400 Herschel Objects

data by A.J. Crayon and Steve Coe

Observations by Steve Coe using a 13″ f/5.6 at 100X, unless noted otherwise. The other telescopes I have used over the years are a 4.25″ f/4, 8″ f/6, 8″ f/4.5, 12.5″ f/6, 17.5″ f/4.5 and an 18″ f/6. All these scopes are Newtonian in design. The poorest nights on which I have provided observations are 5/10 which means that the Milky Way is just visible and stars are seen to about 5.5 magnitude naked eye at the zenith. Most of the information is from nights I have rated at least 7/10 when the Milky Way stands out clearly and stars to magnitude 6.0 are easily seen. Some of my most cherished observations are from 9/10 and a few 10/10 spectacular evenings when the Milky Way blazes overhead, Zodiacal Light is a brilliant cone standing on the horizon and stars down to magnitude 6.5 are seen naked eye.

This list of Herschel Objects is from the book Observe the Herschel Catalog. All of the information in this listing comes from the Saguaro Astronomy Club Data Base version 7.2. The columnar information follows normal acceptable information.

Hershel 400 by Constellation			# indicates items per constellation
Andromeda 6	Cancer 1	Corvus 3	Hercules 2	Lynx 3	Puppis 13	Sextans 4
Aquarius 3	Canes Venatici 17	Crater 1	Hydra 5	Monoceros 14	Pyxis 2	Taurus 2
Aquila 3	Canis Major 4	Cygnus 10	Lacerta 3	Ophiuchus 15	Sagittarius 18	Triangulum 1
Aries 1	Cassiopeia 16	Delphinus 3	Leo 23	Orion 8	Scorpius 2	Ursa Major 46
Auriga 6	Cepheus 7	Draco 5	Leo Minor 10	Pegasus 5	Sculptor 3	Ursa Minor 1
Bootes 5	Cetus 13	Eridanus 3	Lepus 1	Perseus 10	Scutum 2	Virgo 50
Camelopardalis 5	ComaBerenices 24	Gemini 10	Libra 1	Pisces 2	Serpens 1	Vulpecula 6

Note: January 2008 change – removed NGC1750, added NGC7814

Abbreviations in the CON column are the IAU versions.
The column TYPE has following abbreviations:
OPNCL = open cluster	PLNNB = planetary nebula	GLOCL = globular cluster	CL+NB = open cluster and nebulosity	BRTNB = bright emission or reflection nebula
Hubble Classification for galaxies or GALXY where no classification existed.

In the Herschel Column the Classes are:
I = Bright Nebulae	III = Very Faint Nebulae	V = Very Large Nebulae	VII = Pretty Much Compressed Clusters of Large or Small Stars
II = Faint Nebulae	IV = Planetary Nebulae	VI = Very Compressed and Rich Clusters of Stars	VIII = Coarsely Scattered Clusters of Stars

Andromeda
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
205	AND	E6	00 40.4	+41 41	8.0	17’X10′	H V 18	(M 110) Bright, Large, not compressed, dimmer than M 32 in the 8″ at 60X. Just seen in the 10 X 50 binoculars.
404	AND	E0	01 09.5	+35 43	10.1	4’X4′	H II 224	Bright, pretty large, somewhat elongated, somewhat brighter in the middle, near Beta And.
752	AND	OPNCL	01 57.8	+37 41	5.7	50.0′	H VII 32	Bright, Large, not Compressed, many nice chains of stars.
891	AND	Sb	02 22.6	+42 21	11.5	14.0’X3.0′	H V 19	17.5″–pretty Bright, pretty Large, very Elongated, central bulge obvious, outer arms show sculptured detail at 200X
7662	AND	PLNNB	23 25.9	+42 33	8.6	17″X14″	H IV 18	17.5″–pretty Bright, pretty Small, Round greenish dot at 100X. 320X central hole seen easily, central star suspected in good seeing.
7686	AND	OPNCL	23 30.2	+49 08	5.6	15.0′	H VIII 69	Pretty bright, pretty compressed, round, surrounds a yellow 8th mag star, very nice at 100X.
Cancer
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
2775	CNC	Sa	09 10.3	+07 03	11.5	5.0’X4.0′	H I 2	Bright, large, elongated 1.8 X 1 in PA 165, much brighter in the middle at 165X. Mottling in arms and core elongated 2 X 1 in same PA as galaxy.
Corvus
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
4027	CRV	GALXY	11 59.6	-19 15	11.7	3.0’X2.3′	H II 296	Pretty faint, large, elongated 1.5 X 1 in PA 110 and much brighter in the middle at 220X. This galaxy exhibits some nice mottling in the outer section. What I found bizarre is that the central core of this galaxy is elongated in PA 75, much different from the angle of elongation of the main galaxy. I cannot think of another example of an object with a bright core that is skewed in relation to its’ main body.
4038	CRV	Sp	12 01.9	-18 51	10.7	2.6’X1.8′	H IV 28	Pretty bright, pretty large, irregularly round and somewhat brighter in the middle at 100X. Going to higher powers reveals some of the bizarre nature of this extraordinary galaxy pair. The “shrimp” or “comma” shape of the two interacting galaxies is evident at 165X and 220X. There are several small dark features seen and the entire galaxy pair is very mottled, almost like a sponge, at high power.
4361	CRV	PLNNB	12 24.5	-18 48	10.3	80″	H I 65	Bright, large, somewhat elongated (1.5 X 1) in PA 90, grey in color at 135X. The central star is obvious at all powers. Going to 220X brings out an almost “mottled” effect across the face of this planetary nebula, a strange effect for this type of object. Most planetaries I have seen appear smooth at high powers, this one does not.
Hercules
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
6207	HER	Sc	16 43.1	+36 50	12.5	3.3’X1.2′	H II 701	pretty bright, pretty large, elongated 2×1, somewhat brighter in the middle at 100X.
6229	HER	GLOCL	16 47.0	+47 32	9.4	4.5′	H IV 50	Pretty bright, pretty large, round and brighter in the middle at 100X.
Lynx
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
2419	LYN	GLOCL	07 38.1	+38 53	10.4	4.1′	H I 218	pretty bright, pretty large, round and much brighter in the middle, it is easy at 100X. At any power up to 270X at the best sights in Arizona there is no resolution in either my 13″ or my old 17.5″. The best I can do is get three levels of condensation across a very mottled face on the best of nights. The brightest stars are something like 19th magnitude, so it may take a 40 inch to resolve this distant cluster. I will send in a description once A.J. and I get our one meter up and working.
2683	LYN	Sb	08 52.7	+33 25	11.0	9.2’X2.6′	H I 200	bright, pretty large, much elongated east-west and much brighter in the middle at 100X.
2782	LYN	Sb	09 14.1	+40 07	12.5	4.2’X3.2′	H I 167	Pretty faint, pretty small, round, much brighter in the middle with a bright nucleus at 100X.
Puppis
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
2421	PUP	OPNCL	07 36.3	-20 37	8.3	10.0′	H VII 67	Pretty bright, pretty large, pretty rich, somewhat compressed, 28 stars of mags 11 and dimmer counted at 135X.
2422	PUP	OPNCL	07 36.6	-14 30	4.4	30.0′	H VIII 38	Very bright, very large, not compressed, scattered group with several bright stars of 8th magnitude and more to fill in the background, 44 stars counted at 100X. This nice cluster is easy in the 11 X 80 finder, there are several stars resolved. Struve 1121 is a double star near the center of M-47, it is a mag 7/7.5 pair, sep 7″, easily split at 100X.
2423	PUP	OPNCL	07 37.1	-13 52	6.7	19.0′	H VII 28	Large, pretty bright, pretty rich, pretty compressed, 33 stars counted at 100X. Nice binary star in the center with both components a lovely dark yellow.
2438	PUP	PLNNB	07 41.8	-14 44	11.0	65″	H IV 39	Bright, large, elongated 1.2 X 1 in PA 135, the central star is easy at 100X. Raising the power to 440X brings out several dimmer stars involved in the nebula. Also at the higher power the shape of the planetary is seen to be an incomplete ring, somewhat like a horseshoe. This bright rim is about 270 degrees around and is dimmest on the north side. I have always seen this planetary nebula as light green in color.
2440	PUP	PLNNB	07 41.9	-18 13	11.5	54″X20″	H IV 64	Bright, pretty large, much brighter in the middle, elongated 3X1 in PA 30 at 270X. The central star will become stellar in moments of good seeing but most of the time it is just a bright area in the center of this planetary. Averted vision will about double the size of the nebula. It was immediately recognized as non-stellar at 100X. This nebula is a nice lime green at all powers.
2479	PUP	OPNCL	07 55.1	-17 43	9.6	7.0′	H VII 58	Pretty bright, pretty large, pretty rich, somewhat compressed, 10 stars of mags 11 and 12 with many faint background stars at 100X.
2482	PUP	OPNCL	07 54.9	-24 18	7.3	12.0′	H VII 10	Pretty bright, pretty large, pretty rich, somewhat compressed, 26 stars counted at 100X. This cluster has stars of mags 11 to 13 in an outline that is elongated 3X1 NW-SE.
2489	PUP	OPNCL	07 56.2	-30 04	7.9	8.0′	H VII 23	Bright, pretty large, pretty rich, not compressed, 31 stars in nice chains counted at 100X. Seen in 11X80 finder.
2509	PUP	OPNCL	08 00.7	-19 04	9.3	8.0′	H VIII 1	Bright, pretty large, pretty rich, compressed, 39 stars of mags 10 to 13 counted at 100X. This cluster can just be seen in the 11X80 finder.
2527	PUP	OPNCL	08 05.3	-28 10	6.5	22.0′	H VIII 30	Bright, very large, pretty rich, somewhat compressed, 36 stars of mags 9 to 13 fill the field with nice chains at 100X.
2539	PUP	OPNCL	08 10.7	-12 50	6.5	22.0′	H VII 11	Bright, large, rich, elongated 2X1, 65 stars of mags 10 to 13 counted at 100X. 19 PUP is on the south side of this cluster. It is a wide triple star, easy at 100X and yellow with two white comes.
2567	PUP	OPNCL	08 18.3	-30 38	7.4	10.0′	H VII 64	Pretty bright, pretty large, pretty rich, 42 stars counted at 135X. There are several nice, curved chains of stars within this cluster.
2571	PUP	OPNCL	08 18.9	-29 44	7.0	13.0′	H VI 39	Pretty bright, pretty large, pretty rich, somewhat compressed, 30 stars of mags 9 to 13 counted at 135X.
Sextans
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
2974	SEX	Sa	09 42.6	-03 43	11.5	3.4’X2.1′	H I 61	Pretty bright, pretty small, elongated 1.5 X 1 in PA 90, somewhat brighter in the middle, a 10th mag star is in contact with the west side at 165X.
3115	SEX	E6	10 05.2	-07 43	10.1	8.3’X3.2′	H I 163	Bright, large, very much elongated 4 X 1 in PA 45, much brighter in the middle at 135X. It is just seen in the 11 X 80 finder. The center is a bright envelope that has an oval, very bright nucleus, all of which at elongated in the same PA as the main body of the galaxy.
3166	SEX	S(B)a	10 13.8	+03 26	11.1	5.0’X2.8′	H I 3	Bright, pretty large, round and much brighter in the middle at 100X. Brightest in a chain of 4 galaxies from NE to SW.
3169	SEX	Sb	10 14.2	+03 28	11.9	5.5’X3.0′	H I 4	Pretty bright, pretty large, elongated 1.5 X 1 in PA 45 and much brighter in the middle at 100X.
Aquarius
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
7009	AQR	PLNNB	21 04.2	-11 22	8.3	28″x23″	H IV 1	is the Saturn Nebula, a famous planetary with outer ansae (wing-like projections) and a bright inner disk. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1782 but Lord Rosse was the first to see the extending ansae. The projections reminded him of the planet Saturn and he gave this object its’ nickname. Amateurs have been trying to duplicate that observation ever since. The observation of the Saturn Nebula is made with Helen and Richard Lines’ 20″ f/6 Newtonian in Meyer, Az. The nebula is bright, small, somewhat elongated and light green at 150X. Raising the power to 225X will show the ansae as faint projections from the bright central section. At 400X the central star is obvious and the ansae stand out more clearly. One of the bright spots along the ansae (Helen Lines calls them wing tanks) is visible at this higher power. All these observations are on a night I rated 7/10 for seeing and transparency and I found that the U 7009 UHC filter did NOT help with either the central disk or the ansae detail. Several observers, myself included saw the nebula as light green, without the UHC filter installed.
7606	AQR	GALXY	23 19.1	-08 29	11.5	5.8’x2.6′	H I 104	Pretty bright, pretty much elongated and brighter in the middle with a stellar nucleus at 165X.
7723	AQR	GALXY	23 38.9	-12 58	12.0	3.6’x2.6′	H I 110	Pretty faint, pretty large, somewhat elongated. It has a stellar core at 100X. The core is about 10″ in size at 220X.
7727	AQR	GALXY	23 39.9	-12 18	11.5	4.2’x3.4′	H I 111	Pretty faint, round, pretty bright nucleus, averted vision helps the contrast of this galaxy. There is an attendant galaxy about 20′ to the West. I believe it is NGC 7724.
Canes Venatici
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
4111	CVN	GALXY	12 07.1	+43 05	11.4	4.3’X0.8′	H I 195	Bright, pretty large, much elongated 3 X 1 in PA 165X, very bright middle with a bright nucleus. Has a companion to the East. This edge on galaxy is razor thin at 135X.
4143	CVN	GALXY	12 09.7	+42 33	12.0	2.9’X1.8′	H IV 54	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter in the middle,elongated 2 X 1 in PA 165 at 100X.
4151	CVN	GALXY	12 10.6	+39 25	11.2	7.0’X6.0′	H I 165	Pretty faint, Large, much brighter in the middle with an almost stellar nucleus, this round, face on galaxy has a low surface brightness at 135X and averted vision helps it quite a bit. There is an elongated companion to the north.
4214	CVN	Ir	12 15.7	+36 20	10.3	11’X9.0′	H I 95	Bright, pretty large, round, very much brighter in the middle with a bright nucleus at 100X. At 165X, it is unusual to see this round galaxy has an elongated nucleus at PA 45 degrees.
4258	CVN	Sb	12 18.9	+47 19	9.6	22.0’X9.0′	H V 43	Very bright, very large, very, very bright middle with an almost stellar nucleus. It is very much elongated 3 X 1 in PA 165. AT 135X this lovely galaxy sparkles with mottling.
4346	CVN	GALXY	12 23.4	+47 00	12.3	3.2’X1.3′	H I 210	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter in the middle and elongated 2 X 1 in PA 90 degrees at 100X.
4449	CVN	Ir	12 28.2	+44 06	10.0	6.0’X4.5′	H I 213	Bright, pretty large, elongated 2 X 1 in PA 45, little brighter in the middle with several stars involved. At 135X this irregular galaxy is very mottled.
4485	CVN	Ir	12 30.5	+41 43	12.4	3.0’X2.5′	H I 197	Pretty bright, pretty small, elongated 1.5 X 1 in PA 20, I never saw a connecting bridge to 4490.
4490	CVN	GALXY	12 30.6	+41 39	10.1	7.0’X3.5′	H I 198	Pretty bright, large, very much elongated 2.5 X 1 in PA 135, brighter middle at 100X.
4618	CVN	GALXY	12 41.5	+41 10	11.5	4.5’X3.5′	H I 178	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter in the middle and elongated 2 X 1 in PA 30 at 100X.
4631	CVN	GALXY	12 42.1	+32 33	9.8	17.0’X3.5′	H V 42	Very bright, very large, very much elongated 6 X 1 in PA 90, bright middle. At 100X this very mottled galaxy is a rather bizarre shape that members of the Saguaro Astronomy Club call “The Slug”. It is just visible in the 11 X 80.
4656	CVN	GALXY	12 43.9	+32 11	10.6	22.0’X3.0′	H I 176	Bright, Large, very much elongated in PA 30, NGC 4657 is superimposed on the North end and makes this strange galaxy look like a hockey stick.
4800	CVN	GALXY	12 54.5	+46 32	12.0	1.7’X1.2′	H I 211	Bright, pretty small, very bright middle, little elongated 1.2 X 1 in PA 0. This object has a very high surface brightness.
5005	CVN	Sb- II	13 11.0	+37 03	10.6	6.3’X3.0′	H I 96	Bright, Large, much elongated 4 X 1 in PA 60. At 165X there is a nice dust lane and a somewhat elongated core with a stellar nucleus.
5033	CVN	Sb	13 13.5	+36 36	10.9	11.5’X5.5′	H I 97	Bright, large, very much elongated 4 X 1 in PA 0, with a bright, stellar nucleus and mottle arms at 135X.
5195	CVN	P	13 30.1	+47 16	10.6	7’X5′	H I 186	Pretty bright, pretty large, Irregularly round and much brighter in the middle at 135X. On the best of nights the connecting bridge to M51 is obvious and there are several dark markings across the face of this strange shaped object.
5273	CVN	E1p	13 42.1	+35 38	12.7	2.8’X2.3′	H I 98	Pretty faint, Pretty large, somewhat brighter middle, round, this low surface brightness galaxy is helped a lot by averted vision. There is a tough companion to the Southeast.
Crater
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
3962	CRT	GALXY	11 54.7	-13 58	10.6	2.9’X2.6′	H I 67	Pretty bright, pretty large, elongated 1.5 X 1 in PA 160 at 165X. The bright middle in this object is almost stellar at 220X, it seems consistently to have a central point that is less than 2 arc seconds in size at high power.
Hydra
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
2548	HYA	OPNCL	08 13.8	-05 48	5.8	54.0′	H VI 22	M48? Somewhat scattered, Very Bright, can be seen naked eye, 12 stars are resolved in 8X50 finder, many chains of stars, little compressed, 7 ’s near center form an arch or boomerang shape. One 9 mag orange at 60X.
2811	HYA	Sb	09 16.3	-16 18	13.0	2.7′	H II 502	pretty Bright, very Elongated, much brighter middle at 100X. faint * in following arm
3242	HYA	PLNNB	10 24.8	-18 38	8.6	40″X35″	H IV 27	Wow, Looks like CBS eye, greenish at all powers, Central star easy at 300X. Very bright, large, round. AT 650X on a night I rated 8/10 for seeing, there is a small, dark circular area around the central star. A very nice planetary with lots of internal detail at high power.
3621	HYA	GALXY	11 18.3	-32 49	9.9	10’X6.5′	H I 241	Bright, Large, elongated, much brighter in the middle, seen in finder and 10×50 binocs, nice
5694	HYA	GLOCL	14 39.6	-26 32	10.2	3.6′	H II 196	Pretty bright, pretty large, Round, brighter in the middle; 165X and 320X, very grainy, no resolution on a night I rated 5/10. At a much better site on an evening I rated 8/10 the 17.5″ would show 6 stars superimposed on a hazy outer corona.
Monoceros
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
2185	MON	BRTNB	06 11.1	-06 12	99.9	3.0′	H IV 20	2170 and 2182 are several “little green boxes” on the Tirion Atlas near Beta Mon. Even at a very dark site on a night I rated 7/10 for seeing and transparency there is not much here. At 100X in the 13″ there are several fuzzy stars in a field that is noticably void of stars compared to the nearby Milky Way. On an excellant night I rated 9/10 it is Pretty faint, small, round and has an 11th mag star involved.
2215	MON	OPNCL	06 21.0	-07 17	8.4	11.0′	H VII 20	is bright, large, pretty rich, round and not compressed at 100X. It was seen in the 10X50 binoculars.
2232	MON	OPNCL	06 26.6	-04 45	3.9	30.0′	H VIII 25	Bright, very large, not compressed, not rich, scattered group of 22 stars including 10 MON. This is even a scattered cluster in the 11 X 80 finder.
2244	MON	CL+NB	06 32.4	+04 52	4.8	24.0′	H VII 2	is the star cluster involved in the Rosette. In the 13″ at 60X it consists of 2 parallel lines of about 15 stars. It is very bright, very large and not compressed. Several of the stars are yellow and one is a lovely orange.
2251	MON	OPNCL	06 34.7	+08 22	7.3	10.0′	H VIII 3	is bright, pretty large, elongated and contains about 40 stars in a very nice Milky Way field. It is pretty rich and not compressed at 100X.
2264	MON	CL+NB	06 41.1	+09 53	3.9	20.0′	H V 27=H VIII 5	is a brighter naked eye spot in the Milky Way that marks the location of this large, bright and not compressed star cluster. Because of the shape of the brighter stars, this is called the Xmas tree cluster and includes the variable S Mon within the tree shape. Binoculars or finder will show the tree outline with ease. The cluster is involved in a faint nebulosity that is brightest near S Mon and on the north side of the cluster. With the 38mm Erfle and the UHC filter the nebula extends for 2 degrees around the star cluster. At 100X with the UHC a dark lane can be seen in the nebula, this is the Cone Nebula. There are very few faint stars in this region a measure of the amount of dark nebulosity that permeates this entire region.
2286	MON	OPNCL	06 47.6	-03 10	7.5	15.0′	H VIII 31	Pretty bright, large, rich, somewhat compressed, 52 stars counted with lots of faint members at 135X. There several lovely dark lanes winding through this cluster.
2301	MON	OPNCL	06 51.8	+00 28	6.0	12.0′	H VI 27	has been a favorite of mine for many years. This open cluster is bright, large and pretty rich with about 40 members. It is easy to pick out in the finder scope. The aspect of this cluster which makes me return each winter is a lovely blue and gold double star right in the center. There is a clear area around the double star. If you have missed this beautiful cluster, put it on your list.
2311	MON	OPNCL	06 57.8	-04 35	9.6	7.0′	H VIII 60	Pretty bright, pretty small, not rich, 22 stars counted at 165X. This cluster has a rather triangular shape.
2324	MON	OPNCL	07 04.2	+01 03	8.4	8.0′	H VII 38	Bright, large, rich, compressed, 55 stars counted at 135X. This sparkling cluster has a nice backround of dim members.
2335	MON	OPNCL	07 06.6	-10 05	7.2	12.0′	H VIII 32	is pretty faint, pretty large and not compressed. It has about 15 members at 100X.
2343	MON	OPNCL	07 08.3	-10 39	6.7	7.0′	H VIII 33	Pretty bright, small, not rich, not compressed, 23 stars counted at 100X. A nice Yellow and Blue double star in on the Eastern edge of the cluster, it has a seperation of approximately 10 arcsec and a PA of about 315 degrees.
2353	MON	OPNCL	07 14.6	-10 18	7.1	20.0′	H VIII 34	is pretty bright, pretty large, pretty rich and not compressed. It is a nice cluster at 135X, with about 50 members. The UHC filter will just barely show a very faint streamer of nebulosity on the south side. Rocking the scope helps to make the nebula more noticeable.
2506	MON	OPNCL	08 00.2	-10 47	7.6	7.0′	H VI 37	is bright, pretty large, compressed and rich at 100X. It has about 40 members that are obvious and a hazy backround, even at higher powers.
Pyxis
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
2613	PYX	Sb	08 33.3	-22 58	11.0	7.2′	H II 266	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter middle, very much elongated 5 X 1 in PA 110. This nice edge on is in a rich star field for galaxies.
2627	PYX	OPNCL	08 37.3	-29 57	8.4	11.0′	H VII 63	Bright, pretty large, pretty rich, pretty compressed, 32 stars of magnitudes 10 through 13 counted at 100X.
Taurus
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
1647	TAU	OPNCL	04 46.0	+19 04	6.4	45′	H VIII 8	Bright, very large, not compressed, pretty rich, this is a big, scattered group.
1817	TAU	OPNCL	05 12.1	+16 42	7.7	16.0′	H VII 4	Pretty bright, large, rich, 120 stars counted at 100X, many dim members.
Aquila
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
6755	AQL	OPNCL	19 07.8	+04 14	7.5	15.0′	H VII 19	Large, not compressed, irregular shape and has nice chains of stars at 100X. 50 members counted. This object and 6756 both fit in the one degree field of my giant 38mm Erfle eyepiece. I called it the Double Cluster in Aquila. Both clusters are just visible in the 11 X 80 finder.
6756	AQL	OPNCL	19 08.7	+04 41	10.6	4.0′	H VII 62	Pretty small, much compressed, elongated, compact cluster at 165X. I counted 15 members resolved.
6781	AQL	PLNNB	19 18.5	+06 32	11.8	111″X109″	H III 743	Bright, Large, somewhat elongated at 100X. It is immediately obvious without the UHC filter. This planetary is shaped like the gibbous moon with the south side brighter in an arc. There is one star involved that stands out very nicely. The UHC filter helps some. I estimate its’ size at one arc minute.
Canis Major
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
2204	CMA	OPNCL	06 15.7	-18 39	8.6	13.0′	H VII 13	not much, “K” shape, 30 stars and somewhat milky backround, orange 9 mag * to one side.
2354	CMA	OPNCL	07 14.3	-25 44	6.5	20.0′	H VII 16	Bright, large, not compressed at 100X. 40 * in Milky Way field, several dark lanes in group with nice chains of stars. Just seen in 10X50 binoculars.
2360	CMA	OPNCL	07 17.8	-15 37	7.2	13.0′	H VII 12	Bright, large, compressed, rich and round. Easy in 8X50 finder. At 100X there are about 20 pretty bright stars with another 50 for fill in. This is a winter favorite.
2362	CMA	OPNCL	07 18.8	-24 57	4.1	8.0′	H VII 17	pretty bright, pretty large, somewhat compressed, round at 165X. Tau CMA and about 45 stars. Tau has dark band around it, then cluster members. Tau has two companions that form almost a straight line. Tau is white, the two comes are bluish and both are on one side of Tau. Having a bright triple star in the center of a cluster is quite unique and I return to this object often.
Cygnus
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
6826	CYG	PLNNB	19 44.8	+50 31	8.8	27″X24″	H IV 73	is the Blinking Planetary. This medium sized, 9th magnitude planetary can be located at 100X. It appears as a non-stellar blob in the Milky Way. I first saw the blinking effect in an 8″ scope at 200X. If you look directly at the planetary the central star is prominent compared to the greenish nebulosity. Then averted vision will make the nebula appear brighter and overwhelm the star. Alternating between direct and averted vision will produce a blinking on-then-off effect that is fascinating. In the 17.5″ the effect is unmistakeable. There are several other planetary nebulae that have the right central star to nebula brightness to show off this effect.
6834	CYG	OPNCL	19 52.2	+29 25	7.8	5.0′	H VIII 16	Pretty bright, large, pretty rich, compressed, and somewhat triangular at 100X. I counted 38 stars with one dark yellow 10th mag near the center.
6866	CYG	OPNCL	20 03.7	+44 00	7.6	7.0′	H VII 59	Large, rich, considerably compressed and well resolved at 165X. I counted 62 stars from 10th to 14th mag.
6910	CYG	OPNCL	20 23.1	+40 47	7.4	8.0′	H VIII 56	Pretty bright, pretty large, pretty rich, compressed, 39 stars counted at 100X.
7000	CYG	BRTNB	20 58.8	+44 20	99.9	120’X100′	H V 37?	is the North America Nebula. This large area of nebulosity needs an RFT to be seen in its entirety. A dim glow can be seen in the area with the naked eye and 10 X 50 binoculars at a dark site will show the North America shape. In a 4 1/4″ f/4 with a 20mm Erfle and a UHC filter, the nebula is very bright and very large, filling the 1.5 degree field with nebulosity. The brightest section is “Mexico” and the Pelican Nebula (IC 5067) can be seen nearby.
7008	CYG	PLNNB	21 00.6	+54 33	12.0	86″X69″	H I 192	is a pretty bright, pretty large, roundish planetary at 200 X in the 17.5″. It has several irregular bright spots and three stars are involved in the nebula. There is a nice blue and gold double star at its’ edge.
7044	CYG	OPNCL	21 12.9	+42 29	12.0	3.5′	H VI 24	Faint, pretty small, Elongated 2 X 1 in PA 90, not compressed, not rich. I counted 16 stars and a backround haze at 135X.
7062	CYG	OPNCL	21 23.2	+46 23	8.3	7.0′	H VII 51	Pretty bright, pretty small, pretty rich, compressed. I counted 26 stars at 165X in this nice cluster.
7086	CYG	OPNCL	21 30.5	+51 35	8.4	9.0′	H VI 32	is a bright, pretty large, rich and pretty compressed open cluster at 100X. It is a nice cluster with about 60 stars resolved.
7128	CYG	OPNCL	21 44.0	+53 43	9.7	3.1′	H VII 40	Pretty faint, pretty small, compressed, not rich, this is a lovely ring of stars at 135X, with a nice orange member of about 12th mag on the east side.
Lacerta
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
7209	LAC	OPNCL	22 05.2	+46 30	6.7	25.0′	H VII 53	Bright, large, rich, pretty compressed in a 15 arc minute area at 100X. I counted 59 stars, many in lovely chains that fade out into a Milky Way backround. There is a smooth progression of magnitudes from 9th to 12th within this cluster.
7243	LAC	OPNCL	22 15.3	+49 53	6.4	21.0′	H VIII 75	Bright, large and not compressed at 100X. 29 stars were counted in this rather coarse cluster. A dark lane divides the cluster into 1/3 and 2/3 groups.
7296	LAC	OPNCL	22 28.2	+52 17	9.7	4.0′	H VII 41	Pretty bright, small and not compressed. I counted 18 stars at 200X. This group is fan-shaped and there is a nice yellow star at the apex of the fan.
Ophiucus
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
6171	OPH	GLOCL	16 32.5	-13 03	8.1	10.0′	H VI 40	Pretty bright, pretty large, compressed, round, resolved at 100X, 165X helps some, approximately 20 stars resolved.
6235	OPH	GLOCL	16 53.4	-22 11	10.2	5.0′	H II 584	Bright, pretty large, irregularly round, this nice globular is easily resolved and somewhat brighter in the middle at 165X.
6284	OPH	GLOCL	17 04.5	-24 46	9.0	5.6′	H VI 11	Pretty bright, pretty small, round, resolved at the edges at 135X, higher power does not seem to help.
6287	OPH	GLOCL	17 05.2	-22 42	9.2	5.1′	H II 195	Pretty faint, small, round, not resolved at any power to 220X, this globular has a bright middle but it is not much otherwise.
6293	OPH	GLOCL	17 10.2	-26 35	8.2	7.9′	H VI 12	is a pretty small, pretty bright globular. It is resolved at 135X. It has a bright middle and is round. NGC 6293 is located just north of B 59, the stem of the Pipe Nebula, therefore there are several dark lanes leading out of the field into the Milky Way.
6304	OPH	GLOCL	17 14.5	-29 28	8.4	6.8′	H I 147	Pretty bright, Pretty small, round, brighter in the middle and well resolved at 135X.
6316	OPH	GLOCL	17 16.6	-28 08	9.0	4.9′	H I 45	Pretty bright, pretty large, somewhat elongated, much brighter in the middle and resolved at the edges at 135X.
6342	OPH	GLOCL	17 21.2	-19 35	9.9	3.0′	H I 149	Pretty bright, small, round, bright nucleus with 2 stars resolved at 165X, one is an 11th mag star on the SW edge.
6355	OPH	GLOCL	17 24.0	-26 21	9.6	5.0′	H I 46	Pretty faint, pretty large, round, somewhat brighter in the middle with 3 stars resolved at 165X.
6356	OPH	GLOCL	17 23.6	-17 49	8.4	7.2′	H I 48	Bright, pretty large, much brighter in the middle and has a very grainy texture with 3 or 4 stars resolved at 165X.
6369	OPH	PLNNB	17 29.3	-23 46	11.0	30″X29″	H IV 11	is a very nice planetary. It can be spotted in an eight incher at 100X, but large scopes work well on this object. The 18″ at 175X will show a central dark spot and at 300X this object starts to look somewhat like the Ring Nebula. This annulus effect could be seen in a 13″ at 200X on the same night.
6401	OPH	GLOCL	17 38.6	-23 55	9.5	5.6′	H I 44	Pretty bright, pretty small, little brighter in the middle and very grainy at 135X. There are two stars resolved with averted vision and good seeing.
6426	OPH	GLOCL	17 43.7	+03 00	11.2	3.2′	H II 587	Faint, pretty large, elongated 1.2 X 1 in PA 25, very grainy at 135X. Using higher power in good seeing I could spot 4 or 5 stars on the face of this low surface brightness globular.
6517	OPH	GLOCL	18 01.8	-08 58	10.3	4.3′	H II 199	Pretty faint, pretty large, brighter middle, no resolution at any power, this cluster is elongated in a PA of 45 degrees. It is located in a very star poor and dark field.
6633	OPH	OPNCL	18 27.7	+06 34	4.6	27.0′	H VIII 72	15 stars of 9 to 10 mag in a 20′ area with another 30 to 35 stars of 11 mag and down forming a lovely starry backround. Nice cluster at 100X. There is a 7th mag star on the south side.
Sagittarius
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
6440	SGR	GLOCL	17 48.9	-20 22	9.7	5.4′	H I 150	is a rich globular cluster, pretty bright, pretty small and much brighter in the middle. It had ragged edges with 10 stars resolved.
6445	SGR	PLNNB	17 49.2	-20 01	13.0	35″X30″	H II 586	is a nice planetary, 20 minutes North Following 6440. It is pretty bright, Large and has a box shape at 200X. It shows a small dark lane at high power and is definatly not a 13th mag object as listed, I estimate 12.
6514	SGR	CL+NB	18 02.3	-23 02	6.3	28.0′	H V 10/11/12 & IV 41	(M20) Very bright, very large, irregularly round, approximately 40 stars involved in a nebula that is criss-crossed by dark lanes. The Trifid is naked eye from even a moderately dark site. The UHC filter enhanced the nebulosity, but I like the view of this object better without the filter.
6520	SGR	OPNCL	18 03.4	-27 54	7.6	6.0′	H VII 7	is a pretty bright open cluster but it is pretty small with about 20 members at 165X.
6522	SGR	GLOCL	18 03.6	-30 02	8.6	5.6′	H I 49	and 6528 are two globular clusters right at the tip of the spout of the Teapot. I see both as Pretty bright, pretty large, and bright in the middle. They reside in a nice Milky Way field. What doesn’t in Sagitarrius?
6528	SGR	GLOCL	18 04.8	-30 03	9.5	3.7′	H II 200	and 6522 are two globular clusters right at the tip of the spout of the Teapot. I see both as Pretty bright, pretty large, and bright in the middle. They reside in a nice Milky Way field. What doesn’t in Sagitarrius?
6540	SGR	OPNCL	18 06.3	-27 49	14.6	0.8′	H II 198	Pretty faint, small, round, not rich, very compressed at 165X. Three stars are resolved constantly and another 3 or 4 come and go with the seeing at 220X. This very compact cluster demands high power.
6544	SGR	GLOCL	18 07.3	-25 00	8.3	8.9′	H II 197	Pretty bright, pretty small, round, very compressed, 7 stars resolved at 220X. Averted vision makes it grow.
6553	SGR	GLOCL	18 09.3	-25 54	8.3	8.1′	H IV 12	Bright, pretty large, much compressed, round, about 4 stars resolved at 135X. Averted vision helps.
6568	SGR	OPNCL	18 12.8	-21 36	8.6	13.0′	H VII 30	Pretty bright, large, pretty rich, somewhat compressed, 33 stars within 10 arcmin at 100X, a nice globular of pretty faint stars.
6569	SGR	GLOCL	18 13.6	-31 50	8.7	5.8′	H II 201	Bright, large, round, resolved 12 stars with a very grainy backround at 165X.
6583	SGR	OPNCL	18 15.8	-22 08	10.0	2.8′	H VII 31	Pretty faint, pretty small, round, compressed, not rich, counted 12 stars at 220X.
6624	SGR	GLOCL	18 23.7	-30 22	8.3	5.9′	H I 50	is bright, pretty large and round. It has a very bright middle and is resolved at 165X. This a nice globular that doesn’t get looked at much.
6629	SGR	PLNNB	18 25.7	-23 12	10.5	16″X14″	H II 204	Pretty bright, small, round, central star seen at 270X. This light green disk is about three times the Airy disk on a night I rated 8/10.
6638	SGR	GLOCL	18 30.9	-25 30	9.2	5.0′	H I 51	is pretty bright, pretty small, round and much brighter in the middle. I could it to look very grainy, but it would not resolve at any magnification up to 320X.
6642	SGR	GLOCL	18 31.9	-23 29	8.8	4.5′	H II 205	is a pretty bright, pretty small globular that is somewhat elongated and very compressed with a bright middle. It is resolved at 165X.
6645	SGR	OPNCL	18 32.6	-16 54	8.5	10.0′	H VI 23	Bright, large, rich, pretty compressed, 49 stars counted at 100X. This cluster is in a bizarre “donut” shape with no stars in the center of this grouping.
6818	SGR	PLNNB	19 44.0	-14 09	10.0	22″X15″	H IV 51	is a bright, pretty small and little elongated planetary. It is green at all powers. At 320X is looks somewhat like the CBS eye, with a subtle central bright spot that was never stellar. Three dim stars surround the nebula.
Triangulum
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
598	TRI	Sc	01 33.9	+30 40	7.0	73’X45′	H V 17	Very bright, pretty large, elongated 2 X 1 in PA 0, much brighter in the middle at 100X. M-33 is naked eye on the best of nights and obvious in the 10 X 50 binoculars. At 165X in the 13″ there are several HII regions with dot the curving arms, including NGC 604 to the north of the nucleus. On a night I rated 8/10 at 5000 ft. elevation this beautiful spiral really showed off at 135X, the backround glow of M-33 sparkles with mottling and the gorgious arms winding about the compact core make an “S” shape that is ummistakeable.
Aries
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
772	ARI	Sb	01 59.4	+19 00	11.5	8.0’X5.0′	H I 112	Bright, Large, little elongated in PA 135 degrees. The arms of this face-on spiral are very mottled. The core is much brighter than the arms at 165X and the very center has a stellar nucleus in moments of good seeing.
Cassiopeia
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
129	CAS	OPNCL	00 29.9	+60 14	6.5	21.0′	H VIII 79	Counted 30 stars at 100X. Bright, pretty large, pretty rich, little compressed. Seen in 11X80 finder.
136	CAS	OPNCL	00 31.5	+61 32	99.9	1.2′	H VI 35	Counted 10 stars at 165X. Faint, small, compressed. Someone has a lot of nerve calling this a cluster.
185	CAS	dE0	00 39.0	+48 20	9.7	12’X10′	H II 707	Pretty faint, large, elongated 1.5×1, somewhat brighter middle, sonewhat mottled at 100X.
225	CAS	OPNCL	00 43.4	+61 47	7.0	12.0′	H VIII 78	21 stars counted at 135X. Bright, pretty large, little compressed. There is a nice chain of 7 stars on he east side.
278	CAS	Sc	00 52.0	+47 33	10.9	2’X2′	H I 159	Pretty bright, pretty large, round, much brighter middle. There is a 10th mag star on the north side.
381	CAS	OPNCL	01 08.3	+61 35	9.3	6.0′	H VIII 64	63 Stars counted at 135X. Bright, pretty large, compressed, lots of dim members provide a “cottage cheese” backround. Seen in 11X80.
436	CAS	OPNCL	01 15.6	+58 49	8.8	6.0′	H VII 45	28 stars counted at 165X. Pretty bright, small, somewhat compressed, pretty rich, nice at high power. There are several multiple stars involved.
457	CAS	OPNCL	01 19.1	+58 20	6.4	13.0′	H VII 42	Bright, large, pretty rich, compressed. 63 stars counted including Phi Cass, it is a light yellow star at the edge of the cluster at 100X. There is another bright star near Phi that gives the effect of having two glowing eyes looking back at the observer. In the Southwest we call this cluster the Kachina Doll, two sparkling eyes and the rest of the cluster outlines outstreched arms with feathers. Many tribes in the Southwest made such dolls for their rites.
559	CAS	OPNCL	01 29.5	+63 18	9.5	4.4′	H VII 48	Counted 15 members at 135X. Bright, pretty large, elongated 2×1, rich. Those 15 stars are superimposed on a very grainy backround and the whole thing can be seen in the 11X80 finder.
637	CAS	OPNCL	01 42.9	+64 00	8.2	3.5′	H VII 49	16 stars counted at 135X. Bright, pretty large, not compressed, pretty rich. Several of the brighter stars are about 10th mag. There is a lovely triangle of stars near the center. The cluster is easy in the 11X80 finder.
654	CAS	OPNCL	01 44.1	+61 53	6.5	5.0′	H VII 46	Counted 34 stars at 165X. Pretty bright, rich,compressed and round. There is a 7th mag star on the south side. There are lots of unresolved members even at 165X. A nice cluster.
659	CAS	OPNCL	01 44.2	+60 42	7.9	5.0′	H VIII 65	Counted 11 stars at 100X. Pretty bright, pretty small, not rich, not compressed.
663	CAS	OPNCL	01 46.0	+61 15	7.1	16.0′	H VI 31	Counted 69 stars at 100X. Bright, large, very rich, much compressed. Several 8th mag members across the face of the cluster. There is a curved north to south dark lane down the middle of the cluster. This is one of the best Non-Messier open clusters. It is unmistakeable in the 11X80 finder.
1027	CAS	OPNCL	02 42.7	+61 33	6.7	20.0′	H VIII 66	Bright, pretty large, pretty rich, somewhat compressed at 135X. 33 stars counted. There is no nebulosity seen, even with the UHC. Page 41 of the Atlas of Deep Sky Splendors shows a photograph with lots of nebulosity in this area. I tried to see it with the UHC and the 38mm Erfle eyepiece and could only pick out the part near Mel 15.
7789	CAS	OPNCL	23 57.0	+56 44	6.7	16.0′	H VI 30	160 Stars estimated by counting 40 in the N to W quadrant. Bright, large, very rich, very much compressed at 100X. There are many dim members in this excellant cluster. Dark lanes wind through this group from edge to edge and give the impression of spiral structure. At 165X the cluster fills the field with many lovely pairs and delicate asterisms. This cluster has been a favorite since my first observation.
7790	CAS	OPNCL	23 58.4	+61 13	8.5	5′	H VII 56	Counted 32 stars at 100X. Pretty compressed, pretty rich, brightest star 11th mag.
Delphinus
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
6905	DEL	PLNNB	20 22.4	+20 06	12.0	44″X38″	H IV 16	Bright, pretty large, elongated 1.5 X 1, central star easy at 100X. Moving up to 270X with a Barlow lens reveals that the east and west sides are brighter than the rest of the nebula. This planetary is pale green at all powers. I have heard NGC 6905 called the “Blue flash nebula” but I have never seen blue in this object.
6934	DEL	GLOCL	20 34.2	+07 24	8.9	2′	H I 103	Bright, pretty large, much compressed, round and has a brighter middle at 100X. It can be seen in the 11 X 80 finder or 10 X 50 binoculars. This is the type of object that responds with a much better view on a clear, transparent night. On a night I rated 6/10 for seeing and transparency, down on the floor on the desert near the Organ Pipe Cactus National Forest, I could only resolve 3 stars with a mottled core at 160X. At the same power on a beautiful night in the Red Rock country near Sedona at 5000 ft., this globular blazed with 40 stars resolved, 6 of them in the core area. This is the kind of observation to postpone until those rare 9/10 evenings when stars twinkle very little and the Milky Way blazes overhead.
7006	DEL	GLOCL	21 01.5	+16 11	10.6	2.8′	H I 52	Pretty bright, pretty small, round, very bright middle and very compressed at 100X. This very distant globular is one of the most mottled objects I have ever seen in the 13″ at 180X. This extremely grainy globular has only shown me stars on its face one time. Using my old 18″ f/6 at 210X, I saw 3 stars superimposed on the surface of NGC 7006. One was held steady, the other two appeared and disappeared with the seeing. This was on a night I rated 8/10 for transparency and 7/10 for seeing.
Leo
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
2903	LEO	Sb	09 32.2	+21 29	10.0	13.3’X6.0′	H I 56	is one of the best non-Messier galaxies. It is easy in 10×50 binocs or a large finder scope. At 175X in the 12.5″ f/6 this galaxy is bright and is mottled across the face with a much brighter core. There is a bright spot about 4 arc minutes from the core.
2964	LEO	Sc	09 42.9	+31 51	12.5	3.5’X1.9′	H I 114	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter middle with an occasionally stellar nucleus, elongated 1.5 X 1 in PA 90
3190	LEO	Sb	10 18.1	+21 50	11.9	4.5’X1.7′	H II 44	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter middle, Elongated 2 X 1 in PA 135 at 135X. Extremely faint, small and round companion to the NW (NGC 3187).
3193	LEO	E0	10 18.4	+21 54	12.4	2.5’X2.5′	H II 45	Pretty bright, pretty small, round, much brighter middle with an occaisonally stellar nucleus, a 10th mag star is on the North side at 135X.
3226	LEO	GALXY	10 23.4	+19 53	13.3	2.5’X2.2′	H II 28	form a pair 50′ east of Gamma Leo. 3227 is pretty bright, considerably elongated and has a pretty bright nucleus that is almost stellar. 3226 is pretty bright, round and has a bright core. These observations are with a 12.5″ f/6 at 160X. What is weird about these two galaxies is that they appear to overlap each other even at high powers! The round galaxy is at one end of the elongated galaxy and it looks like a club with a knot at one end. Don’t take my word for it, go look for yourself.
3227	LEO	Sa	10 23.5	+19 52	12.2	6.5’X4.5′	H II 29	form a pair 50′ east of Gamma Leo. 3227 is pretty bright, considerably elongated and has a pretty bright nucleus that is almost stellar. 3226 is pretty bright, round and has a bright core. These observations are with a 12.5″ f/6 at 160X. What is weird about these two galaxies is that they appear to overlap each other even at high powers! The round galaxy is at one end of the elongated galaxy and it looks like a club with a knot at one end. Don’t take my word for it, go look for yourself.
3377	LEO	GALXY	10 47.7	+13 59	10.7	4.0’X2.5′	H II 99	Bright, pretty large, much brighter middle with a bright, stellar nucleus, elongated 1.5 X 1 in PA 30. This nice galaxy is a little mottled in the outer sections at 135X.
3379	LEO	E1	10 47.8	+12 35	9.6	3.8’X3.8′	H I 17	(M-105) Bright, large, little elongated, very bright middle, stellar nucleus, two companions in the field at 100X.
3384	LEO	E7	10 48.3	+12 38	10.0	5.4’X2.8′	H I 18	Pretty faint, large, somewhat elongated and not much brighter in the middle, rather mushy at 100X.
3412	LEO	GALXY	10 50.9	+13 25	10.8	3.3’X1.9′	H I 27	Bright, pretty large, elongated 2.5 X 1 in PA 135, very bright in the middle with stellar nucleus at 135X. This galaxy is somewhat mottled.
3489	LEO	GALXY	11 00.3	+13 54	10.9	3.2’X1.9′	H II 101	Pretty bright, pretty large, elongated 3 X 1 in PA 75, much brighter in the middle with a stellar nucleus at 135X, averted vision makes this galaxy grow in size.
3521	LEO	GALXY	11 05.8	-00 02	10.1	13.5’X7.0′	H I 13	Bright, Large, elongated 2.5 X 1 in PA 135 and brighter in the middle at 100X. Looks like a mini-Andromeda galaxy.
3593	LEO	GALXY	11 14.6	+12 49	11.8	5.2’X2.1′	H I 29	is pretty bright, pretty large, elongated and has a much brighter middle. What is bizarre about this galaxy is that at 200X in the 12.5″, the core is elongated 2X1. I don’t remember seeing an elongated nucleus in a galaxy before.
3607	LEO	GALXY	11 16.9	+18 03	10.2	4.5’X4.0′	H II 50	Pretty bright, pretty large, round, much brighter in the middle with a stellar nucleus, somewhat mottled at 135X. Located in a group of three.
3608	LEO	GALXY	11 17.0	+18 09	11.7	3.0’X2.5′	H II 51	Pretty bright, pretty large, round, bright middle at 100X. There are two companions in the 30 arc min field of view.
3626	LEO	GALXY	11 20.1	+18 21	11.2	2.8’X2.0′	H II 52	Pretty bright, small, elongated 2.5 X 1 in PA 165, much brighter in the middle with an almost stellar nucleus at 135X.
3628	LEO	GALXY	11 20.3	+13 36	11.5	15.5’X4.3′	H V 8	Pretty bright, large, somewhat brighter in the middle, very much elongated in PA 90 with a hint of a dark lane at 165X.
3640	LEO	GALXY	11 21.1	+03 14	11.8	4.5’X4.0′	H II 33	Pretty bright, pretty large, little elongated 1.5 X 1 in PA 90, much brighter in the middle at 135X. There is a very faint, small, round companion (NGC 3641) which can be seen with averted vision only.
3655	LEO	GALXY	11 22.9	+16 35	11.6	1.6’X1.0′	H I 5	Pretty bright, small, little elongated 1.2 X 1 in PA 30, brighter in the middle, this galaxy is not much at 135X.
3686	LEO	GALXY	11 27.7	+17 13	11.6	3.1’X2.5′	H II 160	Pretty faint, pretty large, somewhat brighter in the middle, little elongated 1.5 X 1 in PA 0 at 135X. There is a similar galaxy in the field to the south.
3810	LEO	GALXY	11 41.0	+11 28	11.4	4.1’X2.8′	H I 21	Pretty bright, pretty large, brighter in the middle, elongated 1.8 X 1 in PA 30 at 135X.
3900	LEO	GALXY	11 49.2	+27 01	12.5	3.2’X1.6′	H I 82	Pretty faint, pretty large, little elongated 1.2 X 1 in PA 0, brighter middle, averted vision helps the contrast of this object quite a bit at 135X.
3912	LEO	GALXY	11 50.1	+26 29	13.2	1.8’X1.0′	H II 342	Faint, pretty small, round, a little brighter in the middle, this galaxy is not much at 135X.
Orion
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
1788	ORI	BRTNB	05 06.9	-03 20	99.9	8’X5′	H V 32	is pretty faint, pretty large and irregular in the 17.5″ at 100X. It looks like a paint splatter with a pretty bright star at one edge.
1980	ORI	CL+NB	05 35.2	-05 55	2.5	14’X14′	H V 31	If you are like me, the first time you looked at NGC 1980, you didn’t know that you were looking at an object that has a separate designation from the Great Orion Nebula. NGC 1980 is the faint nebulosity that involves Iota Orionis, the end star of the sword of Orion. I wish I has a nickel for every time that Iota Ori has been used as a guide star!
1999	ORI	BRTNB	05 36.5	-06 43	99.9	16’X12′	H IV 33	Pretty bright, pretty large, round, somewhat brighter in the middle, surrounding a star. There are several dark markings in the nebula at 135X. Averted vision enlarges the nebula and the north side is brightest.
2022	ORI	PLNNB	05 42.1	+09 05	12.8	28″X27″	H IV 34	is a pretty small, not very bright planetary. It can be noticed in the 17.5″ at 50X. At 200X, it is a greenish dot with no internal detail.
2024	ORI	BRTNB	05 42.0	-01 50	99.9	30’X30′	H V 28	is a bright, large emmision nebula near Zeta Ori. It is easy in any telescope I have ever used under dark skies and my old 8″ f/6 would show several dark lanes winding across this nebulosity. The 17.5 incher helps a lot and much detail can be seen in the region at 200X. The UHC helps a lot and so does getting Zeta out of the field. Because of the large, parallel dark lanes, Arizona astronomers have taken to calling NGC 2024 the “Tank Track” Nebula.
2169	ORI	OPNCL	06 08.4	+13 57	5.9	7.0′	H VIII 24	is a pretty bright, not compressed open cluster in the 17.5 inch at 100X. What is bizarre is that the cluster members form the numerals “3” and “7”. It is a shame that this is not M37, you couldn’t miss it.
2186	ORI	OPNCL	06 12.2	+05 27	8.7	4.0′	H VII 25	Pretty bright, pretty small, pretty rich, compressed, stars of mags 10 to 13, 27 stars counted at 165X. There are several delicate pairs in this cluster.
2194	ORI	OPNCL	06 13.8	+12 48	8.5	10.0′	H VI 5	is a bright, pretty rich, compressed open cluster that is well resolved in the 17.5″ at 100X. The cluster has a flattened shape.
Scorpius
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
6144	SCO	GLOCL	16 27.3	-26 02	9.1	9.3′	H VI 10	Pretty bright, large, compressed, somewhat brighter in the middle, 12 stars resolved across the mottled face of this globular at 135X. It is at the edge of a very dark nebula.
6451	SCO	OPNCL	17 50.7	-30 13	8.2	8.0′	H VI 13	Bright, Pretty large, pretty rich, compressed, seen in the 8 X 50 finder, 50 stars resolved at 165X. There is a dark lane down the middle of this cluster.
Ursa Major
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
2681	UMA	Sa	08 53.6	+51 18	11.5	3.8’X3.8′	H I 242	Pretty bright, pretty large, very much brighter in the middle with a stellar nucleus, little elongated 1.2 X 1 in PA 45 at 135X. There is a double star on the NW edge.
2742	UMA	Sc	09 07.6	+60 29	12.5	3.3’X1.7′	H I 249	Pretty faint, pretty large, little brighter in the middle, much elongated 2.5 X 1 in PA 110, this galaxy has a low surface brightness at 100X.
2768	UMA	E5	09 11.5	+60 03	12.0	1.6’X0.8′	H I 250	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter in the middle, very much elongated 3 X 1 in PA 90 at 100X.
2787	UMA	Sap	09 19.3	+69 13	12.0	3.5’X2.3′	H I 216	Bright, pretty large, round, much brighter in the middle two faint stars invl. This galaxy has an ‘r’ in the NGC description which means somewhat resolved. I see this object looking much like a globular cluster hence the illusion of partial resolvability at 165X.
2841	UMA	Sb	09 22.0	+50 59	10.5	7.4’X3.5′	H I 205	Pretty bright, pretty large, Bright nucleus with several stars involved in northern arm at 135X.
2950	UMA	Sap	09 42.6	+58 51	12.5	1.3’X0.9′	H IV 68	Pretty bright, small, little elongated 1.2 X 1 in PA 135, very bright in the middle with a stellar nucleus at 135X.
2976	UMA	Scp	09 47.3	+67 55	11.5	5.5’X3.0′	H I 285	Bright, pretty large, much elongated, somewhat brighter middle at 100X. Smooth outer section with 12th mag star on south side.
2985	UMA	Sb	09 50.3	+72 17	11.5	4.3’X3.3′	H I 78	Bright, pretty large, round, very bright middle at 165X. Grows much with averted vision, 11th mag star on East side.
3034	UMA	Ip	09 55.8	+69 41	9.2	13’X6′	H IV 79	M 82 Very bright, very large, much elongated in PA 60, somewhat brighter middle at 165X. Dark lanes cut the galaxy into three almost equal parts. There are several stars invl. and the entire body of the galaxy is mottled.
3077	UMA	E2p	10 03.3	+68 44	10.7	6.0’X4.5′	H I 286	Bright, large, somewhat elongated and much brighter in middle at 165X. Very starry field for UMA.
3079	UMA	Sb	10 02.0	+55 41	11.2	8.7’X1.6′	H V 47	Bright, pretty large, very much elongated in PA 150, bright middle at 165X. A difficult dark lane comes and goes with the seeing. Two stars are invl on the north end. There is an extremely faint, round companion to the north about 5′.
3184	UMA	Sc	10 18.3	+41 25	10.4	8.5’X7.8′	H I 168	Pretty bright, pretty large, round, bright middle at 165X. 11th mag star on north side. There is a hint of spiral structure in moments of good seeing.
3198	UMA	Sc	10 19.9	+45 33	10.7	10.0’X3.8′	H I 199	Pretty bright, pretty large, much elongated PA 50 at 165X. Appears to abruptly end on one side.
3310	UMA	GALXY	10 38.7	+53 30	11.0	3.8’X3.5′	H IV 60	Bright, pretty large, round, much brighter in the middle, this galaxy has a high surface brightness at 135X. There is a 6th magnitude star in the field.
3556	UMA	Sc	11 11.5	+55 40	10.7	8.8’X2.2′	H V 46	M 108 Bright, large, very much elongated in PA 80 at 100X. Even at 200X, this is the most stellar nucleus I remember seeing.
3610	UMA	GALXY	11 18.4	+58 47	11.4	3.2’X3.2′	H I 270	Bright, pretty large, round, bright middle at 165X. Stellar nucleus appears in good seeing. A companion in 4′ away in PA 230, I can just pick it out with averted vision.
3613	UMA	GALXY	11 18.6	+58 00	11.6	3.4’X1.8′	H I 271	Pretty bright, pretty large, somewhat elongated in PA 120 at 100X. NGC 3619 is in the field at low power.
3619	UMA	SO	11 19.4	+57 46	12.6	4.0’X3.0′	H I 244	Pretty bright, pretty small, little elongated 1.5 X 1 in PA 90, somewhat brighter in the middle at 135X. There is a very faint and round companion to the east.
3631	UMA	GALXY	11 21.0	+53 10	11.0	6.0’X5.0′	H I 226	Pretty faint, pretty large, little elongated, much brighter middle with an almost stellar nucleus at 135X.
3665	UMA	GALXY	11 24.7	+38 46	11.6	3.5’X3.0′	H I 219	Pretty bright, pretty large, brighter in the middle with a stellar nucleus, little elongated 1.2 X 1 in PA 60 at 135X. Companion to the south.
3675	UMA	GALXY	11 26.1	+43 35	10.4	6.8’X3.5′	H I 194	Bright, pretty large, much elongated in PA 0 with a much brigther middle at 100X. Going to 165X brings out a stellar nucleus and several stars involved.
3726	UMA	Sc	11 33.3	+47 02	11.2	6.1’X4.1′	H II 730	FAint, pretty large, somewhat elongated in PA 0, somewhat brighter middle at 100X.
3729	UMA	SBp	11 33.8	+53 08	12.2	3.4’X2.4′	H I 222	Pretty bright, large, elongated, brighter middle. Double star, both 10th mag on South side.
3813	UMA	GALXY	11 41.3	+36 33	12.6	2.1’X1.2′	H I 94	Pretty bright, pretty large, elongated 2 X 1 PA 90, somewhat brighter in the middle at 135X. This galaxy has a pretty high surface brightness.
3877	UMA	Sc	11 46.1	+47 30	11.8	5.6’X1.2′	H I 201	Pretty bright, pretty large, much elongated in PA 35, much brighter middle at 100X. Chi UMA in the field.
3893	UMA	Sc	11 48.6	+48 43	10.6	4.6’X2.5′	H II 738	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter in the middle, irregularly round, some mottling at 100X.
3898	UMA	Sa	11 49.2	+56 05	11.7	3.6’X2.1′	H I 228	and NGC 3898 form a matched galaxy pair that is about 5′ apart. At 135X they are both pretty bright, pretty small, somewhat elongated in PA 60 and have a bright middle.
3938	UMA	Sc	11 52.8	+44 07	11.0	5.4’X5.1′	H I 203	Pretty bright, pretty large, round, brighter middle,some mottling at 100X.
3941	UMA	E3	11 52.9	+36 59	11.3	3.6’X2.5′	H I 173	Bright, pretty large, round, much brighter in the middle, averted vision makes it grow much larger at 135X.
3945	UMA	GALXY	11 53.2	+60 41	11.6	5.8’X3.6′	H I 251	Pretty bright, pretty small, round, brighter in the middle, two faint stars are involved at 135X. The core of this galaxy is easy, the outer sections are tough to detect.
3949	UMA	GALXY	11 53.7	+47 52	10.9	2.8’X1.7′	H I 202	Pretty brigtht, pretty large, somewhat elongated in PA 100, brighter in the middle, the companions was seen with averted vision only at 100X.
3953	UMA	SBb	11 53.8	+52 20	10.8	6.5’X3.4′	H V 45	Pretty bright, large, elongated in PA 0, very bright in the middle and mottled at 100X.
3982	UMA	GALXY	11 56.5	+55 08	11.6	2.4’X2.2′	H IV 62	Bright, pretty large, somewhat brighter in the middle at 100X. There is a line of three dimmer galaxies to the north that just fits into the 30′ field.
3992	UMA	SBb	11 57.6	+53 23	10.7	8.3’X4.6′	H IV 61	M 109 Pretty bright, large, elongated E-W with a very bright middle that becomes a bright nucleus at 135X. This galaxy has 3 stars involved in outer arms that sparkle with mottling.
3998	UMA	GALXY	11 57.9	+55 27	11.2	3.0’X2.5′	H I 229	Pretty bright, pretty large, somewhat brighter in the middle, little elongated 1.2 X 1 in PA 45 at 135X. There is a extremely faint companion that can only be seen with averted vision and a hood over my head to block out stray light.
4026	UMA	E8	11 59.4	+50 58	11.5	4.5’X1.1′	H I 223	Bright, large, elongated 3 X 1 N-S, with a somewhat brighter middle, it shows a nice lens shape at 135X.
4036	UMA	E6	12 01.5	+61 54	11.5	3.7’X1.8′	H I 253	Bright, pretty large, elongated 2.5 X 1 in PA 90, has a bright middle at 100X.
4041	UMA	GALXY	12 02.2	+62 09	11.6	2.8’X2.8′	H I 252	Pretty bright, pretty large, round, much brighter in the middle with an occasional stellar nucleus at 135X. NGC 4036 is a nice edge on galaxy to the south.
4051	UMA	Sb	12 04.2	+44 33	11.5	6.0’X5.0′	H IV 56	Pretty bright, large, elongated 2.5 X 1 in PA 120, has a bright nucleus and some mottling in thick arms at 165X.
4085	UMA	GALXY	12 05.4	+50 22	12.8	2.7’X0.8′	H I 224	Pretty faint, pretty large, elongated 2X1 in PA 90, somewhat brighter middle at 100X. NGC 4088 is 11′ north and easily fits in the 30′ field of the 20mm Erfle eyepiece.
4088	UMA	Sb	12 05.6	+50 33	11.2	5.9’X2.2′	H I 206	Bright, large and assymetrically elongated 3 X 1 in PA 45, somewhat brighter middle at 100X.
4102	UMA	Sb	12 06.5	+52 43	11.8	3.2’X1.9′	H I 225	Pretty bright, pretty small, little elongated 1.5 X 1 in PA 110, brighter in the middle with a stellar nucleus at 135X. There is a 12th mag star to the east of the nucleus.
5322	UMA	E2	13 49.2	+60 12	11.3	6’X4′	H I 256	Pretty bright, pretty large, elongated 1.5 X 1 in PA 90 at 100X. The center is quite bright at lower power, going to 200X shows a very bright middle with a nucleus that is almost stellar.
5473	UMA	E2	14 04.8	+54 54	12.5	2.2’X1.7′	H I 231	Pretty faint, small, round, somewhat brighter in the middle, not much at 100X.
5474	UMA	Sc	14 05.1	+53 40	11.9	6.5’X5.3′	H I 214	Pretty faint, pretty large, not much brighter in the middle, round at 100X.
5631	UMA	Sa	14 26.6	+56 34	12.4	2.0’X2.0′	H I 236	Pretty faint, small, round, somewhat brighter in the middle, not much at 135X.
Auriga
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
1664	AUR	OPNCL	04 51.1	+43 42	7.6	18′	H VIII 59	Pretty bright, pretty large, not rich, not compressed. Seen in 11X80 finder. 30 Stars counted in 13″ at 135X. There is an 8th mag star on the south side of cluster, with a nice chain of fainter stars leading to it.
1857	AUR	OPNCL	05 20.2	+39 21	7.0	6′	H VII 33	Bright and Rich. Very nice at 165X, an 8th mag yellow star with several nice star chains radiating out from it. 45 members counted in about 12 minutes of cluster size.
1907	AUR	OPNCL	05 28.0	+35 19	8.2	7.0′	H VII 39	pretty bright, pretty small, much compressed and resolved at 165X. Just seen in 11X80 finder, I counted 22 stars in 13″.
1931	AUR	CL+NB	05 31.4	+34 15	11.3	3’X3′	H I 261	Bright, pretty large and somewhat elongated. Looks like a small comet at very low powers. There is a triple star in the center, it is resolved at 200X.
2126	AUR	OPNCL	06 03.0	+49 54	10.2	6.0′	H VIII 68	pretty bright, pretty large, irregular shape, not compressed. 22 stars counted in an arrowhead shape at 135X. There is a 6th mag star on the NE edge of the cluster.
2281	AUR	OPNCL	06 49.3	+41 04	5.4	15.0′	H VIII 71	Pretty bright, pretty large, not compressed, not rich at 100X. A dozen 10th and 11th mag stars with some fainter attendants.
Cepheus
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
40	CEP	PLNNB	00 13.0	+72 32	10.7	60″X40″	H IV 58	bright, large, and elongated 1.5X1. Central star obvious at 200X. The color is grey at all powers. At 200X and above from one of our best locations, the nebula shows off two brighter ends that look like “polar caps” on Mars. The western cap is larger and brighter. From a poorer site on a night I rated 5/10 for seeing and transparency, the brighter parts of the planetary make it appear to have a spiral shape. The “polar cap” effect only appears on the best of nights.
6939	CEP	OPNCL	20 31.4	+60 38	7.8	8.0′	H VI 42	Bright, large, rich, compressed and irregularly round in shape at 135X. I estimated 70 stars, there are lots of dimmer members. This cluster has many lovely chains of stars meandering out into the Milky Way. It is easy in the 11X80 finder.
6946	CEP	Sc	20 34.8	+60 09	10.5	14′	H IV 76	This face-on spiral galaxy has a low surface brightness and therefore responds to the atmosphere more than edge-on systems. For that reason I have called this object “pretty faint” on a night I rated 5/10 and then called it “pretty bright” on a night that was 8/10 in the mountains of Northern Arizona. In any case it is pretty large, somewhat elongated and has a bright, almost stellar nucleus. Even at the best of times I have never seen spiral structure in this object. There is a very dim extension that forms a ‘V’ shape.
7142	CEP	OPNCL	21 45.9	+65 48	9.3	4.3′	H VII 66	pretty bright, large, not compressed, rich cluster of 30 stars at 100X.
7160	CEP	OPNCL	21 53.7	+62 36	6.1	7.0′	H VIII 67	bright, pretty large, scattered group of 16 stars at 135X. Two 9th mag stars and several fainter ones, not much.
7380	CEP	OPNCL	22 47.0	+58 06	7.2	12.0′	H VIII 77	pretty bright, pretty large, not compressed, triangularly-shaped cluster of 36 stars at 100X. There is nebulosity involved in the cluster, it can be seen without the UHC filter, but the filter helps the contrast very much. The nebula is dim enough that when I use my red flashlight to take notes, the nebula disappears for a few moments when I return to the eyepiece.
7510	CEP	OPNCL	23 11.5	+60 34	7.9	4.0′	H VII 44	bright, pretty large, somewhat compressed cluster at 165X.I counted 22 members in an irregular shape, with several nice lines of stars. In a wide field eyepiece, cluster King 19 is in the same field.
Draco
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
3147	DRA	Sb	10 16.9	+73 24	11.3	4.7’X4.0′	H I 79	Pretty bright, pretty large, little elongated, with a much brighter core at 100X. It is just seen in the 11X80 finder. In moments of good seeing at 135X, it has a stellar core.
5866	DRA	E6p	15 06.5	+55 45	11.1	6.5’X3.0′	H I 215	Bright, large, much elongated 3X2, much brighter middle at 165X. The dark lane has been easy on nights of good seeing and transparency. On mushy nights the dark lane is not seen at any power.
5907	DRA	Sb+	15 15.9	+56 19	11.4	12.8’X1.8′	H II 759	Bright, large, very much elongated, bright middle at 100X. At 200X the core is gradually brighter with a stellar nucleus.
5982	DRA	E3p	15 38.6	+59 21	12.4	3.9’X2.1′	H II 764	Pretty bright, pretty small, little elongated 1.5 X 1 in PA 90 and much brighter in the middle at 135X.
6543	DRA	PLNNB	17 58.6	+66 38	8.3	22″X16″	H IV 37	Bright, large, elongated 1.8 X 1. The central star can be seen at all powers, but is stellar only on the best of nights. Using 250X to 320X there is much detail within the planetary. Two brighter curved areas give the impression of spiral strucure. The very center of the nebulosity does not get near the central star, somewhat like M-42, where the nebulosity has been blown away from the central Trapezium.
Leo Minor
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
2859	LMI	SBa	09 24.3	+34 32	12.0	4.5’X4.0′	H I 137	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter in the middle, little elongated 1.5 X 1 in PA 110 at 135X.
3245	LMI	GALXY	10 27.3	+28 30	11.6	2.9’X1.9′	H I 86	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter in the middle with a bright nucleus, elongated 2 X 1 in PA 165, there is a faint companion to the north at 100X.
3277	LMI	GALXY	10 32.9	+28 31	12.3	2.4’X2.2′	H II 359	Pretty faint, pretty small, little elongated 1.2 X 1 in PA 75, somewhat brighter in the middle at 100X. There is a companion in the field; it is very faint, small and round.
3294	LMI	GALXY	10 36.3	+37 20	11.5	3.8’X1.8′	H I 164	Pretty bright, pretty large, much elongated 3 X 1 in PA 135 and much brighter in the middle.
3344	LMI	GALXY	10 43.5	+24 55	11.1	7.5’X7.0′	H I 81	Bright, pretty large, round, brighter in the middle with a stellar nucleus and somewhat mottled at 135X. There are three stars involved with this galaxy.
3395	LMI	GALXY	10 49.8	+32 59	12.1	1.8’X1.0′	H I 116	Pretty bright, pretty large, elongated 2.5 X 1 in PA 45, it is much brighter in the middle with a stellar nucleus at 135X.
3414	LMI	GALXY	10 51.3	+27 59	12.1	3.0’X2.6′	H II 362	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter in the middle and little elongated 1.2 X 1 in PA 45. The companion galaxy was not seen on a night I rated 6/10.
3432	LMI	GALXY	10 52.5	+36 37	11.7	7.5’X2.0′	H I 172	Pretty bright, pretty large, much elongated 3 X 1 in PA 45, mottled and there is a double star on the SW edge at 135X.
3486	LMI	GALXY	11 00.4	+28 58	11.2	7.2’X5.1′	H I 87	Pretty bright, pretty large, little elongated 1.2 X 1 in PA 75 and much brighter in the middle with an occasional stellar nucleus at 135X on a night I rated 6/10.
3504	LMI	GALXY	11 03.2	+27 58	11.5	2.5’X2.5′	H I 88	Pretty bright, pretty large, elongated 2 X 1 in PA 165, bright middle with a stellar core and mottled at 135X.
Pegasus
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
7217	PEG	GALXY	22 07.9	+31 22	11.0	3.8’X3.3′	H II 207	Pretty bright, pretty large, elongated, very bright in the middle at 100X. On a good night it has a mottled halo surrounding the bright core.
7331	PEG	GALXY	22 37.1	+34 25	10.4	11.4’X4.0′	H I 53	Bright, large, very elongated, much brighter in the middle with a stellar nucleus at 135X. It is an elongated shape even in the 11 X 80 finder. It is surrounded by companion galaxies.
7448	PEG	GALXY	23 00.0	+15 59	12.0	2.7’X1.1′	H II 251	Pretty bright, pretty large, elongated 2 X 1 and has a bright middle at 135X.
7479	PEG	SBb	23 04.9	+12 19	11.7	4.4’X3.4′	H I 55	Pretty bright, large, elongated, bright middle at 165X. The central bar structure is seen on a sharp evening, averted vision makes the galaxy grow in size.
7814	PEG	Sab	00 03.2	+16 09	10.6	4.7’X2.4′	H II 240	Bright, large, elongated and brighter in the middle. The arms are very mottled at 135X
Sculptor
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
253	SCL	Scp	00 47.5	-25 18	7.1	25’X7′	H V 1	is the star of the show in Sculptor. This very large and very bright galaxy was discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783 during a comet search. From the Cape of Good Hope, her nephew John Herschel called it ” a superb object” in the 18″ reflector. This spiral is probably the closest galaxy to the Local Group. This object is easily seen in a finder or pair of binoculars. In the 8 incher at 100X this galaxy is over half of a 45′ field and displays some mottling. At 130X there are many stellar spots near the core in moments of good seeing. In the larger instruments there are many dark lanes, with swirls and rifts prominent throughout the galaxy to a somewhat brighter core region.
288	SCL	GLOCL	00 52.8	-26 35	8.1	13.8′	H VI 20	is a welcome globular cluster as a break in all these galaxies. This globular is a large, low surface brightness object. It can be seen in 10×50 binoculars as a small, dim spot. The 8″ at 100X will resolve 30 stars across the face of this cluster. The larger scopes help some, with more stars resolved. The cluster does not have a brighter core in any of our scopes. A.J. Crayon called it “irregularly round” in the 8″. Steve Coe says “roundish” in the 17.5″. It sounds as if you will have to go look for yourself.
613	SCL	Sbc	01 34.3	-29 24	11.0	5.8’X4.6′	H I 281	is pretty bright and quite elongated in the 8″ at 80X. This scope will show the outer tips of the spiral arms curved as if to show off their motion. Neither of the larger scopes will bring out that detail. All three instruments will show a brighter core and a pretty bright star on the NE side of the galaxy.
Ursa Minor
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
6217	UMI	Sc	16 32.6	+78 12	12.5	3.6’X3.6′	H I 280	Pretty bright, pretty large, elongated 3X2 and somewhat brighter in the middle at 100X. There is a stellar nucleus at 165X.
Bootes
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
5248	BOO	Sc	13 37.4	+08 53	11.4	6.8’X5.0′	H I 34	Bright, Large, elongated 2.5 X 1 in PA 135. Has a very bright middle and an almost stellar nucleus at 135X. Averted vision increases the size of galaxy quite a bit and also shows off some beautiful mottling in the outer arm regions.
5466	BOO	GLOCL	14 05.5	+28 32	9.1	11.0′	H VI 9	Pretty bright, large, little elongated 1.5 X 1 in PA 15, somewhat like a heart shape, pretty rich and compressed at 165X. 28 stars counted on a night I rated 7/10 for seeing. Even though this globular has a bright core, it is still a pretty low surface brightness object, kind of like Omega Centauri in a 2″.
5557	BOO	E1	14 18.3	+36 29	12.2	2.2’X2.0′	H I 99	Pretty bright, pretty large, little elongated 1.5 X 1 in PA 90 and much brighter in the middle with an almost stellar nucleus at 165X.
5676	BOO	Sc	14 32.8	+49 27	11.7	4.0’X1.7′	H I 189	Pretty bright, pretty large, much elongated 3X1 in PA 45 and brighter in the middle at 100X. Going to 165X will show off a stellar nucleus and some nice mottling on a sharp night.
5689	BOO	SBa	14 35.5	+48 44	12.7	4.0’X1.1′	H I 188	Pretty bright, pretty large, much elongated 3 X 1 in PA 90 and much brighter in the middle at 100X. NGC 5693 is to the south and it is faint, small, round and not brighter in the middle.
Cetus
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
157	CET	Sc	00 34.9	-08 24	10.4	4’X3′	H II 3	Pretty bright, large, elongated 2 X 1 and somewhat brighter in the middle at 100X. An 11th mag star in involved on the east side. At 135X this galaxy shows some mottling in moments of good seeing.
246	CET	PLNNB	00 47.1	-11 53	8.5	240″X210″	H V 25	is a very nice planetary to break up all these galaxies. It is bright, large and round at 100X. There are several dark areas in this nebula and they combine to look like this is a doughnut someone took a bite from. The UHC filter makes this effect more noticeable. There are three stars involved at 165X.
247	CET	S-	00 47.0	-20 45	8.9	20’X7′	H V 20	Pretty faint, very large, much elongated (4 X 1) and has a star at one end. It is not much brighter in the middle at 100X in the 13″. This object was much more conspicuous in my old 17.5″ at 130X. In either scope, this galaxy has a pretty low surface brightness and does not deserve the 10th mag rating it gets in many listings. The outer portions are mottled in both scopes, with good seeing.
584	CET	E4	01 31.3	-06 51	12.0	3.8’X2.4′	H I 100	Faint, small, elongated 2 X 1, not brighter middle.
596	CET	E2	01 32.8	-07 01	12.5	3.5’X2.2′	H II 4	Pretty bright, pretty small, round, much brighter middle at 100X. Has a stellar core at 135X in moments of good seeing.
615	CET	Sb	01 35.1	-07 19	12.5	4.0’X1.7′	H II 282	Pretty bright, pretty small, somewhat elongated, much brighter middle.
720	CET	E4	01 53.0	-13 44	11.5	4.4’X2.8′	H I 105	Pretty bright, pretty large, much elongated 3 X 1, somewhat brighter middle with bright almost stellar core.
779	CET	Sb	01 59.7	-05 58	12.0	4.1’X1.4′	H I 101	Pretty bright, Large, much elongated, much bright middle. Somewhat mottled at 165X.
908	CET	Sc	02 23.1	-21 13	11.0	5.5’X2.8′	H I 153	Pretty bright, large, elongated 2 X 1, gradually brighter middle. At 165X the core of this galaxy is elongated in the same PA as the galaxy.
936	CET	SBa	02 27.7	-01 09	11.0	5.6’X4.5′	H IV 23	Pretty bright, pretty large, round, much brighter middle. This is a barred spiral, but I could not see any central bar structure.
1022	CET	Sb	02 38.5	-06 40	12.5	3’X2′	H I 102	Pretty bright, pretty large, round, somewhat brighter middle.
1052	CET	GALXY	02 41.0	-08 15	12.0	3’X2′	H I 63	Pretty bright, pretty small, round, much brighter middle. This is the brightest galaxy in a small group. The central three galaxies offer an interresting contrast. NGC 1052 is round and pretty noticeable at 100X. One nearby companion is round and very faint, while another is pretty faint and elongated 3 X 1. They all fit in a 20 mm Erfle eyepiece which has a 30′ field and gives 100X on the 13″. A very nice grouping.
1055	CET	SB	02 41.8	+00 26	11.5	8’X4′	H I 1 = H II 6	Pretty bright, pretty large, much elongated (3 X 1), bright middle. Averted vision makes this object grow larger and will just bring out a dark lane running along the galaxy edge.
Eridanus
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
1084	ERI	Sc	02 45.9	-07 35	12.0	3’X2′	H I 64	Easily seen at 100X, pretty bright, elongated and somewhat mottled at 180X.
1407	ERI	EO	03 40.1	-18 34	12.0	2.5’X2.5′	H I 107	Pretty bright, round and much brighter in the middle at 100X. NGC 1400 and 1407 are surrounded by 10 fainter galaxies within 30 arc minutes.
1535	ERI	PLNNB	04 14.2	-12 44	10.4	20″X17″	H IV 26	Bright, pretty large, round, easy to spot at 100X. Going to 180X shows two concentric rings, one bright near the center, the other ring dimmer and larger that forms the outer edge of this planetary. The central star is easy at high power and the nebula is light blue at all powers.
Lepus
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
1964	LEP	Sb	05 33.3	-21 57	11.5		H IV 21	Pretty bright, Small, somewhat elongated and brighter in the middle at 100X. There is a pretty bright star involved near the core on the SW side.
Perseus
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
651	PER	PLNNB	01 42.3	+51 34	11.0	163″X107″	H I 193	M-76 is a small planetary nebula and it is the dimmest Messier object. Mechain found this object in Sept. 1780. It is often called the Barbell or Little Dumbbell because of its’ resemblance to M-27 in Vulpecula. M-76 shows some excellant detail at high powers. I obviously realized this even as a beginning observer because I have observed this object with every telescope I have ever owned. In my 8″ f/6 at 150X it showed the dual structure that made William Herschel assign it two numbers. When J.L.E. Dreyer was assembling the NGC he agreed and M-76 is NGC 650 and NGC 651. On a pretty sharp evening at a dark sky site, the 17.5″ f/4.5 at 175X brings out several faint loops of nebulosity beyond the bright central bar. There are several dark lanes within the bright inner section. This is with a UHC filter. Without the filter M-76 is a light grey in color. An 18″ f/6 makes the ends of the central part brighter than the middle and the 651 faint outer loops are easy with the filter. This is on a night I rated 8/10 for seeing and transparency at a very dark desert site over 100 miles from Phoenix. Years of exp
869	PER	OPNCL	02 19.0	+57 09	4.3	30.0′	H VI 33	and NGC 884 the Double Cluster is naked eye as a bright spot in the Winter Milky Way from even a somewhat light polluted site. Hipparchus and Ptolemy both mention it in ancient texts. These two clusters are both large, bright, rich and somewhat compressed. The fact that they are both within a 1 degree field of view is fascinating. Using a 38mm Erfle eyepiece which gives about 60X in the 13″, I counted 102* in one quadrant of the field of view for a total of at least 400* in the field. The view in the 11X80 finder is spectacular with several orange giant stars sprinkling the clusters, including one almost exactly between the two clusters. There are also several beautiful chains of stars curving into the Milky Way from within this cluster pair.
884	PER	OPNCL	02 22.4	+57 07	4.4	30.0′	H VI 34	and NGC 869 the Double Cluster is naked eye as a bright spot in the Winter Milky Way from even a somewhat light polluted site. Hipparchus and Ptolemy both mention it in ancient texts. These two clusters are both large, bright, rich and somewhat compressed. The fact that they are both within a 1 degree field of view is fascinating. Using a 38mm Erfle eyepiece which gives about 60X in the 13″, I counted 102* in one quadrant of the field of view for a total of at least 400* in the field. The view in the 11X80 finder is spectacular with several orange giant stars sprinkling the clusters, including one almost exactly between the two clusters. There are also several beautiful chains of stars curving into the Milky Way from within this cluster pair.
1023	PER	E7p	02 40.5	+39 03	11.0	9’X4′	H I 156	Pretty bright, large, much elongated, bright middle at 135X. Raising the power to 200X brings out a small tuft on the Eastern tip of this galaxy.
1245	PER	OPNCL	03 14.7	+47 15	8.4	10′	H VI 25	is a bright, large and much compressed open cluster. In the 13″ at 165X I counted 82 members, many in nice chains of stars that form curved lines. This cluster takes high power well.
1342	PER	OPNCL	03 31.6	+37 20	6.7	14.0′	H VIII 88	is a bright, large and somewhat scattered open cluster in the 13″ at 100X. There are about 40* in the group and a dark lane in the Milky Way near the cluster.
1444	PER	OPNCL	03 49.4	+52 40	6.6	4.0′	H VIII 80	Pretty faint, small, compressed, not rich, 14 stars counted at 165X, including a nice yellow-blue pair.
1513	PER	OPNCL	04 10.0	+49 31	8.4	9.0′	H VII 60	Pretty bright, pretty large, rich and somewhat compressed at 100X. 34* counted, including a nice arc of pretty bright stars on the North side. The bizarre thing about this cluster is that it is shaped like a horseshoe. Wouldn’t it be fun to fly out there and see if that is the true shape of this cluster?
1528	PER	OPNCL	04 15.4	+51 14	6.4	24.0′	H VII 61	Bright, large, rich and somewhat compressed cluster. 55* counted at 100X, many in lovely chains. Several dark lanes wind their way through the cluster. It almost fills the field of view. This object is easy in the 11X80 finder. This very nice cluster could have been a Messier object if he had only swept this area.
1545	PER	OPNCL	04 20.9	+50 15	6.2	18.0′	H VIII 85	Pretty bright, pretty poor, not compressed cluster at 100X. 21* counted, two pretty bright yellow members and several dim members.
Scutum
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
6664	SCT	OPNCL	18 36.7	-08 13	7.8	16.0′	H VIII 12	is pretty bright, pretty large, somewhat compressed and has 15 pretty bright stars with a sprinkling of dimmer members at 100X.
6712	SCT	GLOCL	18 53.1	-08 42	8.2	7.2′	H I 47	bright, little elongated, very rich, very compressed. Resolved at 100X, going to 165X brings out a myriad of dimmer members at the edge of resolution. This globular resides in a beautiful, rich Milky Way field that provides a lovely backround (foreground?).
Virgo
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
4030	VIR	Sb	12 00.4	-01 05	12.4	4.2’X3.2′	H I 121	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter in the middle, Elongated 1.5 X 1 in PA 0 at 135X. This is a high surface brightness galaxy with a 12th mag star to the north and a double star to the south which bracket the galaxy.
4179	VIR	E8	12 12.9	+01 19	12.8	3.8’X1.0′	H I 9	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter in the middle, much elongated 3 X 1 in PA 135, this is a nice edge on at 135X.
4216	VIR	Sb	12 15.9	+13 09	11.2	8.5’X1.7′	H I 35	pretty bright, large, much elongated with a very bright middle at 100X. The fascinating thing about this object is that it is within a 30′ field of two other edge on galaxies. The northernmost is extremely faint, pretty small, very much elongated and not brighter in the middle. The southernmost is faint, pretty small, much elongated and somewhat brighter in the middle. With 4216 in the center of this array of spindle shaped galaxies, this is a spot that fascinated me.
4261	VIR	E2	12 19.4	+05 50	12.0	3.5’X3.0′	H II 139	and 4260 are in the same field at 100X. 4260 is pretty faint, pretty small and elongated. 4261 is pretty bright, pretty large, round and much brighter in the middle, it has a very faint companion about 5′ away.
4273	VIR	Sc	12 20.0	+05 21	12.3	2.5’X1.2′	H II 569	is pretty bright, pretty small, much brighter in the middle and little elongated.
4281	VIR	GALXY	12 20.4	+05 24	12.5	2.5’X1.2′	H II 573	is pretty bright, pretty large, somewhat brighter in the middle and elongated 2X1.
4303	VIR	Sc	12 22.0	+04 29	10.9	6.6’X6.4′	H I 139	(M 61) is bright, large, irregularly round, much brighter in the middle and has a distinct nucleus using powers from 135X to 200X. The arms are mottled and in moments of good seeing some spiral structure can be seen. This observation was made in the central mountains of Arizona on a night I rated 7/10 for seeing and 8/10 for contrast. 4301 is a companion and is very faint, small, round and not brighter in the middle. Averted vision helps pick out this dim galaxy.
4365	VIR	GALXY	12 24.5	+07 20	11.5	5.5’X4.5′	H I 30	bright, pretty large, elongated 1.5X1, somewhat brighter middle at 100X.
4371	VIR	GALXY	12 25.0	+11 43	12.1	4.5’X2.1′	H I 22	pretty bright, considerably large, elongated 2X1, much brighter in the middle and has a bright nucleus at 100X.
4429	VIR	Sa	12 27.5	+11 07	11.4	5.5’X2.5′	H II 65	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter in the middle with an almost stellar nucleus, very much elongated 3 X 1 in PA 110 at 110X. There is a 10th mag star 5 arcmin to the north.
4435	VIR	E4	12 27.7	+13 05	11.9	3.2’X1.9′	H I 28	pretty bright, pretty large, somewhat elongated.
4438	VIR	Sap	12 27.8	+13 01	12.0	9.7’X3.9′	H I 28	bright, pretty large, very much elongated, much brighter in the middle. 4438 and 4435 are elongated in the same PA.
4442	VIR	GALXY	12 28.1	+09 49	11.2	4.5’X1.8′	H II 156	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter in the middle, much elongated 2.5 X 1 in PA 80 at 100X. There is a faint double star 5 arcmin to the south.
4478	VIR	E1	12 30.4	+12 20	12.2	1.7’X1.4′	H II 124	Pretty bright, small, very bright middle, round at 100X. This is the closer of two companions to M 87 on the SW side.
4526	VIR	E7	12 34.1	+07 43	10.6	7.0’X2.7′	H I 31	Bright, pretty large, much brighter middle, much elongated 2.5 X 1 in PA 120 at 100X. This is a nice spindle shape, Averted vision helps this galaxy quite a bit.
4527	VIR	GALXY	12 34.2	+02 40	12.4	6.5’X2.2′	H II 37	Bright, pretty large, much elongated 3 X 1 in PA 60, much brighter middle, companion to the north is faint, small and round. This galaxy is a nice edge on at 135X.
4535	VIR	SBc	12 34.4	+08 13	11.1	7.8’X7.0′	H II 500	Pretty bright, large, much brighter middle, stellar nucleus at 165X. It is little elongated 1.2 X 1 in PA 0. Very mottled with several stars involved.
4536	VIR	Sc	12 34.5	+02 12	12.3	7.0’X2.8′	H V 2	Bright, large, very much elongated 3.5 X 1 in PA 110, much brighter middle, a companion to the north is faint, pretty large, round and little brighter in the middle at 135X.
4546	VIR	GALXY	12 35.5	-03 47	11.3	3.5’X1.7′	H I 160	Pretty bright, pretty large, much elogated 2.5 X 1 in PA 90, much brighter middle, with a 10th mag star to the SE at 135X.
4550	VIR	GALXY	12 35.6	+12 14	12.5	3.3’X0.9′	H I 36	Pretty bright, pretty large, brighter middle, much elongated at 2.5 X 1 in PA 0 at 100X. M 89 is in the field.
4570	VIR	E8	12 36.9	+07 15	11.8	4.2’X1.2′	H I 32	Pretty bright, pretty large, brighter middle, much elongated 2.5 X 1 in PA 165 at 100X.
4594	VIR	Sa	12 39.9	-11 37	9.3	8.9’X4.1′	H I 43	(M 104) bright, large, much elongated 3X1 E-W and very much brighter middle at 100X. The Sombrero Galaxy has an immediately noticed dark lane which is offset so that the nucleus sits on it.
4596	VIR	SBa	12 40.0	+10 11	12.4	4.5’X4.0′	H I 24	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter middle, little elongated 1.5 X 1 in PA 110 at 100X.
4636	VIR	GALXY	12 42.9	+02 42	11.8	7.0’X5.0′	H II 38	Bright, pretty large, irregularly round, high surface brightness, much, much brighter middle with a very bright nucleus at 165X.
4643	VIR	SBa	12 43.4	+01 59	11.9	3.0’X3.0′	H I 10	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter middle, little elongated 1.2 X 1 in PA 135 at 135X.
4654	VIR	GALXY	12 44.0	+13 08	11.3	5.3’X2.9′	H II 126	Bright, large, much brighter middle, elongated 2 X 1 in PA 120 at 100X. The core is also elongated in same PA.
4660	VIR	E5	12 44.6	+11 12	12.1	2.4’X2.1′	H II 71	Pretty bright, small, round, much brighter middle at 100X.
4665	VIR	GALXY	12 45.2	+03 04	12.4	4.5’X4.5′	H I 142	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter middle with an almost stellar nucleus, little elongated 1.2 X 1 in PA 0. There is a 10th mag star to the SW.
4666	VIR	Sc	12 45.2	-00 27	12.0	4.5’X1.4′	H I 15	Pretty bright, pretty large, bright middle with a stellar nucleus at 165X. Much elongated 2.5 X 1 in PA 45. There is a nice, delicate triple star to the south.
4697	VIR	GALXY	12 48.6	-05 48	10.2	6.0’X3.8′	H I 39	Bright, large, elongated 1.8 X 1 in PA 45 at 100X, much brighter middle, almost stellar nucleus. Averted vision makes it grow in size.
4698	VIR	GALXY	12 48.5	+08 30	12.1	3.5’X1.8′	H I 8	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter middle, much elongated 2 X 1 in PA 165 at 100X. It is between two 11th mag stars.
4699	VIR	GALXY	12 49.1	-08 40	10.5	3.5’X2.7′	H I 129	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter middle, round, has a bright central nucleus at 135X. This high surface brightness galaxy grows with averted vision.
4753	VIR	GALXY	12 52.4	-01 12	11.7	4.5’X2.5′	H I 16	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter middle, much elongated 2.5 X 1 in PA 0 at 100X.
4754	VIR	SO	12 52.4	+11 19	12.0	2.5’X1.0′	H I 25	Pretty bright, pretty large, round, brighter middle at 100X.
4762	VIR	SO	12 53.0	+11 14	11.1	9.0’X2.0′	H II 75	Bright, large, much elongated 4 X 1 in PA 30, bright middle, hint of a dark lane at 165X.
4781	VIR	SBc	12 54.4	-10 32	11.8	3.5’X1.8′	H I 134	Pretty bright, large, much brighter middle, much elongated 2 X 1 in PA 110 at 100X. Two 11th mag stars are involved on the west side.
4845	VIR	Sa	12 58.1	+01 35	12.9	5.2’X1.3′	H II 536	Pretty bright, pretty large, somewhat brighter middle, much elongated 3 X 1 in PA 75 at 100X.
4856	VIR	GALXY	12 59.3	-15 02	11.4	4.6’X1.6	H I 68	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter middle with an almost stellar nucleus, much elongated 2.5 X 1 in PA 45 at 100X.
4866	VIR	SO	12 59.4	+14 10	11.9	6.0’X1.3′	H I 162	Bright, large, much brighter middle with a stellar nucleus, very much elongated 5 X 1 in PA 90. There is an 11th mag star in PA 300 from the nucleus, it is about the same magnitude as the nucleus at 135X.
4900	VIR	GALXY	13 00.7	+02 30	12.8	2.5’X2.5′	H I 143	Pretty bright, pretty large, little brighter in the middle, round, 10th mag star in PA 135 at 100X.
4958	VIR	E6	13 05.7	-08 01	11.4	4.1’X1.4′	H I 130	Pretty bright, pretty small, much brighter middle, an almost stellar nucleus in the center and very much elongated 4 X 1 in PA 20. This is a nice lens shaped galaxy at 135X.
4995	VIR	Sb	13 09.6	-07 50	11.9	2.5’X1.7′	H I 42	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter middle, round at 100X.
5054	VIR	Sb	13 16.9	-16 39	11.5	5’X3.1′	H II 513	Pretty faint, pretty large, brighter middle, elongated 1.8 X 1 in PA 45 at 100X.
5363	VIR	Ep	13 56.2	+05 16	11.4	5.5’X3.5′	H I 6	pretty bright, pretty large, round and much brighter middle. Near a 9th mag star. This is brightest of group.
5364	VIR	Sb+p	13 56.3	+05 02	13.2	7.2’X5.5′	H II 534	pretty faint, pretty large, round, somewhat brighter middle. Very mottled arms on this face on with low surface brightness.
5566	VIR	Sb+	14 20.4	+03 56	12.0	6.2’X2.3′	H I 144	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter middle with an almost stellar nucleus, elongated 3 X 1 in PA 30 at 100X.
5576	VIR	E2	14 21.1	+03 16	12.3	3.0’X2.3′	H I 146	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter middle, round at 100X. The companion is pretty bright, pretty small and elongated, it is 5 arcmin to the SW of 5576.
5634	VIR	GLOCL	14 29.6	-05 59	11.0	4.9′	H I 70	bright, pretty large, not compressed globular cluster among all these galaxies. It is easy to find at 100X. 2 stars are resolved at 175X.
5746	VIR	Sb	14 45.0	+01 49	12.3	7.4’X1.1′	H I 126	bright, large, much brighter middle, much elongated north-south. There is an obvious central bulge at 135X. A dark lane cuts across the galaxy in moments of good seeing.
5846	VIR	E0	15 06.5	+01 36	11.9	3.0’X3.0′	H I 128	Pretty bright, pretty large, round, much brighter middle at 100X. There are two other galaxies in the field and a nice white and blue double star 5 arcmin west.
Camelopardalis
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
1501	CAM	PLNNB	04 07.0	+60 55	12.0	56″X48″	H IV 53	Bright, Large, round at 165X. The central star comes and goes at lower powers but is held steady at 270X. This planetary is a light blue disk at all powers. There are some dark markings within the disk, somewhat like the Eskimo Nebula in Gemini.
1502	CAM	OPNCL	04 07.7	+62 20	5.7	8.0′	H VII 47	Bright, large, and pretty rich at 100X. There are 27 stars counted in the cluster with several bright pairs and a nice blue and gold double on the north east side. This somewhat scattered open cluster is easy in the 11X80 finder.
1961	CAM	SBp	05 42.2	+69 23	11.5	4.5’X4.5′	H III 747	Pretty faint, pretty large, Elongated 3 X 2 in PA 90, brighter in the middle and somewhat mottled at 100X.
2403	CAM	Sc	07 36.8	+65 37	9.5	17.8′	H V 44	Bright, large and elongated 1.5X1 in PA 135 degrees at 135X. This object is bright enough to be seen with the 11X80 finderscope. There are several stars involved with faint spiral structure in the outer sections in this lovely galaxy. The middle is gradually much brighter. From the darkest sites, the spiral arms of this galaxy shimmer and sparkle with mottling.
2655	CAM	S(B)a	08 55.6	+78 13	11.5	6.5’X5.8′	H I 288	Bright, pretty large and little elongated at 135X. This galaxy is much brighter in the middle with a bright central nucleus at 220X.
Coma Berenices
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
4147	COM	GLOCL	12 10.1	+18 33	10.3	4.0′	H I 19	Bright, pretty large, round, bright middle at 165X. Five stars are resolved in good seeing. A nice globular to break up all these galaxies.
4150	COM	GALXY	12 10.6	+30 25	12.6	2.1’X1.5′	H I 73	Pretty bright, pretty large, much elongated 2.5 X 1 in PA 135 Stellar nucleus contained in a bright middle at 165X.
4203	COM	GALXY	12 15.2	+33 13	11.8	3.5’X3.3′	H I 175	bright, pretty large, very bright middle at 100X. Very mottled arms, really grows with averted vision.
4245	COM	GALXY	12 17.7	+29 37	12.4	3.5’X3.3′	H I 74	pretty bright, pretty large, somewhat elongated, much brighter middle at 100X.
4251	COM	GALXY	12 18.2	+28 11	11.5	3.6’X2.0′	H I 89	pretty bright, pretty small, elongated 2X1, much brighter middle at 135X.
4274	COM	GALXY	12 19.9	+29 37	11.1	7.3’X2.7′	H I 75	bright, pretty large, much elongated, brighter middle at 100X. Has three companions in 40′ field of 20mm Erfle. Brightest of three is 4278.
4278	COM	GALXY	12 20.2	+29 18	11.2	3.5’X3.5′	H I 90	Bright, pretty large, little elongated 1.2 X 1 in PA 90, very bright middle. Two pretty faint companions to the South.
4293	COM	GALXY	12 21.3	+18 24	11.6	5.8’X3.3′	H V 5	pretty bright, large, much elongated, brighter middle at 135X.
4314	COM	GALXY	12 22.6	+29 54	11.5	4.6’X4.5′	H I 76	pretty bright, pretty large, much elongated, brighter middle, very mottled at 100X. 4308 in field (faint, very small, not much).
4350	COM	GALXY	12 24.0	+16 42	11.5	2.5’X0.9′	H II 86	pretty bright, pretty large, much elongated, brighter middle at 100X.
4394	COM	GALXY	12 26.0	+18 13	11.9	3.6’X3.4′	H II 55	M85 bright, large, somewhat elongated, star involved on north side of nucleus. 4394 following is pretty bright, small, elongated.
4414	COM	GALXY	12 26.4	+31 14	10.9	4.8’X3.2′	H I 77	pretty bright, pretty large, elongated 3X1, much brighter middle at 100X. At 165X, stellar core comes and goes with the seeing.
4419	COM	GALXY	12 27.0	+15 03	11.6	3.1’X1.0′	H II 113	pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter middle, much elongated at 100X.
4448	COM	GALXY	12 28.2	+28 38	11.9	4.0’X1.5′	H I 91	pretty bright, pretty large, elongated 2X1, much brighter middle at 100X.
4450	COM	GALXY	12 28.6	+17 06	11.2	5.5’X3.7′	H II 56	pretty bright, pretty large, little elongated, much brighter middle at 135X.
4459	COM	GALXY	12 29.1	+13 59	11.6	3.5’X2.7′	H I 161	pretty bright, pretty small, much brighter middle at 100X. At the edge of the Coma Galaxy Cluster, so there are four small, faint companions in the 40′ field of view.
4473	COM	GALXY	12 29.9	+13 26	11.2	3.6’X2.3′	H II 114	pretty bright, pretty small, round, much brighter middle, has a very faint, round companion to the NW.
4477	COM	GALXY	12 30.1	+13 39	11.9	3.8’X3.5′	H II 115	Bright, large, considerably brighter middle, round. 12th mag star on the south side.
4494	COM	GALXY	12 31.3	+25 47	10.7	4.5’X4.3′	H I 83	bright, pretty large, round, much brighter middle at 100X
4548	COM	SBb	12 35.5	+14 30	11.5	5.5’X4.5′	H II 120	pretty faint, pretty large, somewhat elongated, somewhat brighter middle. Marked M 91 on U2000. Messier gave a position near here for an object “dimmer than M 90”. Shapley says it may be a comet that got away, NGC 4571 has been suggested. Owen Gingerich says it was a duplicate observation of M 58.
4559	COM	GALXY	12 35.9	+27 58	10.7	13.0’X5.2′	H I 92	bright, large, much elongated 3X1, somewhat brighter middle at 135X. Three stars involved in south arm make this object unique, don’t miss it.
4565	COM	Sb	12 36.3	+26 00	10.3	15.5’X1.9′	H V 24	very bright, very large, extremely elongated 10X1, very bright middle at 135X. Dark lane is easy at a good site, it can be held with direct vision. At 200X some fine detail within the dark lane is visible in moments of good seeing at our best sites in the mountains of northern Arizona. It has always looked like the classic flying saucer. At a Saguaro Astronomy Club star party someone called it “God’s Frisbee”. This spectacular edge-on galaxy is also a companion to Comet Coe. The story goes like this: I had just completed a new 17.5″ Dobsonian and had had only few chances to get it out into dark sky. I trucked it to a club gathering at one of the best sites we use. When I observed NGC 4565 it had an obvious companion that I immediatly thought was a comet. After showing it to A. J. Crayon and several other club members, I looked it up and it was quite obvious in a photograph in Burnham’s. Oh well, so much for fame 4565 and fortune. Several “friends” pointed out that it could be a very long period comet that is coming directly at the earth.
4689	COM	GALXY	12 47.9	+13 46	12.8	4.0’X3.5′	H II 128	pretty faint, pretty large, somewhat elongated, not much brighter middle at 100X.
4725	COM	GALXY	12 50.4	+25 33	10.2	12.0’X9.0′	H I 84	bright, large, much elongated, very bright middle at 100X. My old 17.5″ would show a hint of barred spiral structure at 125X, but I have not had the chance to use the 13″ on this object from an excellant site to see if the smaller scope will duplicate that feat.
Gemini
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
2129	GEM	OPNCL	06 01.0	+23 18	6.7	7.0′	H VIII 26	Pretty bright, pretty small, not compressed, 22 stars counted at 100X, just seen in 11 X 80 finderscope.
2158	GEM	OPNCL	06 07.5	+24 06	8.6	5.0′	H VI 17	Pretty bright, pretty small, very compressed, arrowhead shape. I counted 12 stars and saw a very grainy backround at 165X on a night I rated 7/10.
2266	GEM	OPNCL	06 43.2	+26 58	9.5	7.0′	H VI 21	Pretty bright, pretty small, rich, much compressed and resolved at 100X. I counted 50 stars at 135X.
2304	GEM	OPNCL	06 55.0	+18 01	10.0	5.0′	H VI 2	Faint, pretty small, somewhat compressed, not much at 100X. I counted 11 stars in a 5 arcmin area, shaped like a comma or Corona Borealis cluster.
2355	GEM	OPNCL	07 16.9	+13 47	9.7	9.0′	H VI 6	Pretty bright, pretty large, much compressed at 100X. Just seen in 11 X 80 finderscope. I counted 80 stars with a bright yellow star near the center of this cluster.
2371	GEM	PLNNB	07 25.6	+29 29	13.0	74″X54″	H II 316	Bright, pretty large, box shaped at 100X. High power shows much structure. The southeast end in much brighter and the central star is seen at 220X. This planetary is grey in color at all powers.
2372	GEM	PLNNB	07 25.6	+29 29	13.0	74″X54″	H II 317	Bright, pretty large, box shaped at 100X. High power shows much structure. The southeast end in much brighter and the central star is seen at 220X. This planetary is grey in color at all powers.
2392	GEM	PLNNB	07 29.2	+20 55	8.6	47″X43″	H IV 45	Bright, large, round and somewhat annular at 100X. The central star is easy and this planetary is light green at all powers. The “Eskimo” features are seen at 220X and are somewhat better at 320X on a night I rated 8/10 for seeing and contrast.
2395	GEM	OPNCL	07 27.1	+13 35	8.0	12.0′	H VIII 11	Bright, pretty large, elongated 2 X 1, resolved at 100X, approximately 50 stars in a nice cluster.
2420	GEM	OPNCL	07 38.5	+21 34	8.3	10.0′	H VI 1	Pretty bright, pretty large, somewhat compressed, 30 stars at 135X. Several nice star chains on involved with an “oatmeal” backround of fainter stars.
Libra
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
5897	LIB	GLOCL	15 17.4	-21 01	8.6	12.6′	H VI 19	Pretty faint, large, gradually brighter in the middle and rich at 135X. I counted 22 stars resolved on a night I rated 6/10 for seeing and transparency. There is certainly not the usual “blazing core” to this globular.
Pisces
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
488	PSC	Sb	01 21.8	+05 16	11.5	6.0’X4.3′	H III 252	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter in the middle, round and has somewhat mottled arms at 135X.
524	PSC	E1	01 24.8	+09 33	12.0	3.5’X3.5′	H I 151	Bright, large, round, much brighter in the middle, a little mottled, with two companions in the field of view at 100X.
Serpens
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
6118	SER	Sb	16 21.9	-02 17	12.0	5’X2′	H II 402	Pretty faint, pretty large, somewhat brighter in the middle and elongated 2.5 X 1 in PA 60 at 100X. Averted vision helps with this low surface brightness object.
Vulpecula
NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
6802	VUL	OPNCL	19 30.6	+20 16	8.8	3.2′	H VI 14	Bright, pretty large, elongated 2 X 1, much compressed at 165X. 15 stars were counted on a mottled surface and this cluster stood out from the Milky Way very nicely. There are two sets of doubles stars that “guard” this cluster on either side, both pairs of stars are light orange and white.
6823	VUL	OPNCL	19 43.1	+23 18	7.1	12.0′	H VII 18	Pretty bright, pretty large and pretty rich cluster at 100X. 28 stars were counted with the central 4 stars forming a tiny (20″) quadruple system.
6830	VUL	OPNCL	19 51.0	+23 04	7.9	12.0′	H VII 9	Bright, pretty large, pretty rich and somewhat compressed at 100X. This cluster stands out nicely, with 58 stars counted.
6882	VUL	OPNCL	20 11.7	+26 33	8.1	18.0′	H VIII 22	Pretty bright, large, not compressed, pretty poor and scattered group on about 40 stars at 100X.
6885	VUL	OPNCL	20 12.0	+26 29	5.7	7.0′	H VIII 20	Bright, pretty large, rich and somewhat compressed at 100X. The cluster consists of the bright star 20 Vulpeculae and 35 pretty faint companions. Very interesting group.
6940	VUL	OPNCL	20 34.6	+28 18	6.3	31.0′	H VII 8	Bright, large, rich, quite compressed at 100X. This cluster is easy in the 11 X 80 finder. I estimated 80 members, many in lovely chains of stars. There is an interesting feature of this cluster, it is bordered in black. A dark lane goes almost all the way around the dense star cluster, as if the stars were gathered up and left behind dark lanes.

Hershel 400 by Constellation

Andromeda

Cancer

Corvus

Hercules

Lynx

Puppis

Sextans

Aquarius

Canes Venatici

Crater

Hydra

Monoceros

Pyxis

Taurus

Aquila

Canis Major

Cygnus

Lacerta

Ophiucus

Sagittarius

Triangulum

Aries

Cassiopeia

Delphinus

Leo

Orion

Scorpius

Ursa Major

Auriga

Cepheus

Draco

Leo Minor

Pegasus

Sculptor

Ursa Minor

Bootes

Cetus

Eridanus

Lepus

Perseus

Scutum

Virgo

Camelopardalis

Coma Berenices

Gemini

Libra

Pisces

Serpens

Vulpecula