Tonight

Greenwich, London — Tuesday, 27 October 2026

Top-rated objects visible tonight, sorted by observing quality

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Beginners' Picks

The easiest and most impressive objects tonight — perfect for beginners.

Moon

Moon Moon

Naked Eye

Look for craters along the terminator — they appear in 3D through any telescope.

mag -12.7 27° Taurus

Saturn

Planet Planet

Naked Eye

Rings visible at 25x magnification. Titan appears as a faint star nearby.

mag 0.4 32° Cetus

M39

OpenCluster Pyramid Cluster

Naked Eye

Located about 9 degrees east-northeast of Deneb (Alpha Cygni) in a rich Milky Way field.

mag 4.6 81° Cygnus

M45

OpenCluster Pleiades, Seven Sisters or Subaru

Naked Eye

Best viewed with the naked eye or binoculars rather than a telescope — the cluster spans about 2 degrees (four full Moon widths),...

mag 1.6 24° Taurus

M13

GlobularCluster Great Hercules Cluster

Binoculars

Located along the western edge of the Keystone asterism in Hercules, about one-third of the way from Eta to Zeta Herculis.

mag 5.8 30° Hercules

M81

Galaxy Bode's Galaxy

Binoculars

Located about 10 degrees northwest of Dubhe (Alpha Ursae Majoris).

mag 6.9 31° Ursa Major

M57

PlanetaryNebula Ring Nebula

Small Telescope

Easy to locate between Beta and Gamma Lyrae (the two bottom stars of the Lyra parallelogram).

mag 8.8 48° Lyra

C28

OpenCluster NGC 752

Binoculars

Best in binoculars or a wide-field telescope at low power, as the cluster is too large for typical eyepiece fields.

mag 5.7 51° Andromeda

Sculptor Galaxy

Galaxy NGC 253

Binoculars

A rewarding target visible tonight — look for it in the constellation shown below.

mag 7.1 7° Sculptor

M31

Galaxy Andromeda Galaxy

Binoculars

Visible to the naked eye from dark sites as an elongated fuzzy patch in the constellation Andromeda.

mag 3.4 64° Andromeda

Solar System

#	Object	Rating	Level	Mag	Rise	Culm		Constellation
1	Moon Moon Easy	95	Easy	-12.7	circ	—	27°	Taurus
2	Saturn Planet Easy	90	Easy	0.4	circ	—	32°	Cetus
3	Uranus Planet Easy	45	Easy	5.6	circ	—	18°	Taurus
4	Neptune Planet Easy	35	Easy	7.7	circ	—	33°	Pisces
5	Vesta Asteroid Medium	30	Medium	6.6	circ	—	23°	Cetus
6	Pallas Asteroid Medium	20	Medium	8.5	circ	—	11°	Cetus
7	Nausikaa Asteroid Medium	10	Medium	9.3	circ	—	43°	Pisces
8	Juno Asteroid Hard	10	Hard	10.0	circ	—	18°	Sagittarius
9	Metis Asteroid Hard	10	Hard	10.3	circ	—	20°	Aquarius
10	Melpomene Asteroid Hard	10	Hard	10.3	circ	—	10°	Sagittarius
11	Herculina Asteroid Hard	10	Hard	10.7	circ	—	11°	Cetus
12	Flora Asteroid Hard	10	Hard	10.8	circ	—	6°	Sagittarius

Saturn

mag 0.4 · 32° alt · Cetus

Ring tilt: Narrow opening (6.7° north face)

Rings moderately tilted — Cassini Division visible in 4"+ scopes.

Titan (mag 8.3) visible in binoculars. Rhea, Tethys, Dione in 3-4" scopes.

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Double Stars

#	Object	Rating	Level	Mag	Rise	Culm		Constellation
1	Gamma And HIP 9640; Gamma2 Andromedae; 57 Andromedae Easy	89	Easy	4.8	circ	—	52°	And
2	Albireo HIP 95951; Beta2 Cygni; 6 Cygni Easy	83	Easy	5.1	circ	—	50°	Cyg
3	95 Her Easy	81	Easy	5.0	circ	—	32°	Her
4	Castor HIP 36850; Alpha Geminorum; 66 Geminorum Easy	79	Easy	2.0	circ	—	1°	Gem
5	32 Eri Easy	78	Easy	4.8	circ	—	2°	Eri
6	Mizar Zeta UMa (BS5054) Easy	77	Easy	2.3	circ	—	23°	UMa
7	HIP 207 Easy	77	Easy	5.9	circ	—	71°	Cas
8	HIP 108456 Easy	76	Easy	7.0	circ	—	59°	Cep
9	Gamma Del HIP 102531; Gamma1 Delphini; 12 Delphini Easy	75	Easy	5.1	circ	—	50°	Del
10	16 Cyg Easy	75	Easy	6.0	circ	—	65°	Cyg
11	Achird HIP 3821; Eta Cassiopeiae; 24 Cassiopeiae Easy	74	Easy	3.4	circ	—	68°	Cas
12	Rasalgethi HIP 84345; Alpha1 Herculis; 64 Herculis Easy	74	Easy	3.5	circ	—	19°	Her
13	Mesarthim Gamma2 Ari Easy	74	Easy	4.8	circ	—	38°	Ari
14	41 Aqr Easy	74	Easy	5.3	circ	—	17°	Aqr
15	Miram Eta Per Easy	72	Easy	3.8	circ	—	52°	Per
16	Alya HIP 92946; Theta1 Serpentis; 63 Serpentis Easy	72	Easy	4.6	circ	—	26°	Ser
17	100 Her Easy	72	Easy	5.9	circ	—	36°	Her
18	HIP 62572 Easy	70	Easy	5.3	circ	—	46°	Cam
19	Psi Psc HIP 5131; Psi1 Piscium; 74 Piscium Easy	70	Easy	5.3	circ	—	47°	Psc
20	41 Dra Easy	70	Easy	5.7	circ	—	55°	Dra

Variable Stars

#	Object	Rating	Level	Mag	Rise	Culm		Constellation
1	Mira 68 Cet Medium	86	Medium	3.0	circ	—	16°	Cet
2	Blaze Star HR 5958 Hard	86	Hard	10.0	circ	—	16°	CrB
3	Algol HIP 14576; Beta Persei; 26 Persei Easy	80	Easy	2.1	circ	—	42°	Per
4	R Sct Easy	78	Easy	5.2	circ	—	16°	Sct
5	3 Gem Medium	78	Medium	5.8	circ	—	3°	Gem
6	R Aql Very Hard	78	Very Hard	6.1	circ	—	31°	Aql
7	30 Her Easy	77	Easy	5.0	circ	—	32°	Her
8	Sheliak HIP 92420; Beta Lyrae; 10 Lyrae Easy	76	Easy	3.5	circ	—	48°	Lyr
9	T Cep Hard	76	Hard	7.3	circ	—	71°	Cep
10	X Oph Medium	74	Medium	6.4	circ	—	27°	Oph
11	U Sge Medium	74	Medium	6.6	circ	—	42°	Sge
12	13 Lyr Easy	73	Easy	4.0	circ	—	55°	Lyr
13	Lambda Tau Medium	72	Medium	3.5	circ	—	13°	Tau
14	Delta Cep Medium	72	Medium	3.8	circ	—	83°	Cep
15	Eta Aql Medium	72	Medium	3.9	circ	—	30°	Aql
16	47 Psc Medium	71	Medium	5.1	circ	—	49°	Psc
17	68 Her Medium	70	Medium	4.8	circ	—	33°	Her
18	RY Dra Easy	70	Easy	5.9	circ	—	31°	Dra
19	Z UMa Medium	70	Medium	6.2	circ	—	21°	UMa
20	X Cyg Medium	70	Medium	6.5	circ	—	66°	Cyg

Open Clusters

#	Object	Rating	Level	Mag	Rise	Culm		Constellation
1	M39 Pyramid Cluster Easy	90	Easy	4.6	circ	—	81°	Cygnus
2	M45 Pleiades, Seven Sisters or Subaru Easy	89	Easy	1.6	circ	—	24°	Taurus
3	C28 NGC 752 Easy	86	Easy	5.7	circ	—	51°	Andromeda
4	M35 Shoe-Buckle Cluster Easy	83	Easy	5.3	circ	—	4°	Gemini
5	Hyades Easy	81	Easy	0.5	circ	—	12°	Taurus
6	M34 Spiral Cluster Easy	81	Easy	5.5	circ	—	47°	Perseus
7	C16 NGC 7243 Easy	81	Easy	6.4	circ	—	88°	Lacerta
8	M37 Salt and Pepper Cluster Easy	78	Easy	6.2	circ	—	13°	Auriga
9	Double Cluster NGC 869 Easy	77	Easy	4.3	circ	—	56°	Perseus
10	M11 Wild Duck Cluster Easy	75	Easy	5.8	circ	—	16°	Scutum
11	C10 NGC 663 Easy	73	Easy	7.1	circ	—	61°	Cassiopeia
12	C37 NGC 6885 Easy	72	Easy	6.0	circ	—	55°	Vulpecula
13	M36 Pinwheel Cluster Easy	72	Easy	6.3	circ	—	16°	Auriga
14	Tweedledee Cluster NGC 6633 Easy	71	Easy	4.6	circ	—	24°	Oph
15	M38 Starfish Cluster Easy	71	Easy	7.4	circ	—	19°	Auriga
16	Alpha Persei Cluster Easy	70	Easy	1.2	circ	—	45°	Perseus
17	Owl Cluster NGC 457 Easy	70	Easy	6.4	circ	—	64°	Cassiopeia
18	NGC 6871 Easy	68	Easy	5.2	circ	—	61°	Cyg
19	NGC 2281 Easy	68	Easy	5.4	circ	—	14°	Aur
20	NGC 7686 Easy	68	Easy	5.6	circ	—	79°	And

Globular Clusters

#	Object	Rating	Level	Mag	Rise	Culm		Constellation
1	M13 Great Hercules Cluster Easy	89	Easy	5.8	circ	—	30°	Hercules
2	M3 NGC 5272 Easy	83	Easy	6.2	circ	—	1°	Canes Venatici
3	M10 NGC 6254 Easy	83	Easy	6.6	circ	—	2°	Ophiuchus
4	M15 Great Pegasus Cluster Easy	80	Easy	6.2	circ	—	49°	Pegasus
5	M2 NGC 7089 Easy	80	Easy	6.5	circ	—	37°	Aquarius
6	M12 NGC 6218 Easy	80	Easy	6.7	circ	—	2°	Ophiuchus
7	M92 NGC 6341 Easy	75	Easy	6.4	circ	—	40°	Hercules
8	M30 Jellyfish Cluster Easy	68	Easy	7.2	circ	—	15°	Capricornus
9	M14 NGC 6402 Easy	68	Easy	7.6	circ	—	9°	Ophiuchus
10	NGC 288 Easy	65	Easy	8.1	circ	—	5°	Scl
11	C47 NGC 6934 Medium	57	Medium	8.9	circ	—	40°	Delphinus
12	M71 Angelfish Cluster Easy	56	Easy	8.2	circ	—	46°	Sagitta
13	M56 NGC 6779 Easy	56	Easy	8.3	circ	—	49°	Lyra
14	M75 NGC 6864 Easy	56	Easy	8.5	circ	—	11°	Sagittarius
15	NGC 6712 Easy	54	Easy	8.2	circ	—	15°	Sct
16	NGC 5466 Medium	54	Medium	9.1	circ	—	4°	Boo
17	NGC 6934 Medium	52	Medium	8.9	circ	—	40°	Del
18	NGC 6760 Medium	46	Medium	9.1	circ	—	25°	Aql
19	M72 NGC 6981 Medium	46	Medium	9.3	circ	—	23°	Aquarius
20	NGC 6539 Medium	46	Medium	9.6	circ	—	9°	Ser

Galaxies

#	Object	Rating	Level	Mag	Rise	Culm		Constellation
1	M81 Bode's Galaxy Easy	87	Easy	6.9	circ	—	31°	Ursa Major
2	Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 Easy	86	Easy	7.1	circ	—	7°	Sculptor
3	M31 Andromeda Galaxy Easy	83	Easy	3.4	circ	—	64°	Andromeda
4	M101 Pinwheel Galaxy Hard	80	Hard	7.9	circ	—	25°	Ursa Major
5	M51 Whirlpool Galaxy Hard	78	Hard	8.4	circ	—	16°	Canes Venatici
6	M63 Sunflower Galaxy Easy	78	Easy	8.6	circ	—	11°	Canes Venatici
7	M106 NGC 4258 Easy	77	Easy	8.4	circ	—	12°	Canes Venatici
8	C7 NGC 2403 Easy	75	Easy	8.4	circ	—	31°	Camelopardalis
9	C62 NGC 247 Medium	75	Medium	8.9	circ	—	11°	Cetus
10	M33 Triangulum/Pinwheel Galaxy Hard	74	Hard	5.7	circ	—	50°	Triangulum
11	M94 Crocodile Eye or Cat's Eye Galaxy Easy	74	Easy	8.2	circ	—	8°	Canes Venatici
12	C30 NGC 7331 Medium	73	Medium	9.5	circ	—	73°	Pegasus
13	M82 Cigar Galaxy Easy	72	Easy	8.4	circ	—	31°	Ursa Major
14	Fireworks Galaxy NGC 6946 Hard	72	Hard	8.9	circ	—	72°	Cepheus
15	C3 NGC 4236 Hard	72	Hard	9.7	circ	—	33°	Draco
16	M74 Phantom Galaxy Very Hard	71	Very Hard	9.4	circ	—	38°	Pisces
17	C29 NGC 5005 Medium	71	Medium	9.8	circ	—	6°	Canes Venatici
18	NGC 2403 Easy	70	Easy	8.4	circ	—	31°	Cam
19	NGC 247 Medium	70	Medium	8.9	circ	—	11°	Cet
20	Barnard's Galaxy NGC 6822 Very Hard	69	Very Hard	8.7	circ	—	15°	Sagittarius

Planetary Nebulae

#	Object	Rating	Level	Mag	Rise	Culm		Constellation
1	M57 Ring Nebula Easy OIII	87	Easy OIII	8.8	circ	—	48°	Lyra
2	Helix Nebula NGC 7293 Very Hard OIII	82	Very Hard OIII	7.3	circ	—	18°	Aquarius
3	M27 Dumbbell Nebula Easy	80	Easy	7.4	circ	—	50°	Vulpecula
4	NGC 246 Easy OIII	78	Easy OIII	8.0	circ	—	20°	Cet
5	M97 Owl Nebula Hard OIII	78	Hard OIII	9.9	circ	—	17°	Ursa Major
6	Blue Snowball NGC 7662 Medium OIII	77	Medium OIII	9.0	circ	—	76°	And
7	Saturn nebula NGC 7009 Medium OIII	75	Medium OIII	8.0	circ	—	25°	Aqr
8	NGC 6543 Medium OIII	73	Medium OIII	9.0	circ	—	55°	Dra
9	M76 Little Dumbbell Nebula Hard OIII	71	Hard OIII	10.1	circ	—	60°	Perseus
10	Blinking Planetary NGC 6826 Medium OIII	70	Medium OIII	8.8	circ	—	65°	Cygnus
11	Cat's Eye Nebula NGC 6543 Medium OIII	64	Medium OIII	8.1	circ	—	55°	Draco
12	NGC 1514 Hard OIII	61	Hard OIII	10.0	circ	—	26°	Tau
13	NGC 6210 Medium OIII	52	Medium OIII	9.0	circ	—	21°	Her
14	NGC 6572 Medium OIII	47	Medium OIII	9.0	circ	—	22°	Oph
15	NGC 6818 Very Hard OIII	45	Very Hard OIII	10.0	circ	—	16°	Sgr

Nebulae

#	Object	Rating	Level	Mag	Rise	Culm		Constellation
1	Iris Nebula NGC 7023 Medium	69	Medium	6.8	circ	—	71°	Cepheus
2	Sh2-155 C9 Hard OIII	67	Hard OIII	7.7	circ	—	78°	Cepheus
3	NGC 281 Medium OIII	64	Medium OIII	7.0	circ	—	68°	Cas
4	Crescent nebula NGC 6888 Medium OIII	64	Medium OIII	7.4	circ	—	63°	Cyg
5	IC 1287 Medium	63	Medium	6.1	circ	—	10°	Sct
6	North America Nebula NGC 7000 Medium OIII	61	Medium OIII	5.0	circ	—	74°	Cygnus
7	California nebula NGC 1499 Medium OIII	56	Medium OIII	5.0	circ	—	31°	Per
8	IC 1284 Medium OIII	53	Medium OIII	7.7	circ	—	1°	Sgr
9	Cocoon Nebula IC 5146 Hard OIII	51	Hard OIII	10.0	circ	—	83°	Cygnus
10	Pelican nebula IC 5070 Very Hard OIII	49	Very Hard OIII	8.0	circ	—	73°	Cyg
11	Bubble Nebula NGC 7635 Very Hard OIII	49	Very Hard OIII	11.0	circ	—	78°	Cassiopeia
12	M17 Omega, Swan, Horseshoe, Lobster, or Checkmark Nebula Easy OIII	47	Easy OIII	6.0	circ	—	4°	Sagittarius
13	M16 Eagle Nebula Medium OIII	47	Medium OIII	6.4	circ	—	6°	Serpens
14	NGC 6589 Hard OIII	40	Hard OIII	10.5	circ	—	1°	Sgr
15	IC 1470 Very Hard OIII	40	Very Hard OIII	11.5	circ	—	80°	Cep
16	Hind's variable nebula NGC 1555 Hard	23	Hard	10.0	circ	—	15°	Tau

Aurora Forecast

Very unlikely

Current Kp

1.7

Quiet

Min. Kp needed

Kp 7

at 51°N

IMF Bz

0.7 nT

Northward

G Scale

Geomagnetic

Geomagnetic activity far below the Kp 7 needed at your latitude.

Full aurora forecast Data: NOAA SWPC

Meteor Showers

Orionids ORI Peak was 6 days ago

ZHR ~20 Best 3 AM (48°) 73% Radiant

Southern Taurids STA Peak in 9 days

ZHR ~5 Best 3 AM (50°) 17% Radiant

Northern Taurids NTA Peak in 16 days

ZHR ~5 Best 3 AM (60°) 8% Radiant

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