May

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

Object	Type	Beginner	LP Tolerance	Reward	Equipment
Crux Southern Cross	Asterism	Easy	City	★★★	Naked eye
Y Canum Venaticorum La Superba	Carbon Star	Easy	City	★★★	Binoculars
M7 Ptolemy’s Cluster	Open Cluster	Easy	City	★★★	Binoculars
C80 ω Centauri	Globular Cluster	Easy	City	★★★	Small telescope
Alpha Centauri AB Rigil Kentaurus	Double Star	Easy	City	★★★	Medium telescope
M104 Messier 104	Galaxy	Easy	City	★★★	Medium telescope
M3 Messier 3	Globular Cluster	Easy	City	★★★	Medium telescope
M92 Messier 92	Globular Cluster	Easy	City	★★★	Medium telescope
M13 Hercules Globular Cluster	Globular Cluster	Easy	City	★★★	Medium telescope
C38 Needle Galaxy	Galaxy	Easy	City	★★★	Large telescope
C69 Bug Nebula	Planetary Nebula	Easy	City	★★★	Large telescope
M8 M8	Emission Nebula	Easy	Suburb	★★★	Binoculars
C77 Centaurus A	Active Galaxy	Easy	Suburb	★★★	Medium telescope
C99 Coalsack Dark Nebula	Dark Nebula	Easy	Rural	★★★	Binoculars
Alpha Crucis Acrux	Double Star	Easy	City	★★	Medium telescope
C94 Jewel Box Cluster	Open Cluster	Medium	City	★★★	Small telescope
Diamond of Virgo Virgo Diamond	Asterism	Medium	City	★★	Naked eye
Ras Algethi Alpha Herculis	Double Star	Medium	City	★★	Small telescope
M4 M4	Globular Cluster	Medium	City	★★	Small telescope
M106 M106	Galaxy	Medium	City	★★	Medium telescope
M107 M107	Globular Cluster	Medium	City	★★	Medium telescope
M5 M5	Globular Cluster	Medium	City	★★	Medium telescope
NGC6210 Turtle Nebula	Planetary Nebula	Medium	City	★★	Medium telescope
M87 Virgo A	Active Galaxy	Medium	Suburb	★★	Medium telescope
M94 Messier 94	Galaxy	Medium	Suburb	★★	Medium telescope
M68 M68	Globular Cluster	Medium	Suburb	★★	Medium telescope
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy	Galaxy	Medium	Suburb	★★	Large telescope
M53 M53	Globular Cluster	Medium	Suburb	★★	Large telescope
M20 The Trifid Nebula	Emission Nebula	Medium	Rural	★★	Small telescope
Cr256 Melotte 111	Open Cluster	Medium	Rural	★	Binoculars
T Coronae Borealis T CrB	Symbiotic Star	Difficult	City	★★	Binoculars
Porrima Gamma Virginis	Double Star	Difficult	City	★★	Medium telescope
C6 Cat’s Eye Nebula	Planetary Nebula	Difficult	City	★★	Medium telescope
RY Draconis RY Dra	Carbon Star	Difficult	Suburb	★★	Small telescope
AG Draconis AG Dra	Symbiotic Star	Difficult	City	★	Medium telescope
NGC4151 Eye of Sauron Galaxy	Active Galaxy	Difficult	Suburb	★	Medium telescope
Epsilon Boötis Izar	Double Star	Difficult	Suburb	★	Medium telescope
B72 Snake Nebula	Dark Nebula	Difficult	Rural	★	Binoculars
B86 Ink Spot Nebula	Dark Nebula	Difficult	Rural	★	Medium telescope
NGC4676 The Mice Galaxies	Galaxy Group	Difficult	Rural	★	Large telescope