October

Best deep sky objects to observe in October. 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
C14 Chi Persei Cluster	Open Cluster	Easy	City	★★★	Binoculars
C106 47 Tuc	Globular Cluster	Easy	City	★★★	Small telescope
C13 Owl Cluster	Open Cluster	Easy	City	★★★	Small telescope
WZ Cassiopeiae WZ Cas	Carbon Star	Easy	City	★★★	Medium telescope
Almach Gamma Andromedae	Double Star	Easy	City	★★★	Medium telescope
C65 Sculptor Galaxy	Galaxy	Easy	City	★★★	Medium telescope
M31 Andromeda Nebula	Galaxy	Easy	Suburb	★★★	Binoculars
Algol Demon Star	Variable Star	Easy	City	★★	Naked eye
Alpha Persei Cluster Melotte 20	Open Cluster	Easy	Suburb	★★	Binoculars
St2 Muscleman Cluster	Open Cluster	Easy	Suburb	★★	Binoculars
M45 Seven Sisters	Open Cluster	Medium	City	★★★	Binoculars
NGC7789 Caroline’s Rose Cluster	Open Cluster	Medium	Suburb	★★★	Medium telescope
Delta Cephei δ Cephei	Variable Star	Medium	City	★★	Naked eye
Gamma Cassiopeiae Tsih	Variable Star	Medium	City	★★	Naked eye
TX Piscium 19 Piscium	Carbon Star	Medium	City	★★	Binoculars
Mira The Wonderful Star	Variable Star	Medium	City	★★	Small telescope
R Andromedae R And	Carbon Star	Medium	City	★★	Medium telescope
M103 Messier 103	Open Cluster	Medium	City	★★	Medium telescope
C10 Caldwell 10	Open Cluster	Medium	City	★★	Medium telescope
C2 Bow-Tie Nebula	Planetary Nebula	Medium	Suburb	★★	Medium telescope
R Aquarii R Aqr	Symbiotic Star	Medium	Suburb	★★	Medium telescope
M33 M33	Galaxy	Medium	Rural	★★	Binoculars
Polaris North Star	Double Star	Medium	City	★	Medium telescope
C22 Blue Snowball Nebula	Planetary Nebula	Medium	City	★	Medium telescope
C18 Caldwell 18	Dwarf Galaxy	Medium	Rural	★	Medium telescope
R Fornacis R For	Carbon Star	Difficult	Suburb	★★	Medium telescope
T Camelopardalis T Cam	Carbon Star	Difficult	Suburb	★★	Medium telescope
Iota Trianguli 6 Trianguli	Double Star	Difficult	Suburb	★★	Medium telescope
C24 Perseus A	Active Galaxy	Difficult	Suburb	★★	Large telescope
U Camelopardalis	Carbon Star	Difficult	Rural	★★	Small telescope
C63 Eye of God	Planetary Nebula	Difficult	Rural	★★	Medium telescope
NGC281 Pacman Nebula	Star Forming Region	Difficult	Rural	★★	Medium telescope
NGC1360 Robin’s Egg Nebula	Planetary Nebula	Difficult	Rural	★★	Large telescope
C11 Bubble Nebula	Emission Nebula	Difficult	Rural	★	Medium telescope
C17 Caldwell 17	Dwarf Galaxy	Difficult	Rural	★	Large telescope
NGC7317 Stephan’s Quintet	Galaxy Group	Difficult	Rural	★	Large telescope
Abell39 Abell Planetary 39	Planetary Nebula	Difficult	Rural	★	Large telescope