Telescope Targets

Images with Seestar S50 

Below is a carefully curated list of 100 Seestar S50 targets optimized for:

• Location: Southern Florida (~26.0° N)

• Month: March 2026 evenings/nights

• Constraint: objects that reach ≥25° altitude during March nights

• Exposure suitability: ≤1-hour smart-scope sessions

• Bias toward bright, high-surface-brightness DSOs well suited to the Seestar S50

Methodology (summary)

• From latitude 26° N, objects with declination ≳ −39° can exceed 25° altitude at transit.

• March skies favor winter clusters, spring galaxies, and early Virgo/Leo objects.

• Messier objects are generally bright enough for small telescopes. (starparty.com)

• Seasonal lists confirm many classic DSOs are well placed in March. (NASA Science)

⭐ Tier 1 — Prime Showcase Targets 

These are high-confidence crowd-pleasers.

Nebulae (Emission/Reflection)

1. M42 — Orion Nebula

2. M43 — De Mairan’s Nebula

3. NGC 1977 — Running Man Nebula

4. NGC 2024 — Flame Nebula

5. IC 434 — Horsehead region

6. NGC 2237 — Rosette Nebula

7. NGC 2244 — Rosette Cluster

8. IC 2177 — Seagull Nebula

9. M8 — Lagoon Nebula (late night)

10. M16 — Eagle Nebula (late night)

Galaxies (Bright & Seestar-friendly)

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1. M31 — Andromeda Galaxy (early evening)

2. M32

3. M110

4. M33 — Triangulum Galaxy

5. M81 — Bode’s Galaxy

6. M82 — Cigar Galaxy

7. M51 — Whirlpool Galaxy (late night)

8. M63 — Sunflower Galaxy

9. M94 — Croc’s Eye Galaxy

10. M65 — Leo Triplet

11. M66 — Leo Triplet

12. NGC 3628 — Leo Triplet

13. M95

14. M96

15. M105

16. NGC 2903

17. NGC 2403

18. NGC 2683

19. NGC 3184

20. NGC 3351 (M95 companion region)

Globular Clusters (excellent for short exposures)

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1. M79

2. M3

3. M53

4. M68

5. M5 (late night)

6. M13 (very late March mornings)

7. M92 (late)

8. NGC 2419

9. NGC 5466

10. NGC 4147

Open Clusters (Seestar excels here)

1. M45 — Pleiades

2. Hyades

3. M35

4. NGC 2158

5. M36

6. M37

7. M38

8. NGC 2169 — 37 Cluster

9. NGC 2251

10. M44 — Beehive Cluster

11. M67

12. NGC 2362 — Tau Canis Major

13. NGC 2287 — M41

14. Collinder 69 — Lambda Orionis

15. Melotte 111 — Coma Star Cluster

⭐ Tier 2 — Strong March Galaxy Season Targets

(Excellent after ~10 pm)

1. M98

2. M99

3. M100

4. M85

5. M88

6. M89

7. M90

8. M91

9. M49

10. M58

11. M59

12. M60

13. NGC 4526

14. NGC 4565 — Needle Galaxy

15. NGC 4631 — Whale Galaxy

16. NGC 4656 — Hockey Stick

17. NGC 4725

18. NGC 5248

19. NGC 3627

20. NGC 4214

⭐ Tier 3 — Planetary Nebulae (compact, quick wins)

1. NGC 2392 — Eskimo Nebula

2. NGC 3242 — Ghost of Jupiter

3. M97 — Owl Nebula

4. NGC 2438

5. NGC 2371-2

6. NGC 2022

7. IC 418 — Spirograph Nebula

8. NGC 1535

9. NGC 7009 — Saturn Nebula (late)

10. NGC 7662 — Blue Snowball (early evening)

⭐ Tier 4 — Bonus Wide-Field & Easy Targets

(Great fillers for short sessions)

1. M48

2. M46

3. M47

4. NGC 3115 — Spindle Galaxy

5. NGC 2685 — Helix Galaxy

6. NGC 2905 (within NGC 2903 region)

7. IC 4665

8. NGC 2420

9. NGC 2506

10. NGC 2301

11. NGC 1662

12. NGC 1647

13. NGC 1514 — Crystal Ball Nebula

14. NGC 1961

15. NGC 4038/4039 — Antennae Galaxies (low but reachable late March)

✔️ Usage notes for Seestar S50

Best imaging windows (Marco Island):

• Evening: Orion, Monoceros, Gemini clusters

• Late evening: Leo galaxies

• After midnight: Virgo cluster begins

• Pre-dawn: early summer globulars

Exposure guidance

• Open clusters: 5–15 min

• Bright nebulae: 20–40 min

• Galaxies: 30–60 min

• Planetary nebulae: 15–30 min

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