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Friday, April 2, 2021

Deep-Sky Targets for New Moon - April 2021

The New Moon is fast approaching! Here are some deep-sky target suggestions for imaging on the Astronomical Telescopes for Educational Outreach (ATEO) remote telescope locations by Insight Observatory's partner, Telescopius.com...

M4 - Globular Cluster

M4 - Globular Cluster
Constellation Scorpius
Mag.: 5.40 - Size: 36'
RA 16hr 23' 35" DEC -27º 28' 30"
ATEO-3 - Deep Sky Chile - altitude 87.1º at 05:29 hrs
Tr 16 - Open cluster

Tr 16 - Open Cluster
Constellation Carina
Mag.: 5.00 – Size: 10'
RA 10hr 45' 06" DEC -60º 16' 59"
ATEO-3 - Deep Sky Chile - altitude 87.1º at 05:29 hrs
M101 - Pinwheel Galaxy

M101 - Pinwheel Galaxy
Constellation Ursa Major
Mag.: 7.90 – Size: 28.8'
RA 14hr 03' 12" DEC 54º 20' 58"
ATEO-1 - SkyPi Remote Observatory - altitude 70.0º at 02:34 hrs.
M67 - Open Cluster

M67 - Open Cluster
Constellation Cancer
Mag.: 6.90 – Size: 25'
RA 08hr 51' 17" DEC 11º 48' 59"
ATEO-2A - SkyPi Remote Observatory - altitude 67.5º at 21:22 hrs.
M8 - Lagoon Nebula

M8 - Lagoon Nebula
Constellation Sagittarius
Mag.: 5.00 – Size: 45'
RA 18hr 03' 41" DEC -25º 37' 00"
ATEO-3 - Deep Sky Chile - altitude 84.9° at 07:09 hrs.
M3 - Globular Cluster

M3 - Globular Cluster
Constellation Canes Venatici
Mag.: 6.30 – Size: 18'
RA 13hr 42' 11" DEC 28º 22' 34"
ATEO-1 - SkyPi Remote Observatory - altitude 84.1º at 02:13 hrs.
IC 2948 - Bright Nebula

IC 2948 - Bright Nebula
Constellation Centaurus
Mag.: 7.00 – Size: 1.3º
RA 11hr 39' 24" DEC -64º 31' 59"
ATEO-3 - Deep Sky Chile - altitude 56.0° at 00:45 hrs.
HCG 44 - Galaxy Cluster

HCG 44 - Galaxy Cluster
Constellation Leo
Mag.: 10.00 – Size: 16.4'
RA 10hr 18' 00" DEC 21º 48' 43"
ATEO-1 - SkyPi Remote Observatory - altitude 77.5º at 22:49 hrs.
NGC 3324 - Gabriela Mistral Nebula

NGC 3324 - Gabriela Mistral Nebula
Constellation Carina
Mag.: 6.70 – Size: 16'
RA 10hr 37' 18" DEC -59º 19' 59"
ATEO-3 - Deep Sky Chile - altitude 60.8° at 23:43 hrs.
NGC 5033 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 5033 - Spiral Galaxy
Constellation Canes Venatici
Mag.: 10.20 – Size: 10.7'
RA 13hr 13' 27" DEC 36º 35' 36"
ATEO-1 - SkyPi Remote Observatory - altitude 87.7º at 01:44 hrs

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