Deep Sky Forum's
Objects of the Week - 2026
Observing Guides in all four CSOG image orientations for Deep Sky Forum's Objects of the Week in the year 2026; no OotW was posted in week 13.
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Deep Sky Forum's Objects of the Week
An index file, AstroPlanner planfile and Tour files by constellation and object category for all Deep Sky Forum's Objects of the Week posted since 2012.
These downloads will be updated weekly.
Updated: 25 May 2026
Index files: 1
AstroPlanner planfiles: 1
Autostar Tours / NexTours / EQTours: 206
Argo Navis User Catalogs: 207
Observing guides for the current year can be downloaded below. Observing guides for preceding years can be downloaded on the respective pages:
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Week 20
Galaxy Messier 58 (NGC4579) in Virgo
Week 19
Galaxy IC3476 (Vorontsov-Vel'yaminov 563) in Coma Berenices
Week 18
Galaxy NGC4369 in Canes Venatici
Week 17
Emission nebula NGC6164 & NGC6165 - the "Dragon's Egg" in Norma
Week 16
Galaxy group WBL 368 in Leo & Coma Berenices
Week 15
Galaxy NGC3310 (Arp 217) - the "Bow and Arrow Galaxy" in Ursa Major
Week 14
Galaxy pair Arp 305 (NGC4016 & NGC4017) in Coma Berenices
Week 12
Galaxies Messier 81 (NGC3031) - "Bode's Nebula(e)" & Holmberg IX in Ursa Major
Week 11
Galaxy Messier 63 (NGC5055) - the "Sunflower Galaxy" in Canes Venatici
Week 10
Galaxy NGC2684 & galaxy group Vorontsov-Vel'yaminov 765 in Ursa Major
Week 9
Globular cluster NGC3201 in Vela
Week 8
Reflection nebula Courtès 123 - the "Epsilon Orionis Nebula" in Orion
Week 7
Galaxy NGC2337 in Lynx
Week 6
Planetary nebula Henize 2-7 in Vela
Week 5
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Galaxy PGC24283 in Ursa Major
Galaxy PGC139147 in Ursa Major
Week 4
Galaxy NGC1222 (Vorontsov-Vel'yaminov 1064) in Eridanus
Week 3
Galaxy pair Arp 276 (NGC935 & IC1801) in Aries
Week 2
Galaxy NGC2859 in Leo Minor
Week 1
Galaxy NGC1016 in Cetus
