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DWARF Mini Log

Southport · Apr 2026 – Mar 2027

Suggested Targets

12-month DSO reference list for the DWARF Mini from Southport. Use this as a starting point — log what you actually observe on the monthly pages.

Late Apr 2026
⬭⬭M81+M82Bode's Galaxy + Cigar GalaxyEasy–Medium
⊕M3Messier 3 GlobularEasy
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May 2026
⬭⬭M65+M66Leo Triplet PairMedium
⊕M53Messier 53 GlobularEasy–Medium
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Jun 2026
⊕M13Hercules ClusterEasy
⊕M92Messier 92 GlobularEasy
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Jul 2026
⬭M51Whirlpool GalaxyMedium–Hard
⊕M13Hercules ClusterEasy
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Aug 2026
⊕M15Messier 15 GlobularEasy–Medium
⬭M31Andromeda GalaxyMedium
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Sep 2026
⬭M31Andromeda GalaxyMedium
⊕M15Messier 15 GlobularEasy–Medium
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Oct 2026
⬭M31Andromeda GalaxyMedium
✦M52Scorpion ClusterEasy
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Nov 2026
✦M45The PleiadesEasy
≋M42Orion NebulaMedium
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Dec 2026
✦M37Messier 37 ClusterEasy
✦M36Messier 36 ClusterEasy
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Jan 2027
✦M35Messier 35 ClusterEasy
✦M38Messier 38 ClusterEasy
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Feb 2027
✦M44Beehive ClusterEasy
✦M67Messier 67 ClusterEasy–Medium
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Mar 2027
⬭⬭M81+M82Bode's Galaxy + Cigar GalaxyEasy–Medium
⊕M3Messier 3 GlobularEasy
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EasyEasy–MediumMediumMedium–Hard