What to photograph, month by month

Pick a month to see which deep-sky targets are at their best, from easy first targets to harder ones.

• January
  12 at their best, such as Beehive Cluster, M48, M47
• February
  14 at their best, such as Beehive Cluster, M48, King Cobra Cluster
• March
  36 at their best, such as Black Eye Galaxy, Bode's Galaxy, M106
• April
  30 at their best, such as M5, M3, Black Eye Galaxy
• May
  9 at their best, such as M5, M10, Hercules Cluster
• June
  12 at their best, such as M10, Hercules Cluster, M12
• July
  22 at their best, such as North America Nebula, M39, Great Pegasus Cluster
• August
  19 at their best, such as North America Nebula, M39, Great Pegasus Cluster
• September
  13 at their best, such as Andromeda Galaxy, Pacman Nebula, M110
• October
  16 at their best, such as Andromeda Galaxy, Double Cluster, M34
• November
  16 at their best, such as Orion Nebula, Double Cluster, M34
• December
  18 at their best, such as Orion Nebula, M47, M35