August

Best deep sky objects to observe in August. Click column headers to sort.

Object	Type	Beginner	LP Tolerance	Reward	Equipment
Great Square of Pegasus The Square of Pegasus	Asterism	Easy	City	★★★	Naked eye
Northern Cross Northern Cross Asterism	Asterism	Easy	City	★★★	Naked eye
Sagittarius Teapot The Teapot	Asterism	Easy	City	★★★	Naked eye
Summer Triangle The Summer Triangle	Asterism	Easy	City	★★★	Naked eye
Cr399 Brocchi’s Cluster	Asterism	Easy	City	★★★	Binoculars
Albireo Beta Cygni	Double Star	Easy	City	★★★	Small telescope
WZ Cassiopeiae WZ Cas	Carbon Star	Easy	City	★★★	Medium telescope
C55 Saturn Nebula	Planetary Nebula	Easy	City	★★★	Medium telescope
NGC7027 Jewel Bug Nebula	Planetary Nebula	Easy	City	★★★	Medium telescope
M15 Great Pegasus Cluster	Globular Cluster	Easy	City	★★★	Large telescope
Job’s Coffin Delphinus Diamond	Asterism	Easy	Suburb	★★★	Naked eye
M22 Sagittarius Cluster	Globular Cluster	Easy	Suburb	★★★	Small telescope
M27 Dumbbell Nebula	Planetary Nebula	Easy	Suburb	★★★	Medium telescope
M17 Omega Nebula	Star Forming Region	Easy	Suburb	★★★	Medium telescope
C15 Blinking Planetary Nebula	Planetary Nebula	Easy	City	★★	Medium telescope
Mu Cephei Herschel’s Garnet Star	Variable Star	Medium	City	★★★	Naked eye
S Cephei	Carbon Star	Medium	City	★★★	Medium telescope
M11 Messier 11	Open Cluster	Medium	Suburb	★★★	Small telescope
NGC7789 Caroline’s Rose Cluster	Open Cluster	Medium	Suburb	★★★	Medium telescope
Delta Cephei δ Cephei	Variable Star	Medium	City	★★	Naked eye
Eta Aquilae η Aquilae	Variable Star	Medium	City	★★	Naked eye
TX Piscium 19 Piscium	Carbon Star	Medium	City	★★	Binoculars
R Scuti R Sct	Variable Star	Medium	City	★★	Binoculars
Chi Cygni χ Cygni	Variable Star	Medium	City	★★	Small telescope
RS Cygni RS Cyg	Carbon Star	Medium	City	★★	Medium telescope
eps01Lyr The Double Double	Double Star	Medium	City	★★	Medium telescope
tet1Ser Alya	Double Star	Medium	City	★★	Medium telescope
Gamma Delphini γ Delphini	Double Star	Medium	Suburb	★★	Small telescope
C27 Crescent Nebula	Emission Nebula	Medium	Suburb	★★	Medium telescope
NGC6712	Globular Cluster	Medium	Suburb	★★	Medium telescope
M16 Star Queen Nebula	Star Forming Region	Medium	Suburb	★★	Medium telescope
R Aquarii R Aqr	Symbiotic Star	Medium	Suburb	★★	Medium telescope
NGC6751 Glowing Eye Nebula	Planetary Nebula	Medium	Suburb	★★	Large telescope
C20 North America Nebula	Emission Nebula	Medium	Rural	★★	Binoculars
C4 Iris Nebula	Reflection Nebula	Medium	Rural	★★	Medium telescope
C34 Witch’s Broom Nebula	Supernova Remnant	Medium	Rural	★★	Medium telescope
C22 Blue Snowball Nebula	Planetary Nebula	Medium	City	★	Medium telescope
C19 Cocoon Nebula	Emission Nebula	Medium	Rural	★	Small telescope
T Lyrae T Lyr	Carbon Star	Difficult	Suburb	★★	Small telescope
V Aquilae V Aql	Carbon Star	Difficult	Suburb	★★	Small telescope
RT Capricorni RT Cap	Carbon Star	Difficult	Suburb	★★	Medium telescope
M57 The Ring	Planetary Nebula	Difficult	Suburb	★★	Medium telescope
C57 Barnard’s Galaxy	Dwarf Galaxy	Difficult	Rural	★★	Medium telescope
C63 Eye of God	Planetary Nebula	Difficult	Rural	★★	Medium telescope
WR 136 HD 192163	Wolf-Rayet Star	Difficult	City	★	Medium telescope
B142 E Nebula	Dark Nebula	Difficult	Rural	★	Medium telescope
C11 Bubble Nebula	Emission Nebula	Difficult	Rural	★	Medium telescope
NGC7317 Stephan’s Quintet	Galaxy Group	Difficult	Rural	★	Large telescope
SH2-71 Question Mark Nebula	Planetary Nebula	Difficult	Rural	★	Large telescope