How to find M68
This guide uses bright stars first, then narrows the field for a telescope or binocular finder. Use Leo as the main sky landmark.
Follow the route from one recognizable star to the next until you reach M68.
M68 is below the horizon at the selected time. No suitable observing time was found during the next two nights.
Use Leo as the large-scale sky landmark before following the numbered route.
field star · mag 5.0
From Spica, move about 6.0° toward the south-west until you reach field star · mag 5.0.
field star · mag 5.6
From field star · mag 5.0, move about 4.8° toward the south-west until you reach field star · mag 5.6.
field star · mag 6.4
From field star · mag 5.6, move about 5.6° toward the south-west until you reach field star · mag 6.4.
