Viewing targets for the Winter (June) solstice 2020

With the winter solstice coming up, it's time to send around my regular viewing list.

Those of you who have small telescopes or (like me) are stuck in the city, start by searching for clusters, either open clusters (which are pretty groups of stars) or globular clusters (which are tight spectacular swarms).

Once you've done that, start looking for double stars, which are pretty in a different way. One day I'll get around to photographing some...

For planets, Saturn and Jupiter are currently your best bet. Here's a photo I took of Saturn. I used budget equipment (about $1000), which I was testing for work.

• Open cluster: Mel 111 - Coma Berenices Star Cluster (06:55 PM)
• Galaxy: M 87 - Virgo A (01:55 AM)
• Galaxy: M 104 - Sombrero Galaxy (02:09 AM)
• Dark nebula: C 99 - Coalsack Nebula (02:24 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)
• Globular cluster: M 5 - (04:43 AM)
• Dark nebula: B 228 - The Dark Wolf Nebula (05:09 AM)
• Globular cluster: M 4 - (05:47 AM)
• Globular cluster: M 13 - Great Globular Cluster in Hercules (06:05 AM)
• Globular cluster: M 12 - (06:11 AM)
• Bright nebula: IC 4628 - The Prawn Nebula (06:21 AM)
• Dark nebula: B 78 - The Pipe Nebula (06:57 AM)
• Open cluster: M 6 - Butterfly Cluster (07:04 AM)
• Open cluster: M 7 - Ptolemy Cluster (07:17 AM)
• Diffuse nebula: M 20 - Trifid Nebula (07:26 AM)
• Diffuse nebula: M 8 - Lagoon Nebula (07:27 AM)
• Globular cluster: NGC 6541 - (07:32 AM)
• Diffuse nebula: M 16 - Eagle Nebula (07:42 AM)
• Diffuse nebula: M 17 - Omega Nebula (07:44 AM)
• Globular cluster: M 22 - Sagittarius Cluster (08:00 AM)
• Open cluster: M 11 - Wild Duck Cluster (08:15 AM)
• Planetary Nebula: M 57 - Ring Nebula (08:17 AM)
• Globular cluster: NGC 6723 - Chandelier Cluster (08:20 AM)
• Open cluster: Cr 399 - Brocchi's Cluster (08:50 AM)
• Double star: HIP 95947 - Albireo (08:58 AM) 
• Galaxy: NGC 6822 - Barnard's Galaxy (09:08 AM)