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 3675 11h 26' +43º 35' 11.0 Galaxy in Ursa Major NGC 3726 11h 33' +47º 01' 10.9 Galaxy in Ursa Major NGC 3877 11h 46' +47º 29' 11.8 Galaxy in Ursa Major NGC 4026 11h 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 5907 15h 15' +59º 19' 11.1 Galaxy in Draco NGC 6543 17h 58' +66º 37' 8.8 Planetry Nebula in Draco Beta Cephei 21h 29' +70º 33' 38 0.01-0.3 Double star in Cephus
NGC 40 00h 13' +72º 33' 10.7 Planetary Nebula in Cepheus NGC 188 00h 44' +85º 22' 9.3 Open Cluster in Cepheus M52 23h 24' +61º 35' 12 8.2 Open cluster in Cassiopeia NGC 7635 23h 21 +61º 12 10.0 Emmission nebula in Cassiopeia M103 01h 33' +60º 42' 6 6.9 Open cluster in Cassiopeia NGC 129 00h 30' +60º 13' 9.8 Open Cluster in Cassiopeia NGC 185 00h 39 +48º 20 10.1 Dwarf Galaxy in Cassiopeia NGC 281 00h 53' +56º 38' 7.4 Diffuse Nebulae in Cassiopeia NGC 457 01h 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' 3.62 - +5.0 Ruddy hue, 2 year change between mag +3.4 and +5.1 - Month Specific Section
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 3242 10h 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 4631 12h 42 +32º 32 9.8 Galaxy in Canes Venatici M106 12h 19' +47º 18' 9.1 Galaxy in Canes Venatici NGC 4449 12h 28' +44º 05' 10.1 Galaxy in Canes Venatici NGC 5466 14h 05' +28º 32' 9.2 Globular Cluster in Boőtes NGC5248 13h 38 +08º 53 11.0 Galaxy in Boőtes
NGC5676 14h 33 +49º27 12.3 Galaxy in Boőtes NGC5660 14h 30 +49º 37 11.9 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 4378 12h 25' +04º 55' 12.3 Galaxy in Virgo M53 13h 13' 18º 10' 7.7 Globular Cluster in Coma M64 12h 25' +21º 41 +9.4 Galaxy in Coma M85 12h 25' +18º 11 +10.0 Galaxy in Coma M88 12h 32 +14º 25 +9.6 Galaxy in Coma M91 12h 35m +14º 30 +11.0 Galaxy in Coma M98 12h 14 +14º 54 +11.0 Galaxy in Coma M99 12h 19 +14º 25 +10.4 Galaxy in Coma M100 12h 23 +15º 49 +9.8 Galaxy in Coma NGC 4559 12h 36 +27º 58 +10.5 Galaxy in Coma NGC 4565 12h 36 +25º 59 +10.4 Galaxy in Coma NGC 4725 12h 50' +25º 30 +10.1 Galaxy in Coma
Coma Cluster 13h 00 +27º 59 Galaxy Cluster in Coma Hickson 61 12h 12 +29º 11 +13.2 Galaxy group in Coma M53 13h 13 +18º 10 +7.7 Globular Cluster in Coma NGC 4147 12h 10 +18º 33 +10.4 Globular Cluster in Coma NGC 5053 13h 16' +17º 42 +9.0 Globular Cluster in Coma M65 11h 19' +13º 05' 10.2 Galaxy in Leo M66 11h 20' +12º 59' 9.6 Galaxy in Leo NGC3628 11h 21' +13º 31' 9.5 Galaxy in Leo NGC3344 10h 44 +24º 55 10.5 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 2903 09h 32' +21º 30' 9.6 Galaxy in Leo M5 15h 19 +2º 05 5.7 Globular Cluster in Serpens M16 18h 19-13º 47 6.0 Open Cluster in Serpens Palomar 5 15h 16-00º 06 11.8 Globular Cluster in Serpens
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 -2.1. Jupiter Still visible in the night sky in Leo. Now mag -2.0. Saturn Can be found to the left of Mars at mag +0.2. 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;
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 11.7 17/18 May 2016 RA 05h 04' Dec +46º 44' Mag 12.0 27/28 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 11.6 17/18 May 2016 RA 11h 43' Dec +15º 14' Mag 11.5 27/28 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.