STATUS: 44/159 (27%)

ID Con TYPE RA(2000)   Dec         Mag Size(') Remarks obs. log
M31 Andromeda G-Sb 0 42.7 41 16 3.5 160x40 NE; 8-in: two dl, st cloud, GC G1 14082004
M32 Andromeda G-E2 0 42.7 40 52 8.2 3 M31 group; also M110, NGC 147, NGC 185 14082004
7662 Andromeda PN 23 25.9 42 33 9.2 0.3 Blue Snowball [Copeland]; annular in 10-in -
891 Andromeda G-Sb 2 22.6 42 21 10 14x3 Edge-on; 16-in shows dl -
Gamma Andromeda Mlt 2 03.9 42 20 2.1,4.8 9.6" Gold, blue; C m 6.0, BC 0.5" -
B142/43 Aquila DN 19 41 11 --- 80x50 Difficult NE; Fine in binoculars -
M2 Aquarius GC 21 33.5 -00 49 6.5 13 Brightest CC II 08082003
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7293 Aquarius PN 22 29.6 -20 48 6.5 13 7x50s show Helix Nebula; annular 23082006
7009 Aquarius PN 21 04.2 -11 22 8.3 0.5 Saturn Neb [Lord Rosse]; greenish; 18-in: ansae -
Zeta Aquarius Dbl 22 28.8 -00 01 4.4,4.6 1.9" Both white -
6397 Ara GC 17 40.7 -53 40 5.7 26 Easily resolved, st m 10; CC IX -
Gamma Aries Dbl 1 53.5 19 18 4.8,4.8 7.5" Both white -
M37 Auriga OC 5 52.4 32 33 5.6 24 Difficult NE; Ri: 150 st -
M38 Auriga OC 5 28.7 35 50 6.4? 21 Difficult NE; OC 1907 and NE OC M36 adj -
Epsilon Bootes Dbl 14 44.9 27 05 2.7,5.1 2.8" Izar; deep yellow, blue -
IC 2602 Carina OC 10 43.2 -64 24 1.9 50 NE; Theta Car Cl or "Southern Pleiades" -
3372 Carina EN 10 43.8 -59 52 3 120 NE; Eta Car Neb; chevron dl; the finest nebula in the sky -
3532 Carina OC 11 06.4 -58 40 3 55 NE; 3d ENE Eta Car; Ri, oblate -
2516 Carina OC 7 58.3 -60 52 3.8 30 NE -
3293 Carina OC 10 35.8 -58 14 4.7 40 EN + RN + DN inv; incredible tight ball of st -
2808 Carina GC 9 12.0 -64 52 6.3 14 Brightest CC I -
457 Cassiopeia OC 1 19.1 58 20 6.4 13 Airplane Cluster: Splendid -
7789 Cassiopeia OC 23 57.0 56 44 6.7 16 Ri, 300 faint st -
663 Cassiopeia OC 1 46.0 61 15 7.1 16 80 st; four OC within 2d -
281 Cassiopeia EN 0 52.8 56 37 7p 35 Use UHC; DN inv -
5139 Centaurus GC 13 26.8 -47 29 3.7 36 NE; Omega Cen: brightest GC; CC VIII (apparently the core of a captured dwarf elliptical galaxy) -
3766 Centaurus OC 11 36.1 -61 37 5.3 12 -
5128 Centaurus G-S0 13 25.5 -43 01 7 10x3 Cen A; dl from merging spiral -
Alpha Centaurus Dbl 14 39.7 -60 49 0.0,1.3 21" Yellow pair; closest NE star -
Funnel Cloud Cepheus/Cygnus DN 21 00 55 -- 12d long NE Funnel Cloud Nebula [Whitman] cuts almost across the Cep/Cyg Milky Way -
Omicron Cetus Var 2 19.4 -03 00 Mira: orange; watch m rise with NE -
M41 Canis Major OC 6 47.0 -20 44 4.5 38 NE 19112004
h3945 Canis Major Dbl 7 16.6 -23 19 5,7 26.6" yellow, blue -
M44 Cancer OC 8 40.1 19 59 3.1 95 NE; Beehive Cluster; many Mlt -
M67 Cancer OC 8 50.4 11 49 6.9 18 -
Iota Cancer Dbl 8 46.7 28 46 4.0,6.6 30" Yellow, blue -
Zeta Cancer Mlt 8 12.2 17 39 5.6,6.0 5.8" Three yellow st; B mag 6.0 at 0.8" -
1851 Columba GC 5 14.1 -40 03 7.3 11 CC II -
M64 Coma Berenices G-Sb 12 56.7 21 41 8.5 8x4 Black-eye G [W. Herschel]; dl -
4565 Coma Berenices G-Sb 12 36.3 25 59 9.6 16x3 Remarkable edge-on; thin dl -
Coma Ber Coma Berenices OC 12 25.1 26 06 2.9p 300 NE; very large -
24 Coma Berenices Dbl 12 35.1 18 23 5.0,6.6 20" Deep yellow, blue-white -
6541 Corona Austrina GC 18 08.0 -43 42 6.6 13 CC III -
Zeta Corona Borealis Dbl 15 39.4 36 38 5.1,6.0 6.3" Blue, greenish 02082007
Coalsack Crux DN 12 51 -63 -- 360 NE; OC 4755 (Jewel Box) adj -
Alpha Crux Dbl 12 26.6 -63 06 0.8,1.2 4.0" Blue-white pair -
M3 Canes Venatici GC 13 42.2 28 23 6.4 16 CC VI -
M94 Canes Venatici G-Sb 12 50.9 41 07 8.2 11 Defies moonlight (show on Astronomy Day) 10072004
M106 Canes Venatici G-Sb 12 19.0 47 18 8.3 20x6 -
M51 Canes Venatici G-Sc 13 29.9 47 12 8.4 11 Whirlpool Galaxy [Lord Rosse]; 8-in: spiral arms; 5195 inv 10072004
M63 Canes Venatici G-Sb 13 15.8 42 02 8.6 8x3 Sunflower G; 7x50s reveal it 10072004
4631 Canes Venatici G-Sc 12 42.1 32 32 9.3 15x3 Humpback Whale Galaxy [Hewitt-White]; G 4656/7 adj -
6826 Cygnus PN 19 44.8 50 31 9.8 0.5 Blinking Planetary [Mullaney/McCall]; cn* m 10 -
7000 Cygnus EN 20 58.8 44 20 --- 120 NE; North America Neb [Wolf]; DN inv; UHC -
6960 Cygnus SNR 20 45.7 30 43 --- 70x6 Veil Neb; OIII; longer Nile-like nebulosity adj for many fields -
6992/5 Cygnus SNR 20 56.4 31 43 --- 78x8 Veil Neb; OIII; 6992 in 7x50s -
Beta Cygnus Dbl 19 30.7 27 58 3.1,5.1 35" Albireo; yellow, blue 14082004
61 Cygnus Dbl 21 06.9 38 45 5.2,6.1 28" Orange dwarfs -
Gamma Delphinus Dbl 20 46.7 16 07 4.3,5.1 10" Yellow, pale green -
2070 Dorado EN/OC 5 38.6 -69 05 8.2 40 NE; Tarantula Neb in LMC -
LMC Dorado G-SBm 5 23.6 -69 45 0.6p 432 NE; many EN and Cl inv -
6543 Draco PN 17 58.6 66 38 8.8 0.3 Cat's Eye Neb; 8-in: oval, cn* -
5907 Draco G-Sb 15 15.9 56 19 10.4 12x2 Edge-on Splinter Galaxy -
Nu Draco Dbl 17 32.2 55 10 4.9,4.9 62" Both white -
40-41 Draco Dbl 18 00.2 80 00 5.7,6.0 19" Yellow st -
Theta Eridanus Dbl 2 58.2 -40 19 3.4,4.4 8" Both white -
32 Eridanus Dbl 3 54.3 -02 57 4.5,6.1 7" Topaz, greenish -
f Eridanus Dbl 3 48.6 -37 37 4.9,5.4 8" Yellowish st -
p Eridanus Dbl 1 39.8 -56 12 5.8,5.8 12" Both yellow-orange dwarfs -
M35 Gemini OC 6 08.9 24 20 5.1 28 NE; Ri; OC 2158 and IC 2157 adj -
2392 Gemini PN 7 29.2 20 55 8.3 0.2 Clown-Face Neb [Burnham]; blue-green -
Alpha Gemini Mlt 7 34.6 31 53 2.0,2.9 3.9" Castor: white, blue-white; C mag 9.1 at 73" -
M13 Hercules GC 16 41.7 36 28 5.9 17 NE; star chains at margins; CC V 08082003
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M92 Hercules GC 17 17.1 43 08 6.5 11 8-in: bulging rectangle; CC IV -
Alpha Hercules Dbl 17 14.6 14 23 3.5v,5.4 4.7" Orange, blue-green -
Rho Hercules Dbl 17 23.7 37 09 4.6,5.6 4.1" Both white -
95 Hercules Dbl 18 01.5 21 36 4.9,5.1 6" Silver, gold -
M83 Hydra G-SBc 13 37.0 -29 52 7.6 11 8-in: bar; 13-in: spiral arms -
3242 Hydra PN 10 24.8 -18 38 8.6 0.3 Ghost of Jupiter; pale blue -
2903 Leo G-Sb 9 32.2 21 30 8.9 11x5 -
M66 Leo G-Sb 11 20.2 12 59 9 8x3 Trio with M65, NGC 3628; 16-in: two arms in M66 and 3628's dl 26122006
Gamma Leo Dbl 10 20.0 19 50 2.6,3.8 4.4" Gold, yellow-green -
h3752 Lepus Dbl 5 21.8 -24 46 5.4,6.6 3.5" Gold, blue; GC M79 36' ENE -
M57 Lyra PN 18 53.6 33 02 9 1.3x1 Ring Neb [W. Herschel]; 16-in at 400x shows cn* 08082003
Epsilon Lyra Mlt 18 44.3 39 40 5.0,6.1; 5.2,5.5 2.6"; 2.3" The Double-double; four white st -
Otto Struve 525 Lyra Dbl 18 54.9 33 58 6.0,7.7 45" Albireo-like -
M50 Monoceros OC 7 03.2 -08 20 5.9 16 19112004
2237+ Monoceros EN 6 32.3 05 03 --- 80x60 Rosette Neb; UHC reveals DN inv; NE OC 2244 inv -
8 Monoceros Dbl 6 23.8 04 36 4.4,6.7 13" Yellow, bluish -
Beta Monoceros Mlt 6 28.8 -07 02 4.7,5.2 7" C mag 6.1 at 2.8"; three blue-white st -
5189 Musca PN 13 33.5 -65 59 10p 2.6 Like a barred spiral -
IC 4665 Ophiuchus OC 17 46.3 05 43 4.2 41 NE -
M12 Ophiuchus GC 16 47.2 -01 57 6.6 15 CC IX 06082005
M10 Ophiuchus GC 16 57.1 -04 06 6.6 15 Pair with M12 3d NW; CC VII 06082005
M62 Ophiuchus GC 17 01.2