February

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

Object	Type	Beginner	LP Tolerance	Reward	Equipment
Winter Hexagon Winter Circle	Asterism	Easy	City	★★★	Naked eye
Eta Carinae Foramen	Variable Star	Easy	City	★★★	Naked eye
U Hydrae U Hya	Carbon Star	Easy	City	★★★	Binoculars
C102 Southern Pleiades	Open Cluster	Easy	City	★★★	Binoculars
M44 Beehive Cluster	Open Cluster	Easy	City	★★★	Binoculars
C91 Wishing Well Cluster	Open Cluster	Easy	City	★★★	Binoculars
Beta Monocerotis The Wonder Star	Double Star	Easy	City	★★★	Medium telescope
C39 Eskimo Nebula	Planetary Nebula	Easy	City	★★★	Medium telescope
C59 Ghost of Jupiter	Planetary Nebula	Easy	City	★★★	Medium telescope
False Cross Diamond Cross	Asterism	Easy	Suburb	★★★	Naked eye
C92 Eta Carinae Nebula	Emission Nebula	Easy	Suburb	★★★	Binoculars
NGC3628 Hamburger Galaxy	Galaxy	Easy	Rural	★★★	Large telescope
M35 M35	Open Cluster	Easy	City	★★	Binoculars
C64 Tau Canis Majoris Cluster	Open Cluster	Easy	City	★★	Small telescope
Castor Alpha Geminorum	Double Star	Easy	City	★★	Medium telescope
M81 Bode’s Galaxy	Galaxy	Easy	Suburb	★★	Small telescope
Gamma Velorum Regor	Wolf-Rayet Star	Easy	City	★	Binoculars
UU Aurigae UU Aur	Carbon Star	Medium	City	★★★	Medium telescope
M82 Cigar Galaxy	Galaxy	Medium	Rural	★★★	Small telescope
M6 Butterfly Cluster	Open Cluster	Medium	Suburb	★★	Small telescope
M66 Messier 66	Galaxy	Medium	Suburb	★★	Medium telescope
NGC2903	Galaxy	Medium	Suburb	★★	Medium telescope
M97 Messier 97	Planetary Nebula	Medium	Suburb	★★	Medium telescope
C60 Antennae Galaxies	Galaxy Group	Medium	Rural	★★	Large telescope
15 Monocerotis S Monocerotis	Double Star	Difficult	City	★★	Medium telescope
NGC2237 Caldwell 49	Emission Nebula	Difficult	Rural	★★	Medium telescope
EZ Canis Majoris EZ CMa	Wolf-Rayet Star	Difficult	City	★	Medium telescope
M65 M65	Galaxy	Difficult	Suburb	★	Medium telescope
C46 Hubble’s Variable Nebula	Variable Nebula	Difficult	Rural	★	Medium telescope