NGC 2467, a nebula in the constellation Puppis, is well to the left of Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, in early evening. It's visible through binoculars. It's actually several stellar nurseries that line up in the same direction.
Weekly Stargazing Tips
Provided by StarDate.org. Unless otherwise specified, viewing times are local time regardless of time zone, and are good for the entire Lower 48 states (and, generally, for Alaska and Hawaii).
April 6: NGC 2467
April 7: Kepler's Supernova
The most recent known supernova in the Milky Way Galaxy flared to life in 1604. Today, the remnants of the star form a rapidly expanding cloud known as a nebula. It's at the southern edge of Ophiuchus. At dawn tomorrow, it appears to the upper right of the Moon.
April 8: Distant Visitor
Comet C/2025 R3 PanStarrs will zip across the Great Square of Pegasus next week. It will pass closest to the Sun on April 20, and closest to Earth a week later. The comet is low in the east before and during dawn now, and may be visible through binoculars.
April 9: Last-Quarter Moon
The Moon reaches last quarter at 11:51 p.m. CDT. At first and last quarter, the Moon looks as though it were sliced through from top to bottom like a ripe melon. Half of the side facing Earth is in sunlight, while the other half is in shadow.
April 10: Fading Glory
The glorious stars of winter are dropping from the evening sky this month. Most prominent among them are the stars of Taurus, the bull; Orion the hunter; and Canis Major, the big dog, all of which are in the west and southwest at nightfall.
April 11: Gamma Cassiopeia
Gamma Cassiopeia is the middle point of the letter M or W formed by the stars of Cassiopeia, which is in the north-northwest at nightfall. Gamma Cas is the most distant member of that pattern, at 550 light-years.
April 12: Tau Boötis
One of the first planets ever found outside our own solar system orbits Tau Boötis, a fairly bright star in Boötes the herdsman. Under dark skies, Tau Boötis is visible to the eye alone, above bright yellow-orange Arcturus, which is in the east at nightfall.