January

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

Object	Type	Beginner	LP Tolerance	Reward	Equipment
Orion’s Belt The Belt of Orion	Asterism	Easy	City	★★★	Naked eye
Winter Hexagon Winter Circle	Asterism	Easy	City	★★★	Naked eye
Betelgeuse Alpha Orionis	Variable Star	Easy	City	★★★	Naked eye
C41 The Hyades	Open Cluster	Easy	City	★★★	Binoculars
M44 Beehive Cluster	Open Cluster	Easy	City	★★★	Binoculars
Beta Monocerotis The Wonder Star	Double Star	Easy	City	★★★	Medium telescope
M37 Messier 37	Open Cluster	Easy	City	★★★	Medium telescope
IC418 Spirograph Nebula	Planetary Nebula	Easy	City	★★★	Medium telescope
C39 Eskimo Nebula	Planetary Nebula	Easy	City	★★★	Medium telescope
False Cross Diamond Cross	Asterism	Easy	Suburb	★★★	Naked eye
M42 The Great Orion Nebula	Emission Nebula	Easy	Suburb	★★★	Medium telescope
M35 M35	Open Cluster	Easy	City	★★	Binoculars
NGC1502 Kemble 1	Asterism	Easy	City	★★	Small telescope
M36 Messier 36	Open Cluster	Easy	City	★★	Small telescope
C64 Tau Canis Majoris Cluster	Open Cluster	Easy	City	★★	Small telescope
Castor Alpha Geminorum	Double Star	Easy	City	★★	Medium telescope
Orion’s Sword The Sword of Orion	Asterism	Easy	Suburb	★★	Naked eye
M81 Bode’s Galaxy	Galaxy	Easy	Suburb	★★	Small telescope
M78 Messier 78	Reflection Nebula	Easy	Rural	★★	Medium telescope
M1 Taurus A	Supernova Remnant	Easy	Rural	★★	Medium telescope
Gamma Velorum Regor	Wolf-Rayet Star	Easy	City	★	Binoculars
UU Aurigae UU Aur	Carbon Star	Medium	City	★★★	Medium telescope
UV Aurigae UV Aur	Carbon Star	Medium	City	★★★	Medium telescope
NGC1535 Cleopatra’s Eye Nebula	Planetary Nebula	Medium	City	★★★	Medium telescope
M82 Cigar Galaxy	Galaxy	Medium	Rural	★★★	Small telescope
M6 Butterfly Cluster	Open Cluster	Medium	Suburb	★★	Small telescope
NGC2903	Galaxy	Medium	Suburb	★★	Medium telescope
R Leporis Hind’s Crimson Star	Carbon Star	Difficult	City	★★★	Medium 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
C31 Flaming Star Nebula	Emission Nebula	Difficult	Rural	★	Medium telescope
C46 Hubble’s Variable Nebula	Variable Nebula	Difficult	Rural	★	Medium telescope