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What to shoot in August
46 targets 279 sky-check 0 pinned 27 wishlist

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96 Messier, 119 NGC, 7 IC, and 11 Barnard objects, plus archive targets.

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Tonight's picks

Ranked for Sewell, NJ using season, altitude, and moon phase (74% lit). Grayscale tiles are public reference images, not Lost Photons captures.

IC 1318 Not in archive
IC 1318 Gamma Cygni Nebula

Daylight now · peak 89 deg

Moon tolerant
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Crescent Nebula
NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula

Daylight now · peak 88 deg

Moon tolerant
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Tulip Nebula
Sh2-101 Tulip Nebula

Daylight now · peak 86 deg

Moon tolerant
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North America and Pelican Nebulae
NGC 7000 / IC 5070 North America and Pelican Nebulae

Daylight now · peak 85 deg

Moon tolerant
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M57 Not in archive
M57 Ring Nebula

Daylight now · peak 83 deg

Moon tolerant
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NGC 6720 Not in archive
NGC 6720 Ring Nebula

Daylight now · peak 83 deg

Moon tolerant
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M29 Not in archive
M29 M29

Daylight now · peak 88 deg

Flexible
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NGC 6913 Not in archive
NGC 6913 M29

Daylight now · peak 88 deg

Flexible
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