TAAS200 NGC, NAME TYPE CONST. RA 2000 DEC 2000 Magnitude Diameter GC Conc # Stars Minimum Herschel DESCRIPTION Number IC,... hrs min deg min or Class Aperture 400 1 40 pn CEP 00 13.0 n72 32 10.70 38 x 35 4 inch Y Consists of magn. 11.5 star set in a thick ring. Nice in a 10 inch or larger scope. 2 55 eg SCL 00 14.9 s39 11 8.20 32' x 6.5' SB 7x50mm WOW! Huge, bright, mottled, cigar shaped edge-on; Brter towards one end. (8 in.) 3 129 oc CAS 00 29.9 n60 14 6.50 21' 35 2.4 in, 15X Y Well resolved, bright, coarse oc; 3 brter stars nearly form an equilateral triangle. 4 134 eg SCL 00 30.3 s33 15 10.10 8.1' x 2.6 SBa 4 inch In large scopes, like a smaller NGC-4565. Beautiful. Egn NGC-131 lies v. nearby. 5 185 eg CAS 00 39.0 n48 20 9.20 11' x 10' dE3 4 in, 20X Y Lg., LSB egn w/ brter center. Nrby NGC-147 is lger, v. fnt. (Members of Local Grp.) 6 188 oc CEP 00 44.0 n85 20 8.10 14' 550 3 in, 12X A large, round, rich, LSB oc of 12th magn. and fainter stars. 5 billion years old! 7 225 oc CAS 00 43.4 n61 47 7.00 12' 76 2.4 in, 15X Y Loose and roughly triangle shaped oc. One side is a crooked line of brighter stars. 8 246 The Skull Nebula pn CET 00 47.0 s11 53 8.00 4.6' x 4.1 4 inch Y Skull, or wolf head appearance. Fantastic!!! +3 field stars. Use O III filter. 9 247 eg CET 00 47.1 s20 46 8.80 20' x 7.4' Sc 3 in, 12X Y Wow! Large, club shaped egn; Has broad hub; much detail and structure seen. 10 253 The Silver Dollar Galaxy eg SCL 00 47.6 s25 17 7.10 25' x 7.4' Sc 7x50mm Y WOW! Huge, bright., w/ lots of detail and mottling; small nucleus. Impressive! 11 281 gn + oc CAS 00 52.8 n56 37 8.00 35' x 30' 2.4 in, 10X Large, best in O III filter. 12 288 gc SCL 00 52.8 s26 35 8.10 14' X 2.4 in, 15X Y Very fine, large, easily resolved gc; has a somewhat unsymmetrical shape. (8 in.) 13 300 eg SCL 00 54.9 s37 41 8.70 20' x 15' Sd 2.4 in, 10X Large oval haze. Member of the Sculptor gal. grp: incl's NGC-55, 247, 253, 7793. 14 404 eg AND 01 09.4 n35 43 10.10 4.4' x 4.2 S0? 3 in, 20X Y Small, bright egn. Very pretty field includes beta Andromedae. 15 457 The Owl Cluster oc CAS 01 19.1 n58 20 6.40 13' 204 2.4 in, 12X Y WOW! The Owl, ET, B-52, or Monster cluster. Best non Messier oc in CAS! 16 613 eg SCL 01 34.3 s29 25 10.00 5.8' x 4.6 SBbc 3 in, 20X Y Bright, elongated egn contains a starlike nucleus. Very nice in a 10 inch scope. 17 663 oc CAS 01 46.0 n61 15 7.10 16' 108 2.4 in, 12X Y Very fine, large, bright oc. Has star voids throughout. Easy in 2 inch finders. 18 672 eg TRI 01 47.9 n27 26 10.80 6.6' x 2.7 SBcd 3 in, 20X An oval egn w/ a blobby center. Nrby egn IC-1727 is big, v. fnt, & elongated. (10 in.) 19 752 oc AND 01 57.8 n37 41 5.70 45' 77 7x50mm Y Pretty in finders. Look for golf club hitting NGC-752 as ball! 20 772 eg ARI 01 59.3 n19 01 10.30 7.1' x 4.5 Sb 4 inch Y Bright egn shows much structure and v. small nucleus as seen in large scopes. 21 869&884 The Double Cluster oc + oc PER 02 20.7 n57 08 30' + 30' 350 + 300 7x50mm Y WOW! Two large, rich, naked eye oc's that nearly touch. Magnificent! 22 891 The Andromeda Edge-On eg AND 02 22.6 n42 21 10.00 13' x 2.8' SBb? 4 in, 25X Y Exquisite, perfect edge-on shows dust lane in v. lg. scopes. Beautiful in a 30 inch! 23 908 eg CET 02 23.1 s21 14 10.20 5.5' x 2.8 Sc 3 in, 20X Y V. nice, brt, lg., oval egn has a grainy texture. 3 nearby fnter egn seen. (10 in.) 24 925 eg TRI 02 27.3 n33 35 10.00 9.8' x 6.0 SBd 2.4 in, 15X Wow! Lg., brt, egn w/ v. grainy texture. Central bar + arms? seen w/ a 10 in. scope. 25 1023 The Perseus Lenticular eg PER 02 40.4 n39 04 9.20 8.7' x 2.3 SB0 4 inch Y Sm, HSB egn; lens shaped w/ elongated core. Lies in a rich field. 26 1055 The Cetus Edge-On eg CET 02 41.8 n00 26 10.60 7.6' x 3.0 SBb 6 in, 40X Y Nearly edge-on spiral; One side of hub is cut off by dust. Exquisite! (10 in.) 27 1097 eg FOR 02 46.3 s30 17 9.30 9.3' x 6.6 SBb 2.4 in, 20x One of the best barred spirals. Beautiful! Large scopes show arms. (17.5 in.) 28 1232 eg ERI 03 09.8 s20 35 9.90 7.8' x 6.9 Sc 3 in, 20X A large, round smudge w/ central hub. (10 in.) Many arms seen in v. large scopes. 29 1245 oc PER 03 14.7 n47 15 8.40 10' 156 2.4 in, 15X Y Wow! A lg., rich oc of sm. stars. Like a tangle of starry wool w/ many sm. dark gaps. 30 1291 eg ERI 03 17.3 s41 08 8.50 10.5' SBa 2 in, 15X V. brt egn! Intense oval core is set in a v. lg., hazy-filmy disc. (10 in.) Impressive! 31 1300 Eridanus Barred Spiral eg ERI 03 19.7 s19 25 10.40 6.5' x 4.3 SBbc 4 inch One of the best examples of a barred spiral. Bright central bar seen in 17.5 inch. 32 1316 Radio Galaxy Fornax A eg FOR 03 22.7 s37 12 8.80 7.5' x 5.5 SB0p 2.4 in, 15X Oval egn w/ intense center and tapered edges. (10 in.) Seen in 50mm finders. 33 1360 pn FOR 03 33.3 s25 51 9.40 9' x 5' 4 in, 20X Y Relatively lg., brt, strange looking pn w/ central star is involved w/ several fld stars. 34 1365 The Fornax Barred Spiral eg FOR 03 33.6 s36 08 9.50 9.8' x 5.5 SBb 4 in, 20X Bar and arms seen in 12 in. scopes. Magnificent, w/ much detail seen in a 30 inch! 35 1501 pn CAM 04 07.0 n60 55 11.00 56 x 48 5 in, 30x Y Bright, round, even disc; tiny central star seen in 10 in. scope. Beautiful. 36 1502 Part of Kemble's Cascade oc CAM 04 07.7 n62 20 5.70 8' 63 2.4 in, 12X Y Brt, fine oc; lies within a remarkable star chain called Kemble's Cascade. Use LP. 37 1528 oc PER 04 15.4 n51 14 6.40 40' 165 10x50mm Y Beautiful bright rich oc; slightly oval, resolved in 10 in. Nebular patch in finders. 38 1535 pn ERI 04 14.2 s12 44 9.60 48 x 42 3 in, 20X Y Brt blue-green inner ring + central star set in a fainter outer disc. (10 in.) Beautiful! 39 Hyades oc TAU 04 25.0 n18 00 0.50 35 degrees 380 naked eye Huge, sprawling oc, has many multiple stars. See Burnham's Celest. Hdbk, Vol. III. 40 1647 oc TAU 04 46.0 n19 04 6.40 45' 117 10x50mm Y Lg., rich oc of 8th magn. & fnter stars w/ many brt doubles in center. Nice in finders. 41 1664 oc AUR 04 51.1 n43 42 7.60 18' 101 2.4 in, 12X Y An oc of equal stars; irregular, round, and patchy. Looks like a kite with a tail. 42 1851 gc COL 05 14.1 s40 03 7.30 11' II 10x50mm Wow! A rich pile of fnt stars that rise to a very intense core. (10 in.) Beautiful! 43 1893 oc + gn AUR 05 22.7 n33 24 7.50 11' 270 2.4 in, 12X Irregular shaped oc is associated w/ gn IC-410. Try O III filter for nebula. 44 1907 oc AUR 05 28.0 n35 19 8.20 7' 113 3 in, 20X Y Wow! A sm., rich, oc on the S edge of oc M-38. Well resolved in 10 in. V. nice field. 45 1973-5-7 gn + oc ORI 05 35.5 s04 52 4.20 40' x 25' 35 10x50mm Y Nice refl. gn complex! Lg., w/ dark lanes; assoc. w/ a poor oc that incl's 42 & 45 Ori. 46 2024 The Flame Nebula gn ORI 05 41.9 s01 51 30' x 30' 3 in, 20X Y Ghostly gn w/ dark rifts is just E of zeta Ori. Place zeta just out of field to see best. 47 2129 oc GEM 06 01.0 n23 18 6.70 7' 73 2.4 in, 15X Y Small oc of 8th-15th magn. stars developed around a bright double. Pretty group. 48 2158 oc GEM 06 07.5 n24 06 8.60 5' 973 4 inch Y Rich, smooth oc of v. fnt stars. Beautiful, w/ M-35 in field. 49 2169 oc ORI 06 08.4 n13 57 5.90 7' 25 2.4 in, 15X Y Unique, coarse oc! Squarish, the brter stars form the letters I-SIGMA. V. pretty. 50 2175 gn ORI 06 09.8 n20 19 20' 10x50mm Lg., brt, round H II gn is centered on an 8th magn. star. Lovely w/ v. LP + O III filter! 51 2194 oc ORI 06 13.8 n12 48 8.50 8' 194 3 in, 20X Y Round, rich oc of very fnt stars. Looks like a bug's face w/ two large, black eyes. 52 2237-44 The Rosette Nebula gn + oc MON 06 32.4 n04 52 4.80 90' x 90' 46 7x50mm Y Huge, fnt H II wreath (2237) surrounds a brt, poor oc (2244). Use vLP + or - O III filter. 53 2251 oc MON 06 34.7 n08 22 7.30 7' 92 12x50mm Y Oc w/ extreme bent wedge or triangle shape. Seems to have 2 sections. Weird. 54 2261 Hubble's Variable Nebula gn MON 06 39.2 n08 44 1.5' 2.4 in, 20X Small, variably brt, comet shaped H II nebula. An 11th magn. star is the nucleus. 55 2264 Christmas Tree Cluster gn + oc MON 06 41.1 n09 53 3.90 20' 222 7x50mm Y Wow! A spruce tree shaped oc + assoc. gn! Is nearby Cone nebula visible? 56 2266 oc GEM 06 43.2 n26 58 9.10 7' 2.4 in, 15X Y Small, rich oc of faint stars, well defined. Like a small M-11. Very nice. 57 2281 The Broken Heart Cluster oc AUR 06 49.3 n41 04 5.40 15' 119 2.4 in, 12X Y Lg., coarse oc of equal brt clumps of stars. (10 in.) Somewhat triangular. V. pretty! 58 2301 oc MON 06 51.8 n00 28 6.00 12' 75 2.4 in, 12X Y Nice! A large, coarse oc w/ a curious Tau or wedge shape. Bright! 59 2335 oc MON 07 06.6 s10 05 7.20 12' 57 2.4 in, 15X Y Nice resolved oc with curious rhombus shaped asterism in center. (10 in.) 60 2355 oc GEM 07 16.9 n13 47 9.70 9' 40 3 in, 20X Y Nice triangular shaped group with one bright star in corner. Quite pretty. 61 2359 Head & Shoulders Nebula gn CMA 07 18.6 s13 12 10' x 5' 6 inch Thick V shape with attached H II bubble illuminated by a 10.4 magn. star. V. Nice! 62 2360 oc CMA 07 17.8 s15 37 7.20 13' 91 Y Nice oc. A rich, bright swarm of bright stars that form lines and boxes. Lovely. 63 2362 The Tau CMa Cluster oc CMA 07 18.8 s24 57 4.10 8' 69 3 in, 30X Y Triangular shaped swarm of sm. stars w/ Tau CMA near center. V. young oc. 64 2392 Clown Nebula or Eskimo pn GEM 07 29.2 n20 55 9.20 47 x 43 2.4 in, 20X Y WOW! Brt inner ring + central star set in patchy outer disc rich bl-grn color. (10 in.) 65 2403 eg CAM 07 36.9 n65 36 8.40 17.8' x 11 Scd 2.4 in, 15X Y Wow! Brt oval egn w/ mottled to grainy core; v. curious. (10 in.) Lies in a rich fld. 66 2419 The Intergalactic Tramp gc LYN 07 38.1 n38 53 10.30 4.1' II 3 in, 20X Y Med. lg., pretty fnt gc. No hint of resolution even in a 30 inch. Most distant gc known. 67 2420 oc GEM 07 38.5 n21 34 8.30 10' 304 2.4 in, 15X Y Like the Beehive, but smaller. A substrate of v. fnt stars gives it a nebulous look. 68 2421 oc PUP 07 36.3 s20 37 8.30 8' 28 2.4 in, 15X Y Nice oc. Rich, well defined, and somewhat spruce tree shaped. (8 in.) 69 2423 oc PUP 07 37.1 s13 52 6.70 12' 86 10x50mm Y Lg., irr. oc is 3/4 deg. N of M-47. Loose, w/ star clumps & doubles. Easy in finder. 70 2438 pn PUP 07 41.8 s14 44 11.00 73 x 68 3 in, 40X Y Lies in N side of M-46. Smoky gray, uneven disc or annular w/ central star in 16 in. 71 2440 pn PUP 07 41.9 s18 13 9.40 74 x 42 2.4 in, 25X Fine pn has v. brt inner core set in a larger, outer nebula. (10 in.) 72 2467 gn + oc PUP 07 52.5 s26 24 5' 50 10x50mm Y Wow! Lg., round, bright, somewhat annular gn w/ brt star on edge. Like a pn. (10 in.) 73 2477 oc PUP 07 52.3 s38 33 5.80 20' 1911 7x50mm Wow! Large, round, very rich cloud of faint stars! Wonderful! 74 2506 oc MON 08 00.2 s10 47 7.60 10' 807 2.4 in, 12X Y Rich, irregular oc of fnt stars. Substrate of v. fnt stars gives object a nebulous look. 75 2527 oc PUP 08 05.3 s28 10 6.50 16' 45 2.4 in, 15X Y Lg., round oc. Nice in 10x50mm binoc's. Somewhat gear shaped. Pretty. 76 2539 oc PUP 08 10.7 s12 50 6.50 15' 59 2.4 in, 15X Y Lg., rich, distinct oc w/ Eiffel Tower shape, or flower blossom w/ 4 petals. V. nice. 77 2567 oc PUP 08 18.6 s30 38 7.40 11' 117 2.4 in, 15X Y Unique, oblong, graded oc has brightest stars off to one end! Large and rich. 78 2627 oc PYX 08 37.3 s29 57 8.40 9' 60 3 in, 20X Y Lovely rich, oval, tightly packed pod of smoothly arranged faint stars. (8 in.) 79 2683 eg LYN 08 52.7 n33 25 9.70 9.3' x 2.5 Sb 2.4 in, 25X Y Beautiful, nearly edge-on has a bright oval core. Large and bright in a 20 inch. 80 2841 eg UMA 09 22.0 n50 58 9.30 8.1' x 3.8 Sb 2.4 in, 25X Y Large, fine egn. Very condensed, bright nucleus set in a mottled oval haze (17.5 in.) 81 2903 eg LEO 09 32.2 n21 30 8.90 13.0' x 6. SBbc 2.4 in, 15X Y Wow! Large, oval egn with bright, mottled core. Finder object. 82 2976 eg UMA 09 47.3 n67 55 10.10 4.9' x 2.5 Scp 3 in, 20X Y Wow! Lg., brt., oval; shimmers. Fairly HSB. No core. Looks like a sm. M-1. (10 in.) 83 2997 eg ANT 09 45.6 s31 11 10.60 8.1' x 6.5 Sc 4 inch Oval, HSB egn, w/ diffuse central condensation. No spiral structure seen in 13 in. 84 3077 eg UMA 10 03.3 n68 44 9.80 4.6' x 3.6 I0p 3 in, 20X Y Nice! Fairly large and bright egn; rises to a broad, bright core. (10 in.) 85 3079 eg UMA 10 02.0 n55 41 10.60 7.6' x 1.7 SBc 4 inch Y Wow! Beautiful edge-on! Fairly bright, double wedged, slightly bowed. (17.5 in.) 86 3115 The Spindle eg SEX 10 05.2 s07 43 9.10 8.3' x 3.2 S0 3 in, 25X Y Spindle shaped; has HSB elongated core. (10 in.) Very pretty. 87 3132 The Eight Burst Nebula pn VEL 10 07.0 s40 26 8.20 47 3 in, 30X Bright, blue green incomplete ring surrounds a bright central star. Nice. 88 3184 eg UMA 10 18.3 n41 25 9.70 6.9' x 6.8 Scd 3 in, 20X Y Very nice, large! Mottling surrounds a dim core. Spiral structure detected. (17.5 in.) 89 3190 eg LEO 10 18.1 n21 50 11.00 4.6' x 1.8 Sa 4 inch Y Brtst of a sm. grp of 4 egn: incl. NGC-3193, 3185, 3187. A 5th, v. fnt egn lies to south. 90 3198 eg UMA 10 19.9 n45 33 10.40 8.3' x 3.7 SBc 3 in, 20X Y Nice egn; lg., mottled, highly oval to almost rectangular; no nucleus seen. (10 in.) 91 3201 gc VEL 10 17.6 s46 25 6.70 18.2 X 10x50mm Large, broadly condensed gc is well resolved in 8 in and larger. Brt! Very nice! 92 3242 The Ghost of Jupiter pn HYA 10 24.8 s18 38 7.80 45 x 36 10x50mm Y WOW! Very brt., bl-grn oval inner ring + central star is set in fnter, outer disc. Lovely! 93 3310 eg UMA 10 38.7 n53 30 10.10 1.5' x 0.8 Sb pec. 2.4 in, 20X Y V. curious egn: brt, rnd, HSB, bluish core w/ fnt halo. Like a pn. Lies nr a brt red star. 94 3344 eg LMI 10 43.5 n24 55 9.90 6.9' x 6.5 Sbc 3 in, 20X Y Nice face-on! Brter core is set in a disc that tapers off; 2 fnt. stars involved. (17.5 in.) 95 3432 eg LMI 10 52.5 n36 37 11.30 6' x 0.8' SB 4 inch Y Beautiful egn! A streak of nebulosity; uniform along length. 3 fld stars at edges. 96 3521 eg LEO 11 05.8 s00 02 8.90 9.5' x 5.0 Sbc 2.4 in, 15X Y Wow! Lg. & brt! An oval egn with a sm., intense nucleus & tapered edges. (10 in.) 97 3621 eg HYA 11 18.3 s32 49 10.00 5' x 2' Sd 3 in, 20X Y Wow! Lg., oval, mottled & textured nebula; brt, but no core or nucleus. (10 in.) 98 3628 The Wobbly Edge-On Galaxy eg LEO 11 20.3 n13 36 9.50 14.8' x 3. Sb 2.4 in, 15X Y Beautiful edge-on! Bisecting dust belt seen in lg. scopes. Lies 30' NE of M65/66. 99 3631 eg UMA 11 21.0 n53 10 10.40 4.6' x 4.1 Sc 3 in, 20X Y Beautiful face-on egn consists of a sm. bright hub set in a large, hazy disc. (10 in.) 100 3726 eg UMA 11 33.3 n47 02 10.40 6.0' x 4.5 Sc 3 in, 20X Y Large, mottled, oval, uniform disc contains a tiny nucleus. Bright! V. Nice! 101 3953 eg UMA 11 53.8 n52 20 10.10 6.6' x 3.6 SBbc 3 in, 20X Y Lg., pretty brt, oval egn, brter towards center which contains a small nucleus. Nice! 102 4030 eg VIR 12 00.4 s01 06 11.10 4.3' x 3.2 Sbc 4 in, 25X Y Round, sm., brt egn has a broadly condensed center. Nice! + 2 fld stars. (10 in.) 103 4038-9 The Antennae eg CRV 12 01.9 s18 52 10.60 7.6' x 4.9 SB + S 3 in, 25X Y WOW! Curious small, brt, kidney shaped interacting pair has much detail in 20 in. 104 4088 eg UMA 12 05.6 n50 33 10.50 5.8' x 2.5 Sbc 3 in, 25X Y Nice, with relatively bright nucleus. (17.5 in.) 105 4111 eg CVN 12 07.1 n43 04 10.80 4.8' x 1.1 S0 4 inch Y Sm., brt, needle-like egn is brter in middle & has star like nucleus. (10 in.) V. pretty! 106 4151 The CVn Variable Galaxy eg CVN 12 10.5 n39 24 10.40 5.9' x 4.4 SBab 4 in, 40X Y Wow! Consists of a brt, bluish stellar nucleus set in a filmy haze. A Seyfert galaxy. 107 4214 eg CVN 12 15.6 n36 20 9.80 7.9' x 6.3 I 2.4 in, 15X Y Large and bright- great for small scopes! Has bright elongated core. Nice! 108 4216 eg VIR 12 15.9 n13 09 10.00 8.3' x 2.2 Sb 3 in, 20X Y WOW! Lg. edge-on has brt oval core! Spindle egn's NGC-4206, 4222 are nearby! 109 4244 The CVn Edge-On Galaxy eg CVN 12 17.5 n37 49 10.20 16.2' x 2. Scd 3 in, 20X Y Wow! Edge-on seen as a uniform pencil of light, no core. (10 in.) Very impressive! 110 4274 eg COM 12 19.8 n29 37 10.30 6.9' x 2.8 SBab 3 in, 20X Y Oval egn has sm. hub. Bright egn's NGC-4278, 4245, 4314 are nearby: be careful!!! 111 4293 eg COM 12 21.2 n18 23 11.20 6.0' x 3.0 SB0/a 4 inch Y Large egn. Unevenly bright in large (>12 in) scopes. Very nice. 112 4361 pn CRV 12 24.5 s18 48 10.90 1.9' x 1.9 4 inch Y Diffuse pn has tapered edges and fairly bright central star. Nice! (10 in.) 113 4414 eg COM 12 26.4 n31 13 10.30 3.6' x 2.2 Sc? 3 in, 20x Y Wow! Oval egn has a sm. bright nucleus, sharp edges & much structure. (10 in.) 114 Mel111 Coma Berenices oc COM 12 25.0 n25 00 1.80 275' 273 naked eye Large, naked eye oc of 4th magn stars and fainter. 115 4435-38 The Eyes eg VIR 12 27.8 n13 03 c. 10 x 4 SB0 + S0/a 4 inch Y Two closeby egn look like eyes. NGC-4435: brt core; NGC-4438: more elongate. 116 4449 The Box Galaxy eg CVN 12 28.2 n44 06 9.40 5.1' x 3.7 I 2.4 in, 15X Y Exquisite irr. egn! Brt, lg., has a grainy, arrowhead shaped core. Strange! (10 in.) 117 4490 eg CVN 12 30.6 n41 40 9.80 5.9' x 3.1 SBd 3 in, 20X Y Lg., brt, oval egn has sm. distinct hub. Fnter NGC-4485 is 3' away: interacting pair. 118 IC3568 pn CAM 12 32.9 n82 33 9.50 40 x 35 3 in, 20X Fine, bl-grn pn consists of brt inner disc + fnt star in outer, fnter nebula. Use Hi X. 119 4526 eg VIR 12 34.0 n07 42 9.60 7.2' x 2.3 S0 3 in, 20X Y Small, oval but bright egn has outer haze. (10 in.) In same LP field as NGC-4535. 120 4527 eg VIR 12 34.1 n02 39 10.40 6.3' x 2.3 Sbc 3 in, 25X Y Elongated, fairly lg. & brt; has a sm., brter hub. Similar to nearby NGC-4536. (10 in.) 121 4535 eg VIR 12 34.3 n08 12 10.00 6.8' x 5.0 Sc 3 in, 25X Y Nice egn! Large, grainy, oval patch contains a tiny nucleus. Bar seen in 17.5 in. 122 4536 eg VIR 12 34.5 n02 11 10.40 7.4' x 3.5 Sbc 3 in. 25X Y ?Cutoff oval, uniform disc has a tiny brt nucleus. V nice w/ NGC-4527 in same LP fld! 123 4559 eg COM 12 36.0 n27 58 9.80 10.5' x 4. Scd 3 in, 20X Y Nice! Lg., brt egn! Shows mottling in lg. scopes. +3 fld stars. Just NE of Mel 111. 124 4565 The Coma Edge-On Galaxy eg COM 12 36.3 n25 59 9.60 16.2' x 2. Sb? 3 in, 20X Y WOW! The best edge-on! Hub seen bisected in lg. scopes. Exquisitely beautiful! 125 4567-8 The Siamese Twins eg VIR 12 36.6 n11 14 10.30 5' x 3' Sbc + Sbc 3 in, 25X Y Interacting egn! -67 is an oval hazy nebula in contact w/ larger, more oval -68. Nice! 126 4605 eg UMA 12 40.0 n61 37 9.60 5.5' x 2.3 Sc pec 2.4 in, 20X Brt., elongated egn has distinctly mottled core w/o nucleus. Very nice! 127 4631 The Humpback Whale Galaxy eg CVN 12 42.1 n32 32 9.30 15.1' x 3. SBd 12x50mm Y WOW! Cigar-like edge-on is v. lg., brt, & mottled. Sm. companion also seen. (8 in.) 128 4656 The Hockey Stick Galaxy eg CVN 12 44.0 n32 10 10.40 13.8' x 3. SB 3 in, 20X Y Long, thin, peculiar egn has a very curious bend. Exquisitely weird and beautiful! 129 4666 eg VIR 12 45.1 s00 28 10.80 4.5' x 1.5 Sc 4 in, 25X Y Very nice edge-on w/ moderately faint, sm., nucleus seen. (10 in.) 130 4697 eg VIR 12 48.6 s05 48 9.30 6.0' x 3.8 E6 3 in, 20X Bright, oval egn has a strong core that contains a small nucleus. Very nice. 131 4699 eg VIR 12 49.0 s08 40 9.60 3.5' x 2.7 Sb 3 in, 20X Y Nice! Lg., slightly oval egn evenly rises to an intense, starlike core. (8 in.) Bright! 132 4725 eg COM 12 50.4 n25 30 9.20 11.0' x 7. Sab 3 in, 20X Y Wow! A lg., brt, oval egn w/ a sm., fuzzy hub. NGC-4712, 4747 are fnt companions. 133 4754 eg VIR 12 52.3 n11 19 10.50 4.7' x 2.6 SB0 4 inch Y Sm., brt, round egn (Mutt), forms exquisitely differing pair w/ NGC-4762 (Jeff)! 134 4762 eg VIR 12 52.9 n11 14 10.20 8.7' x 1.6 SB0 3 in. 20X Y Beautiful needle-like edge-on egn has a sm. core. The companion of NGC-4754. 135 4866 eg VIR 12 59.5 n14 10 11.20 6.5' x 1.5 S0 4 inch Y Sm., brt, narrow egn has sm. central hub. Photos show perpendicular dust lane. 136 5005 eg CVN 13 10.9 n37 03 9.80 5.4' x 2.7 Sbc 2.4 in, 15X Y Lovely lg., brt, oval egn has much brter oval hub that contains a tiny nucleus. (10 in.) 137 5033 eg CVN 13 13.4 n36 36 10.10 10.5' x 5. Sc 3 in, 20X Y Lg., oval egn w/ a fnt, indistinct, star-like core. (10 in.) Fnter than nearby NGC-5005. 138 5128 Radio Galaxy Centaurus A eg CEN 13 25.5 s43 01 7.00 18.2' x 14 S0p 10x50mm Wow! Large, bright, round egn has wide, mottled dust lane. (16 in.) Beautiful! 139 5139 Omega Centauri gc CEN 13 26.8 s47 29 3.60 40' VIII naked eye WOW! Awesome! Best gc in sky! V. lg., v. rich, slight oval outline, easily resolved! 140 5248 eg BOO 13 37.5 n08 53 10.20 6.5' x 4.9 Sbc 3 in, 25X Y Nice! Pretty bright, lg., oval egn w/ sm. nucleus. Spiral arms seen w/ 17.5 inch. 141 5566 eg VIR 14 20.3 n03 56 10.50 6.5' x 2.4 SBab 4 inch Y Oval, hazy disc w/ a sm., brt core. V. fnt companion NGC-5560 lies 5' to the NW. 142 5634 gc VIR 14 29.6 s05 59 9.40 5' IV 3 in, 25X Y A sm., not too condensed gc in a very beautiful field! Resolved w/ a 30 in. scope! 143 5746 eg VIR 14 44.9 n01 57 10.50 7.9' x 1.7 Sb? 4 inch? Y Lovely edge-on spiral! Oval hub. Dust lane not seen in 17.5 in. Needs a black sky. 144 5897 gc LIB 15 17.4 s21 01 8.60 13' XI 2.4 in, 15X Y Large, unconcentrated gc. Resolved to core in 10 in. Impressive! 145 5907 The Draco Edge-On Galaxy eg DRA 15 15.9 n56 19 10.40 12.3' x 1. Sc 4 inch Y WOW! Huge needle-like egn! Slightly brter in middle. (20 in.) Needs a black sky. 146 5986 gc LUP 15 46.1 s37 47 7.10 10' VII 10x50mm V. fine, rich, large & bright gc. Shows good resolution in 8 in. scopes and larger. 147 6124 oc SCO 16 25.6 s40 40 5.80 29' 100 7x50mm Wow! Beautiful, large cloud of fnt stars! Bright & partly resolved in binoculars. 148 6144 gc SCO 16 27.3 s26 02 9.00 9' XI 4 in, 40X Y Fairly lg. but fnt gc; not condensed. V. nice field w/ Antares 1/2 deg. to the SE. 149 6210 pn HER 16 44.5 n23 49 8.80 14 3 in, 30X V. fine pn! Brt, blue green, fairly sm., oval disc shows fnt central star in 10 in. & HiX. 150 6231 oc SCO 16 54.0 s41 48 2.60 15' 93 7x50mm A tight, rich group of O & B type stars. Easily resolved. Many star patterns seen. 151 6302 The Bug Nebula ?gn SCO 17 13.7 s37 06 83 x 24 3 in, 30X A small, remarkable, HSB, H II nebula. Strange! Nature uncertain. 152 6356 gc OPH 17 23.6 s17 49 8.40 7' II 10x50mm Y V. fine gc; like M-9, but smaller, richer, and more condensed (compare w/ M-9). 153 6388 gc SCO 17 36.3 s44 44 6.80 9' III 10x50mm Lg., brt gc has a broad, intense core! V. rich. A heap of stardust in 10 in., 180X! 154 6441 gc SCO 17 50.2 s37 03 7.20 8' III 2.4 in, 25X Sm., brt, highly concentrated gc. Nearly hidden behind 4th magn. g Sco. Nice fld. 155 6445 pn SGR 17 49.2 s20 01 10.00 3.1' x 1' 3 in, 20X Fine, brt, oval pn is like a sm. M-27. Much detail in 12 in. Gc NGC-6440 in same fld. 156 6503 eg DRA 17 49.4 n70 09 10.20 6.2' x 2.3 Scd 3 in. 20X Bright, elongated egn has a bright, mottled, off center core, but no nucleus. (12 in.) 157 6520 oc SGR 18 03.4 s27 54 7.60 5' 60 2.4 in, 20X Y Small, bright oc lies in the Sgr star cloud adjacent to dark nebula B86. 158 6522 gc SGR 18 03.6 s30 02 8.40 5.6' VI 2.4 in, 20X Sm., brt, gc. In same LP fld w/ fnter gc NGC-6528. Both lie in Baade's Window. 159 B86 dn SGR 18 02.7 s27 50 4' x 3' 3 in? WOW! Sm., irr. dn looks like a hole in the Milky Way! NGC-6520 lies just to east. 160 6541 gc CRA 18 08.0 s43 42 6.60 13' III 7x50mm Wow! Lg., brt, rich gc has a sharply brter core. Some resolution w/ 6 in. Beautiful fld. 161 6543 The Cat's Eye Planetary pn DRA 17 58.6 n66 38 8.80 18 2.4 in, 30X V. bright, small, bl-grn pn is shaped like a cat's eye pupil! (10 in.) Use HiX. 162 6553 gc SGR 18 09.3 s25 54 8.20 8' XI 3 in, 15X Y Fairly lg., diffuse gc has an irregular oval or fan shape. No resolution in a 10 in. 163 B92 dn SGR 18 15.5 s18 11 15' 3 in? Sm. elongated dark hole; lies on the NW edge of the M-24 star cloud. Amazing! 164 6572 The Emerald pn OPH 18 12.1 n06 51 9.00 8' 2.4 in, 40X Remarkable pn! Small, v. brt, intense green disk has sm. blue star in center. (10 in.) 165 6624 gc SGR 18 23.7 s30 22 8.30 6' VI 2.4 in. 15X Small, fairly bright gc has strong core. Stands out well against rich Milky Way. 166 6633 oc OPH 18 27.7 n06 34 4.60 27' 159 7x50mm Wow! Lg., rich oc has irr. wedge shape & brt stars. Easily resolved in sm. scopes. 167 6645 oc SGR 18 32.6 s16 54 8.50 10' 40 2.4 in,15X Y Nice! Large, brt, rich, compressed oc of faint stars. Has several star poor holes. 168 6652 gc SGR 18 35.8 s32 59 8.80 3.5' VI 2.4 in, 15X Nice gc w/ unique football shape. Has an intense core, well resolved in a 10 in. 169 IC4756 oc SER 18 39.0 n05 27 4.60 40' 466 7x50mm V. fine, large, naked eye oc of 7th magn. & fnter stars. Impressive in binoculars. 170 6723 gc SGR 18 59.6 s36 38 6.90 11' VII 7x50mm Beautiful lg., brt, rich gc is broadly condensed. Some resolution in 6 in. scope. 171 6726-7 gn CRA 19 01.9 s36 57 8' x 8' 4 inch A reflection nebulae complex lit by variables R, T, & TY CRA w/ associated dn! 172 6781 Ghost of the Moon Nebula pn AQL 19 18.4 n06 33 10.50 1.9' x 1.8 3 in, 20X Y Lg., diffuse, circular pn has fnter center & N edge. V. ghostly! Try UHC or O III filter. 173 Col 399 The Coathanger oc VUL 19 25.4 n20 11 3.60 60' 10 7x50mm A curious coathanger shaped asterism or v. poor oc! Large: use binoculars. 174 6802 oc VUL 19 30.6 n20 16 8.80 5' 201 3 in, 20X Y Nice oc. A rich, elongated cloud of faint stars. Lies near Col 399. 175 6818 pn SGR 19 44.0 s14 09 9.30 22 x 15 3 in, 20x Y Beautiful pn! Bright, bluish colored, circular, seems dark in center. (8 in.) 176 6822 Barnard's Galaxy eg SGR 19 44.9 s14 48 9.30 10' x 9.5' I 10x50mm Y Large, elongated, LSB egn is member of Local Grp. Impressive in large scopes! 177 6826 The Blinking Planetary pn CYG 19 44.8 n50 31 8.80 27 x 24 2.4 in, 15X Y WOW! Brt bl-grn disk seen w/ averted vision; central star w/ direct vision: blinks!!! 178 6888 The Crescent Nebula ?pn CYG 20 12.0 n38 21 20' x 10' 4 inch Wow! A lg., fnt, narrow, incomplete egg-shaped ring set in a rich fld! Try O III filter. 179 6934 gc DEL 20 34.2 n07 24 8.70 6' XIII 2.4 in, 15X Y Fine gc. Med. large, fairly bright, well condensed. Well resolved in 10 in. 180 6939 oc CEP 20 31.4 n60 38 7.80 8' 301 2.4 in, 15X Y Rich, fine oc of fnt stars w/ NGC-6946 in same LP fld! Triangular w/ dark area within. 181 6940 oc VUL 20 34.6 n28 18 6.30 25' 170 10x50mm Y Lovely oc. Lg., rich, football shaped, well resolved. Has lots of oval star patterns! 182 6946 eg CYG 20 34.8 n60 09 8.80 11' x 10' Scd 2.4 in, 15X Y Wow! Lg., diffuse, oval shaped egn w/ sm. fuzzy hub. Spiral arms easy in 10 inch. 183 6960-92 The Veil Nebula snr CYG 20 45.7 n30 43 see Tirion 10x50mm WOW! Exquisite snr w/ lots of detail, esp. w/ O III filter. Eastern arc (-6992) is brter. 184 7000 The North America Nebula gn CYG 20 58.8 n44 20 100' x 60' 7x50mm Huge, fairly fnt H II nebula: use naked eye or v. LP fld! O III filter really helps here. 185 7008 pn CYG 21 00.6 n54 33 10.00 98 x 75 4 in, 50X Exquisite pn rich in detail! Seen as an incomplete, patchy, oval ring in lg. scopes. 186 7009 The Saturn Nebula pn AQR 21 04.2 s11 22 8.00 44 x 23 2.4 in, 15X Y WOW! Sm. intense bl-grn oval pn shows Saturn features in lg. scopes! Beautiful! 187 7129 gn + oc CEP 21 41.3 n66 06 7' x 7' 10 4 inch Bright gn surrounds a small sparse oc of fairly bright stars. (10 in.) Very pretty. 188 IC5146 The Cocoon Nebula gn + oc CYG 21 53.4 n47 16 10' x 10' 110 4 inch Circular, hazy gn lies at the end of a large, riftlike dn. Use v. LP + wide fld, & scan. 189 7209 oc LAC 22 05.2 n46 30 7.70 25' 98 2.4 in, 15X Y Nice oc seen best in 12x50 mm finder. Large, brt, smooth aggregate of faint stars. 190 7243 oc LAC 22 15.3 n49 53 6.40 21' 38 10x50mm Y Lacerta's best oc. Big, bright, splashy; has a wide double star at center. (10 in.) 191 7293 The Helix Nebula pn AQR 22 29.6 s20 48 7.30 12' x 10' 10x50mm WOW! Huge, LSB pn; round disc in 10x50mm; donut shape revealed in lg. scopes. 192 7331 eg PEG 22 37.1 n34 25 9.50 11' x 4' Sbc 2.4 in, 15X Y Beautiful egn. Mottled oval disc has brt core + nucleus & resembles a small M-31. 193 7380 oc + gn CEP 22 47.0 n58 06 7.20 12' 125 10x50mm Y Large, bright, fairly rich triangular shaped oc of large and small stars. V. nice. 194 7479 The Pegasus Barred Spiral eg PEG 23 04.9 n12 19 11.00 4.1' x 3.2 SBc 4 inch Y Famous backwards S galaxy shows shape in very lg. scopes. Has bright core. 195 7510 The Arrowhead Cluster oc CEP 23 11.5 n60 34 7.90 4.0' 75 2.4 in, 15x Y Nice oc! Sm., rich, w/ flared arrowhead shape. Brtest stars are at the tip. Lovely. 196 7606 eg AQR 23 19.1 s08 29 10.80 5.8' x 2.6 Sb 3 in, 25X Y Very nice egn, large, bright, highly oval w/ small, dim nucleus. (10 in.) 197 7662 The Blue Snowball Nebula pn AND 23 25.9 n42 33 8.30 32 x 28 2.4 in, 15X Y Brt bl-grn pn has very brt inner ring set in a larger, fnter disc. (20 in.) Very beautiful. 198 7789 oc CAS 23 57.0 n56 44 6.70 16' 583 10x50mm Y Large, very rich, round oc seems to be full of snakes! Easy in finder. 199 7793 eg SCL 23 57.8 s32 35 9.10 9.1' x 6.6 Sd 3 in, 20X Large, diffuse oval patch w/ dim nucleus. V. similar to a diffuse, periodic comet! 200 7814 eg PEG 00 03.3 n16 09 10.50 6.3' x 2.6 Sab 3 in, 25X Perfect edge-on egn has bright core. Dust lane seen only in v. lg. scopes (20 in.?).
V., v. = very
w/ = with
w/o = without
sm. = small
med. = medium
lg. = large
lrger = larger
rnd = round
fnt = faint
fnter = fainter
nr = near
nrby = nearby
brt = bright
brter = brighter
brtest = brightest
irr. = irregular
fld = field
deg. = degree
bl-grn = blue green
magn. = magnitude
X = power
LP = Low Power
HiX = High Power
filt. = filter
triang. = triangular
in. = inch
assoc. = associated
grp = group
incl's = includes
conc. = concentration
UHC = ultra high contrast
LSB = low surface brightness
HSB = high surface brightness
' = arcminutes
" = arcseconds
class. = classification
oc = open cluster
gc = globular cluster
gn = gaseous nebula
pn = planetary nebula
dn = dark nebula
snr = super nova remnant
eg = galaxy
egn = extra galactic nebula
H II: ionized hydrogen gas. We can see some of the emitted (fluorescent) light from "H II" regions as red hydrogen "alpha" light (6563 Angstroms), and blue-green hydrogen "beta" light, the first two lines of the "Balmer" series of hydrogen gas.
O III filter: a filter that passes the bluish light emitted by doubly ionized oxygen usually present in emission nebulae. Use for planetary nebulae and H II (emission) nebulae.
Baade's Window: Years ago, the astronomer Walter Baade found that a part of the great Sagittarius star cloud was nearly free of obscuring dust. This "window" is near globular cluster NGC-6522, and it lets us see stars on the other side of our galaxy!
GC Concentration: A Roman numeral expresses the degree of central concentration for globular clusters; "I" is most concentrated, "XII" is least concentrated.
Herschel 400: A list of deep sky objects that generally includes the best objects described by William Herschel, excluding most Messier objects. Developed by the Ancient City Astronomical Society of St. Augustine, Florida. Contact the TAAS Librarian for the list.
Messier List: One hundred and ten of the best celestial objects visible to northern hemisphere observers; most were catalogued by the comet hunter Charles Messier.
WOW! and wow! indicate first rate objects. WOW! denotes the best objects on the list.