly / Diameter: 120,000 ly / Mag 3.5.
Castor Double Star. Favourite double star. You’ll need a telescope with 50x to 100x to see Castor separate into two stars. Magnitudes of two stars are 1.9 and 3.0.
Double Cluster. Two side-by-side clusters. Distances: 7,200 ly / Diameters: 63 ly / Mag 3.5. Best in a telescope but visible with eyes in dark skies.
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