Every target up in the dark tonight from your place, for your gear and your open sky: the Southern Cross, Carina, Omega Centauri and the Magellanic Clouds first.
Frequently asked questions
What can I see in the sky tonight from Guyana?
Open the page with your location or a Guyana town. It lists every target that stands at least 10 degrees up while the sky is fully dark tonight: the Moon and planets, the Southern Cross, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies, grouped by the easiest gear you own that shows each one, with when and where to look.
Can I see Omega Centauri, the Southern Cross or the Magellanic Clouds from Guyana?
Yes, in their seasons. Guyana is about 7 degrees north of the equator, so the far southern sky rises over the southern horizon: the Southern Cross and the Carina Nebula reach about 23 degrees up, Omega Centauri about 36, the Large Magellanic Cloud about 14. The page leads with these showpieces and says when each is up tonight, or when its season returns.
Why is a target missing from the list?
It is below 10 degrees all through tonight's dark hours, it is up only in daylight or twilight, it is behind a direction you marked blocked, or it needs more gear than you picked from your sky. Targets that need more gear are listed under the main list.
How does it decide what my gear can show?
It uses the same gear ladder as Comet Watch: each target's brightness, dimmed by the air it is seen through, against your sky's brightness, twilight and moonlight at that minute. A phone on a tripod counts as the naked eye, because phone makers state no limit; a camera with a lens and a smart telescope both stack exposures.