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This magnitude +6.8 open cluster, just under 4,000 light years away, is little more than a scattering of pinprick blue stars. A high-power eyepiece will show the ‘hole’ in its centre.

At magnitude +7.6, this open cluster is another small scattering of a dozen or so icy-blue stars. Its roughly triangular shape is best seen in a highpower eyepiece.

This magnitude +7.8 open cluster is faint but rich, with 50 or so faint stars and a line of brighter stars cutting across it. A high-power eyepiece in a large telescope will give the best views.

Although this nebula will be visible to the naked eye later in the year, right now you’ll need a large telescope and a low-power eyepiece to pick it out from the bright background sky.

This faint, misty arc is the eastern part of a ring-shaped nebula left behind after a giant star exploded. You’ll need a large telescope and averted vision to see it during June and July!

Also known as the ‘Witch’s Broom’, the western arc of the Veil Nebula can be seen on summer nights through the high-power eyepieces of medium and large telescopes.

This chart is for use at 22:00 (BST) mid-month and is set for 52° latitude.

Hold the chart above your

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Face south and notice that north on the chart is behind you.

The constellations on the chart should now match what you see in the sky.

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