July

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

Object	Type	Beginner	LP Tolerance	Reward	Equipment
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
M7 Ptolemy’s Cluster	Open Cluster	Easy	City	★★★	Binoculars
Albireo Beta Cygni	Double Star	Easy	City	★★★	Small telescope
M92 Messier 92	Globular Cluster	Easy	City	★★★	Medium telescope
M13 Hercules Globular Cluster	Globular Cluster	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
C69 Bug Nebula	Planetary Nebula	Easy	City	★★★	Large telescope
Job’s Coffin Delphinus Diamond	Asterism	Easy	Suburb	★★★	Naked eye
M8 M8	Emission Nebula	Easy	Suburb	★★★	Binoculars
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
Eta Aquilae η Aquilae	Variable Star	Medium	City	★★	Naked eye
R Scuti R Sct	Variable Star	Medium	City	★★	Binoculars
Ras Algethi Alpha Herculis	Double Star	Medium	City	★★	Small telescope
M4 M4	Globular Cluster	Medium	City	★★	Small telescope
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
M107 M107	Globular Cluster	Medium	City	★★	Medium telescope
NGC6210 Turtle Nebula	Planetary Nebula	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
NGC6751 Glowing Eye Nebula	Planetary Nebula	Medium	Suburb	★★	Large telescope
C20 North America Nebula	Emission Nebula	Medium	Rural	★★	Binoculars
M20 The Trifid Nebula	Emission Nebula	Medium	Rural	★★	Small telescope
C4 Iris Nebula	Reflection Nebula	Medium	Rural	★★	Medium telescope
C34 Witch’s Broom Nebula	Supernova Remnant	Medium	Rural	★★	Medium telescope
C19 Cocoon Nebula	Emission Nebula	Medium	Rural	★	Small telescope
C6 Cat’s Eye Nebula	Planetary Nebula	Difficult	City	★★	Medium 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
WR 136 HD 192163	Wolf-Rayet Star	Difficult	City	★	Medium telescope
B72 Snake Nebula	Dark Nebula	Difficult	Rural	★	Binoculars
B86 Ink Spot Nebula	Dark Nebula	Difficult	Rural	★	Medium telescope
B142 E Nebula	Dark Nebula	Difficult	Rural	★	Medium telescope
SH2-71 Question Mark Nebula	Planetary Nebula	Difficult	Rural	★	Large telescope