Autumn Equinox list for observing

The Autumn Equinox is tomorrow, the 21st of March.

I've prepared a list of things for you to find. Remember, the the new Moon is on Tuesday (the 24th).

If you’ve got a small scope, such as a refractor, star clusters work best for you. If you've
got a larger aperture, you can see dimmer objects, such as my Running Chicken.

I've ordered it by the time each object passes the meridian, so start at the top of the list.

As to planets, Venus is low in the west in the evening, still bright enough to be seen in the sun’s glow, and a pleasing crescent. Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are clustered before sunrise.

Clear skies!

• Galaxy: Large Magellanic Cloud (06:43 PM)
• Globular cluster: M 79 - (06:43 PM)
• Bright nebula: M 1 - Crab Nebula (06:57 PM)
• Bright nebula: M 43 - De Mairan's (06:57 PM)
• Diffuse nebula: M 42 - Orion Nebula (06:57 PM)
• Bright nebula: NGC 1977 - Running Man (06:57 PM)
• Bright nebula: NGC 2070 - Tarantula Nebula (06:57 PM)
• Dark nebula: B 33 - Horsehead Nebula (07:12 PM)
• Diffuse nebula: NGC 2024 - Flame Nebula (07:12 PM)
• Variable Red Star: Betelgeuse (07:26 PM)
• Double star: Canopus - Alpha Carina (07:55 PM)
• Cluster with nebulosity: NGC 2237 - Rosette Nebula (07:55 PM)
• Open cluster: NGC 2516 - Diamond Cluster (09:21 PM)
• Open cluster: M 44 - Beehive cluster (10:04 PM)
• Open cluster: IC 2391 - Omicron Velorum Cluster (10:04 PM)
• Bright nebula: NGC 3324 - Gabriela Mistral Nebula (12:00 AM)
• Open cluster: IC 2602 - Southern Pleiades (12:14 AM)
• Bright nebula: NGC 3372 - Carina Nebula (12:14 AM)
• Open cluster: NGC 3532 - Wishing Well Cluster (12:28 AM)
• Bright nebula: IC 2944 - Running Chicken Nebula (12:57 AM)
• Open cluster: Mel 111 - Coma Berenices Star Cluster (01:55 AM)
• Galaxy: M 87 - Virgo A (01:55 AM)
• Galaxy: M 104 - Sombrero Galaxy (02:09 AM)
• Open cluster: NGC 4755 - Jewel Box Cluster (02:24 AM)
• Galaxy: NGC 5128 - Centaurus A (02:52 AM)
• Globular cluster: NGC 5139 - Omega Centauri (02:52 AM)
• Galaxy: M 83 - Southern Pinwheel Galaxy (03:07 AM)
• Double star: Hadar - Beta Centauri (03:36 AM)