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The sky, this month

A fresh observation plan every month: what's rising, what's peaking, what's worth staying up for — and the settings to capture it.

The Lagoon Nebula (M8) imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope

July 2026

What to Shoot Tonight: July 2026 Smart Telescope Targets

July is nebula season. The Milky Way core is up all night, and five of the sky's best emission nebulae are sitting in it. Here's your July observation plan for Seestar and Dwarf.