Observation plan for the month of May 2016
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1 Observation plan for the month of May 2016 Circumpolar section Seen Date(s) seen Object RA Dec Mag Comments M101 14h 03' +54º 21' 7.7 Galaxy in Ursa Major M108 11h 11' +55º 40' 10.9 Galaxy in Ursa Major M109 11h 58' +53º 23' 10.8 Galaxy in Ursa Major NGC h 26' +43º 35' 11.0 Galaxy in Ursa Major NGC h 33' +47º 01' 10.9 Galaxy in Ursa Major NGC h 46' +47º 29' 11.8 Galaxy in Ursa Major NGC h 59' +50º 57' 11.7 Galaxy in Ursa Major M81 09h 56' +69º 00' 7.8 Galaxy in Ursa Major M82 09h 56' +69º 41' 9.2 Galaxy in Ursa Major M40 12h 22' +58º 05' 8.0 Double star in Ursa Major M97 11h 15' +55º 01' 12.0 Planetary nebula in Ursa Major NGC h 15' +59º 19' 11.1 Galaxy in Draco NGC h 58' +66º 37' 8.8 Planetry Nebula in Draco Beta Cephei 21h 29' +70º 33' Double star in Cephus
2 NGC 40 00h 13' +72º 33' 10.7 Planetary Nebula in Cepheus NGC h 44' +85º 22' 9.3 Open Cluster in Cepheus M52 23h 24' +61º 35' Open cluster in Cassiopeia NGC h º Emmission nebula in Cassiopeia M103 01h 33' +60º 42' Open cluster in Cassiopeia NGC h 30' +60º 13' 9.8 Open Cluster in Cassiopeia NGC h º Dwarf Galaxy in Cassiopeia NGC h 53' +56º 38' 7.4 Diffuse Nebulae in Cassiopeia NGC h 19' +58º 19' 5.1 Open Cluster in Cassiopeia Eta Cassiopeiae Iota Cassiopeiae Alpha Ursae Minoris Garnet Star (µ (Mu) Cephei) 00h 49' +57º 48' 3.5, 7.4 Double Star in Cassiopeia 02h 29' +67º 24' 4.5, 7.1, 8.5, 8.9 Double Star in Cassiopeia 02h 31' +89º 15' 2.0, 9.1 Double Star in Ursa Minor 21h 44' +58º 51' Ruddy hue, 2 year change between mag +3.4 and Month Specific Section
3 Seen Date(s) seen Object RA Dec Mag Comments M44 Beehive Cluster 08h 40' +19º 59' 3.9 Open Cluster in Cancer M67 08h 50' +11º 49' 7.3 Open Cluster in Cancer M48 08h 14' -05º 48' 5.5 Open Cluster in Hydra low in sky M68 12h 39' -26º 45' 8.2 Glogular cluster in Hydra low in sky M83 13h 37' -29º 52' 7.9 Galaxy in Hydra low in sky NGC h 25' -18º 38' 8.6 Planetay nebula in Hydra low in sky M3 13h 42' +28º 23' 6.3 Globular Cluster in Canes Venatici M51 13h 30' +47º 12' 8.9 Galaxy in Canes Venatici M63 13h 16' +42º 02' 9.3 Galaxy in Canes Venatici M94 12h 50' +41º 07' 8.8 Galaxy in Canes Venatici NGC h º Galaxy in Canes Venatici M106 12h 19' +47º 18' 9.1 Galaxy in Canes Venatici NGC h 28' +44º 05' 10.1 Galaxy in Canes Venatici NGC h 05' +28º 32' 9.2 Globular Cluster in Boőtes NGC h º Galaxy in Boőtes
4 NGC h º Galaxy in Boőtes NGC h º Galaxy in Boőtes M84 12h 25' +12º 53' 10.1 Galaxy in Virgo M86 12h 26' +12º 57' 9.3 Galaxy in Virgo M87 12h 31' +12º 24' 9.5 Galaxy in Virgo M104 12h 39' -11º 37' 9.1 Galaxy in Virgo NGC h 25' +04º 55' 12.3 Galaxy in Virgo M53 13h 13' 18º 10' 7.7 Globular Cluster in Coma M64 12h 25' +21º Galaxy in Coma M85 12h 25' +18º Galaxy in Coma M88 12h º Galaxy in Coma M91 12h 35m +14º Galaxy in Coma M98 12h º Galaxy in Coma M99 12h º Galaxy in Coma M100 12h º Galaxy in Coma NGC h º Galaxy in Coma NGC h º Galaxy in Coma NGC h 50' +25º Galaxy in Coma
5 Coma Cluster 13h º 59 Galaxy Cluster in Coma Hickson 61 12h º Galaxy group in Coma M53 13h º Globular Cluster in Coma NGC h º Globular Cluster in Coma NGC h 16' +17º Globular Cluster in Coma M65 11h 19' +13º 05' 10.2 Galaxy in Leo M66 11h 20' +12º 59' 9.6 Galaxy in Leo NGC h 21' +13º 31' 9.5 Galaxy in Leo NGC h º Galaxy in Leo M95 10h 44' +11º 42' 10.5 Galaxy in Leo M96 10h 47' +11º 49' 10.1 Galaxy in Leo M105 10h 48' +12º 35' 10.2 Galaxy in Leo NGC h 32' +21º 30' 9.6 Galaxy in Leo M5 15h 19 +2º Globular Cluster in Serpens M16 18h 19-13º Open Cluster in Serpens Palomar 5 15h 16-00º Globular Cluster in Serpens
6 Solar System Section: - Mercury Hidden by the Sun s glare this month. However, watch out for the Transit on 9/5/16. Venus Hidden by the Sun s glare this month. Mars Mars will be at opposition on 22/5/16 at mag Jupiter Still visible in the night sky in Leo. Now mag Saturn Can be found to the left of Mars at mag Uranus Not visible this month because of the Sun's glare. Neptune Laying in Aquarius will rise at about 03:00 at mag +7.9 The Moon Date State Rise Set 6/5/16 New 06:34 20:18 13/5/16 First Quarter 13:23 02:38 21/5/16 Full Moon 20:33 06:11 29/5/16 Last Quarter 02:22 14:01 Transit of Mercury;
7 9 May 2016; First contact 11:12 UTC (12:12 BST). Last contact 18:42 UTC (19:42 BST). The next transit will be on 11/11/2019. Take care - do not look at the sun directly. Other objects: - Comets Comet Catalina (C/2013 US10) 7/8 May 2016 RA 04h 55' Dec +46º 59' Mag /18 May 2016 RA 05h 04' Dec +46º 44' Mag /28 May 2016 RA 05h 13' Dec +46º 38' Mag 12.3 Comet Tempel (9P) 7/8 May 2016 RA 11h 40' Dec +17º 30' Mag /18 May 2016 RA 11h 43' Dec +15º 14' Mag /28 May 2016 RA 11h 50' Dec +12º 34' Mag 11.3 On the night of the 5/6 May 2016 is the Eta Aquarid meteor shower (some of the remnants of Halley s Comet). As the date is one day before New Moon, weather permitting, 2016 should be as good as the Eta Aquarids ever get.
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