Data is for 10-21-2011 at 8:08:21pm EDT (Astronomical Twilight - when the Sun is 18° below local horizon) - UTC = 00:08:21 Lat=41°11'11" N, Long=81°25'38" W (Stow, OH USA) List prepared with RTGUI+S Real-Time Astronomy Software available free from http://www.rtgui.com RTGUI+S Search= "Best of the Sky", Brighter than Mag 11 1. Jupiter , Dist=3.978 AU ,172° Morning, Alt=12.9° ,Size= 49.5", 2. M 11 ,Scutum ,Open Cluster ,= NGC 6705 ,WildDuckClus, Alt=36.2°, Az=215.1°, Mag= 5.8, R.A. = 18h 51.75m, Dec = -6° 15.1', 3. M 13 ,Hercules ,Globular ,= NGC 6205 ,GreatCluster, Alt=43.8°, Az=284.7°, Mag= 5.8, R.A. = 16h 42.13m, Dec = 36° 25.7', 4. M 22 ,Sagittarius ,Globular ,= NGC 6656 , , Alt=18.7°, Az=210.3°, Mag= 5.2, R.A. = 18h 37.03m, Dec = -23° 54.4', 5. M 27 ,Vulpecula ,Planetary 8' ,= NGC 6853 ,DumbbellNebu, Alt=69.5°, Az=209.3°, Mag= 7.4, R.A. = 20h 00.12m, Dec = 22° 45.0', 6. M 31 ,Andromeda ,Galaxy ,= NGC 224 , , Alt=45.8°, Az=069.0°, Mag= 3.5, R.A. = 0h 43.36m, Dec = 41° 19.9', 7. M 57 ,Lyra ,Planetary86" ,= NGC 6720 ,RingNebula , Alt=66.9°, Az=258.2°, Mag= 8.8, R.A. = 18h 54.05m, Dec = 33° 02.9', 8. M 81 ,UrsaMajor ,Galaxy ,= NGC 3031 ,Bode's/Group, Alt=21.1°, Az=353.0°, Mag= 7.0, R.A. = 9h 56.58m, Dec = 69° 00.6', 9. NGC 869 ,Perseus ,Open Cluster ,DoubleCluste ,Caldwell 14 , Alt=36.5°, Az=042.1°, Mag= 5.3, R.A. = 2h 19.92m, Dec = 57° 12.2', 10. HR 603 ,Gam1 And ,Almaak ,SAO 37734 ,Dbl 9".8 5.5, Alt=32.5°, Az=059.7°, Mag= 2., R.A. = 2h 04.64m, Dec = 42° 23.2', 11. HR 5054 ,Zet UMa ,Mizar ,SAO 28737 ,Dbl:3 14" 4 , Alt=23.2°, Az=323.9°, Mag= 2., R.A. = 13h 24.40m, Dec = 54° 51.8', 12. HR 7054 ,Eps2 Lyr , 5 Lyr ,DoubleDouble ,Dbl 208" 5.0, Alt=67.6°, Az=275.8°, Mag= 5., R.A. = 18h 44.77m, Dec = 39° 37.5', 13. HR 7417 ,Bet1 Cyg ,Albireo ,SAO 87301 ,Dbl:3 34" 5 , Alt=70.3°, Az=233.7°, Mag= 3., R.A. = 19h 31.20m, Dec = 27° 59.1', 14. Uranus , Dist=19.18 AU ,152° Evening, Alt=28.2° ,Size= 4.01", 15. M 2 ,Aquarius ,Globular ,= NGC 7089 , , Alt=46.5°, Az=161.3°, Mag= 6.6, R.A. = 21h 34.12m, Dec = - 0° 46.8', 16. M 8 ,Sagittarius ,BrightNebula ,= NGC 6533 ,LagoonNebula, Alt=14.9°, Az=217.0°, Mag= 5.8, R.A. = 18h 04.32m, Dec = -24° 22.9', 17. M 10 ,Ophiuchus ,Globular ,= NGC 6254 , , Alt=21.7°, Az=243.2°, Mag= 6.6, R.A. = 16h 57.74m, Dec = -4° 08.1', 18. M 12 ,Ophiuchus ,Globular ,= NGC 6218 , , Alt=21.6°, Az=246.8°, Mag= 6.1, R.A. = 16h 47.83m, Dec = -1° 58.2', 19. M 15 ,Pegasus ,Globular ,= NGC 7078 , , Alt=59.2°, Az=156.8°, Mag= 6.3, R.A. = 21h 30.58m, Dec = 12° 13.2', 20. M 17 ,Sagittarius ,BrightNebula ,= NGC 6618 ,OmegaNebula , Alt=24.0°, Az=217.5°, Mag= 6.0, R.A. = 18h 21.50m, Dec = -16° 10.6', 21. M 20 ,Sagittarius ,BrightNebula ,= NGC 6514 ,TrifidNebula, Alt=15.9°, Az=217.9°, Mag= 6.3, R.A. = 18h 03.03m, Dec = -23° 02.0', 22. M 52 ,Cassiopeia ,Open Cluster ,= NGC 7654 , , Alt=58.3°, Az=036.0°, Mag= 6.9, R.A. = 23h 25.38m, Dec = 61° 40.3', 23. M 92 ,Hercules ,Globular ,= NGC 6341 , , Alt=52.5°, Az=290.6°, Mag= 6.5, R.A. = 17h 17.47m, Dec = 43° 08.3', 24. NGC 225 ,Cassiopeia ,Open Cluster ,SailboatClus , , Alt=49.2°, Az=038.8°, Mag= 7.0, R.A. = 0h 44.18m, Dec = 61° 51.1', 25. NGC 457 ,Cassiopeia ,Open Cluster ,PhiCassi ,Caldwell 13 , Alt=44.5°, Az=043.4°, Mag= 6.4, R.A. = 1h 19.84m, Dec = 58° 23.6', 26. NGC 663 ,Cassiopeia ,Open Cluster ,Caldwell 10 , , Alt=41.7°, Az=038.6°, Mag= 7.1, R.A. = 1h 46.86m, Dec = 61° 18.1', 27. NGC 6210 ,Hercules ,Planetary48" ,C.Star=12.9M , , Alt=38.0°, Az=269.8°, Mag= 8.8, R.A. = 16h 45.06m, Dec = 23° 46.0', 28. NGC 6543 ,Draco ,Planetary23" ,CatEyeNebula ,Caldwell 6 , Alt=56.1°, Az=332.2°, Mag= 8.1, R.A. = 17h 58.60m, Dec = 66° 37.9', 29. NGC 6572 ,Ophiuchus ,Planetary16" , , , Alt=42.1°, Az=234.7°, Mag= 8.1, R.A. = 18h 12.70m, Dec = 6° 50.6', 30. NGC 6818 ,Sagittarius ,Planetary22" ,LittleGem ,C.Star=13.1M, Alt=33.1°, Az=197.0°, Mag= 9.3, R.A. = 19h 44.59m, Dec = -14° 06.7', 31. NGC 6822 ,Sagittarius ,Galaxy L.S.B ,IC 6822 ,Caldwell 57 , Alt=32.5°, Az=196.5°, Mag= 8.7, R.A. = 19h 45.68m, Dec = -14° 46.2', 32. NGC 6826 ,Cygnus ,Planetary27" ,BlinkingPlan ,Caldwell 15 , Alt=76.3°, Az=318.0°, Mag= 8.8, R.A. = 19h 45.21m, Dec = 50° 33.4', 33. NGC 6960 ,Cygnus ,BrightNebula ,Veil1-UseO3f ,Caldwell 34 , Alt=79.4°, Az=175.9°, Mag= 7.0, R.A. = 20h 46.45m, Dec = 30° 38.4', 34. NGC 7000 ,Cygnus ,BrightNebula ,NorthAmerica ,Caldwell 20 , Alt=85.3°, Az=047.5°, Mag= 4.0, R.A. = 21h 02.24m, Dec = 44° 14.7', 35. NGC 7009 ,Aquarius ,Planetary44" ,SaturnNebula ,Caldwell 55 , Alt=37.3°, Az=173.2°, Mag= 8.0, R.A. = 21h 04.92m, Dec = -11° 19.2', 36. NGC 7293 ,Aquarius ,Planetary18' ,Helix-UseO3f ,Caldwell 63 , Alt=23.3°, Az=152.7°, Mag= 7.3, R.A. = 22h 30.30m, Dec = -20° 46.5', 37. NGC 7331 ,Pegasus ,Galaxy ,Caldwell 30 ,Group , Alt=66.5°, Az=097.2°, Mag= 9.5, R.A. = 22h 37.60m, Dec = 34° 29.5', 38. NGC 7662 ,Andromeda ,Planetary32" ,BlueSnowball ,Caldwell 22 , Alt=59.8°, Az=073.5°, Mag= 8.3, R.A. = 23h 26.49m, Dec = 42° 36.2', 39. NGC 7789 ,Cassiopeia ,Open Cluster ,WhiteRose , , Alt=55.4°, Az=046.4°, Mag= 6.7, R.A. = 23h 57.68m, Dec = 56° 47.3', 40. IC 5146 ,Cygnus ,Open Cluster ,CocoonNebula ,Caldwell 19 , Alt=76.0°, Az=058.2°, Mag= 7.2, R.A. = 21h 53.87m, Dec = 47° 19.4', 41. HR 219 ,Eta Cas ,24 Cas ,SAO 21732 ,Dbl:8 178" 9, Alt=48.4°, Az=044.8°, Mag= 3., R.A. = 0h 49.81m, Dec = 57° 52.8', 42. HR 310 ,Psi1 Psc ,74 Psc ,SAO 74482 ,Dbl:3 30" 6 , Alt=31.9°, Az=088.3°, Mag= 5., R.A. = 1h 06.31m, Dec = 21° 32.2', 43. HR 361 ,Zet Psc ,86 Psc ,SAO 109739 ,Dbl:3 23" 6 , Alt=21.7°, Az=099.0°, Mag= 5., R.A. = 1h 14.35m, Dec = 7° 38.3', 44. HR 424 ,Alp UMi ,Polaris ,SAO 308 ,Dbl:4 18" 9., Alt=40.8°, Az=359.1°, Mag= 2., R.A. = 12h 29.55m, Dec = 89° 11.9', 45. HR 545 ,Gam1 Ari , 5 Ari ,SAO 92680 ,Dbl:3 8" 3.9, Alt=21.7°, Az=082.7°, Mag= 4., R.A. = 1h 54.18m, Dec = 19° 21.3', 46. HR 890 ,D +51 665 ,Struve 331 ,SAO 23763 ,Dbl12.1" 6.7, Alt=29.0°, Az=044.0°, Mag= 5., R.A. = 3h 01.73m, Dec = 52° 23.9', 47. HR 4893 ,D +84 290 ,32 Cam ,SAO 2102 ,Dbl 22" 5.9 , Alt=37.8°, Az=352.6°, Mag= 5., R.A. = 12h 49.35m, Dec = 83° 20.9', 48. HR 5329 ,Kap2 Boo ,17 Boo ,SAO 29046 ,Dbl 14" 6.6 , Alt=27.3°, Az=316.3°, Mag= 4., R.A. = 14h 13.91m, Dec = 51° 44.1', 49. HR 5538 ,D +49 2326 ,39 Boo ,SAO 45231 ,Dbl 2".7 6.0, Alt=30.7°, Az=309.9°, Mag= 5., R.A. = 14h 50.10m, Dec = 48° 40.3', 50. HR 5834 ,Zet2 CrB , 7 CrB ,SAO 64834 ,Dbl 6".1 5.6, Alt=32.8°, Az=292.3°, Mag= 5., R.A. = 15h 39.82m, Dec = 36° 35.8', 51. HR 6008 ,Kap Her , 7 Her ,SAO 101951 ,Dbl:3 27" 6 , Alt=27.1°, Az=269.4°, Mag= 5., R.A. = 16h 08.61m, Dec = 17° 00.9', 52. HR 6063 ,Sig CrB ,17 CrB ,SAO 65165 ,Dbl:4 7" 6.2, Alt=37.7°, Az=285.0°, Mag= 5., R.A. = 16h 15.12m, Dec = 33° 49.7', 53. HR 6370 ,Mu Dra ,21 Dra ,SAO 30239 ,Dbl:3 2".2 6, Alt=52.3°, Az=309.5°, Mag= 5., R.A. = 17h 05.57m, Dec = 54° 27.3', 54. HR 6406 ,Alp1 Her ,64 Her ,SAO 102680 ,Dbl:3 4".8 5, Alt=37.8°, Az=254.9°, Mag= 3., R.A. = 17h 15.19m, Dec = 14° 22.6', 55. HR 6485 ,Rho Her ,75 Her ,SAO 66001 ,Dbl 4".1 5.5, Alt=51.8°, Az=280.7°, Mag= 4., R.A. = 17h 24.10m, Dec = 37° 08.1', 56. HR 6730 ,D +21 3280 ,95 Her ,SAO 85648 ,Dbl 6".3 4.6, Alt=51.0°, Az=252.4°, Mag= 4., R.A. = 18h 02.01m, Dec = 21° 35.8', 57. HR 6734 ,Tau Oph ,69 Oph ,SAO 142050 ,Dbl:3 1".7 6, Alt=28.6°, Az=226.2°, Mag= 5., R.A. = 18h 03.72m, Dec = -8° 10.8', 58. HR 7948 ,Gam2 Del ,12 Del ,SAO 106476 ,Dbl 9".2 5.1, Alt=65.0°, Az=177.6°, Mag= 4., R.A. = 20h 47.21m, Dec = 16° 10.1', 59. HR 8085 ,D +38 4343 ,61 Cyg ,SAO 70919 ,Dbl:6 31" 6 , Alt=84.8°, Az=115.1°, Mag= 5., R.A. = 21h 07.37m, Dec = 38° 47.7', 60. HR 8316 ,Mu Cep ,GarnetStar ,SAO 33693 ,CarbonStar , Alt=69.9°, Az=023.3°, Mag= 4., R.A. = 21h 43.87m, Dec = 58° 50.1', 61. HR 8417 ,Xi Cep ,17 Cep ,SAO 19827 ,Dbl:3 8" 6.3, Alt=63.8°, Az=019.6°, Mag= 4., R.A. = 22h 04.13m, Dec = 64° 41.2', 62. HR 8545 ,D -17 6521 ,53 Aqr ,SAO 165078 ,Dbl 2".2 6.4, Alt=27.3°, Az=151.7°, Mag= 6., R.A. = 22h 27.22m, Dec = -16° 40.9', 63. HR 8559 ,Zet2 Aqr ,55 Aqr ,SAO 146108 ,Dbl 1".9 4.5, Alt=42.3°, Az=142.7°, Mag= 4., R.A. = 22h 29.45m, Dec = 0° 02.5', 64. V Crb ,CarbonStar ,HD 141826 ,CrB , , Alt=35.9°, Az=294.3°, Mag= 4.4, R.A. = 15h 49.95m, Dec = 39° 32.1', 65. T Lyr ,CarbonStar , ,Lyr , , Alt=64.5°, Az=271.3°, Mag= 7.5, R.A. = 18h 32.74m, Dec = 37° 00.4'