| Primary targets are in bold large font. Additional targets range from more difficult (large font) to difficult (regular font) and most challengingt (small font). Targets are within a one hour section of right ascension, north to south, and at a comfortable eastern elevation at astronomical dark. Available for download as a Megastar .obs file or Excel spreadsheet. |
| Object |
Const.
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Type
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Size
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Mag
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R.A.
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Dec.
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| Arp 213 |
Cam
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GX
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5.3' X 3.9'
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10.5
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04 07 47
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69 48 00
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Faint, homogeneous, round with ill-defined edge.
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| Arp 210 |
Cam
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GX
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3.7' X 1.8'
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11
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04 30 49
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64 50 00
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NGC 1569, 380x, bright, elongated asymmetric.
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| NGC1502 |
Cam
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OC
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7
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5.3
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04 42 00
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62 20 00
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Kemble's Cascade, beautiful group.
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| NGC1501 |
Cam
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PN
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13.3, 9
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04 42 00
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60 55 00
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Bright, irregularly round, weakly annular with
a faint glimpse of the central star.
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| B21 |
Cam
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DNB
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10.0'
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4
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04 37 57
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55 21 00
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Indefinite; irregularly round
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| B13 |
Cam
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DNB
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11.0'
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4
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04 31 18
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54 53 00
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Irregular; irregularly darker inside.
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| B12 |
Cam
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DNB
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24.0'
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5
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04 29 47
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54 14 00
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Isolated dark spot SE of B 11; irregularly round.
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| B9 |
Cam
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DNB
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04 18 00
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55 03 00
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Dark, irregular vacancy.
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| B20 |
Per
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DNB
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60.0'
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2
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04 37 04
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50 58 00
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Close north of small group of faint stars 8' in
diameter.
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| N1624 |
Per
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C+N
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5x5
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10.4
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04 40 37
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50 27 41
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About 1/2 dozen stars, some definite nebulosity.
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| NGC1545 |
Per
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OC
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18
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8
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04 20 00
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50 15 00
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Many dim components, cluster is large.
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| NGC1528 |
Per
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OC
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25
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6.2
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04 15 00
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51 14 00
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Awesome open cluster, easily seen in the finder.
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| NGC1513 |
Per
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OC
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12
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8.8
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04 10 00
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49 31 00
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Nice little cluster with the brighter foreground
stars.
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| B15 |
Per
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DNB
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15.0'x10.0'
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5
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04 31 06
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46 37 00
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Elliptical, example of dark object away from Milky
Way
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| B16 |
Per
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DNB
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5
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04 32 26
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46 36 00
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Very small; elongated N and S; close to SE edge
of B 15
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| B17 |
Per
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DNB
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5
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04 32 30
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46 31 00
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Very small; elongated N and S; close E of B 15
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| N1605 |
Per
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OC
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5
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10.7
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04 34 52
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45 16 18
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Pretty dim and pretty small, few dim stars some
glow.
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| N1582 |
Per
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OC:
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24
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04 31 39
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43 50 00
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Visible in binoculars
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| NGC1664 |
Aur
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OC
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15
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7.5
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04 51 00
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43 42 00
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Fan shaped cluster to west of a bright star in
the field.
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| B25 |
Aur
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DNB
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8.0'
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3
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04 52 04
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46 00 00
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Irregularly round example of a dark starless region.
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| N1579 |
Per
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RN
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12x8
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04 30 14
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35 16 47
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Sh2-222, 5' dia., elongated 1.5' central region.
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| B221 |
Aur
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DNB
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45.0'
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04 44 00
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31 44 00
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Partly vacant region about 3/4 degree. Pal 2 in
field.
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| B28 |
Aur
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DNB
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4.0'
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6
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04 55 52
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30 38 00
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Irregular, next to LBN 796 = VDB 31.
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| B26 |
Aur
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DNB
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5.0'
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6
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04 54 38
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30 37 00
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B 26, 27, 28 are close NW of BD +30 741 (mag 6.8)
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| B27 |
Aur
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DNB
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5.0'
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6
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04 55 08
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30 33 00
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Irregular
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| B23 |
Tau
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DNB
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5.0'
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5
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04 40 33
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29 52 00
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Sharply pointed SE; BD +29 728 (mag 6.5) in N
part
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| B24 |
Tau
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DNB
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8.0'
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5
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04 42 53
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29 44 00
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Sharply pointed to the S
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| B219 |
Tau
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DNB
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55.0'x3.0'
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5
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04 34 00
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29 35 00
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Partly vacant space; 55' x 3 degrees, NE and SW
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| N1514 |
Tau
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PN
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136"x121"
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10.9
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04 09 17
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30 46 33
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263x showed uneven, mottled, dumbbell-like shape
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| B7 |
Tau
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DNB
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5
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04 17 25
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28 33 00
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Large, irregular, with brighter (B 10) in SE part
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| B214 |
Tau
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DNB
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5.0'
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04 21 55
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28 32 00
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Diam. 5'; close N of BD +28 645 (magnitude 9.1)
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| B209 |
Tau
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DNB
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04 12 23
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28 19 00
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Center of a broad extension from B 7, toward the
W
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| B10 |
Tau
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DNB
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8.0'
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5
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04 18 41
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28 16 00
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The brightest part of B 7
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| B211 |
Tau
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DNB
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5
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04 17 12
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27 48 00
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North end runs from B 7; extends to B 217.
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| B213 |
Tau
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DNB
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04 21 10
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27 03 00
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Dark spot in lane
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| B216 |
Tau
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DNB
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04 23 59
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26 27 00
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Dark spot in lane
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| B217 |
Tau
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DNB
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04 27 38
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26 07 00
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SE end of lane running from B 7. Next to CED 33.
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| B19 |
Tau
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DNB
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04 33 00
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26 16 00
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Large, indefinite
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| B22 |
Tau
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DNB
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120.0'
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4
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04 38 00
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26 03 00
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Irregular; unequally dark; SE to NW; very large
region.
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| B220 |
Tau
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DNB
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7.0'
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04 41 30
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25 59 00
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Round, diam. 7'; extension runs NW for 1 degree
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| B14 |
Tau
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DNB
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3.0'
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04 39 59
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25 24 00
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Very small, bright nebula in the B 22. AKA IC
2087.
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| B18 |
Tau
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DNB
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60'
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5
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04 31 13
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24 21 00
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Group of dark spots
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| B215 |
Tau
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DNB
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5
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04 23 34
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25 02 00
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Darker spot in dark lane
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| B212 |
Tau
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DNB
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5
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04 19 44
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25 18 00
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Darker spot in dark lane
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| B210 |
Tau
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DNB
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5
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04 15 33
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25 03 00
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Darker spot in dark lane
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| B208 |
Tau
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DNB
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2.7'
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04 11 32
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25 09 00
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Darker spot in dark lane
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| NGC1750 |
Tau
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OC
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45
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05 03 00
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23 39 00
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Three overlapping open clusters combine in binoculars.
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| NGC1647 |
Tau
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OC
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6
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04 46 00
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19 04 00
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Looked like wishbone 12x60s
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| N1663 |
Ori
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OC:
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8
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04 49 24
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13 09 06
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A rather non-discript and difficult open cluster.
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| N1662 |
Ori
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OC
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20
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6.4
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04 48 29
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10 55 48
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Sparse cluster with notable multiple star system.
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| Arp 20 |
Tau
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GX
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1.2' X 0.7'
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14.4
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04 19 53
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02 05 00
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| N1587 |
Tau
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GX
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1.7x1.5
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11.7
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04 30 40
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00 39 43
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Fairly bright, large; bright core, trio w/ N1588
N1589.
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| N1762 |
Ori
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GX
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1.7x1.1
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12.6
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05 03 37
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01 34 25
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Faint, small, oval ~N-S.
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| Arp 61 |
Eri
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GX
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1.0' X 0.5'
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15.1
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04 36 42
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-02 17 00
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| HCG 30 |
Eri
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GXCL
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1.5'x1.4'
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13.7
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04 36 18
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-02 49 52
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Three components observed, fourth suspected.
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| N1618 |
Eri
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GX
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2.3x0.8
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12.7
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04 36 06
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-03 08 56
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NGC 1625, 1622, 1618 immediately adjacent to Nu
ERI.
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| N1637 |
Eri
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GX
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4.0x3.2
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10.8
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04 41 28
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-02 51 29
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A nice face on circular galaxy, ... with a stellar
core
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| N1600 |
Eri
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GX
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2.5x1.7
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10.9
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04 31 39
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-05 05 10
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Large, circular diffuse but bright irregular core.
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| Arp 180 |
Eri
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GX
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1.1' X 0.5'
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14.8
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04 53 22
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-04 48 00
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| N1700 |
Eri
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GX
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3.3x2.1
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11.2
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04 56 56
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-04 51 56
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Easy circular galaxy with a faint stellar core
at 100x
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| HCG 31 |
Eri
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GXCL
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0.9'x0.3'
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13.3B
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05 01 38
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-04 15 32
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Arp 259, NGC 1741, all four components observed.
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| Arp 259 |
Eri
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GX
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0.7' X 0.3'
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15.2
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05 01 36
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-04 16 00
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NGC 1741, and part of Hickson 31.
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| Arp 187 |
Eri
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GX
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0.9' X 0.4'
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15
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05 04 53
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-10 14 00
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| Arp 186 |
Eri
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GX
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1.3' X 1.2'
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13.6
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04 33 59
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-08 34 00
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NGC 1614, faint, small, elongated, broad concentration.
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| HCG 28 |
Eri
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GXCL
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1.1'x0.3'
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16.2B
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04 27 18
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-10 18 23
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| HCG 27 |
Eri
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GXCL
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0.5'x0.2'
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16.8
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04 19 27
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-11 44 00
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Extremely dim.
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| NGC1535 |
Eri
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PN
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20x17
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9.3
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04 14 00
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-12 44 00
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Double-shell structure easy at 100x bright central
star.
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| HCG 32 |
Lep
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GXCL
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0.8'x0.6'
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14.4
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05 01 45
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-15 26 55
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Next to Abell 7
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| Abell 7 |
Lep
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PN
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12.7'
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13.2P
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05 03 07
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-15 36 23
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18": 73x,OIII, appears as extremely large, ghostly
glow.
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| HCG 29 |
Eri
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GXCL
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0.2'
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15.1
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04 34 43
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-30 32 39
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Source catalogs:
Messier, Arp, Abell Planetary, Abell Galaxy Cluster (AGC), Hickson Compact Galaxy (HCG), Sharpless HII Regions, Barnard Dark Nebulae, Herschel 400, Herschel 400-II. Herschel 400 are identified as NGCXXXX, Herschel 400-II are indentified as NXXXX. |
Descriptions
are from the following web-sites:
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Thanks to Steve Gottlieb and Alvin Huey for their help.