Astronomical Observation Log

DATE (M/D/Y)	MONTH	YEAR	TIME	OBJECT	CONSTELLATION	LOCATION	TELESCOPE	OBSERVATION NOTES	CONDITIONS	OBJECT TYPE	OBJECT RA	OBJECT DEC
5/18/03	May	2003	11:00:00 PM	NGC 3079	UMa	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x, 43.3' Long sliver--not extremely bright but definitely extended. A bright core comes to view after some time. PA from 5 to 11 oclock. I thought I could detect something like a faint dust lane but actually that was perhaps more mottling. Tom B can see mottling on the 11 ock. side of the gal. Perhaps my mind was playing tricks with the dust lane (always want to see them with edge ons!). "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Galaxy	10h02m10.6s	"+55∞40'10"""
5/18/03	May	2003	11:25:00 PM	NGC 3184	UMa	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession	" TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x, 43.3' Faint halo with brighter core. After some time, a sense of circular spiral structure begins to reveal in the halo. The star was located at about 11. Also viewed with 14 mm Meade Ultrawide. Didnt note which was better."	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Galaxy	10h18m28.4s	"+41∞24'44"""
5/18/03	May	2003	11:00:00 PM	NGC 3198	UMa	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x, 43.3' Diffuse hazy patch, rather elongated. No mottling visible to me although Tom B. could detect it. No obvious central brightening. Not impressed but will have to re-visit. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Galaxy	10h20m06.6s	"+45∞32'16"""
5/18/03	May	2003	11:00:00 PM	Silver Needle	CVn	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x, 43.3' A long sliver of light with a suggestion of mottling. Nice TeleVue Panoptic 19mm, 19.0mm, 132x, 31.0' Actually I prefered this view over the Nag22. Perhaps a bit less of a gulp of sky and slightly higher mag. More contrast? Extended almost along whole FOV. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Galaxy	12h17m39.9s	"+37∞47'31"""
5/18/03	May	2003	11:00:00 PM	Whale Galaxy	CVn	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x, 43.3' Wow! Impressive! This is a real showpiece object. Large ""cracked"" appearence with PA running 8 to 2 oclock (larger on 8 ocklock side). Much extended with lots of mottling. Bright. Smaller (faint) companion (NGC 4627) obvious at about 11. Will come back often! "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Galaxy	12h42m18.0s	"+32∞31'36"""
5/18/03	May	2003	11:00:00 PM	Hockey Stick	CVn	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x, 43.3' The ""hockey stick"" - Really nice pair of interacting galaxies. Tom B. actualy didnt think they were interacting but I detected two brighter cores to each object. (NGC 4656/57). Some mottling present in larger galaxy. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Galaxy	12h44m08.0s	"+32∞09'15"""
5/18/03	May	2003	11:00:00 PM	Black Eye Galaxy	Com	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x, 43.3' Excellent object. Afer a few moments of gathering the FOV, the black eye feature becomes readily apparent. Looking like a comma extending from about 5 to 11 ockock around a bright core. Nice object. Will like to come back sometime under better skies with higher power. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Galaxy	12h56m53.9s	"+21∞39'55"""
5/18/03	May	2003	11:00:00 PM	NGC 5170	Vir	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x, 43.3' A very faint sliver of light. I detected a possible dark lane. Averted vision does show more of the extent to this object. I think the results werent good as it was located lower in the sky and amongst some of the muck of the atmosphere. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Galaxy	13h29m59.7s	"-17∞59'06"""
5/18/03	May	2003	11:00:00 PM	M 83	Hya	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x, 43.3' A very faint circular haze with a fairly bright core. I did get a sense of some circular (hence spiral) structure. Another case of a probably excellent object being obscured but a very low angle to the sky and bad conditions with regrd to skyglow/muck. Will need to revisit sometime under better conditions. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Galaxy	13h37m12.4s	"-29∞53'03"""
5/18/03	May	2003	11:00:00 PM	Coma Cluster	Com	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x, 43.3' Two brighter NGC galaxies (must get numbers from Tom) present in the center of the FOV. Many others begin to reveal themselves after a while of study--seemingly popping out from the background sky. One clump was noticable to the 8 ocklock position from the two main galaxies (the galaxies ran 2 to 8 ). "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Galaxy Group	12h59m58.1s	"+27∞57'02"""
5/18/03	May	2003	11:00:00 PM	Gamma Leonis Group	Leo	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x, 43.3' Can see brighter NGC object surrounded by several fainter members. TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 12.0mm, 208x, 23.6' Better view (I think)--tends to have better contrast. Many members just pop out of the background haze after extended viewing. Nice collection--seemingly very populous! "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Galaxy Group	10h18m10.8s	"+21∞47'54"""
5/18/03	May	2003	11:00:00 PM	M 68	Hya	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x, 43.3' A very loose granular structure to this glob. Perhaps would be better under better sky conditions (ie higher placement). Didnt bother applying higher mag. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Globular Cluster	12h39m38.6s	"-26∞45'48"""
5/19/03	May	2003	11:45:00 PM	NGC 4365	Vir	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession	"TeleVue Panoptic 27mm, 27.0mm, 93x, 44.1' Diffuse elliptical with a relatively bright halo. A faint galaxy pops intoview to the 7 ok. position (ngc 4370). "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Poor (1) - cirrus clouds	Galaxy	12h24m38.5s	"+07∞17'59"""
5/19/03	May	2003	11:00:00 PM	M 49	Vir	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession	"TeleVue Panoptic 27mm, 27.0mm, 93x, 44.1' This object shows a nice halo with a slight brightening about the core. There is a fairly bright star touching the halo to the 6 oclock position. There are two smaller companions (NGC 4492 and 4470). Nothing more than splotches--I think the conditions of this evening make these less conspicuous. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Poor (1)-cirrus clouds	Galaxy	12h29m57.0s	"+07∞58'58"""
5/19/03	May	2003	11:00:00 PM	NGC 4498	Com	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x, 43.3' A faint halo with a slightly brighter core. There is a nice trio of stars located to the 9 position. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Poor (1)-cirrus clouds	Galaxy	12h31m49.3s	"+16∞50'13"""
5/19/03	May	2003	10:30:00 PM	NGC 4526	Vir	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession	"TeleVue Panoptic 27mm, 27.0mm, 93x, 44.1' This edge on has a nice central bulge and with averted vision, the extent of the galaxy becomes more evident. Viewed along with the face on galaxy NGC 4535. This galaxy fits nicely amonst a triangle of bright field stars. The face on resides in the lower part of the 7 ockl. position from the edge on. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Poor (1)	Galaxy	12h34m13.3s	"+07∞40'53"""
5/19/03	May	2003	11:45:00 PM	NGC 4532	Vir	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession	"TeleVue Panoptic 27mm, 27.0mm, 93x, 44.1' A small elongated patch of light. Not very extended - no detail visible. There was a bright star to the 3 oclock position. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Poor (1) - cirrus clouds	Galaxy	12h34m29.7s	"+06∞26'59"""
5/19/03	May	2003	10:30:00 PM	Lost Galaxy	Vir	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession	"TeleVue Panoptic 27mm, 27.0mm, 93x, 44.1' This face on galaxy is nearly circular in shape with a faint halo. I detect some slight brightening at the center. Tom B. says that there is a nice spiral evident on a good night. This was not a good night! So no structure visible at all. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Poor (1)	Galaxy	12h34m30.5s	"+08∞10'48"""
5/19/03	May	2003	11:45:00 PM	M 59	Vir	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession	"TeleVue Panoptic 27mm, 27.0mm, 93x, 44.1' This looks oddly like an edge on but its really an elliptical. I think then sky conditions are making things really difficult right now. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Poor (1) - cirrus clouds	Galaxy	12h42m12.5s	"+11∞37'48"""
5/19/03	May	2003	11:45:00 PM	M 60	Vir	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession	"TeleVue Panoptic 27mm, 27.0mm, 93x, 44.1' Only note - it has a stellar core and slight halo. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Poor (1) - cirrus clouds Really sucks! Getting opaque	Galaxy	12h43m50.3s	"+11∞32'07"""
5/19/03	May	2003	10:30:00 PM	NGC 4754	Vir	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x, 43.3' Viewed along with the edge on NGC4762, this galaxy has a bright nucleus with an evident halo. The views are surprising given the poor sky conditions of the evening. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Poor (1)	Galaxy	12h52m27.8s	"+11∞17'47"""
5/19/03	May	2003	10:30:00 PM	NGC 4762	Vir	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x, 43.3' Nice edge on that shows a dark lane fairly clearly. Very slight bulge at the center. There is a very pretty orange-red star located at about 5 oclock to the galaxy. The elliptical NGC4754 fits nicely in the FOV with teh 22 nag. (interacting pair?) "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Poor (1)	Galaxy	12h53m06.2s	"+11∞12'48"""
5/20/03	May	2003	3:00:00 AM	Whirlpool Galaxy	CVn	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x, 43.3' Even with a bright moon, the arms were clearly visible with some mottling in core. I have had better views but under better sky conditions. Got a glimpse at this with the Nagler 9mm - about 280 power. The seeing really didnt support this magnification--stars bloated and the image degraded. Although the neb was bright enough and the two shells with central star were plainly obvious. Asthetically the view in the 22mm was better."	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Galaxy	13h30m02.3s	"+47∞10'50"""
5/20/03	May	2003	3:00:00 AM	Bowtie Nebula	Cep	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession	Viewed with Nagler 9mm at 280x Nice central star with two faint discs in the halo. Large - some mottling present. An excellent view despite the moonlight. Better view with lower power (Nag 22).	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Planetary Nebula	00h13m07.9s	"+72∞32'04"""
5/20/03	May	2003	3:00:00 AM	Cat's Eye Nebula	Dra	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x, 43.3' I found this object on my own! Very nice bluish disc. One shell visible with very dim central star that shines through. Nag 9mm at 280 power shows the central star and disc halo much more obviously however the seeing this night really made the overall image soft--stars bloated. Better view with lower power. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Planetary Nebula	17h58m36.2s	"+66∞37'44"""
5/20/03	May	2003	3:00:00 AM	Ring Nebula	Lyr	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x, 43.3' Although the moon was already present (a few days past full), the ring still showed some nice detail. A bright smoke ring with some central nebulousity present. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Planetary Nebula	18h53m43.1s	"+33∞01'44"""
5/20/03	May	2003	3:00:00 AM	Hercules Globular	Her	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x, 43.3' As usual, a nice view of this fine cluster even under a bright moon. The crab like arms were plainly visible. I saw this object for the first time naked eye - Tom B pointed it out to me. Although I had to use some averted vision to pick it out--popped in and out with direct vision."	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Globular Cluster	16h41m49.3s	"+36∞27'06"""
6/16/03	June	2003	11:00:00 PM	Pluto	Oph	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Panoptic 27mm, 93x Had some fun trying to identify this faint planet in the FOV - Finally figured it out as it was slightly less obvious than a 13.2 mag star to the 5 ock. position from it. This was my first real view of Pluto. The fun isnt in the actual view but just knowing you are looking at this planet at all. Will come back later for more looks as Pluto is going through opposition. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Prime Solar System Object	17h12m59.0s	"-13∞27'07"""
6/16/03	June	2003	11:00:00 PM	M 109	UMa	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Panoptic 27mm, 93x Rather faint and large circular glow - some brightening near the core. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	11h57m46.3s	"+53∞21'40"""
6/16/03	June	2003	11:00:00 PM	Owl Nebula	UMa	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Panoptic 27mm, 93x Large extended halo - the ""eyes"" pop in and out with averted vision. Always a nice object. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Planetary Nebula	11h14m58.8s	"+55∞00'22"""
6/16/03	June	2003	11:00:00 PM	Hercules Globular	Her	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Panoptic 27mm, 93x Just a quick peek. Nice as usual! "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Globular Cluster	16h41m49.5s	"+36∞27'13"""
6/16/03	June	2003	11:00:00 PM	M 92	Her	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 114x This is a nice globular - while not as large or bright as m13, it shows well and has many interesting streams from the center outward. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Globular Cluster	17h17m14.7s	"+43∞07'57"""
6/22/03	June	2003	11:00:00 PM	Bode's Galaxy	UMa	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 114x Large with a bright core. Averted vision brings out the halo with some hint of a circular or spiral structure. Perhaps its just my imagination as I know that there is a spiral there somewhere! "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) / some cirrus clouds	Galaxy	09h55m47.4s	"+69∞03'19"""
6/22/03	June	2003	11:00:00 PM	M 106	CVn	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 114x A bright core with a rather large halo. I can detect a slight curvature to the halo implying arms off to each side. A faint galaxy to 12 ock. (NGC 4346) and to 3 ock. (NGC 4717) - edge on. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) / some cirrus clouds	Galaxy	12h19m07.4s	"+47∞17'25"""
6/22/03	June	2003	11:00:00 PM	M 94	CVn	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 114x A bright and tight core with a small circular halo. Almost ""Target"" logo shaped! "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) / some cirrus clouds	Galaxy	12h51m02.6s	"+41∞06'22"""
6/22/03	June	2003	11:00:00 PM	Pinwheel Galaxy	UMa	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 114x Very faint but large. Averted vision brings out some hint of a spiral but its not readily apparent. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) / some cirrus clouds	Galaxy	14h03m20.9s	"+54∞20'14"""
6/27/03	June	2003	11:45:00 PM	M 98	Com	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x A thin spindle with some hint of mottling. A bit too low for the sky conditions however. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	12h13m58.1s	"+14∞53'01"""
6/27/03	June	2003	11:45:00 PM	St. Katherine's Wheel	Com	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x This presented itself as a small circular haze. Again, perhaps a bit too low given the conditions. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	12h18m59.4s	"+14∞24'01"""
6/28/03	June	2003	11:45:00 PM	NGC 4111	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 259x A very nice edge on with a bright core. Dust lane seems apparent with averted vision. Viewed also with 13mm Nag. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	12h07m12.9s	"+43∞03'06"""
6/28/03	June	2003	11:45:00 PM	NGC 4217	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x A faint edge on - averted vision brings out some more of the halo. Up at about 2 ock. there is a faint blotch of light that is NGC 4226. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	12h16m00.7s	"+47∞04'42"""
6/28/03	June	2003	11:45:00 PM	Silver Needle	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x Wow! Long streak of light - very extended. No mottling evident but I am really surprised at the length of this galaxy. Really nice. No noticable central hub or brightening, even in Tom Whitings 30 inch. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	12h17m39.3s	"+37∞47'34"""
6/28/03	June	2003	11:45:00 PM	M 106	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x Nice bright core with a halo that has a distinct spiral structure - mottling and knots evident. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	12h19m07.3s	"+47∞17'25"""
6/28/03	June	2003	11:45:00 PM	NGC 4449	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x Fairly bright galaxy that has a bit of a disheveled appearence - ""wrecked"" as I put in my field notes. Very nice. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	12h28m20.7s	"+44∞04'45"""
6/28/03	June	2003	11:45:00 PM	NGC 4565	Com	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x As usual, a lovely sight. Even though a bit low in the sky. The dark lane was visible and clear. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	12h36m30.5s	"+25∞58'19"""
6/30/03	June	2003	11:45:00 PM	NGC 4395 (NGC 4400)	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x Very faint and very extended. Almost non existent! Very large and has a low surface brightness. "	Seeing: Very Good (4) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Galaxy	12h25m58.6s	"+33∞31'56"""
6/30/03	June	2003	11:45:00 PM	Whale Galaxy	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x Impressive! Long teardrop shaped galaxy showing off some structure. Small companion off to the side - Also seen this at BMO but the night tonight shows this galaxy very well. "	Seeing: Very Good (4) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Galaxy	12h42m17.5s	"+32∞31'40"""
6/30/03	June	2003	11:45:00 PM	Hockey Stick	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x Very nice interacting pair of galaxies - The ""hocky stick"" - Have seen this before at BMO. Nicer view tonight though. "	Seeing: Very Good (4) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Galaxy	12h44m07.5s	"+32∞09'19"""
6/30/03	June	2003	11:45:00 PM	NGC 4719	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x A faint patch with a nearly stellar core. Higher power yeilds a bit more to this but its nothing spectacular. "	Seeing: Very Good (4) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Galaxy	12h50m18.3s	"+33∞08'41"""
6/30/03	June	2003	11:45:00 PM	NGC 4727	Crv	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x A faint fuzz patch of light. Nothing much else. "	Seeing: Very Good (4) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Galaxy	12h51m07.4s	"-14∞21'06"""
6/30/03	June	2003	11:45:00 PM	Whirlpool Galaxy	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x WOW! I had seen this galaxy a number of times - a thing to look at every time its visible. However tonight it was really special. Best I have ever seen it in any telescope. Bright and well defined. Like photographs. TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 259x The higher power shows off much structure - many bright knots and mottled texture. Just wonderful! "	Seeing: Very Good (4) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Galaxy	13h30m01.6s	"+47∞10'56"""
6/30/03	June	2003	11:45:00 PM	Pinwheel Galaxy	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x Oh Wow! Lovely and large with a flailing spiral arm structure full of mottling and knots. Very impressive. Best I have seen this object for sure! Beautiful! "	Seeing: Very Good (4) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Galaxy	14h03m20.7s	"+54∞20'15"""
6/30/03	June	2003	11:45:00 PM	Ring Nebula	Lyr	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x Bright greenish/grey smoke ring with somewhat filled center. TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm X2.0, 359x Tried for Central Star - no luck. Maybe my eyes just cant see it? Or the night wasnt good. Dont know. "	Seeing: Very Good (4) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Planetary Nebula	18h53m43.8s	"+33∞01'55"""
6/30/03	June	2003	11:45:00 PM	Lagoon Nebula	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Panoptic 19mm, 123x A large area of mottled nebulosity. UHC give more definition to the nebulousity with many dark areas and lots of structure. Nice. Especially with the open cluster superimposed."	Seeing: Very Good (4) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Diffuse Nebula	18h04m15.3s	"-24∞23'17"""
6/30/03	June	2003	11:45:00 PM	Veil Nebula (West)	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x Wow - Full of detail with filamentary structure and delicate tendrils! Especially enhanced with an OIII filter. Just magnificent! "	Seeing: Very Good (4) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Supernova Remnant	20h45m51.2s	"+30∞43'35"""
6/30/03	June	2003	11:45:00 PM	M 20	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Panoptic 19mm, 123x The clover structure is plainly evident. Nice dark rifts - Again the view is somewhat enhanced with the use of a UHC filter. "	Seeing: Very Good (4) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Open Cluster	18h02m55.2s	"-22∞58'23"""
6/30/03	June	2003	11:45:00 PM	Star Queen	Ser	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Panoptic 19mm, 123x The Eagle is diving! Stands out well under a UHC filter. "	Seeing: Very Good (4) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Open Cluster	18h19m00.3s	"-13∞48'22"""
6/30/03	June	2003	11:45:00 PM	M 3	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x Wow - an impressive ball of stars. Resolved nearly to the core. "	Seeing: Very Good (4) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Globular Cluster	13h42m20.5s	"+28∞21'52"""
6/30/03	June	2003	11:45:00 PM	Hercules Globular	Her	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x WOW!! Ok... I have seen this a ton of times before but perhaps the night is just really good and also I have been just looking at faint fuzzies in Canes Venatici... This thing glows like a freaking spotlight! Full of stars and well resolved to the core. Oh, a nice view also of the local NGC galaxy - looking bright with a nice core and small halo. Pretty bright after the dim stuff earlier. "	Seeing: Very Good (4) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Globular Cluster	16h41m49.5s	"+36∞27'17"""
6/30/03	June	2003	11:45:00 PM	M 22	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x A very lovely and bright globular. Very big and somehwat loose - Looser than, say, M13. Really nice. Too bad it doesnt rise much higher in our Northern skies. "	Seeing: Very Good (4) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Globular Cluster	18h36m37.3s	"-23∞54'05"""
7/1/03	July	2003	11:45:00 PM	Hercules Cluster	Her	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x An interesting collection of galaxies in Hercules. The so called Hercules Galaxy Cluster. Approx. orientation 7 to 2 ock. Seems that many memebers show with averted vision. Several brighter ones have NGC designations. A bright field star lies to the 7 ock. position. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) - cirrus clousds and pockets of lower clouds	Galaxy Group	16h05m21.9s	"+17∞43'30"""
7/1/03	July	2003	11:45:00 PM	Box Nebula	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x The so called ""box"" nebula. A smuge of grey-blue light just next to a star at about 5 ock. No central star. The box structure was not plainly evident. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) - cirrus clousds and pockets of lower clouds	Planetary Nebula	17h14m16.5s	"-12∞54'56"""
7/1/03	July	2003	11:45:00 PM	Little Ghost Nebula	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x The ""little ghost"" - Small smoke ring with no evident central star. Might have been somewhat obscured by high clouds. Also low in the sky. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) - cirrus clousds and pockets of lower clouds	Planetary Nebula	17h29m33.6s	"-23∞45'49"""
7/1/03	July	2003	11:45:00 PM	M 5	Ser	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x Wow - impressive even in the still deepening twighlight. This cluster is really a fine sight. Slightly compressed and densly packed. Resolved. Perhaps my favorite outside of M13 and M22. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) - cirrus clousds and pockets of lower clouds	Globular Cluster	15h18m44.7s	"+02∞04'17"""
7/2/03	July	2003	3:00:00 AM	Mars	Aqr	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 259x Seeing comes and goes on this. Used several mags but stayed on 9mm nag for best view. Used several filters: Red OK but the Yellow enhances a bit more I think. Polar cap is bright with some dust visible inside. Nice dark banding across the face of mars. Slightly gibbous phase. "	Seeing: Very Good (4) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Prime Solar System Object	22h36m24.0s	"-13∞31'45"""
7/2/03	July	2003	3:00:00 AM	Andromeda Galaxy	And	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Panoptic 27mm, 86x Oh wow! My best view clearly on ANY telescope of this magnificent object. Bright and large core with very much extended halo. Large dark lanes and both companions - M110 and M32 were plainly visible. Just beautiful!! "	Seeing: Very Good (4) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Galaxy	00h42m54.7s	"+41∞17'00"""
7/2/03	July	2003	3:00:00 AM	Triangulum Galaxy	Tri	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x While still fairly low in the sky and the approach of dawn, can see some of the backward S pattern in the faint halo. Very extended. Lovely - will come back later in the season when it is high in the sky. "	Seeing: Very Good (4) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Galaxy	01h34m01.3s	"+30∞40'28"""
7/2/03	July	2003	3:00:00 AM	M 15	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x Did a quick look - Nice! Tight core - a bit squashed in appearence. A nice orangish star shows up to the 3 ock. position. "	Seeing: Very Good (4) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Globular Cluster	21h30m08.3s	"+12∞10'47"""
7/3/03	July	2003	3:00:00 AM	Mars	Aqr	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 259x Seems like a slightly better view this morning than the previous morning. I experimented with color filters and used a combo of Red and Yellow combined. I think that worked very well. Saw much detail in moments of good seeing - dark bands - surface mottling. Bright south polar cap with detail inside and dark ring around the cap. Really nice! "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)	Prime Solar System Object	22h37m39.3s	"-13∞28'16"""
7/3/03	July	2003	11:50:00 PM	M 102	Dra	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 114x Wow - very nice. Must come back on a better night. Long spindle of light with a brightening at the core. Some hint of a dust lane. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Poor (1) - lots of haze.	Galaxy	15h06m36.6s	"+55∞45'14"""
7/3/03	July	2003	3:00:00 AM	NGC 7331	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 259x Nice bright core with a halo that pops out a bit more with averted vision. The companion galaxy shows as a smudge off to the 12 ock. position. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)	Galaxy	22h37m13.7s	"+34∞25'47"""
7/3/03	July	2003	11:50:00 PM	Cooling Tower	Cyg	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 114x A failry loose collection of stars. Mostly blue in color - extended. Not quite able to fit the whole collection within the 22mm EP. Actually--not sure if I saw it at all. I think I was looking more at some loose field stars..."	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Poor (1) - lots of haze.	Open Cluster	20h24m05.6s	"+38∞31'00"""
7/3/03	July	2003	11:50:00 PM	M 56	Lyr	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 114x Small with a compressed core - Rich in stars and resolved. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Poor (1) - lots of haze.	Globular Cluster	19h16m45.0s	"+30∞11'23"""
7/3/03	July	2003	11:50:00 PM	M 71	Sge	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 114x Loose for a globular - not very compressed nor very bright. A bit squashed in appearence. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Poor (1) - lots of haze.	Globular Cluster	19h53m55.9s	"+18∞47'08"""
7/5/03	July	2003	10:58:00 PM	LEDA 2085077	Her	Cherry Springs SP	BMO Obsession 20		Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	16h42m16.5s	"+36∞40'44"""
7/15/03	July	2003	3:30:00 AM	Mars	Aqr	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 208x Also used Pentax 10mm In moments of good seening surface details were quite good. Some nice mottling detected in the brighter regions. Observed the planet for about 2 hours. Used the aperture mask (stopped to 8 inches) and some filters. Most useful seemed the light blute (82A?) "	Seeing: Average (3) (occaisionally good) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Prime Solar System Object	22h49m49.1s	"-13∞03'21"""
7/25/03	July	2003	11:30:00 PM	NGC 891	And	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Panoptic 27mm, 86x Wow, really something nice! Almost full FOV from edge to edge (the extent is more pronounced with averted vision). Dust lane is visible with direct vision. Does have a low surface brightness but it was clear and obvious. Would be nice to visit on a better night. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)	Galaxy	02h22m45.6s	"+42∞21'36"""
7/25/03	July	2003	11:30:00 PM	MCG 0-40-7	Ser	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x *Very* faint edge on galaxy. Only seen a hint of with averted vision. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)	Galaxy	15h42m10.2s	"+00∞42'10"""
7/25/03	July	2003	11:30:00 PM	MCG 0-41-9	Ser	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x Somewhat brighter and more obvious than the other UGC galaxy of the night. More elongated and definitely visible with averted vision in the field. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)	Galaxy	16h14m35.7s	"-00∞12'56"""
7/25/03	July	2003	11:30:00 PM	NGC 7331	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x A nice view of this bright edge on. The companion was visible to the 11 ock. position. Will come back for more study on a good night later in the season. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)	Galaxy	22h37m14.3s	"+34∞25'53"""
7/25/03	July	2003	11:30:00 PM	NGC 7479	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x A nice little barred spiral with fant arms. The left arm was definitely more vsible than the other--having a more pronounced extent curving towards six oclock in the FOV. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)	Galaxy	23h05m07.5s	"+12∞20'27"""
7/25/03	July	2003	11:30:00 PM	Ring Nebula	Lyr	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Radium 5mm/4mm, 550x approx. The conditions of the night did not really support this kind of mag, but the highlight for me was actually spotting the central star with averted vision. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)	Planetary Nebula	18h53m43.9s	"+33∞02'02"""
7/25/03	July	2003	11:30:00 PM	Dumbbell	Vul	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x A magnificent object--big, bright, and beautiful. Full extent of the football/apple core shape. Central star visible. OIII Filter: Enhanced the extent of the nebulosity. However I think the view without the OIII may be better. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)	Planetary Nebula	19h59m46.2s	"+22∞43'49"""
7/25/03	July	2003	11:30:00 PM	M 17	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	Televue BINOVIEW with 24.5mm SWA Nice structure and enhanced by using two eyes.	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)	Open Cluster	18h20m59.7s	"-16∞10'15"""
7/25/03	July	2003	11:30:00 PM	Wild Duck Cluster	Sct	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"Televue BINOVIEW with 24.5mm SWA Again, another test of the binoviewer. A nice view of this magnificent cluster. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)	Open Cluster	18h51m16.9s	"-06∞15'58"""
7/25/03	July	2003	11:30:00 PM	Hercules Globular	Her	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"Televue BINOVIEWER with two Meade 24.5 mm SWA Wow, first good look at this with a binoviewer. Almost 3 D."	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)	Globular Cluster	16h41m49.2s	"+36∞27'22"""
7/29/03	July	2003	11:30:00 PM	Mars	Aqr	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 259x (also used the TV Zoom 3-6 mm) Wow, we had a period of really super seeing tongiht! Mars showed lots of super detail -much more than my sketch reveals. Syrtis Major and Hellas were visible with lots of nice detail. Unfortunately the pocket of good seeing moved out. Lasted from about 1 to 130 am."	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Very Good (4)	Prime Solar System Object	22h55m59.8s	"-13∞21'35"""
7/29/03	July	2003	11:30:00 PM	Splinter Galaxy	Dra	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x A very nice extended edge on galaxy. Shows a nice dark lane as well as some mottling in the halo. Very extended. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Very Good (4)	Galaxy	15h15m59.7s	"+56∞19'15"""
7/29/03	July	2003	11:00:00 PM	MKN 205	Dra	Cherry Springs SP	Tom Bakowski 12 inch	"TeleVue Radian 6mm, 229x A late entry. Saw this years ago and did not realize that ST had it in the catalog. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Quasar	12h21m51.4s	"+75∞17'48"""
7/29/03	July	2003	11:50:00 PM	Bowtie Nebula	Cep	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 259x Really nice as usual! - bright central star and lots of detail in the shells of the nebula. Several ring/shell structures visible (the CBS logo!) "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Very Good (4)	Planetary Nebula	00h13m13.2s	"+72∞32'12"""
7/29/03	July	2003	11:30:00 PM	Blue Flash	Del	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x A nice object that shows some mottled texture - some hint of color also apparent. Central star shows up with higher powers and averted vision. A nice secondary shell also becomes visible with averted vision. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Very Good (4)	Planetary Nebula	20h22m33.2s	"+20∞06'56"""
7/29/03	July	2003	11:30:00 PM	M 5	Ser	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 259x As usual, a super object. Broke open the core at this magnification. Filled the FOV. Nice! "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Very Good (4)	Globular Cluster	15h18m44.4s	"+02∞04'19"""
8/28/03	August	2003	10:00:00 PM	Mars	Aqr	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 259x First use of the apodizing mask and this worked well! Mars held up under fairly high magnification and was showing some nice detail. The polar cap was really shrinking from its earlier large size. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Prime Solar System Object	22h37m08.0s	"-15∞51'00"""
8/30/03	August	2003	11:30:00 PM	Mars	Aqr	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 259x Again, some good views of Mars but the seeing was rather soft. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Prime Solar System Object	22h34m56.0s	"-16∞00'00"""
9/6/03	September	2003	3:00:00 AM	Sculptor Galaxy	Scl	Hermatige Hill	Televue 101	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 60x Wow! Did not expect such a nice view of this southerly, but impressive galaxy. Very extended and bright with obvious surface mottling and some evidence of a few foreground stars. Very nice!"	Transparency: Avergage (3) Seeing: Average (3)	Galaxy	00h47m44.6s	"-25∞15'59"""
9/6/03	September	2003	3:00:00 AM	Triangulum Galaxy	Tri	Hermatige Hill	Televue 101	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 60x A nice view! Large diffuse glow with some mottling and a central brightening. After a while, a suggestion of the spiral (""S"") pattern becomes evident. Overall a very pleasing view. "	Transparency: Avergage (3) Seeing: Average (3)	Galaxy	01h34m03.4s	"+30∞40'41"""
9/6/03	September	2003	3:00:00 AM	NGC 891	And	Hermatige Hill	Televue 101	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 42x Wow, with this scope the galaxy is easy to miss... just a fleeting ""ghost"" of an image is apparent. Expected given the low surface brightness. "	Transparency: Avergage (3) Seeing: Average (3)	Galaxy	02h22m47.2s	"+42∞21'44"""
9/6/03	September	2003	3:00:00 AM	NGC 7479	Peg	Hermatige Hill	Televue 101	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 42x Here this just shows up as a small, faint, cotton fuzz patch. "	Transparency: Avergage (3) Seeing: Average (3)	Galaxy	23h05m08.2s	"+12∞20'35"""
9/6/03	September	2003	3:00:00 AM	Dumbbell	Vul	Hermatige Hill	Televue 101	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 42x Small in this scope but nonetheless very impressive - Nice oval, footballish, sape and bright with mottling accross the surface. I liken it to a puff of light. "	Transparency: Avergage (3) Seeing: Average (3)	Planetary Nebula	19h59m46.1s	"+22∞43'57"""
9/6/03	September	2003	3:00:00 AM	NGC 663	Cas	Hermatige Hill	Televue 101	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 42x Nice compact cluster wth a few chains running 11 to 5. Two brighter stars show towards the bottom. At first I thought this might be the ET cluster but after checking, it is not. "	Transparency: Avergage (3) Seeing: Average (3)	Open Cluster	01h46m24.5s	"+61∞15'02"""
9/7/03	September	2003	3:00:00 AM	Saturn	Gem	Hermatige Hill	Tom Bakowski Meade 12 inch	"TeleVue Radian 6mm, 229x Wow - we had a good pocket of seeing when the fog rolled in. Actually Tom bumped the mag up to over 500x and it held. Lots of banding and detail. Excellent. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Prime Solar System Object	06h48m14.0s	"+22∞13'51"""
9/7/03	September	2003	3:00:00 AM	Bowtie Nebula	Cep	Hermatige Hill	Televue 101	"TeleVue Panoptic 19mm, 28x Just detectible as a fuzzy and faint star in a fairly dim starfield. I would have passed over it had I not known where to look. TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 60x At this power the nebula begins to reveal itself - one shell is visible and much more apparent with averted vision. The central star is also visible with both direct and averted vision. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Average (3)	Planetary Nebula	00h13m15.0s	"+72∞32'25"""
9/7/03	September	2003	3:00:00 AM	Crab Nebula	Tau	Hermatige Hill	Televue 101	"TeleVue Panoptic 19mm, 28x Wow-a surprisingly large and bright shell of nebulosity. Sorta reminds me of a low power view of the dumbell in some ways. TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 60x Here some mottling on the edges become apparent. Very nice and I think it would be excellent with the 18 inch. But a very pleasing view with the 101. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Average (3)	Supernova Remnant	05h34m42.1s	"+22∞01'14"""
9/7/03	September	2003	3:00:00 AM	Orion Nebula	Ori	Hermatige Hill	Televue 101	"TeleVue Panoptic 19mm X2.0, 57x WOW! Ok, this is certainly not my first time ever looking at the great nebula but the first I can write about. This low power view is stunning with just crisp field stars, wisps of nebula, and the trapezium is sharp and well defined. Partly due to the excellent optics in the Tv101. Very pleasing view! TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 60x Here the nebual becomes a bit more structured and more dark lanes are visible. At the time of this observation, twighlight was beginning to encroach.. I found the lower power view, for some reason, more asthetically appealing. Nevertheless, a wonderful view on a wonderful object. Will come back often. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Average (3)	HII Nebula	05h35m27.9s	"-05∞22'37"""
9/7/03	September	2003	3:00:00 AM	Iris Nebula	Cep	Hermatige Hill	Televue 101	"TeleVue Panoptic 19mm, 28x Just a hint of a puff of light surrounding the 7th mag star. Like a small clump of lint. TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 60x Here the nebulosity begins to become more apparent. Again, like a cotton puff which surrounds the star which is illuminating it. Averted vision makes the nebula much more conspicuous. Didnt study it all that long - will have to go back with the 18 inch later. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Average (3)	Diffuse Nebula	21h01m40.8s	"+68∞10'48"""
9/7/03	September	2003	3:00:00 AM	ET Cluster	Cas	Hermatige Hill	Televue 101	"TeleVue Panoptic 19mm, 28x Wow!! Now I really know why this is a fun cluster. Really does look like ET. Very pleasing view with the two ""eye"" stars standing out. Lovely framed at this low power. TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 60x Here the cluster becomes more defined and the colors of the stars are slightly more pronounced. The eye stars are orangish and bluish. Lovely! "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Open Cluster	01h19m49.4s	"+58∞18'13"""
9/17/03	September	2003	10:00:00 PM	Blue Flash	Del	Hermatige Hill	Televue 101	"TeleVue Panoptic 19mm, 28x Very faint - a bit hard to pick out of this low power view - only done if you know where to look. Can see a bit of a hazy smudge where the nebula is to be. TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 60x More conspicuous at this magnification - with the higher mags afforded by the TV Zoom, some extent to the nebula can be seen. Actually fairly large. Tom Bak. said he can see the central star. I was not sure of this myself. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *Sky brigtness affected by auroral activity	Planetary Nebula	20h22m33.0s	"+20∞07'04"""
9/17/03	September	2003	10:00:00 PM	Helix	Aqr	Hermatige Hill	Televue 101	"TeleVue Panoptic 19mm, 28x Best view is at lowest power. Without the filter a somewhat brigher, very large, patch of light exists in the starfield. With a filter, the contrast brings the nebula out. Looks like a big donut! Some texture. Not that bright however. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *Sky brigtness affected by auroral activity	Planetary Nebula	22h29m51.0s	"-20∞49'06"""
9/17/03	September	2003	10:00:00 PM	Crescent Nebula	Cyg	Hermatige Hill	Televue 101	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 60x Cant see this at all... Popped in the Narrow Band filter and, when I knew where to look (thanks to Tom Bakowski), I could only detect a bit of an arc amongst a trio of brighter field stars.. Nothing impressive. But didnt spend much time on it either."	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *Sky brigtness affected by auroral activity	Diffuse Nebula	20h12m20.3s	"+38∞19'48"""
9/17/03	September	2003	10:00:00 PM	M 28	Sgr	Hermatige Hill	Televue 101	"TeleVue Panoptic 19mm, 28x Nice - not as bright or big as M22 but definitely a good view. Fuzzy with some resolution at low power. TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 60x Higher powers yeild some resolution. With av. vision I can get stars across the face of the glob with a haze behind it. Pretty view! "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *Sky brigtness affected by auroral activity	Globular Cluster	18h24m46.0s	"-24∞52'11"""
9/17/03	September	2003	10:00:00 PM	M 69	Sgr	Hermatige Hill	Televue 101	"TeleVue Panoptic 19mm, 28x Fairly faint fuzz ball. Brighter star nearby. At first I was not sure it was a M Glob - thought it could be one of the fainter NGC. But... it was M69! TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 60x Higher power only brought some slight resolution--created a mottled apperance. Appears fairly tight."	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *Sky brigtness affected by auroral activity	Globular Cluster	18h31m36.8s	"-32∞20'53"""
9/17/03	September	2003	10:00:00 PM	M 22	Sgr	Hermatige Hill	Televue 101	"TeleVue Panoptic 19mm, 28x Nice fuzzy ball -- bright with some resolution in texture at this low power. TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 60x Much more resolved. Almost to the core. Sparkling and nice! Used the TV Zoom and could get it broken open with higher power even though it got fairly dim. Nice glob! One of the best. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *Sky brigtness affected by auroral activity	Globular Cluster	18h36m36.9s	"-23∞54'07"""
9/17/03	September	2003	10:00:00 PM	M 70	Sgr	Hermatige Hill	Televue 101	"TeleVue Panoptic 19mm, 28x Another fairly faint fuzz ball with not much resolved. The view is very similar to M69 but in fact it is somewhat fainter. Same at higher power. Actually shows perhaps a bit more resolution than M69 - perhaps this is due to the fact that it is probably a looser cluster."	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *Sky brigtness affected by auroral activity	Globular Cluster	18h43m26.9s	"-32∞17'26"""
9/17/03	September	2003	10:00:00 PM	M 54	Sgr	Hermatige Hill	Televue 101	"TeleVue Panoptic 19mm, 28x Noticably brighter than either M69 or M70. Bright core with some halo visible. TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 60x Concentrated core and somewhat resolved at higher power. Overall a nice globular. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *Sky brigtness affected by auroral activity	Globular Cluster	18h55m16.7s	"-30∞28'33"""
9/17/03	September	2003	10:00:00 PM	NGC 6934	Del	Hermatige Hill	Televue 101	"TeleVue Panoptic 19mm, 28x Nice - bright fuzzy ball. Considerably brighter than its neighbor, NGC 7006. I think it looks better than M69 or 70. Perhaps rivaling M54 in appearance. TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 60x Some resolution becomes apparent. Nice object. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *Sky brigtness affected by auroral activity	Globular Cluster	20h34m21.9s	"+07∞25'06"""
9/17/03	September	2003	10:00:00 PM	NGC 7006	Del	Hermatige Hill	Televue 101	"TeleVue Panoptic 19mm, 28x At low power this is a fairly faint fuzzball. TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 60x A bit of a resolved texture with averted vision. Reminds me a bit of the fainter globs in Sag. at this view."	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *Sky brigtness affected by auroral activity	Globular Cluster	21h01m39.6s	"+16∞12'14"""
9/17/03	September	2003	10:00:00 PM	M 2	Aqr	Hermatige Hill	Televue 101	"TeleVue Panoptic 19mm, 28x Nice and bright - shows resolution with av. vision even at lower powers. TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 60x Definitely more resolved. Fairly large halo - one of the fine globulars of the northern sky. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *Sky brigtness affected by auroral activity	Globular Cluster	21h33m38.7s	"-00∞48'24"""
9/25/03	September	2003	11:00:00 PM	NGC 6949	Cep	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Part of the nice Cepheus galaxy and open cluster pair (quick view of cluster 6946). Tonight the galaxy shows a faint but large halo with a loose spiral structure (some curving arms become more evident with study). "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *seeing got better later	Galaxy	20h35m11.0s	"+64∞49'06"""
9/25/03	September	2003	11:00:00 PM	NGC 246	Cet	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Nice! I like this planetary a lot. The OIII filter improves on the overall nebulosity while cutting down the foreground stars' glare. Some mottling evident. Looks like one of the ghosts from the PacMan video game. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *seeing got better later	Planetary Nebula	00h47m15.1s	"-11∞51'02"""
9/26/03	September	2003	4:30:00 AM	Saturn	Gem	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	Pentax 7mm (about 300x). WOW!! Super view! Had some moments of really good seeing that allowed both Tom and I to pump up the magnification. Used the TV Zoom and went up to 600-800X - held many features steady. Looked like a painting floating out there on a black canvas. SUPER!	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *seeing got better later	Prime Solar System Object	06h53m46.3s	"+22∞07'22"""
9/26/03	September	2003	2:00:00 AM	Andromeda Galaxy	And	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Wow - Great as usual. Lovely bright core region. Very extended halo and dark lanes. Companions show up wonderfully. Took a bigger gulp with Tom's 41mm Panoptic. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *seeing got better later	Galaxy	00h42m57.0s	"+41∞17'22"""
9/26/03	September	2003	1:00:00 AM	NGC 247	Cet	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Very elongated halo. Seems almost as long as NGC 253 but much fainter. I could not make out any structure. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *seeing got better later	Galaxy	00h47m20.3s	"-20∞44'20"""
9/26/03	September	2003	1:00:00 AM	Sculptor Galaxy	Scl	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x WOW! Very impressive. Very extended halo with some mottling evident. Also a hint of the spiral arms are evident. Bright core too. Just a wonderful sight! Too bad its so low in our skies..."	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *seeing got better later	Galaxy	00h47m44.9s	"-25∞16'01"""
9/26/03	September	2003	2:00:00 AM	Triangulum Galaxy	Tri	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Wow!! A nice view tonight. Many bright knots and mottling within the shimmering spiral halo. Easy to see the S pattern and hints of sprawling arms around it. Good core view. About my best view. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *seeing got better later	Galaxy	01h34m03.8s	"+30∞40'46"""
9/26/03	September	2003	2:00:00 AM	M 74	Psc	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Faint extended halo with a bright core. Some spiral structure visible with averted vision. Does not pop out at you. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *seeing got better later	Galaxy	01h36m54.0s	"+15∞48'12"""
9/26/03	September	2003	2:00:00 AM	NGC 899	Cet	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Nice compact halo - not very bright. Part of a glaxy group below NGC 908. Also saw IC 223 as a small knot of light."	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *seeing got better later	Galaxy	02h22m04.0s	"-20∞48'13"""
9/26/03	September	2003	2:00:00 AM	NGC 907	Cet	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x A nice edge on sliver - part of a small group of galaxies below NGC 908."	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *seeing got better later	Galaxy	02h23m13.5s	"-20∞41'32"""
9/26/03	September	2003	1:00:00 AM	NGC 908	Cet	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Not a bad sight. Fairly bright with a somewhat flat lens shape (like a football). Higher power yeilds a distinct stellar core and some mottling. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *seeing got better later	Galaxy	02h23m15.4s	"-21∞12'51"""
9/26/03	September	2003	2:00:00 AM	NGC 991	Cet	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Just a circular haze. Observed while looking at a group of galaxies around 1052 etc."	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *seeing got better later	Galaxy	02h35m43.9s	"-07∞08'11"""
9/26/03	September	2003	2:00:00 AM	NGC 1022	Cet	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Another fairly diffuse haze with a brighter core. Part of the observing in the group of Cetus galaxies around NGC 1052 etc. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *seeing got better later	Galaxy	02h38m44.1s	"-06∞39'32"""
9/26/03	September	2003	2:00:00 AM	NGC 1035	Cet	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x A nice edge on - moderately bright. Part of the grouping of galaxies around NGC 1052 etc. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *seeing got better later	Galaxy	02h39m40.7s	"-08∞07'00"""
9/26/03	September	2003	2:00:00 AM	NGC 1042	Cet	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x A face on with a fairly large yet faint halo. No detectible structure. Companions NGC 1048A and B are faint - (A is noticably brighter for some reason) "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *seeing got better later	Galaxy	02h40m35.3s	"-08∞24'54"""
9/26/03	September	2003	2:00:00 AM	NGC 1048A	Cet	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Just a smudge located about 2 oclock from its host galaxy, NGC 1042. The other companion, 1048B is not visible for some reason. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *seeing got better later	Galaxy	02h40m46.9s	"-08∞31'43"""
9/26/03	September	2003	2:00:00 AM	NGC 1052	Cet	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Interesting sight - bright stellar core with a compact halo. Almost looks like a planetary - central star with a shell. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *seeing got better later	Galaxy	02h41m16.0s	"-08∞14'14"""
9/26/03	September	2003	2:00:00 AM	NGC 1069	Cet	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Small oval patch of light located between two 8th mag stars in the pretty grouping of galaxies around NGC 1052, et al. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *seeing got better later	Galaxy	02h43m11.1s	"-08∞16'16"""
9/26/03	September	2003	2:00:00 AM	MCG -1-7-40	Cet	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x A suprisingly bright stellar-like galaxy with a very slight haze (picked up with averted vision). I went hunting for the other PGC in the area (10213) but just couldnt pick it up... I think, while listed as bright, the surface mag is less. All of this resides near the attractive galaxy grouping around NGC 1042. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *seeing got better later	Galaxy	02h43m25.2s	"-08∞06'24"""
9/26/03	September	2003	2:00:00 AM	NGC 1084	Eri	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Wow - very nice suprise! Bright and has a mottled halo. Ran into this while sweeping a cluster of galaxies in Cetus (see entries for NGC 1052, etc.). "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *seeing got better later	Galaxy	02h46m11.2s	"-07∞33'37"""
9/26/03	September	2003	2:00:00 AM	Crab Nebula	Tau	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x WOW! Lots of nice structure and mottling in the crab halo. Some fraying seeing with averted vision and some foreground stars. Want to go for the neutron star with Tom Whitings 30 some night. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *seeing got better later	Supernova Remnant	05h34m42.7s	"+22∞01'14"""
9/26/03	September	2003	2:00:00 AM	Hyades	Tau	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	Finally took the time to look at this attractive cluster - can make out the N shape of star chains. Would probably be much more conspicuous if it were not for the glare of Aldeberran and the Pleadies.	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *seeing got better later	Open Cluster	04h27m06.4s	"+15∞52'36"""
9/26/03	September	2003	1:00:00 AM	NGC 288	Scl	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x A very nice globular. Fairly loose - reminds me of M4 but I think this is actually bigger in size than M4. Perhaps not as brilliant. Resolved to the core. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2) *seeing got better later	Globular Cluster	00h52m56.7s	"-26∞33'42"""
10/24/03	October	2003	9:30:00 PM	NGC 157	Cet	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x Fairly large halo with some brightening towards the core. A brighter field star lies at about 3 ock. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	00h34m58.5s	"-08∞22'30"""
10/24/03	October	2003	10:45:00 PM	NGC 210	Cet	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x Very small and faint with a brighter core. A dim galaxy lies at about 3 ock. According to the chart, its probably PGC 169998. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	00h40m47.0s	"-13∞51'07"""
10/24/03	October	2003	10:45:00 PM	NGC 701	Cet	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x A faint streak of light with some structure visible after prolonged gazing. Smaller patch of light (galaxy IC 1738) lies at about 11 ock. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	01h51m15.8s	"-09∞40'57"""
10/24/03	October	2003	10:45:00 PM	NGC 779	Cet	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x A nice edge on! Like a fainter cousin of NGC 7331. Shows some structure. Looks more like 7331 in Tom Whitings 30 inch! "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	01h59m54.4s	"-05∞56'39"""
10/24/03	October	2003	10:45:00 PM	NGC 835	Cet	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x Perhaps the brightest member of Arp 318. Nice chain of galaxies in Cet! "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	02h09m36.4s	"-10∞07'00"""
10/24/03	October	2003	10:45:00 PM	NGC 1055	Cet	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x Nice but faint. An elongated halo extends with this edge on. Three brighter field stars. Fairly extended in length. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	02h41m57.1s	"+00∞27'40"""
10/24/03	October	2003	9:30:00 PM	NGC 7137	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x Pretty faint with a large halo and some brightening to the core. A fairly conspicuous star lies at about 6 ock. within the halo. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	21h48m23.2s	"+22∞10'43"""
10/24/03	October	2003	9:30:00 PM	NGC 7177	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x A pretty bright core with a small halo. Oriented about 2 to 7 ock. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	22h00m51.8s	"+17∞45'27"""
10/24/03	October	2003	9:30:00 PM	NGC 7217	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x Birgher and larger than NGC 7177. Bright core and some slight mottling within the halo. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	22h08m02.4s	"+31∞22'47"""
10/24/03	October	2003	9:30:00 PM	NGC 7332	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x A very nice duo of galaxies. I viewed this once before with Tom Bakowski. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	22h37m35.3s	"+23∞49'10"""
10/24/03	October	2003	9:30:00 PM	NGC 7464	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x Part of a nice but faint trio of galaxies (NGC 7462 and 7465 also part of the group) "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	23h02m05.0s	"+15∞59'43"""
10/24/03	October	2003	9:30:00 PM	NGC 7479	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x Fairly faint barred spiral. Two arcs visible with averted vision. I am wondering if I can get a much better view of this some better night. Some brightening near the center. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	23h05m08.0s	"+12∞20'39"""
10/24/03	October	2003	8:00:00 PM	NGC 6751	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x A nice small planetary nebula with a bright central star. The disk appears greyish-green in color. The seeing didnt allow much better view at higher powers. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Planetary Nebula	19h06m06.4s	"-05∞59'13"""
10/24/03	October	2003	8:00:00 PM	NGC 7094	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x A fairly faint object. Large halo surrounding a conspicuous central star. Nice object despite the faintness of the halo. Suprisingly large actually. Viewed through Tom Whitings 30 inch as well. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Planetary Nebula	21h37m03.5s	"+12∞48'24"""
10/24/03	October	2003	8:00:00 PM	NGC 6934	Del	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x A very nice glob in the 18 inch. Resolved to the core. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Globular Cluster	20h34m21.4s	"+07∞25'07"""
10/24/03	October	2003	8:00:00 PM	NGC 7006	Del	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x Fainter and smaller than the other glob (NGC 6934) - about half that size. Has cotton ball like structure. Not very well resolved even with higher power and averted vision. Perhaps a night of better seeing with give better results. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Globular Cluster	21h01m39.0s	"+16∞12'16"""
10/24/03	October	2003	10:00:00 PM	M 15	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	NightSky 18 with Parracor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 179x Nice view. Resolved to the core. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Globular Cluster	21h30m08.5s	"+12∞11'03"""
2/15/04	February	2004	9:00:00 PM	Bode's Galaxy	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Starmaster 11 ELT (Parracor)	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 106x Wow! Perhaps my best view of M81 ever. Bright core and very extended halo with two spiral arms very clear! Wonderful! Highlight of the evening. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Excellent (5) *VERY COLD! About 5 below zero!	Galaxy	09h55m56.8s	"+69∞02'48"""
2/15/04	February	2004	9:00:00 PM	Cigar Galaxy	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Starmaster 11 ELT (Parracor)	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 106x Nice - like a cracked starship. Shows lots of mottling and structure. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Excellent (5) *VERY COLD! About 5 below zero!	Galaxy	09h56m16.4s	"+69∞39'39"""
2/15/04	February	2004	9:00:00 PM	Whirlpool Galaxy	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Starmaster 11 ELT (Parracor)	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 106x Very good view tonight. Spiral arms are plainly evident. Bridge is suspected. Nice"	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Excellent (5) *VERY COLD! About 5 below zero!	Galaxy	13h30m04.0s	"+47∞10'11"""
2/15/04	February	2004	9:00:00 PM	Pinwheel Galaxy	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Starmaster 11 ELT (Parracor)	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 106x Wow, showing lots of structure--mottling and hints of spiral structure. Many other smaller galaxies are plainly visible in the field. Very good view indeed."	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Excellent (5) *VERY COLD! About 5 below zero!	Galaxy	14h03m22.3s	"+54∞19'27"""
2/15/04	February	2004	9:00:00 PM	Orion Nebula	Ori	Cherry Springs SP	Starmaster 11 ELT (Parracor)	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 69x Wow - very contrastly. Lots of detail. Amazing tonight! "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Excellent (5) *VERY COLD! About 5 below zero!	HII Nebula	05h35m30.2s	"-05∞22'53"""
2/15/04	February	2004	9:00:00 PM	M 78	Ori	Cherry Springs SP	Starmaster 11 ELT (Parracor)	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 106x Nice - best view I have had of M78. Showed lots of mottling and structure. Very nice. Testament to the good sky tonight. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Excellent (5) *VERY COLD! About 5 below zero!	Reflection Nebula	05h47m00.7s	"+00∞05'04"""
2/15/04	February	2004	9:00:00 PM	Northern Jewel Box	CMa	Cherry Springs SP	Starmaster 11 ELT (Parracor)	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 106x Wow! John Ohara showed me this object. A wonderufl and colorful cluster known as T Canis Major. Great! "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Excellent (5) *VERY COLD! About 5 below zero!	Open Cluster	07h18m51.9s	"-24∞57'49"""
2/21/04	February	2004	3:00:00 AM	Centaurus A	Cen	"Cloudcroft, New Mexico"	30 Inch Dob	"TeleVue Nagler Type 5 26mm, 147x Impressive! Nice galaxy with very large dark lane bisecting the middle. As with Omega Centauri, had a quick look at this object last April in Missisippi with my 18 inch. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	13h25m42.7s	"-43∞02'16"""
2/21/04	February	2004	3:00:00 AM	Omega Centauri	Cen	"Cloudcroft, New Mexico"	30 Inch Dob	"TeleVue Nagler Type 5 26mm, 147x WOW! Omega Centuri is certainly everything it claims to be. Even with the relatively low altitude, it displayed a tremendous core. Resolved. It shows well no matter what you look through. Binos look good, etc. Had a quick view of this when I had my 18 inch back in Missisippi. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Globular Cluster	13h27m00.9s	"-47∞29'45"""
3/10/04	March	2004	9:00:00 PM	Jupiter	Leo	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 12.0mm, 208x A nice view tonight. Apodizing mask helps alot. GRS had a transit tonight and appeared a very nice salmon hue. Moments of good seeing yeilded lots of detail in the clouds with festoons etc. Perhaps my best view of Jupiter to date. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Prime Solar System Object	10h59m48.0s	"+07∞58'26"""
3/10/04	March	2004	9:00:00 PM	NGC 2654	UMa	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Fairly faint. Some extent using averted vision. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	08h49m33.4s	"+60∞12'34"""
3/10/04	March	2004	9:00:00 PM	Clown Face	Gem	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Bright central with fuzzy halo. Two shells are hinted at. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Planetary Nebula	07h29m25.6s	"+20∞54'17"""
3/10/04	March	2004	9:00:00 PM	NGC 2158	Gem	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Nice object with this scope. Almost looks globular-like and is very rich. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Open Cluster	06h07m39.9s	"+24∞05'53"""
3/10/04	March	2004	9:00:00 PM	M 35	Gem	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Very spread out. NGC 2158 showed much better using this scope. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Open Cluster	06h09m14.9s	"+24∞21'04"""
3/13/04	March	2004	11:30:00 PM	Jupiter	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Starmaster 11 ELT (Parracor)	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm X2.0, 213x Nice - moments of good seeing show lots of nice detail tonight. Festoons and white ovals in EQ belts. Good egress of IO and a shadow transit. Awesome! "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (high clouds came and went)	Prime Solar System Object	10h58m19.5s	"+08∞07'35"""
3/13/04	March	2004	11:30:00 PM	NGC 2403	Cam	Cherry Springs SP	Starmaster 11 ELT (Parracor)	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 106x Nice extended halo. Good smattering of attractive field stars across the face."	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (high clouds came and went)	Galaxy	07h37m16.3s	"+65∞35'54"""
3/13/04	March	2004	11:30:00 PM	M 108	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Starmaster 11 ELT (Parracor)	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 106x Nice edge on with bright core. I forget how good this galaxy can be! "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (high clouds came and went)	Galaxy	11h11m47.7s	"+55∞39'07"""
3/13/04	March	2004	11:30:00 PM	M 65	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Starmaster 11 ELT (Parracor)	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 106x A quick look at this nice trio of galaxies. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (high clouds came and went)	Galaxy	11h19m09.7s	"+13∞04'10"""
3/13/04	March	2004	11:30:00 PM	M 66	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Starmaster 11 ELT (Parracor)	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 106x TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 106x "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (high clouds came and went)	Galaxy	11h20m28.8s	"+12∞58'03"""
3/13/04	March	2004	11:30:00 PM	NGC 3628	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Starmaster 11 ELT (Parracor)	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 106x A quick look - edge on member of the Leo Trio. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (high clouds came and went)	Galaxy	11h20m30.8s	"+13∞33'55"""
3/13/04	March	2004	11:30:00 PM	M 94	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Starmaster 11 ELT (Parracor)	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 106x Bright core. As with M63, must return on a better night. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (high clouds came and went)	Galaxy	12h51m06.2s	"+41∞05'42"""
3/13/04	March	2004	11:30:00 PM	Sunflower Galaxy	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Starmaster 11 ELT (Parracor)	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 106x Quick look. Bright core. Must come back on a better night. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (high clouds came and went)	Galaxy	13h16m01.9s	"+42∞00'16"""
3/13/04	March	2004	11:30:00 PM	NGC 6503	Dra	Cherry Springs SP	Starmaster 11 ELT (Parracor)	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 106x Very nice and bright edge on galaxy. Lens shaped. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (high clouds came and went)	Galaxy	17h49m23.8s	"+70∞08'08"""
3/13/04	March	2004	11:30:00 PM	Owl Nebula	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Starmaster 11 ELT (Parracor)	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 106x Nice view at lower power. Sky didnt allow higher power. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (high clouds came and went)	Planetary Nebula	11h15m04.3s	"+54∞59'47"""
3/13/04	March	2004	11:30:00 PM	Cat's Eye Nebula	Dra	Cherry Springs SP	Starmaster 11 ELT (Parracor)	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 106x Low power shows a definite aqua color. Wouldnt support higher powers. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (high clouds came and went)	Planetary Nebula	17h58m32.9s	"+66∞37'31"""
3/13/04	March	2004	11:30:00 PM	M 53	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Starmaster 11 ELT (Parracor)	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 106x Nice glob. Small and concentrated. Resolved mostly. Attractive field. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (high clouds came and went)	Globular Cluster	13h13m08.0s	"+18∞08'44"""
3/13/04	March	2004	11:30:00 PM	NGC 5053	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Starmaster 11 ELT (Parracor)	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 106x Wow, interesting object. Located near M53, a glob of very low SB and concentration. Very large, however - larger than M 53. Shows hints of resolution with averted vision. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (high clouds came and went)	Globular Cluster	13h16m40.0s	"+17∞40'32"""
3/13/04	March	2004	11:30:00 PM	M 3	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Starmaster 11 ELT (Parracor)	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 106x Quick look. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (high clouds came and went)	Globular Cluster	13h42m23.4s	"+28∞21'15"""
3/13/04	March	2004	11:30:00 PM	Hercules Globular	Her	Cherry Springs SP	Starmaster 11 ELT (Parracor)	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 106x Just a quick look tonight, "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (high clouds came and went)	Globular Cluster	16h41m50.0s	"+36∞26'45"""
3/19/04	March	2004	11:00:00 PM	NGC 2639	UMa	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Small lens shaped around a nice grouping of stars. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (kind of washed out)	Galaxy	08h43m56.8s	"+50∞11'38"""
3/19/04	March	2004	11:00:00 PM	NGC 2654	UMa	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Small edge on with a brighter core. Should show better on a better night. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (kind of washed out)	Galaxy	08h49m33.3s	"+60∞12'36"""
3/19/04	March	2004	11:00:00 PM	NGC 2681	UMa	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Small halo with brigher core. Forms a duo with NGC 2693. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (kind of washed out)	Galaxy	08h53m51.7s	"+51∞18'05"""
3/19/04	March	2004	11:00:00 PM	Pancake Galaxy	UMa	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Bright core - somewhat extended and edge on. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (kind of washed out)	Galaxy	08h55m55.6s	"+58∞43'20"""
3/19/04	March	2004	11:00:00 PM	NGC 2701	UMa	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x A very small patch of light. Brighter core. Shows a small halo. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (kind of washed out)	Galaxy	08h59m25.1s	"+53∞45'33"""
3/19/04	March	2004	11:00:00 PM	NGC 2742 (NGC 2816)	UMa	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Interesting edge on galaxy - shows no noticable brightening or core. Very even surface brightness and has good extent. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (kind of washed out)	Galaxy	09h07m54.8s	"+60∞27'59"""
3/19/04	March	2004	11:00:00 PM	NGC 2768	UMa	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Tight nucleus and small halo. Forms duo with 2742 "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (kind of washed out)	Galaxy	09h11m58.5s	"+60∞01'26"""
3/19/04	March	2004	11:00:00 PM	NGC 2841	UMa	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Nice bright core with halo. Somewhat reminds me of NGC 7331. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (kind of washed out)	Galaxy	09h22m20.9s	"+50∞57'44"""
3/19/04	March	2004	11:00:00 PM	NGC 3079	UMa	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x A nice and elongated edge on. Must revisit on a better night. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (kind of washed out)	Galaxy	10h02m16.5s	"+55∞39'44"""
3/19/04	March	2004	11:00:00 PM	NGC 3613	UMa	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Nice duo with NGC 3619. Edge on and face on pair. About equal brightness. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (kind of washed out)	Galaxy	11h18m53.1s	"+57∞58'41"""
3/19/04	March	2004	11:00:00 PM	NGC 3738	UMa	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Nice pair with NGC 3756. This galaxy is somewhat brighter then 56. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (kind of washed out)	Galaxy	11h36m03.8s	"+54∞30'08"""
3/19/04	March	2004	11:00:00 PM	NGC 3756	UMa	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Nice duo with NGC 3738. Somewhat more elongated than its neighbor. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (kind of washed out)	Galaxy	11h37m04.1s	"+54∞16'13"""
3/19/04	March	2004	11:00:00 PM	NGC 3888	UMa	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Nice pair formed with NGC 3898 "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (kind of washed out)	Galaxy	11h47m50.0s	"+55∞56'39"""
3/19/04	March	2004	11:00:00 PM	NGC 3972	UMa	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Part of a very nice quintet of galaxies with different morphologies. 3982, 3998, 3990, 3972, and 3977. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (kind of washed out)	Galaxy	11h56m00.4s	"+55∞17'50"""
3/19/04	March	2004	11:00:00 PM	NGC 3980 (NGC 3977)	UMa	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Part of a very nice quintet of galaxies with different morphologies. 3982, 3998, 3990, 3972, and 3977. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (kind of washed out)	Galaxy	11h56m22.5s	"+55∞22'02"""
3/19/04	March	2004	11:00:00 PM	NGC 3982	UMa	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Part of a very nice quintet of galaxies with different morphologies. 3982, 3998, 3990, 3972, and 3977. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (kind of washed out)	Galaxy	11h56m43.4s	"+55∞06'05"""
3/19/04	March	2004	11:00:00 PM	M 109	UMa	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Large halo and a brighter core. Some mottling detected. Should come back on a good night. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (kind of washed out)	Galaxy	11h57m51.0s	"+53∞21'03"""
3/19/04	March	2004	11:00:00 PM	NGC 3990	UMa	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Part of a very nice quintet of galaxies with different morphologies. 3982, 3998, 3990, 3972, and 3977. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (kind of washed out)	Galaxy	11h57m50.9s	"+55∞26'06"""
3/19/04	March	2004	11:00:00 PM	NGC 3998	UMa	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Part of a very nice quintet of galaxies with different morphologies. 3982, 3998, 3990, 3972, and 3977."	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (kind of washed out)	Galaxy	11h58m11.4s	"+55∞25'48"""
3/19/04	March	2004	11:00:00 PM	NGC 4605	UMa	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x Wow! Nice object. Reminds me a bit of the whale galaxy from Canes Venatici. Should revisit. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (kind of washed out)	Galaxy	12h40m13.4s	"+61∞35'05"""
3/19/04	March	2004	11:00:00 PM	ACO 1318	UMa	Beaver Meadow Observatory	BMO Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 22mm, 22.0mm, 114x This contains the grouping of galaxies NGC 3768, 56, and 33. NGC 3733 is near the center of the cluster and has a bright core. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (kind of washed out)	Galaxy Group	11h36m39.9s	"+54∞55'38"""
7/18/04	July	2004	11:50:00 PM	NGC 891	And	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Fine view. Last one of the evening. Scalloped appearance and obvious dark lane through the center. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	02h22m49.4s	"+42∞21'54"""
7/18/04	July	2004	11:50:00 PM	NGC 6207	Her	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Nice vew - stellar core with some decent extent to the halo. Saw this galaxy many times with M13 nearby. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	16h43m14.3s	"+36∞49'32"""
7/18/04	July	2004	11:50:00 PM	NGC 6781	Aql	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Nice and large planetary! Shows some structure and asymetrical brightening to the one side. Somewaht mottled. Very interesting. I think I saw this with Tom Bakowski one night last summer. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Planetary Nebula	19h18m42.4s	"+06∞32'50"""
7/18/04	July	2004	11:50:00 PM	Dumbbell	Vul	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Planetary Nebula	19h59m49.0s	"+22∞43'56"""
7/18/04	July	2004	11:50:00 PM	Lagoon Nebula	Sgr	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Fine view. Use of the UHC really brings out the detail and breadth of the nebula. Fine! "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Diffuse Nebula	18h04m19.4s	"-24∞23'19"""
7/18/04	July	2004	11:50:00 PM	Veil Nebula (West)	Cyg	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Showed decent structure in both segments. Used the OIII filter and that really improved the contrast. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Supernova Remnant	20h45m54.1s	"+30∞43'53"""
7/18/04	July	2004	11:50:00 PM	M 20	Sgr	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Nice view - The rose shape stands out very well with the UHC filter. Removing the filter shows some of the reflection aspect better. TeleVue Nagler Type 5 26mm, 98x Frames the nebula and surrounding better. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Open Cluster	18h02m59.2s	"-22∞58'25"""
7/18/04	July	2004	11:20:00 PM	NGC 6530	Sgr	Nebraska Star Party	Elliott's Obsession 20	Observed with M8 - part of the Lagoon.		Open Cluster	18h04m48.4s	"-24∞21'35"""
7/18/04	July	2004	11:50:00 PM	Star Queen	Ser	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Very decent view of the Eagle tonight. Using the UHC filter I could make out the so-called ""Pillars of Creation"" against the nebulous backdrop. Studied this object for a while both filtered and unfiltered. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Open Cluster	18h19m04.1s	"-13∞48'22"""
7/18/04	July	2004	11:50:00 PM	M 17	Sgr	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x One of my all time favorites. Actually I liked the view without a filter as much as with the UHC filter. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Open Cluster	18h21m03.4s	"-16∞10'15"""
7/18/04	July	2004	11:50:00 PM	Wild Duck Cluster	Sct	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Nice as usual - looks almost globular like. Nice reddish star in the center. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Open Cluster	18h51m20.4s	"-06∞15'56"""
7/18/04	July	2004	11:50:00 PM	M 53	Com	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Okay. Couldnt find the small NGC glob nearby though. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Globular Cluster	13h13m07.8s	"+18∞08'56"""
7/18/04	July	2004	11:50:00 PM	M 3	CVn	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Decent view. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Globular Cluster	13h42m23.3s	"+28∞21'33"""
7/18/04	July	2004	11:50:00 PM	M 5	Ser	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Used as an object to test pointing with Argo. A nice view. The mirror was still warm. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Globular Cluster	15h18m47.8s	"+02∞04'02"""
7/18/04	July	2004	11:50:00 PM	M 4	Sco	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x A nice view. Seeing and the mirror warmth affected the view somewhat. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Globular Cluster	16h23m53.0s	"-26∞32'16"""
7/18/04	July	2004	11:50:00 PM	Hercules Globular	Her	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Of course a showpiece as usual. Nice view tonight. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Globular Cluster	16h41m51.7s	"+36∞27'11"""
7/18/04	July	2004	11:50:00 PM	M 92	Her	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Very pleasing view tonight of this fine globular. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Globular Cluster	17h17m16.6s	"+43∞07'59"""
7/18/04	July	2004	11:50:00 PM	M 22	Sgr	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Fabulous object as usual. Seeing not so good though. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Globular Cluster	18h36m41.4s	"-23∞54'04"""
7/18/04	July	2004	11:50:00 PM	M 75	Sgr	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x First real view of this object. Spent some time studying it. Bright core and surrounding halo. At low power this is hard to resolve. Just a hint of some granular haze. Remined me of NGC 6934 in the Dolphin. TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 195x Better resolution - some granular appearance across the face of the glob. Pentax SMC LX 7mm, 363x Here the cluster does become more resolved--especially at the fringe. Still compressed at the core. Seeing was a problem. On a better night I can imagine having this object break open. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Globular Cluster	20h06m21.9s	"-21∞54'34"""
7/18/04	July	2004	11:50:00 PM	NGC 6934	Del	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Used to compare with M75. Somewhat less resolved and a little tighter than M75 but all together similar in some ways. Interesting the Messier didnt pick up this object as well. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Globular Cluster	20h34m25.1s	"+07∞25'10"""
7/21/04	July	2004	11:55:00 PM	NGC 7331	Peg	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Had a few moments of decent transparency - it looked very nice tonight with good extent and 7332 showing off well also. Nice! "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3) (thunderstorms on horizon)	Galaxy	22h37m17.1s	"+34∞26'12"""
7/21/04	July	2004	11:55:00 PM	NGC 6751	Aql	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Small and blue grey in appearance. Some hint of a shell surrounding the central star. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3) (thunderstorms on horizon)	Planetary Nebula	19h06m10.9s	"-05∞59'10"""
7/21/04	July	2004	11:55:00 PM	NGC 6445	Sgr	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Fairly large - about as large as the nearby NGC 6440 glob. I first saw these two with Tom Bakowski back in May. TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 195x Somewhat mottled appearance and box shaped. The OIII filter doesnt really improve the view that much. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3) (thunderstorms on horizon)	Planetary Nebula	17h49m31.9s	"-20∞00'45"""
7/21/04	July	2004	11:55:00 PM	NGC 6469	Sgr	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Fairly poor collection and loose--just enough to stand out from the rich background star field. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3) (thunderstorms on horizon)	Open Cluster	17h53m29.1s	"-22∞16'40"""
7/21/04	July	2004	11:55:00 PM	M 23	Sgr	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x A large and loose cluster of bright blue stars. A bit too large for the FOV in my 20mm. Through Binos this doesnt look that impressive. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3) (thunderstorms on horizon)	Open Cluster	17h57m20.7s	"-18∞59'14"""
7/21/04	July	2004	11:55:00 PM	M 21	Sgr	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Just nearby the famous Trifid Nebula this is a fairly loose collection of irregularly bright stars. Interesting none the less. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3) (thunderstorms on horizon)	Open Cluster	18h04m30.1s	"-22∞29'29"""
7/21/04	July	2004	11:55:00 PM	M 26	Sct	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Fairly loose - like M23 it just stands out from the starfield. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3) (thunderstorms on horizon)	Open Cluster	18h45m33.7s	"-09∞22'47"""
7/21/04	July	2004	11:55:00 PM	NGC 6709	Aql	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Nice open cluster - should return. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3) (thunderstorms on horizon)	Open Cluster	18h51m31.7s	"+10∞19'23"""
7/21/04	July	2004	11:55:00 PM	M 12	Oph	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Somewhat less compressed than M10. Again, need to return on a better night. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3) (thunderstorms on horizon)	Globular Cluster	16h47m28.6s	"-01∞57'19"""
7/21/04	July	2004	11:55:00 PM	M 10	Oph	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Decent view. Tight core. Need to come back for a better look."	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3) (thunderstorms on horizon)	Globular Cluster	16h57m23.8s	"-04∞06'28"""
7/21/04	July	2004	11:55:00 PM	NGC 6440	Sgr	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Small--concentrated core. TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 195x At higher power it becomes more granular in appearance. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3) (thunderstorms on horizon)	Globular Cluster	17h49m09.8s	"-20∞21'47"""
7/21/04	July	2004	11:55:00 PM	M 15	Peg	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Very nice. Pentax SMC LX 7mm, 363x Good view of this at high power even with the poor seeing conditions of the evening. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3) (thunderstorms on horizon)	Globular Cluster	21h30m11.8s	"+12∞11'07"""
7/21/04	July	2004	11:55:00 PM	M 2	Aqr	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Decent view this night. Not as good as I have seen this in the past. "	Seeing: Poor (1) Transparency: Avergage (3) (thunderstorms on horizon)	Globular Cluster	21h33m41.7s	"-00∞48'14"""
7/22/04	July	2004	11:55:00 PM	NGC 6316	Oph	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Just a quick look at the urging of Bill Bynum from MNAA. Small and granular. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (clouds around - aurora to the north)	Globular Cluster	17h16m54.6s	"-28∞08'50"""
7/22/04	July	2004	11:55:00 PM	M 9	Oph	Nebraska Star Party	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Very compact core - not as bright as M10 or 12. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (clouds around - aurora to the north)	Globular Cluster	17h19m28.4s	"-18∞31'23"""
7/24/04	July	2004	11:55:00 PM	Saturn Nebula	Aqr	Harpers Farm	Starmaster 11 ELT (Parracor)	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 154x Blue and fairly bright. Slight glimpse of the ""ears"" that gives it the name ""Saturn"" nebula. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (Aurora was strong!)	Planetary Nebula	21h04m26.4s	"-11∞20'45"""
7/24/04	July	2004	11:55:00 PM	M 73	Aqr	Harpers Farm	Starmaster 11 ELT (Parracor)	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 106x Asterism. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (Aurora was strong!)	Open Cluster	20h59m10.8s	"-12∞36'58"""
7/24/04	July	2004	11:55:00 PM	NGC 6712	Sct	Harpers Farm	Starmaster 11 ELT (Parracor)	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 106x Loose--somewhat similar to M56 in appearance yet a bit dimmer. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (Aurora was strong!)	Globular Cluster	18h53m19.6s	"-08∞42'01"""
7/24/04	July	2004	11:55:00 PM	M 56	Lyr	Harpers Farm	Starmaster 11 ELT (Parracor)	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 106x Faint in this sky but showed good resolution. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (Aurora was strong!)	Globular Cluster	19h16m47.6s	"+30∞11'34"""
7/24/04	July	2004	11:55:00 PM	M 72	Aqr	Harpers Farm	Starmaster 11 ELT (Parracor)	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 106x Fairly dim and not well resolved - skies werent so cooperative. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) (Aurora was strong!)	Globular Cluster	20h53m43.8s	"-12∞31'12"""
7/11/05	July	2005	4:35:00 AM	Mars	Psc	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 282x very prominent polar cap and some dark markings. seeing not so good though "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Prime Solar System Object	01h16m34.5s	"+05∞14'28"""
7/11/05	July	2005	12:41:00 AM	NGC 4143	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Small, concentrated core. Not a great view due to seeing conditions "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	12h09m52.5s	"+42∞30'29"""
7/11/05	July	2005	12:27:00 AM	NGC 4145	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x very faint halo - maybe reduced due to skyglow? "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	12h10m18.0s	"+39∞51'27"""
7/11/05	July	2005	12:20:00 AM	NGC 4151	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	12h10m49.1s	"+39∞22'46"""
7/11/05	July	2005	12:12:00 AM	NGC 4228 (NGC 4214)	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Elongated halo - somewhat diffuse but fairly large. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	12h15m55.5s	"+36∞18'03"""
7/11/05	July	2005	12:48:00 AM	Whirlpool Galaxy	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Supernova in M51 easily visible just to the right of the brighter foreground field star. Nice view tonight but not as nice as I have seen other times. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	13h30m07.1s	"+47∞10'15"""
7/11/05	July	2005	3:32:00 AM	NGC 7479	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 195x Good definition of hook structure in spiral arms "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	23h05m13.6s	"+12∞21'05"""
7/11/05	July	2005	1:18:00 AM	Blue Racquetball	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x WOW! Incredible and bright--one of the brightest planetary nebula I have seen. Very blue-green hue. At higher mags some lobes detected."	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Planetary Nebula	18h12m23.5s	"+06∞51'14"""
7/11/05	July	2005	4:08:00 AM	NGC 6842	Vul	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Planetary Nebula	19h55m16.8s	"+29∞18'07"""
7/11/05	July	2005	4:26:00 AM	IC 4997	Sge	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Pentax SMC LX 7mm, 363x "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Planetary Nebula	20h20m25.0s	"+16∞44'50"""
7/11/05	July	2005	3:36:00 AM	NGC 7094	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 195x "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Planetary Nebula	21h37m09.7s	"+12∞48'43"""
7/11/05	July	2005	3:19:00 AM	NGC 6709	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Open Cluster	18h51m34.8s	"+10∞19'25"""
8/5/05	August	2005	11:53:00 PM	NGC 6426	Oph	Harpers Farm	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 195x faint, fairly loose "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Globular Cluster	17h45m11.5s	"+03∞10'02"""
8/5/05	August	2005	10:58:00 PM	NGC 6642	Sgr	Harpers Farm	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Nof very impressive. Sma ll"	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Globular Cluster	18h32m15.4s	"-23∞28'22"""
8/29/05	August	2005	10:08:00 PM	B 142	Aql	Harpers Farm	Obsession 20		Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Dark Nebula	19h39m58.9s	"+10∞31'49"""
7/24/06	July	2006	11:00:00 PM	IC 1313	Cap	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	20h19m07.6s	"-16∞55'33"""
7/24/06	July	2006	11:00:00 PM	NGC 6897	Cap	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x with NGC 6898"	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	20h21m24.5s	"-12∞14'04"""
7/24/06	July	2006	11:00:00 PM	NGC 6898	Cap	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x Nice pair along with NGC 6897 "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	20h21m31.3s	"-12∞20'18"""
7/24/06	July	2006	11:00:00 PM	IC 1319	Cap	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	20h26m25.3s	"-18∞28'59"""
7/24/06	July	2006	11:00:00 PM	IC 1324	Cap	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	20h32m35.1s	"-09∞02'03"""
7/24/06	July	2006	11:00:00 PM	NGC 6931	Cap	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x Nice almost edge on inside a pentagon of stars. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	20h34m04.4s	"-11∞20'48"""
7/24/06	July	2006	11:00:00 PM	NGC 7428	Psc	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x faint. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	22h57m40.8s	"-01∞00'47"""
7/24/06	July	2006	11:59:00 PM	PN G046.3-03.1	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20		Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Planetary Nebula	19h28m04.9s	"+10∞25'07"""
7/25/06	July	2006	12:00:00 AM	MCG 4-38-12	Ser	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x wow. much nicer than expected... "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	16h00m42.2s	"+20∞49'54"""
7/25/06	July	2006	12:48:00 AM	PN G051.0-04.5	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20		Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Planetary Nebula	19h42m23.1s	"+13∞51'31"""
11/19/06	November	2006	10:00:00 PM	NGC 488	Psc	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 12mm, 106x Very Nice! Must come back to this object with my 20"" sometime."	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	01h22m09.3s	"+05∞17'43"""
11/19/06	November	2006	9:00:00 PM	NGC 7311	Peg	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 12mm, 106x Small and faint"	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	22h34m27.8s	"+05∞36'25"""
11/19/06	November	2006	9:00:00 PM	NGC 7314	PsA	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 12mm, 106x Faint. Near the Helix"	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	22h36m09.3s	"-26∞01'01"""
11/19/06	November	2006	8:00:00 PM	NGC 7556	Psc	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 12mm, 106x Faint, but there. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	23h16m06.2s	"-02∞20'36"""
11/19/06	November	2006	8:00:00 PM	NGC 7606	Aqr	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	" TeleVue Nagler Type 2 12mm, 106x Nice! Should return to this later with my 20"". Part of a nice field of several galaxies nearby."	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	23h19m26.8s	"-08∞26'50"""
11/19/06	November	2006	8:00:00 PM	NGC 7723	Aqr	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 12mm, 106x Small, nice field. Nearby 7727. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	23h39m19.2s	"-12∞55'24"""
11/19/06	November	2006	8:00:00 PM	NGC 7727	Aqr	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 12mm, 106x Small - more spread out than nearby 7723 "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	23h40m16.0s	"-12∞15'17"""
11/19/06	November	2006	7:00:00 PM	Helix	Aqr	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 63x Nice. Just noticable without OIII. With OIII, very large and obvious. Central hole just visible. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Planetary Nebula	22h30m01.3s	"-20∞48'12"""
11/19/06	November	2006	7:00:00 PM	North American Nebula	Cyg	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler Type 5 26mm, 49x OIII filter Nice to see the ""Gulf of Mexico"" here "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Diffuse Nebula	20h58m43.9s	"+44∞24'16"""
11/19/06	November	2006	9:00:00 PM	NGC 6934	Del	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 12mm, 106x Nice, some resolution at the edges "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Globular Cluster	20h34m30.7s	"+07∞25'44"""
11/19/06	November	2006	9:00:00 PM	NGC 7006	Del	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 12mm, 106x Faint ball, no resolution detected in the 10"" "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Globular Cluster	21h01m47.9s	"+16∞13'00"""
11/20/06	November	2006	1:00:00 AM	ZZ Lep	Lep	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 12mm, 106x Small, bright. Some shell can be detected. My imagination wants to see a pinkish hue... but I dont know if that is my imagination! Higher power yields nothing sigificant as the seeing cant support high power tonight. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Variable Star	05h27m48.7s	"-12∞41'16"""
11/20/06	November	2006	12:00:00 AM	M 74	Psc	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 12mm, 106x Brighter core, faint halo. No structure visible at this time - hints at the extent of the halo. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	01h37m05.0s	"+15∞49'17"""
11/20/06	November	2006	12:00:00 AM	IC 1727	Tri	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 12mm, 106x See entry for NGC 672 "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	01h47m54.3s	"+27∞22'15"""
11/20/06	November	2006	12:00:00 AM	NGC 672	Tri	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 12mm, 106x Faint, extended. Forms pair with IC 1727. Come back with bigger scope. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	01h48m18.4s	"+27∞28'12"""
11/20/06	November	2006	12:00:00 AM	NGC 1055	Cet	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 12mm, 106x Nice elongation, some mottling in the surface. Low surface brightness. M77 nearby. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	02h42m07.5s	"+00∞28'31"""
11/20/06	November	2006	12:00:00 AM	M 77	Cet	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 12mm, 106x Nice bright core, some halo. Must return with larger instrument or better seeing to magnify more. Nice field with NGC 1055 nearby. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	02h43m03.2s	"+00∞01'07"""
11/20/06	November	2006	1:00:00 AM	NGC 2403	Cam	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 12mm, 106x Nice object - mottled, many stars on the surface. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	07h37m33.6s	"+65∞35'07"""
11/20/06	November	2006	1:00:00 AM	California Nebula	Per	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler Type 5 26mm, 49x H-BETA Nice to see! "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Diffuse Nebula	04h03m40.6s	"+36∞23'18"""
11/20/06	November	2006	1:00:00 AM	IC 434	Ori	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler Type 5 26mm, 49x H-BETA Filter Detected the nebula and the notch where the horsehead appears. Nice to see! "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Diffuse Nebula	05h41m22.1s	"-02∞26'35"""
11/20/06	November	2006	1:00:00 AM	M 79	Lep	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 12mm, 106x Nice, some resolution. Looks alot like 6934 in Del "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Globular Cluster	05h24m29.5s	"-24∞30'53"""
4/15/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	UFO	Lyn	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 12mm, 106x Wow, this is an excellent galaxy! Edge on, Fairly long, bright, some mottling and hint of a dark line. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	08h53m09.3s	"+33∞23'46"""
4/15/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	NGC 2775	Cnc	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Small, bright core, and halo. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	09h10m44.1s	"+07∞00'29"""
4/15/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	LEDA 78373	Mon	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Not a bad view. Small "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	07h47m07.3s	"-11∞17'40"""
4/15/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	NGC 3162	Leo	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	" TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Small, round, pretty-faint"	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	10h13m57.1s	"+22∞42'07"""
4/15/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	NGC 3190	Leo	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Nice pair, small and bright with NGC 3193 "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	10h18m31.7s	"+21∞47'47"""
4/15/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	NGC 3193	Leo	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Nice. Small, bright. Paired with 3190 Faint third galaxy Part of Hickson 44"	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	10h18m50.3s	"+21∞51'28"""
4/15/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	NGC 3226	Leo	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Nice tight pair with NGC 3227. A bit faint. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	10h23m52.1s	"+19∞51'41"""
4/15/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	NGC 3227	Leo	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Tight pairing with NGC 3226 Pretty faint "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy	10h23m55.8s	"+19∞49'41"""
4/15/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	Gamma Leonis Group	Leo	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Only saw three of the members this night. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Galaxy Group	10h18m25.8s	"+21∞46'34"""
4/15/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	M 47	Pup	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 63x Very nice "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Open Cluster	07h36m55.2s	"-14∞30'04"""
4/15/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	M 46	Pup	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 12mm, 106x Nice. I have seen this before, but this is nice to see again... "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)	Open Cluster	07h42m06.2s	"-14∞49'43"""
4/17/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	Pancake Galaxy	UMa	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Small, somewhat bright core. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Poor (1)	Galaxy	08h56m10.4s	"+58∞42'39"""
4/17/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	NGC 2742 (NGC 2816)	UMa	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Lens shaped, fainter than 2768 "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Poor (1)	Galaxy	09h08m09.6s	"+60∞27'16"""
4/17/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	NGC 2768	UMa	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	" TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Bright core, some extent to it."	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Poor (1)	Galaxy	09h12m13.1s	"+60∞00'43"""
4/17/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	NGC 2776	Lyn	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Small, round. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Poor (1)	Galaxy	09h12m44.8s	"+44∞55'41"""
4/17/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	NGC 2782	Lyn	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Small, round, faint "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Poor (1)	Galaxy	09h14m34.1s	"+40∞05'11"""
4/17/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	NGC 2841	UMa	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x A really nice spiral. Nice bright core. I forgot the observation I made back in 2004. It does have a bit of a resemblence to a dimmer 7331."	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Poor (1)	Galaxy	09h22m34.1s	"+50∞56'58"""
4/17/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	NGC 2950	UMa	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Small, bright core. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Poor (1)	Galaxy	09h43m08.8s	"+58∞49'18"""
4/17/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	NGC 3079	UMa	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x This is a truly nice galaxy. Nice hub, exteded. Trio of nice stars involved. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Poor (1)	Galaxy	10h02m29.5s	"+55∞38'53"""
4/17/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	Medusa Nebula	Gem	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 12mm, 106x OIII Filter. Wow, this is subtle indeed. A very faint fuzz, fairly extended in size. Just barely brighter than the background sky. Good find, however. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Poor (1)	Planetary Nebula	07h29m27.4s	"+13∞13'58"""
4/17/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	Intergalactic Wanderer	Lyn	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x This is a very interesting globular. I have seen this a few times before but never made a significant observation. I remember mottling in my 18"" once from CSSP. Tonight it just looks like a cotton ball with no mottling or resolution. It is a bit like NGC 7006 in Del. Nice foreground stars involved."	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Poor (1)	Globular Cluster	07h38m37.9s	"+38∞52'07"""
4/18/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	NGC 2775	Cnc	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""		Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Galaxy	09h10m44.0s	"+07∞00'29"""
4/18/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	NGC 2859	LMi	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Small, with a bright core. In Steve K's 18, some other galaxies could be observed. Part of a cluster?"	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Galaxy	09h24m46.3s	"+34∞29'03"""
4/18/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	NGC 2964	Leo	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Forms part of a nice, but somewhat faint galaxy pairing. (NGC 2968)"	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Galaxy	09h43m21.5s	"+31∞48'55"""
4/18/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	NGC 2968	Leo	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Part of the pairing with 2964 "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Galaxy	09h43m39.1s	"+31∞53'49"""
4/18/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	NGC 3003	LMi	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Faint, lens shaped galaxy. Somewhat extended "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Galaxy	09h49m02.9s	"+33∞23'21"""
4/18/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	NGC 3344	LMi	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Small, bright, nice halo. Two stars involved in the halo. Good view."	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Galaxy	10h43m56.4s	"+24∞53'03"""
4/18/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	NGC 3395	LMi	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x A very interesting field of glaxies. The field around 3430 shows a triplet chain: 3430, 3424, 3413. The brightest and largest being 3430. Nice tight duo, 3395, and 3396 just to the North (11'ok at this viewing). "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Galaxy	10h50m16.1s	"+32∞56'42"""
4/18/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	NGC 3396	LMi	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x A very interesting field of glaxies. The field around 3430 shows a triplet chain: 3430, 3424, 3413. The brightest and largest being 3430. Nice tight duo, 3395, and 3396 just to the North (11'ok at this viewing). "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Galaxy	10h50m21.3s	"+32∞57'10"""
4/18/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	NGC 3414	LMi	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Small and round. Just picekd up NGC 3418 to the 7'ok position as well."	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Galaxy	10h51m41.6s	"+27∞56'11"""
4/18/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	NGC 3413	LMi	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x A very interesting field of glaxies. The field around 3430 shows a triplet chain: 3430, 3424, 3413. The brightest and largest being 3430. Nice tight duo, 3395, and 3396 just to the North (11'ok at this viewing). "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Galaxy	10h51m46.6s	"+32∞43'42"""
4/18/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	NGC 3418	LMi	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Same view as with 3414 "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Galaxy	10h51m49.4s	"+28∞04'25"""
4/18/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	NGC 3424	LMi	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x A very interesting field of glaxies. The field around 3430 shows a triplet chain: 3430, 3424, 3413. The brightest and largest being 3430. Nice tight duo, 3395, and 3396 just to the North (11'ok at this viewing). "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Galaxy	10h52m12.3s	"+32∞51'44"""
4/18/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	NGC 3430	LMi	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x A very interesting field of glaxies. The field around 3430 shows a triplet chain: 3430, 3424, 3413. The brightest and largest being 3430. Nice tight duo, 3395, and 3396 just to the North (11'ok at this viewing)."	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Galaxy	10h52m37.3s	"+32∞54'47"""
4/18/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	NGC 3486	LMi	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Small, bright nucleus. Possibly confused with observation of 3504?"	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Galaxy	11h00m49.5s	"+28∞56'10"""
4/18/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	NGC 3504	LMi	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Small and bright core--elliptical halo. Small galaxy located to the 5'ok. (NGC 3512) "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Galaxy	11h03m36.4s	"+27∞56'00"""
4/18/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	NGC 3512	LMi	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Viewed along with NGC 3504 "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Galaxy	11h04m28.5s	"+27∞59'49"""
4/18/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	Gemini Nebula	Gem	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Nice object. ""Peanut"" shapped double-lobe with some mottling. The second lobe is designatd as NGC 2372 "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Planetary Nebula	07h26m02.4s	"+29∞28'44"""
4/18/07	April	2007	11:30:00 PM	Abell 31	Cnc	Harpers Farm	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 63x With O-III filter this thing is FAINT! Just can detect some brightening along one of the supposed edges of the planetary. Definitely hard to see... "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Planetary Nebula	08h54m37.3s	"+08∞52'14"""
5/17/07	May	2007	11:30:00 PM	M 5	Ser	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20		Transparency: Avergage (3) Seeing: Poor (1)	Globular Cluster	15h18m58.0s	"+02∞03'13"""
5/18/07	May	2007	11:30:00 PM	Hickson 61	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X2.1, 254x The ""box"" - very nice in different views. Testing binoviewer as well. "	Transparency: Avergage (3) Seeing: Poor (1)	Galaxy Group	12h12m47.7s	"+29∞08'15"""
5/18/07	May	2007	11:30:00 PM	M 5	Ser	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Excellent view! "	Transparency: Avergage (3) Seeing: Poor (1)	Globular Cluster	15h18m58.0s	"+02∞03'13"""
6/8/07	June	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 4064	Com	LongLake Conservation Center	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Lens shaped, small. "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Galaxy	12h04m34.8s	"+18∞24'10"""
6/8/07	June	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 4085	UMa	LongLake Conservation Center	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Wow, impressive pairing with NGC 4088 4085 is smaller."	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Galaxy	12h05m46.7s	"+50∞18'53"""
6/8/07	June	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 4088	UMa	LongLake Conservation Center	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Very nice. Lens-tear shaped and bright."	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Galaxy	12h05m57.8s	"+50∞30'05"""
6/8/07	June	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 4485	CVn	LongLake Conservation Center	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x A very attractive pair of galaxies. 4485 is the less bright of the two. Interacting, I think. "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Galaxy	12h30m54.3s	"+41∞39'44"""
6/8/07	June	2007	11:55:00 PM	Cocoon Galaxy	CVn	LongLake Conservation Center	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Wow, very attractive pair with 4485. This galaxy has a twisted lens shape with the end tapering towards 4485... Very nice. "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Galaxy	12h30m59.4s	"+41∞36'18"""
6/8/07	June	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 4559	Com	LongLake Conservation Center	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Very, very nice galaxy. Sort of a ""fat cigar"" shaped wedge of light with some mottling. Three nice field stars are involved on the ""nose"" of the galaxy. "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Galaxy	12h36m20.8s	"+27∞55'12"""
6/8/07	June	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 4618	CVn	LongLake Conservation Center	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x 4618 is the brighter of a pair (with 4625). Roundish, faint, even across the face."	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Galaxy	12h41m55.5s	"+41∞06'37"""
6/8/07	June	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 4625	CVn	LongLake Conservation Center	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Small, faint. Forms pair with 4618 "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Galaxy	12h42m15.4s	"+41∞14'07"""
6/8/07	June	2007	11:55:00 PM	M 94	CVn	LongLake Conservation Center	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Very bright core. Extended halo. Almost like several shells (sort of like a planetary neb.)"	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Galaxy	12h51m15.4s	"+41∞04'54"""
6/8/07	June	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 4841A	Com	LongLake Conservation Center	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x I thought at the time that this pair--4841A-B--was one galaxy. It appeared as a fuzzy blob about 9-10 ock. from a brighter field star. To the SE we have the AGC 1656 with a host of galaxies also observed this night. "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Galaxy	12h57m54.7s	"+28∞26'16"""
6/8/07	June	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 4864	Com	LongLake Conservation Center	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Part of observation of 4889. Very faint--just at the threshold of observability. "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Galaxy	12h59m35.9s	"+27∞56'17"""
6/8/07	June	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 4869	Com	LongLake Conservation Center	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Part of observation of 4889. Very faint. "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Galaxy	12h59m46.1s	"+27∞52'21"""
6/8/07	June	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 4874	Com	LongLake Conservation Center	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Part of observation of 4889. Small, faint."	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Galaxy	12h59m58.4s	"+27∞55'13"""
6/8/07	June	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 4889 (NGC 4884)	Com	LongLake Conservation Center	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Nice field of galaxies -- part of the ""Coma I Cluster"". 4889 is the brightest member of the set of galaxies involved. "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Galaxy	13h00m30.8s	"+27∞56'16"""
6/8/07	June	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 5005	CVn	LongLake Conservation Center	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x A fairly bright edge on galaxy. "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Galaxy	13h11m18.3s	"+37∞01'16"""
6/8/07	June	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 5033	CVn	LongLake Conservation Center	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Small, compact, lens shaped. "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Galaxy	13h13m49.5s	"+36∞33'21"""
6/8/07	June	2007	11:55:00 PM	Sunflower Galaxy	CVn	LongLake Conservation Center	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Nice. Large and bright. Grainy texture in the halo. "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Galaxy	13h16m10.9s	"+41∞59'30"""
6/8/07	June	2007	11:55:00 PM	Coma Cluster	Com	LongLake Conservation Center	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Observed the brightest member--NGC 4889--and glimpsed several others in the field: 4874, 4869., 4864 Hints of 4911 and 4921. Bright field star located at 10 ok. position from 4889. "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Galaxy Group	13h00m10.7s	"+27∞55'39"""
6/8/07	June	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 4147	Com	LongLake Conservation Center	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Small, with a fairly bright core. Some resolution. Kind of like the brighter glob in Delphinus. "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Globular Cluster	12h10m29.5s	"+18∞30'03"""
6/8/07	June	2007	11:55:00 PM	M 53	Com	LongLake Conservation Center	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Small and tight cluster with involved foreground star "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Globular Cluster	13h13m18.0s	"+18∞07'50"""
6/8/07	June	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 5053	Com	LongLake Conservation Center	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Wow--I forgot just how faint and ghostly this globular is... extended, very low SB "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Globular Cluster	13h16m50.0s	"+17∞39'38"""
6/8/07	June	2007	11:55:00 PM	M 3	CVn	LongLake Conservation Center	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 12mm, 106x Nice view--first object of the evening. Spent some time studying the cluster and its associated chains of stars. "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Globular Cluster	13h42m33.0s	"+28∞20'28"""
6/8/07	June	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 5466	Boo	LongLake Conservation Center	"LightBridge 10"""	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Wow, this is a very nice cluster. Seems larger than M3 - extended halo perhaps. Not circular, somewaht ""squished"". Averted vision shows a profusion of stars across the face of the cluster. A nice field star involved to the E. "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Globular Cluster	14h05m48.6s	"+28∞29'58"""
7/15/07	July	2007	11:55:00 PM	C/2006 VZ13 (LINEAR)	Boo	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x Got a good view of this coment tonight. Looks like a nice galaxy in some ways. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Comet	14h35m06.6s	"+48∞12'46"""
7/15/07	July	2007	6:06:00 PM	C/2006 VZ13 (LINEAR)	Boo	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Its there."	Seeing: Average (5/10) Transp: Average (5/10)	Comet	14h37m55.3s	"+48∞58'08"""
7/15/07	July	2007	11:25:00 PM	Hockey Stick	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Galaxy	12h44m20.3s	"+32∞07'52"""
7/15/07	July	2007	11:21:00 PM	NGC 5375	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x Not much to look at... faint fuzz ball "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Galaxy	13h57m17.3s	"+29∞07'46"""
7/15/07	July	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 5682	Boo	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x A faint smudge. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Galaxy	14h35m02.5s	"+48∞38'21"""
7/15/07	July	2007	11:45:00 PM	NGC 5682	Boo	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x Faint smudge "	Seeing: Average (5/10) Transp: Average (5/10)	Galaxy	14h35m02.5s	"+48∞38'21"""
7/15/07	July	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 5683	Boo	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x A faint face on galaxy."	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Galaxy	14h35m09.9s	"+48∞37'54"""
7/15/07	July	2007	11:45:00 PM	NGC 5683	Boo	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x Faint face on"	Seeing: Average (5/10) Transp: Average (5/10)	Galaxy	14h35m09.9s	"+48∞37'54"""
7/15/07	July	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 5689	Boo	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x A nice edge on near the comet (see entry for C/2K6 V213) "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Galaxy	14h35m47.0s	"+48∞42'41"""
7/15/07	July	2007	11:45:00 PM	NGC 5689	Boo	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x Nice edge on - seen near comet C/2006 VZ13 "	Seeing: Average (5/10) Transp: Average (5/10)	Galaxy	14h35m47.0s	"+48∞42'41"""
7/15/07	July	2007	11:55:00 PM	Hickson 68	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x Wow--this is one of the best objects. All five members were clearly visible. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Galaxy Group	13h54m00.9s	"+40∞17'37"""
7/15/07	July	2007	11:45:00 PM	Hickson 68	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 282x Wow! All five members are visible. Nice view. "	Seeing: Average (5/10) Transp: Average (5/10)	Galaxy Group	13h54m00.9s	"+40∞17'37"""
7/16/07	July	2007	12:41:00 AM	NGC 5371 (NGC 5390)	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x Very nice. Can see some spiral structure in the halo--just hinted at. "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Galaxy	13h55m59.9s	"+40∞25'39"""
7/16/07	July	2007	3:08:00 AM	NGC 7052	Vul	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x Nice little edge on galaxy. "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Galaxy	21h18m54.6s	"+26∞28'38"""
7/16/07	July	2007	12:03:00 AM	Hickson 68	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x Wow! "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Galaxy Group	13h54m00.9s	"+40∞17'37"""
7/16/07	July	2007	2:32:00 AM	NGC 6802	Vul	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x Nior c;l "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Open Cluster	19h30m56.5s	"+20∞16'37"""
7/16/07	July	2007	1:03:00 AM	NGC 6342	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x Nice, fairly small. Granular. Some res. with higher power. "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Globular Cluster	17h21m38.4s	"-19∞35'46"""
7/16/07	July	2007	1:07:00 AM	M 14	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x Very nice! Not a high surface brightness, but well resolved and large. "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)	Globular Cluster	17h38m01.4s	"-03∞15'08"""
8/10/07	August	2007	11:55:00 PM	Hickson 78	Dra	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X2.1, 254x Wow, very faint. PGC 56079 snf 756067 seen. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Galaxy Group	15h48m31.5s	"+68∞11'16"""
8/10/07	August	2007	11:45:00 PM	Hickson 78	Dra	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 282x Wow - this one is faint. PGC 56097 and 56067 were glimpsed. "	Seeing: Poor (3/10) Transp: Above Average (7/10) Temp: mid-50s. / NELM: 6.2	Galaxy Group	15h48m31.5s	"+68∞11'16"""
8/10/07	August	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 6891	Del	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x Small with shell. Central star easy. A little like blinking planetary in Cyg. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Planetary Nebula	20h15m32.0s	"+12∞43'42"""
8/10/07	August	2007	11:45:00 PM	NGC 6891	Del	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x Small with visible shell. Easy central star. A bit like the ""blinking"" planetary in Cyg. "	Seeing: Poor (3/10) Transp: Above Average (7/10) Temp: mid-50s. / NELM: 6.2	Planetary Nebula	20h15m32.0s	"+12∞43'42"""
8/10/07	August	2007	11:55:00 PM	Blue Flash	Del	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x Large loeb. Cenral star visible "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Planetary Nebula	20h22m45.0s	"+20∞07'47"""
8/10/07	August	2007	11:45:00 PM	Blue Flash	Del	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x Large planetary. Central star visible. "	Seeing: Poor (3/10) Transp: Above Average (7/10) Temp: mid 50s / NELM: 6.2	Planetary Nebula	20h22m45.0s	"+20∞07'47"""
8/10/07	August	2007	11:55:00 PM	Djorgovski 1	Sco	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X2.1, 254x Nice. Made sketch. Easier to see than expected. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Globular Cluster	17h47m59.6s	"-33∞04'14"""
8/14/07	August	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 6821	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x A low surface brightness galaxy. Face on? "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Galaxy	19h44m50.3s	"-06∞48'54"""
8/14/07	August	2007	11:45:00 PM	NGC 6821	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x Small face on "	Seeing: Below Average (4/10) Transp: Above Average (7/10) Temp: mid-50s. NELM: 6.4	Galaxy	19h44m50.3s	"-06∞48'54"""
8/14/07	August	2007	11:55:00 PM	Ring Nebula	Lyr	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X2.1, 254x Okay view but not the best."	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Planetary Nebula	18h53m53.6s	"+33∞02'24"""
8/14/07	August	2007	11:45:00 PM	Ring Nebula	Lyr	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x Small disk. Grey with no real coloring. "	Seeing: Below Average (4/10) Transp: Above Average (7/10) Temp: mid-50s. NELM: 6.4	Planetary Nebula	18h53m53.6s	"+33∞02'24"""
8/14/07	August	2007	11:55:00 PM	PN G035.9-01.1	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x Faint. Need to confim at some other time. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Planetary Nebula	19h02m24.9s	"+02∞09'51"""
8/14/07	August	2007	11:45:00 PM	PN G035.9-01.1	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x Hmmm.. Faint. I will need to confirm later. "	Seeing: Below Average (4/10) Transp: Above Average (7/10) Temp: mid-50s. NELM: 6.4	Planetary Nebula	19h02m24.9s	"+02∞09'51"""
8/14/07	August	2007	11:55:00 PM	Phantom Streak	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x Bright, stellar. Denk II BinoViewer X2.1, 254x Higher power brings more ""blobbyness""--blinks with averted vision. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Planetary Nebula	19h03m02.1s	"-00∞26'18"""
8/14/07	August	2007	11:45:00 PM	Phantom Streak	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x Bright, stellar at this power. TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 282x Higher power shows some ""blobbynes"". With averted vision, this planetary blinks. "	Seeing: Below Average (4/10) Transp: Above Average (7/10) Temp: mid-50s. NELM: 6.4	Planetary Nebula	19h03m02.1s	"-00∞26'18"""
8/14/07	August	2007	11:55:00 PM	Abell 55	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x Visible but very faint. Some nice field stars are involved in the nebula. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Planetary Nebula	19h10m51.2s	"-02∞19'39"""
8/14/07	August	2007	11:45:00 PM	Abell 55	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x DENK II X2.1, 254x Very faint. Involved with some nice field stars. "	Seeing: Below Average (4/10) Transp: Above Average (7/10) Temp: mid-50s. NELM: 6.4	Planetary Nebula	19h10m51.2s	"-02∞19'39"""
8/14/07	August	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 6772	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X2.1, 254x Nice object--egg shaped. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Planetary Nebula	19h15m01.8s	"-02∞41'37"""
8/14/07	August	2007	11:45:00 PM	NGC 6772	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x Nice planetary! Egg shaped. "	Seeing: Below Average (4/10) Transp: Above Average (7/10) Temp: mid-50s. NELM: 6.4	Planetary Nebula	19h15m01.8s	"-02∞41'37"""
8/14/07	August	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 6440	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x A cotton ball, tight core. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Globular Cluster	17h49m21.6s	"-20∞21'51"""
8/14/07	August	2007	11:45:00 PM	NGC 6440	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x Tight core - like a cotton ball. "	Seeing: Below Average (4/10) Transp: Above Average (7/10) Temp: mid-50s. NELM: 6.4	Globular Cluster	17h49m21.6s	"-20∞21'51"""
8/14/07	August	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 6544	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X2.6, 314x Loose. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Globular Cluster	18h07m49.7s	"-24∞59'58"""
8/14/07	August	2007	11:45:00 PM	NGC 6544	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x Loose globular. "	Seeing: Below Average (4/10) Transp: Above Average (7/10) Temp: mid-50s. NELM: 6.4	Globular Cluster	18h07m49.7s	"-24∞59'58"""
8/14/07	August	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 6553	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x Large, loose, hazy. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Globular Cluster	18h09m46.9s	"-25∞54'33"""
8/14/07	August	2007	11:55:00 PM	Palomar 11	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X2.1, 254x Faint and loose. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Globular Cluster	19h45m40.4s	"-07∞59'17"""
8/14/07	August	2007	11:45:00 PM	Palomar 11	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x Faint and loose. Easily detectable once adapted. "	Seeing: Below Average (4/10) Transp: Above Average (7/10) Temp: mid-50s. NELM: 6.4	Globular Cluster	19h45m40.4s	"-07∞59'17"""
8/14/07	August	2007	11:45:00 PM	Djorgovski 1	Sco	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x Wow - this was quite a surprise. A very nice glob - faint but obvious. Seems loose. "	Seeing: Below Average (4/10) Transp: Above Average (7/10) Temp: mid-50s. NELM: 6.4	Globular Cluster	17h47m59.5s	"-33∞04'14"""
10/5/07	October	2007	11:55:00 PM	Mars	Gem	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm X2.0, 564x Got to see polar cap. Seeing okay. "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Fair (2)	Prime Solar System Object	06h13m37.6s	"+23∞28'46"""
10/5/07	October	2007	10:53:00 PM	C/2006 OF2 (Broughton)	Aqr	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Ethos 13mm, 195x just seen "	Warm - bad transparency	Comet	21h19m56.6s	"-06∞50'09"""
10/5/07	October	2007	11:55:00 PM	MCG 8-36-12	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X2.1, 254x Small, very small galaxy. "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Fair (2)	Galaxy	19h58m55.9s	"+50∞03'42"""
10/5/07	October	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 6833	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X2.1, 254x Starlike planetary. Winks in and out with averted vision."	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Fair (2)	Planetary Nebula	19h50m00.2s	"+48∞59'05"""
10/5/07	October	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 6884	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x Very small. Somewhat bright. Elongated with averted vision. "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Fair (2)	Planetary Nebula	20h10m38.8s	"+46∞29'16"""
10/5/07	October	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 6894	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	" Denk II BinoViewer X2.1, 254x *USEDGary's 13mm Ethos* Smoke ring planetary--like a donut.Grey."	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Fair (2)	Planetary Nebula	20h16m43.4s	"+30∞35'32"""
10/5/07	October	2007	11:55:00 PM	Fetus Nebula	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X2.1, 254x WOW! Very, very nice object. Bright, farily large. Textured and elongated-donut with bright central star and a field star on one limb. Wow. "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Fair (2)	Planetary Nebula	21h00m47.2s	"+54∞34'39"""
10/5/07	October	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 7027	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x A very nice--small bright and blue. Unlike others it was rather asymetrical in shape with a brightening to one side. Made sketch. "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Fair (2)	Planetary Nebula	21h07m19.9s	"+42∞16'16"""
10/5/07	October	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 7048	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x A very nice ghostly ring--some asymetry. Neb filled in some and ther is a nice field star involved in the neb. "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Fair (2)	Planetary Nebula	21h14m32.7s	"+46∞19'29"""
10/5/07	October	2007	11:55:00 PM	Iris Nebula	Cep	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x Really nice--small and egg-shaped. Bright central star. Mostly grey with a blue tint. "	Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Fair (2)	Diffuse Nebula	21h01m42.5s	"+68∞11'57"""
10/6/07	October	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 7094	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X2.1, 254x Very faint, donut shape. Central star perhaps glimpsed."	Transparency: Avergage (3) Seeing: Average (3)	Planetary Nebula	21h37m16.6s	"+12∞49'34"""
10/6/07	October	2007	11:55:00 PM	PN G104.2-29.6	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X2.1, 254x Wow-big and faint. Like a ghostly helix nebula. Neat. O3 improves the view. "	Transparency: Avergage (3) Seeing: Average (3)	Planetary Nebula	23h36m18.0s	"+30∞30'53"""
10/6/07	October	2007	11:55:00 PM	Abell 84	Cas	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X2.1, 254x Just a clump visible. Involved star. OIII filter used. "	Transparency: Avergage (3) Seeing: Average (3)	Planetary Nebula	23h48m09.1s	"+51∞26'44"""
10/7/07	October	2007	11:55:00 PM	NGC 7013	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X2.1, 254x Wow, nice. Shows lots of details. "	Seeing: Excellent (5) Transparency: Excellent (5)	Galaxy	21h03m54.1s	"+29∞55'53"""
10/7/07	October	2007	11:55:00 PM	Hickson 87	Cap	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x No details--saw it. "	Seeing: Excellent (5) Transparency: Excellent (5)	Galaxy Group	20h48m39.7s	"-19∞48'45"""
10/7/07	October	2007	11:55:00 PM	Hickson 88	Aqr	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x Viewed, no entry though. "	Seeing: Excellent (5) Transparency: Excellent (5)	Galaxy Group	20h52m48.4s	"-05∞43'41"""
10/7/07	October	2007	11:55:00 PM	Hickson 89	Aqr	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x Viewed. will return later. "	Seeing: Excellent (5) Transparency: Excellent (5)	Galaxy Group	21h20m36.2s	"-03∞52'30"""
10/7/07	October	2007	1:18:00 AM	PN G104.2-29.6	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"DENK II X1.4, 169x Nice. Large. Faint "		Planetary Nebula	23h36m18.0s	"+30∞30'53"""
10/7/07	October	2007	11:55:00 PM	Spirograph Nebula	Lep	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X2.1, 254x WOW! Amazing object. Saw multiple shells. Pink in outer hood, blue central. AMAZING "	Seeing: Excellent (5) Transparency: Excellent (5)	Planetary Nebula	05h27m50.7s	"-12∞41'08"""
10/7/07	October	2007	11:55:00 PM	M 17	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X2.1, 254x Just amazing--again, due to the conditions. O3 actually was less important-neb was excellent."	Seeing: Excellent (5) Transparency: Excellent (5)	Open Cluster	18h21m14.1s	"-16∞10'10"""
10/7/07	October	2007	11:55:00 PM	M 22	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X2.1, 254x JUST AMAZING. Due to the conditions. "	Seeing: Excellent (5) Transparency: Excellent (5)	Globular Cluster	18h36m52.8s	"-23∞53'56"""
10/9/07	October	2007	4:55:00 AM	Mars	Gem	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm X3.0, 635x Mars was incredible tonight. Had it over 951x with Tony's Radium and powermates. Lots of great details!! Wow. "	Seeing: Excellent (5) Transparency: Excellent (5)	Prime Solar System Object	06h19m15.2s	"+23∞32'19"""
10/9/07	October	2007	4:55:00 AM	Orion Nebula	Ori	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Denk II BinoViewer X2.1, 254x Just amazing. Pink in fringes. Trap opened up with higher power. Just amazing. "	Seeing: Excellent (5) Transparency: Excellent (5)	HII Nebula	05h35m41.8s	"-05∞22'25"""
10/27/07	October	2007	11:55:00 PM	17P/Holmes	Per	"Minneapolis, Minnesota"	Naked Eye	"Naked eye it looks like a cotton ball--very bright and impressive. Through a 10x50 bino it looks very bright and ... wow..! Like a multi-ring planetary nebula (like ""Eskimo"" in Gem). Wow. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Comet	03h49m34.3s	"+50∞21'46"""
7/4/08	July	2008	11:16:00 PM	MCG 6-36-38	CrB	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 5 26mm X2.0, 195x This was pretty faint--seen 100 percent with averted vision and maybe 75 percent with direct. Seen as part of an observation of NGC 6137 that sits nearby. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)	Galaxy	16h23m19.7s	"+37∞55'48"""
7/4/08	July	2008	11:16:00 PM	NGC 6137	CrB	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 5 26mm X2.0, 195x Seen with the PGC galaxy also noted on this night. Actually not much brighter than the aforementioned. A fuzzy patch with a nearly even surface. Probably obscured by the haze."	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)	Galaxy	16h23m23.3s	"+37∞54'11"""
7/4/08	July	2008	11:56:00 PM	NGC 6710	Lyr	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	" TeleVue Nagler Type 5 26mm X2.0, 195x Small and fairly bright core. Very busy starfield."		Galaxy	18h50m56.8s	"+26∞50'52"""
7/4/08	July	2008	11:28:00 PM	M 10	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 5 26mm X2.0, 195x Wow. Impressive. Without a doubt my very best view of this cluster. Rich, bright. Looks much like the more ""impressive"" M13."	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)	Globular Cluster	16h57m37.9s	"-04∞06'52"""
7/4/08	July	2008	11:36:00 PM	M 62	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 5 26mm X2.0, 195x Probably not my first view of this, but the first that I have logged. Due to the low haze and clouds, not a great view. Will come back to view on a better night. "	Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)	Globular Cluster	17h01m47.7s	"-30∞07'42"""
7/4/08	July	2008	11:43:00 PM	NGC 6356	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	" TeleVue Nagler Type 5 26mm X2.0, 195x"		Globular Cluster	17h24m06.9s	"-17∞49'22"""
7/5/08	July	2008	12:00:00 AM	NGC 6700	Lyr	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 5 26mm X2.0, 195x At first needs some averted vision to pick up... but then it becomes obvious. Fairly large glow in a very interesting starfield. Might want to revisit on a better night. Interesting to look at galaxies in Lyra."	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)	Galaxy	18h46m25.5s	"+32∞17'17"""
7/5/08	July	2008	1:39:00 AM	UGC 11397	Lyr	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 5 26mm X2.0, 195x Very faint ball of fuzz in a rich starfield. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)	Galaxy	19h04m10.1s	"+33∞51'23"""
7/5/08	July	2008	1:20:00 AM	NGC 6765	Lyr	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 5 26mm X2.0, 195x Interesting object for a planetary. To me it resembles a bit of an edge on galaxy. Did not show much difference with a filter."	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)	Planetary Nebula	19h11m28.3s	"+30∞33'33"""
7/5/08	July	2008	1:34:00 AM	M 56	Lyr	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 5 26mm X2.0, 195x Lots of high haze gave a muted view of this cluster tonight. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)	Globular Cluster	19h16m57.9s	"+30∞11'58"""
9/1/08	September	2008	12:48:00 AM	NGC 2276	Cep	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 282x arp 114--very nice mottled spiral "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)	Galaxy	07h29m59.3s	"+85∞43'51"""
9/1/08	September	2008	12:47:00 AM	NGC 2300	Cep	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 282x arp 25 "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)	Galaxy	07h35m03.8s	"+85∞41'15"""
9/1/08	September	2008	12:25:00 AM	NGC 3212	Dra	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 282x filament detected? Arp 181"	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)	Galaxy	10h29m05.2s	"+79∞46'43"""
9/2/08	September	2008	10:29:00 PM	LEDA 1961355	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20		Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)	Galaxy	11h37m51.3s	"+31∞40'57"""
9/2/08	September	2008	11:58:00 PM	Pleiades	Tau	Cherry Springs SP	AT 80mm Refractor	"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 45x Of course I have viewed this many times. Tonight was amazing. Through Thom Bemus' little 80mm refractor and the Ethos... Blue/diamond stars with nebulosity. WOW. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Open Cluster	03h47m32.1s	"+24∞08'43"""
9/2/08	September	2008	10:35:00 PM	NGC 6819	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue ETHOS 13mm, 195x nice cluster "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Open Cluster	19h41m37.3s	"+40∞12'36"""
9/3/08	September	2008	2:35:00 AM	IC 10	Cas	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue ETHOS 13mm, 195x Extended haze--just above sky brightness. Irregular oval shape. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Galaxy	00h20m53.7s	"+59∞20'31"""
9/3/08	September	2008	1:13:00 AM	Z 378-15	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Einsteins cross - confirmed view in John Vogts 32"". Wow. 700x "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Galaxy	22h40m58.6s	"+03∞24'24"""
9/3/08	September	2008	2:16:00 AM	NGC 7640	And	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue ETHOS 13mm, 195x Wow, a very nice galaxy. Mottled, many involved stars in a nice field. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Galaxy	23h22m33.5s	"+40∞53'42"""
9/3/08	September	2008	1:01:00 AM	Einstein's Cross	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	"John Vogt's 32"" f/4.2"	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 5mm, 699x Wow... with lower powers we saw the halo of the foreground galaxy and core. Not until we used the highest setting did we actualy begin to see the lensed quasar. In moments of good seeing, the four points sharpened to focus and were distinct. This was very similar to looking at Mars or Jupiter and ferreting some details at high powers. Seeing was certainly a significant factor is seeing this object. Amazing just to veiw at all. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Quasar	22h40m58.6s	"+03∞24'23"""
9/3/08	September	2008	3:39:00 AM	PN G119.6-06.7	Cas	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue ETHOS 13mm, 195x Egg shaped planetary, "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Planetary Nebula	00h28m46.5s	"+56∞00'50"""
9/3/08	September	2008	4:12:00 AM	IC 1747	Cas	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue ETHOS 13mm, 195x Somewhat circular blue ball. Expands with averted vision. TMB Planetary 5mm, 508x At high power, under steady moments, this shows some annularity/mottling. Nice object. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Planetary Nebula	01h58m15.9s	"+63∞21'50"""
9/3/08	September	2008	4:28:00 AM	IC 289	Cas	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue ETHOS 13mm, 195x another nice planetarty in cass. larger, elliptical shape. some mottlig in the halo. no central observed. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Planetary Nebula	03h11m03.1s	"+61∞20'55"""
9/3/08	September	2008	12:59:00 AM	IC 5217	Lac	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue ETHOS 13mm, 195x nice little planetary--small , some shell "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Planetary Nebula	22h24m18.6s	"+51∞00'47"""
9/3/08	September	2008	3:49:00 AM	Gamma Cassiopeia Nebula	Cas	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue ETHOS 13mm, 195x just barely there? "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Reflection Nebula	00h58m04.1s	"+61∞11'49"""
9/3/08	September	2008	1:14:00 AM	Bubble Nebula	Cas	Cherry Springs SP	"Gary Honis 20"" Starmaster"	Viewed with Garys scope. Just an arc of nebulosity visible.	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Diffuse Nebula	23h21m08.4s	"+61∞15'27"""
9/3/08	September	2008	1:30:00 AM	Bubble Nebula	Cas	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue ETHOS 13mm, 195x Very nice toniight. Half shell with lots of nebulosity. Narrow band really helps improve contrast on this object. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Diffuse Nebula	23h21m08.4s	"+61∞15'27"""
9/3/08	September	2008	3:54:00 AM	M 103	Cas	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue ETHOS 13mm, 195x I have seen this many times but never logged it. The stars are nice and colorful. Does look like an xmas tree on its side. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Open Cluster	01h33m59.9s	"+60∞41'39"""
9/4/08	September	2008	1:10:00 AM	RFGC 2814	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	Viewed with Jon Vogts 32 inch scope. Really interesting.	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)	Galaxy	14h36m37.1s	"-02∞55'06"""
9/4/08	September	2008	2:25:00 AM	LEDA 2375774	And	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TMB Planetary 5mm, 508x glow--larger than you might expect seen with m-2-55 "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)	Galaxy	23h37m21.5s	"+50∞35'02"""
9/4/08	September	2008	2:20:00 AM	LEDA 2375774	And	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TMB Planetary 5mm, 508x "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)	Galaxy	23h37m21.5s	"+50∞35'02"""
9/4/08	September	2008	1:38:00 AM	PN G086.5-08.8	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue ETHOS 13mm, 195x Small, irregular glow. No central observed. Hard to tell if shell/sphere or not. TMB Planetary 5mm, 508x Here the planetary looks like a box--biipolar? Mottling in nebula. No detection of central star. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)	Planetary Nebula	21h33m31.1s	"+39∞40'38"""
9/4/08	September	2008	1:06:00 AM	Blue Snowball	And	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue ETHOS 13mm, 195x This is a very beautiful planetary. Two shellls--no central is obvious. However the night is not so good. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)	Planetary Nebula	23h26m21.0s	"+42∞35'05"""
9/4/08	September	2008	2:15:00 AM	M 2-55	Cep	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TMB Planetary 5mm, 508x Very nice object--blinks on/off with averted vision.. pgc galaxy in field "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)	Planetary Nebula	23h32m18.4s	"+70∞25'06"""
9/8/08	September	2008	2:41:00 AM	M 110	And	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue ETHOS 13mm, 195x Viewed with M31. Viewed in Tony's 20"" Starmaster. Wow "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Galaxy	00h40m52.5s	"+41∞44'05"""
9/8/08	September	2008	2:44:00 AM	M 32	And	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue ETHOS 13mm, 195x Viewed this when looking at M31. Bright, lovely companion galaxy. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Galaxy	00h43m12.3s	"+40∞54'52"""
9/8/08	September	2008	2:44:00 AM	Andromeda Galaxy	And	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue ETHOS 13mm, 195x Viewed in Tony's 20-- Simply the BEST view I think I have had. I also had a great view in Thom Bemus' 80mm earlier with an Ethos. With Tony's 41 Pan, Wow. Yellow, stellar core. Mottling in the starclouds, etc. Full extent. Wrap around in the arms. Just kiler!! "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Galaxy	00h43m14.8s	"+41∞19'06"""
9/8/08	September	2008	3:43:00 AM	Little Dumbbell	Per	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue ETHOS 13mm, 195x Very lovely structure--dual lobed. Much mottling. Very nice object. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Planetary Nebula	01h42m54.7s	"+51∞37'15"""
9/8/08	September	2008	2:54:00 AM	Campbell's Hydrogen Star	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue ETHOS 13mm, 195x A very nice planetary that shows great color. Like IC 418, shows a pink color and a blue/yellow central star. Wonderful. "	Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Planetary Nebula	19h35m07.0s	"+30∞32'19"""
9/8/08	September	2008	5:08:00 AM	M 43	Ori	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue ETHOS 13mm, 195x The running man. Seen this many times. Nice view whie viewing M42. "	Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Very Good (4)	Diffuse Nebula	05h35m56.2s	"-05∞15'24"""
3/20/09	March	2009	11:48:00 PM	IC 2531	Ant	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Ethos 13mm, 195x Faint elongated streak. Reminds me of a ghost-like appearance of NGC 891 or something. "		Galaxy	10h00m22.1s	"-29∞39'57"""
3/20/09	March	2009	11:27:00 PM	Monkey Head Nebula	Ori	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 5 26mm, 98x Very large glow - needs O3"	Avergae Seeing Poor Transparency	Diffuse Nebula	06h09m58.0s	"+20∞39'57"""
3/20/09	March	2009	11:40:00 PM	NGC 3201	Vel	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice glob - Large, a bit loose. Sort of ""crab"" like in appearance."	Average Seeing / PoorTransp.	Globular Cluster	10h18m01.7s	"-46∞27'43"""
3/21/09	March	2009	12:50:00 AM	MCG -5-24-10	Ant	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Ethos 13mm, 195x Small blob "		Galaxy	09h59m13.1s	"-28∞40'12"""
3/21/09	March	2009	1:32:00 AM	NGC 3314 (NGC 3314)	Hya	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	"Ethos 13mm, 195x Part of the Hydra I group. A very nice chain of glaxies running nearly 7 to 1pm on clock-face. Many galaxies visible. "		Galaxy	10h37m40.8s	"-27∞44'08"""
3/21/09	March	2009	1:06:00 AM	NGC 3621	Hya	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"Ethos 13mm, 195x Really very nice object. Mottled galaxy, fairly large. Has lovely field stars that frame it nicely. Must come back at some later time. "		Galaxy	11h18m45.4s	"-32∞52'05"""
3/21/09	March	2009	12:00:00 AM	ACO 1060	Hya	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	"Ethos 13mm X2.0, 391x Very Nice! Many, many members of this interesting galaxy group. Some mark a very nice chain of galaxies. Earlier entry on specific member. Should explore this area some more later. "		Galaxy Group	10h37m22.0s	"-27∞34'06"""
3/22/09	March	2009	9:09:00 PM	NGC 2090	Col	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	"Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice lens shaped galaxy--not too big. Has some mottling. Very low in the sky from CAV. "		Galaxy	05h47m22.4s	"-34∞15'02"""
3/22/09	March	2009	9:13:00 PM	IC 2158	Col	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	"Ethos 13mm, 195x Visuall interesting. Small lens shaped halo with brightening toward core. Involved field star in halo. Nice framing with stars in te FOV. "		Galaxy	06h05m40.5s	"-27∞51'39"""
3/22/09	March	2009	1:50:00 AM	The Antennae	Crv	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	"Ethos 13mm, 195x I have seen this interacting pair several times in the past. This time was a good view. Perhaps not the best, but good. "		Galaxy	12h02m23.4s	"-18∞55'23"""
3/22/09	March	2009	2:44:00 AM	Siamese Twins	Vir	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	"Ethos 13mm, 195x An accidental ""find""--while looking up 4565. Nice interacting pair of galaxies with a nice edge on galaxy in the same FOV. "		Galaxy	12h37m04.5s	"+11∞11'02"""
3/22/09	March	2009	1:53:00 AM	Sombrero Galaxy	Vir	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	"Ethos 13mm X2.0, 391x Very nice galaxy--much longer than sometimes appears on photographs. I have seen this many times in the past but this is the first log entry to be made. "		Galaxy	12h40m30.3s	"-11∞40'39"""
3/22/09	March	2009	11:22:00 PM	NGC 2438	Pup	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	"TMB 5mm Planetary, 508x Excelllent view! "		Planetary Nebula	07h42m17.3s	"-14∞45'36"""
3/22/09	March	2009	10:30:00 PM	NGC 2438	Pup	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	"Ethos 13mm X2.0, 391x Very, very nice planetary. This object, which sits inside M46, shows a bright annular structure with mottling across the donut-like halo. Grey-no real color associated with halo. Central star not visible--however a foreground star luiks near the center."		Planetary Nebula	07h42m17.3s	"-14∞45'36"""
3/22/09	March	2009	11:55:00 PM	Rosette	Mon	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 282x Large ring with mottling--needs UHC filter. "		Diffuse Nebula	06h32m32.4s	"+04∞58'43"""
3/22/09	March	2009	3:01:00 AM	M 80	Sco	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	"Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice tight cotton ball of stars. Fairly well resolved to the core."		Globular Cluster	16h17m36.6s	"-22∞59'59"""
3/23/09	March	2009	3:36:00 AM	St. Katherine's Wheel	Com	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	"Ethos 13mm, 195x Very nice- three loose arms. One curving out toward 9 oclock in this view. "		Galaxy	12h19m19.9s	"+14∞21'41"""
3/23/09	March	2009	1:42:00 AM	M 61	Vir	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	"Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice galaxy. Bright core. 3 spiral arms - one wrapping outward more than the other two. May have viewed this a few time previously. Some mottling. "		Galaxy	12h22m25.3s	"+04∞25'09"""
3/23/09	March	2009	2:56:00 AM	M 100	Com	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	"Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice galaxy. Face on spiral with 3 arms. "		Galaxy	12h23m25.0s	"+15∞46'01"""
3/23/09	March	2009	4:09:00 AM	IC 3292	Com	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	" Ethos 13mm, 195x Very faint smudge near M85."		Galaxy	12h25m18.6s	"+18∞08'24"""
3/23/09	March	2009	4:08:00 AM	M 85	Com	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	"Ethos 13mm, 195x Concentrated and bright. Shares the field with 2 other gallaxies. "		Galaxy	12h25m54.3s	"+18∞08'09"""
3/23/09	March	2009	4:09:00 AM	NGC 4394	Com	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	"Ethos 13mm, 195x This small but relatively bright galaxy shares the same field as M85. Core is bright--nearly as much so as M85. But not as large of a halo. "		Galaxy	12h26m25.8s	"+18∞09'32"""
3/23/09	March	2009	1:28:00 AM	M 87	Vir	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	"Ethos 13mm, 195x Fairly featureless halo. Typical for an eliptical galaxy. Some of the outer haze visible. Looked for the jet of material. Both Gary H and I think we saw it at the 4pm position. Hard to line up with given CCD images--must research to discover if we are seeing the right thing. Used the 5mm TMB for super high power viewing to isolate the jet. "		Galaxy	12h31m19.6s	"+12∞20'11"""
3/23/09	March	2009	2:08:00 AM	M 88	Com	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	"Ethos 13mm, 195x Really lovely galaxy. Inclined spiral. Much structure detected--dust lane/arrms and mottling. Bright core Some nice imbedded field stars. Shoud come back at some later time. "		Galaxy	12h32m29.4s	"+14∞21'55"""
3/23/09	March	2009	3:23:00 AM	NGC 4945	Cen	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	"Ethos 13mm, 195x Wow- a very nice and very long galaxy. Low surface brightness--ghost-like. Probably really impressive from a soutern location when it can be much higher in the sky. Viewed with GH first. "		Galaxy	13h06m02.1s	"-49∞31'11"""
3/23/09	March	2009	3:19:00 AM	NGC 5102	Cen	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	"Ethos 13mm, 195x Bright core. Tight halo. Nice galaxy. Probably very nice with a more southerly location. "		Galaxy	13h22m31.4s	"-36∞40'52"""
3/23/09	March	2009	3:25:00 AM	Centaurus A	Cen	Chiefland Astronomy Village	"Gary Honis 20"" Starmaster"	Used the 13 ethos for this object. Not the best I have seen but nonetheless interesting.		Galaxy	13h26m02.9s	"-43∞04'06"""
3/23/09	March	2009	2:38:00 AM	Twin Quasar	UMa	Chiefland Astronomy Village	"Gary Honis 20"" Starmaster"	5mm T4 Nagler Just detectable - about 50 percent of the time. Thought I saw a smundge that might be the blurring of the double image of the quasar. Came and went with seeing.		Quasar	10h02m01.7s	"+55∞51'15"""
3/23/09	March	2009	2:37:00 AM	Twin Quasar	UMa	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20			Quasar	10h02m01.7s	"+55∞51'15"""
3/24/09	March	2009	11:15:00 PM	144P/Kushida	Gem	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	"Ethos 13mm, 195x Small round nucleus. Not very bright. "		Comet	06h49m57.4s	"+17∞13'13"""
3/24/09	March	2009	11:06:00 PM	C/2007 N3 (Lulin)	Gem	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 5 26mm, 98x Small core - not very stellar. Grey color. Tail is about 30 minutes or so extended from the 3 oclock position. "		Comet	07h01m16.7s	"+21∞59'07"""
3/25/09	March	2009	12:00:00 AM	Seagull Nebula	Mon	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 5 26mm, 98x Very faint nebula. Viewed only with the H-Beta filter. Like a river of faint light running 11-5 around the entire field. "		Diffuse Nebula	07h05m33.2s	"-10∞42'59"""
3/26/09	March	2009	1:28:00 AM	M 95	Leo	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	"Ethos 13mm, 195x I have viewed this object several times in the past but failed t make a log entry. This night I can see some of the barred structure and mottled halo. "		Galaxy	10h44m29.0s	"+11∞39'08"""
3/26/09	March	2009	1:49:00 AM	M 96	Leo	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	"Ethos 13mm, 195x I have seen this several times in the past but not logged this galaxy. Ethos 13mm X2.0, 391x Some mottling and structure shown at higher power. "		Galaxy	10h47m17.0s	"+11∞46'06"""
3/26/09	March	2009	2:06:00 AM	NGC 3605	Leo	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	"Ethos 13mm, 195x Nearly the brightest in a very nicely framed trio of galaxies in Leo (the 3605 group). Each galaxy apears as an eliptical. Bright cores with halos of different orientations and sizes This one is the smallest. "		Galaxy	11h17m18.0s	"+17∞57'50"""
3/26/09	March	2009	2:08:00 AM	NGC 3607	Leo	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	" Ethos 13mm, 195x The largest galxy in a very attractive trio of galaxies located in Leo. What I call the 3605 grouping."		Galaxy	11h17m25.9s	"+17∞59'59"""
3/26/09	March	2009	2:09:00 AM	NGC 3608	Leo	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	"Ethos 13mm, 195x The third galaxy in a very attractive trio of galaxies in Leo (what I call the NGC 3605 grouping). "		Galaxy	11h17m30.3s	"+18∞05'43"""
3/26/09	March	2009	2:19:00 AM	NGC 3987	Leo	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	"Ethos 13mm, 195x A very atractive grouping of galaxies running in a line in Leo. This member is an edge on spiral galaxy. Very nice. "		Galaxy	11h57m51.8s	"+25∞08'26"""
3/26/09	March	2009	4:10:00 AM	NGC 4756	Crv	Chiefland Astronomy Village	Obsession 20	"Denk II Medium, 242x TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice pair of interacting galaxies in an interesting field. "		Galaxy	12h53m23.8s	"-15∞28'01"""
4/23/09	April	2009	11:26:00 PM	NGC 4111	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x nice view with companion galaxies in the FOV. Bright edge on "		Galaxy	12h07m33.9s	"+43∞00'47"""
4/24/09	April	2009	12:42:00 AM	NGC 4136	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Blob. Slightly elongated. "		Galaxy	12h09m48.3s	"+29∞52'27"""
4/24/09	April	2009	1:32:00 AM	NGC 4150	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 282x Bright core--Compact halo. "		Galaxy	12h11m04.2s	"+30∞20'53"""
4/24/09	April	2009	1:23:00 AM	MCG 3-31-55	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 282x A very faint and very, very thin streak of light "		Galaxy	12h11m07.4s	"+18∞46'26"""
4/24/09	April	2009	1:42:00 AM	NGC 4152	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A small roundish blob with a brighter core. Tight halo. "		Galaxy	12h11m07.9s	"+15∞58'43"""
4/24/09	April	2009	1:51:00 AM	M 98	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice long spindle. Bright core. Some mottling. Nice galaxy. "		Galaxy	12h14m18.7s	"+14∞50'44"""
4/24/09	April	2009	12:51:00 AM	NGC 4147	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice little glob. Some resolution to the core. "		Globular Cluster	12h10m36.5s	"+18∞29'15"""
4/26/09	April	2009	11:15:00 PM	NGC 2545	Cnc	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Bright core-halo has some hint of spiral structure. Looked up this in the vickers atlas and it showed some barred spiral structure. Nice to see it."		Galaxy	08h14m47.7s	"+21∞19'39"""
4/26/09	April	2009	11:38:00 PM	IC 2253	Cnc	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A smudge. "		Galaxy	08h17m07.4s	"+21∞22'53"""
4/26/09	April	2009	10:33:00 PM	NGC 2598 (NGC 2597)	Cnc	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	" TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small faint smudge."		Galaxy	08h30m36.0s	"+21∞27'27"""
4/26/09	April	2009	11:02:00 PM	NGC 2744	Cnc	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Relatively bright core. Some mottling in halo "		Galaxy	09h05m11.6s	"+18∞25'37"""
4/26/09	April	2009	11:00:00 PM	NGC 2749	Cnc	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Bright core--maybe some mottling visible. "		Galaxy	09h05m53.9s	"+18∞16'32"""
4/26/09	April	2009	11:01:00 PM	NGC 2751	Cnc	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	Faint blob. Interesting trio with 2749 and 2752		Galaxy	09h06m05.0s	"+18∞13'29"""
4/26/09	April	2009	10:58:00 PM	NGC 2752	Cnc	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice edge on -- fsint but detectable. Bloats somewhat with averted vision. Interesting field with other galaxies."		Galaxy	09h06m15.8s	"+18∞18'09"""
4/26/09	April	2009	1:29:00 AM	NGC 3988	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Faint with brightish core--star actually imbedded. Forms nice trio in a line with IC 2989 and 4004"		Galaxy	11h57m55.0s	"+27∞49'27"""
4/26/09	April	2009	1:19:00 AM	NGC 4004	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small. Nice trio with 3988 and IC 2982 "		Galaxy	11h58m36.0s	"+27∞49'32"""
4/26/09	April	2009	1:24:00 AM	NGC 4008	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice and relatively briight--some mottling. Nice trio of faint glaxies that form a nearly perfect iso triangle just off to the south "		Galaxy	11h58m47.8s	"+28∞08'21"""
4/26/09	April	2009	1:42:00 AM	NGC 5958	CrB	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Actually quite a nice little galaxy. A cotton-ball type--almost globular like in appearance. Very interesting pattern of four stars that frame the object. "		Galaxy	15h35m14.5s	"+28∞37'13"""
4/26/09	April	2009	2:19:00 AM	NGC 6384	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Bright-ish core. Halo extends with averted vision. "		Galaxy	17h32m53.0s	"+07∞03'01"""
4/27/09	April	2009	3:30:00 AM	NGC 4138	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Bright core - some extended halo. "		Galaxy	12h10m00.5s	"+43∞37'58"""
4/27/09	April	2009	3:45:00 AM	NGC 4145	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Large. Some brightening toward the core. Mottling. Bright star in field makes some of the galaxy hard to observe. "		Galaxy	12h10m32.2s	"+39∞49'52"""
4/27/09	April	2009	3:43:00 AM	NGC 4151	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Large halo--bright core with star involved. Some mottling. Companion 4156 seen and faint ball. "		Galaxy	12h11m03.2s	"+39∞21'11"""
4/27/09	April	2009	3:44:00 AM	NGC 4156	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small ball--companion? to 4151. "		Galaxy	12h11m20.5s	"+39∞25'09"""
4/27/09	April	2009	4:06:00 AM	NGC 5248	Boo	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x This is a very nice galaxy.Shows good mottling and the arms can be seen quite well. "		Galaxy	13h38m02.0s	"+08∞50'03"""
4/27/09	April	2009	1:00:00 AM	NGC 5414	Boo	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small with bright core. "		Galaxy	14h02m33.2s	"+09∞52'51"""
4/27/09	April	2009	3:10:00 AM	NGC 5961	CrB	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20			Galaxy	15h35m40.7s	"+30∞49'45"""
4/27/09	April	2009	4:25:00 AM	NGC 6058	Her	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small and bright. Seeing was not so good this night to try higher power."		Planetary Nebula	16h04m48.1s	"+40∞39'12"""
4/27/09	April	2009	4:32:00 AM	White Eyed Pea	Her	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Smsll and bright. Bright central star. Some shell observed. Blinks well. Needs a better night to use more mag. "		Planetary Nebula	16h12m12.8s	"+12∞02'37"""
4/27/09	April	2009	12:00:00 AM	M 68	Hya	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Tonight there is haze that is cutting down the brightness. Looked for the galaxy off the edge but can not confirm that this time out. "		Globular Cluster	12h39m59.6s	"-26∞47'56"""
5/20/09	May	2009	11:47:00 PM	NGC 3516	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Relatively bright. Small core. "		Galaxy	11h07m28.7s	"+72∞31'17"""
5/20/09	May	2009	11:59:00 PM	Dumbbell	Vul	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A very, very good view of the Dumbell. Dave Mitsky and I were both quite impressed. Green/blue. Lots of details. Floating in 3D. Excellent. "	Transparency-7/10 Seeing-4/10	Planetary Nebula	20h00m02.0s	"+22∞44'38"""
5/21/09	May	2009	3:30:00 AM	Neptune	Cap	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	" TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Aqua marine orb. Seeing is bad tonight so it is not the best view."		Prime Solar System Object	21h55m18.9s	"-13∞03'41"""
5/21/09	May	2009	3:23:00 AM	22P/Kopff	Cap	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small and diffuse. Looks like a small eliptical galaxy "		Comet	21h28m50.4s	"-12∞21'40"""
5/21/09	May	2009	2:58:00 AM	C/2006 W3 (Christensen)	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice comet - tear drop shaped with some brightening towards the nucleus. "		Comet	22h47m36.5s	"+34∞55'35"""
5/21/09	May	2009	2:00:00 AM	NGC 3348	Dra	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x bright core--almost stellar. star involved just outside the core. tight halo. "		Galaxy	10h47m54.4s	"+72∞47'38"""
5/21/09	May	2009	1:57:00 AM	NGC 3364	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small, somewhat irregular glow "		Galaxy	10h49m13.6s	"+72∞22'45"""
5/21/09	May	2009	2:07:00 AM	NGC 6155	Her	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice- lens shaped with some mottling. Nice starfield around it. "		Galaxy	16h26m26.8s	"+48∞20'35"""
5/21/09	May	2009	3:56:00 AM	UGC 11512	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Quite an interesting field. The galaxy is a small, lens shaped object that sits inside a very attractive quadralateral of stars. Nice. "		Galaxy	20h05m02.3s	"+12∞45'50"""
5/21/09	May	2009	3:35:00 AM	NGC 6946	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice view tonight. All arms visible. Nice mottling. Pinwheel shape. Have viewed this galaxy many times before through different instruments."		Galaxy	20h35m05.4s	"+60∞10'53"""
5/21/09	May	2009	11:25:00 PM	North American Nebula	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	10x50 Orion	" Due to the transparency, this view of the NA was really very good. Very easily seen with the bionos. Lots of good contrast."	Transparency-8/10 Seeing 3/10	Diffuse Nebula	20h58m51.0s	"+44∞24'24"""
5/21/09	May	2009	12:00:00 AM	Palomar 4	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 282x Well... maybe I see this. Not so sure, however. "		Globular Cluster	11h29m47.3s	"+28∞55'19"""
5/21/09	May	2009	2:14:00 AM	NGC 6229	Her	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very nice glob - some res. across the face. "		Globular Cluster	16h47m17.3s	"+47∞30'32"""
5/22/09	May	2009	1:19:00 AM	NGC 4402	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A nice lens shaped galaxy near M86 "		Galaxy	12h26m37.7s	"+13∞03'34"""
5/23/09	May	2009	12:00:00 AM	NGC 2985	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Briight core. Small halo. Probably better to come back to on a better night to see the halo. "	Seeing - 2/5 Transp 3/10	Galaxy	09h51m13.8s	"+72∞14'21"""
5/23/09	May	2009	12:10:00 AM	NGC 3073	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small glow. No definition. "	Seeing 2/5 Trans - 3/10	Galaxy	10h01m31.3s	"+55∞34'37"""
5/23/09	May	2009	12:08:00 AM	MCG 9-17-9	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Just detectable with averted vision. "	Seeing - 2/5 Trans - 3/10 (hazy)	Galaxy	10h01m53.5s	"+55∞40'34"""
5/23/09	May	2009	12:02:00 AM	NGC 3079	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice galaxy. Again, not observed on the best of nights. "	"Hazy, Seeing okay."	Galaxy	10h02m37.0s	"+55∞38'16"""
5/23/09	May	2009	2:06:00 AM	NGC 4183	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	"Obsession 20"""	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very thin spindle of light. Interesting. Will visit later."	Tran - 2/10 Seeing - 2/5	Galaxy	12h13m47.0s	"+43∞38'50"""
5/23/09	May	2009	2:12:00 AM	NGC 4190	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	"Obsession 20"""	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very faint, small ball of light. No visible brightening toward center. "		Galaxy	12h14m14.6s	"+36∞34'54"""
5/23/09	May	2009	2:14:00 AM	NGC 4228 (NGC 4214)	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	"Obsession 20"""	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Not the best night to view this--a very mottled, almost retangular shaped galaxy. Will come back to this some other night. "	Tran - 2/10 Seeing -2/5	Galaxy	12h16m09.2s	"+36∞16'33"""
5/23/09	May	2009	12:19:00 AM	NGC 4627	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Just a small orb next to the whale galaxy (companion). Seen this each time I have observed the whale. "		Galaxy	12h42m29.1s	"+32∞31'19"""
5/23/09	May	2009	12:18:00 AM	Whale Galaxy	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Obsession 20	" TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very nice. Not the best time to observe this, however."	Tran - 3/10 Seeing 2/5	Galaxy	12h42m37.2s	"+32∞29'27"""
5/23/09	May	2009	11:25:00 PM	Whirlpool Galaxy	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A very nice view. Not as good as on some nights, but the better seeing does help not to smear out details. "	Transparency-5/10 Seeing-7/10	Galaxy	13h30m18.8s	"+47∞08'49"""
5/23/09	May	2009	11:25:00 PM	Dumbbell	Vul	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A very nice view. Not as good, however, as the other night."	Transparency-5/10 Seeing-7/10	Planetary Nebula	20h00m02.1s	"+22∞44'39"""
5/23/09	May	2009	11:25:00 PM	M 5	Ser	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm X2.0, 391x A very nice view. Even with the 2x powermate the stars held steady. "	Transparency-5/10 Seeing-7/10	Globular Cluster	15h19m04.6s	"+02∞02'48"""
5/23/09	May	2009	11:25:00 PM	Hercules Globular	Her	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm X2.0, 391x As with M5, a very good view. Lots of dark lanes, etc. "	Transparency-5/10 Seeing-7/10	Globular Cluster	16h42m03.4s	"+36∞26'23"""
5/24/09	May	2009	9:55:00 PM	Saturn	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x A very good view despite the high clouds and haze. Seeing appears to be decent. "	Transparency-1/10 (clouds) Seeing-6/10	Prime Solar System Object	11h07m59.0s	"+07∞54'13"""
7/19/09	July	2009	11:52:00 PM	NGC 6453	Sco	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Faint, smalll, not much resolution. "	Below Average	Globular Cluster	17h51m32.8s	"-34∞36'08"""
7/19/09	July	2009	11:40:00 PM	NGC 6624	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Fairly bright, resolved to the core."	Partly cloudy - 3/10 tranp. 5/10 seeing	Globular Cluster	18h24m19.5s	"-30∞21'14"""
7/20/09	July	2009	12:53:00 AM	NGC 6928	Del	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm X2.0, 391x Small, spindle. fairly faint. Has several other NGC objects, namely 6930, in the same field."	Transparency-5/10 Seeing-7/10	Galaxy	20h33m20.0s	"+09∞57'37"""
7/20/09	July	2009	1:01:00 AM	NGC 6956	Del	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm X2.0, 391x Interesting barred spiral. Can make out some of the halo surroundng the nucleus with a hint of the barred structure visible."	Transparency-5/10 Seeing-7/10	Galaxy	20h44m23.1s	"+12∞32'52"""
7/21/09	July	2009	12:58:00 AM	NGC 6930	Del	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm X2.0, 391x In the same field as 6928. A little spindle. "	Below Average Seeing Average Transparency	Galaxy	20h33m28.6s	"+09∞54'32"""
7/21/09	July	2009	12:03:00 AM	NGC 6522	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Fits in the same field as 6528. 6522 is a little brighter and larger of the two. "	Below Average Seeing Average Transparency	Globular Cluster	18h04m14.3s	"-30∞02'08"""
7/21/09	July	2009	12:03:00 AM	NGC 6528	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A little smaller and dimmer than 6522 that is in the same field. "	Below Average Seeing Average Transparency	Globular Cluster	18h05m28.3s	"-30∞03'25"""
7/21/09	July	2009	12:18:00 AM	NGC 6749	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Fairly faint, large halo. Some grainyness. Set in an attractive field. "	Below Average Seeing Average Transparency	Globular Cluster	19h05m46.2s	"+01∞55'02"""
7/21/09	July	2009	12:01:00 AM	NGC 6760	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Broad halo, relatively faint. Some mottling/resolution across the face. Reminds me a bit of Dvjorski 1."	Below Average Seeing Average Transparency	Globular Cluster	19h11m43.4s	"+01∞02'55"""
4/10/10	April	2010	10:48:00 PM	PN G164.8+31.1	Lyn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Faint. Large. Blobby. Required Ultrablock to see the object."	Seeing 3-10 Transp 7-10 Windy - 40s	Planetary Nebula	07h58m41.2s	"+53∞23'46"""
4/11/10	April	2010	11:29:00 PM	IC 2166	Lyn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Faint smudge."	Seeiing = 3/10 Transp = 7/10 Cold 30 deg. SQ = 21.7	Galaxy	06h27m51.0s	"+59∞04'38"""
4/11/10	April	2010	11:24:00 PM	NGC 2273A	Lyn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very faint."	Seeiing = 3/10 Transp = 7/10 Cold 30 deg. SQ = 21.7	Galaxy	06h41m03.3s	"+60∞04'28"""
4/11/10	April	2010	11:58:00 PM	NGC 2469	Lyn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	" TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Brightest member of a nice chain of faint galaxies. Counted four.."		Galaxy	07h58m55.1s	"+56∞39'19"""
4/11/10	April	2010	1:44:00 AM	NGC 5395	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Fuzzball. Bunch of fuzzbals."	Transp Fair / Seeing Poor Windy. Cold.	Galaxy	13h59m06.9s	"+37∞22'15"""
4/12/10	April	2010	12:20:00 AM	NGC 2320	Lyn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Smalll, moderately bright. Nice pairing with 2322. Also observed 2321 as well."		Galaxy	07h06m30.9s	"+50∞34'04"""
4/12/10	April	2010	12:15:00 AM	NGC 2326	Lyn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very faint and diffuse. "		Galaxy	07h08m59.9s	"+50∞40'05"""
4/12/10	April	2010	12:35:00 AM	NGC 2332	Lyn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Relatively bright. Involved with a small grouping of moderately faint galaxies (a group??) "		Galaxy	07h10m22.8s	"+50∞10'05"""
4/12/10	April	2010	12:05:00 AM	NGC 2446	Lyn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Stellar like core - small halo, more obvious with averted vision. "		Galaxy	07h49m29.8s	"+54∞35'20"""
4/12/10	April	2010	12:58:00 AM	Bear Paw	Lyn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice - mottled texture. Fairly bright. Good contrast with an edge on IC 2233. "		Galaxy	08h13m59.8s	"+45∞57'37"""
4/12/10	April	2010	1:26:00 AM	UFO	Lyn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Wonderful. Too bad the seeing on this night is terrible... "		Galaxy	08h53m21.2s	"+33∞22'56"""
4/12/10	April	2010	3:25:00 AM	NGC 4861	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Fairly faint, lens shaped. Sits between two nice field stars. On this night we spotted the small galaxy -- faint, in the field. "		Galaxy	12h59m33.5s	"+34∞48'08"""
4/12/10	April	2010	3:26:00 AM	LEDA 2054494	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x faint - with obs. of Apr 266 "		Galaxy	12h59m57.6s	"+34∞43'31"""
4/13/10	April	2010	11:42:00 PM	29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann	Cnc	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Faint! Large.... Tony woiuld love it. "	Seeing - 2/10 Transp - 7/10	Comet	09h16m41.5s	"+13∞21'58"""
4/14/10	April	2010	4:59:00 AM	C/2009 K5 (McNaught)	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	"Gary Honis 20"" Starmaster"	" TeleVue Nagler 2 20mm, 20.0mm, 114x Wow, really excellent! Very bright and framed nicely with the open cluster nearby."	Seeing - 2/10 Transp - 7/10	Comet	20h00m11.2s	"+43∞23'36"""
4/14/10	April	2010	12:00:00 AM	IC 560	Sex	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	" TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very faint, somewhat lens shaped and small. Brightening towards core- with involved star."	Seeing - 2/10 Transp - 7/10	Galaxy	09h46m26.6s	"-00∞19'09"""
4/14/10	April	2010	2:36:00 AM	NGC 5529	Boo	Cherry Springs SP	"Gary Honis 20"" Starmaster"	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 13.0mm, 176x Nice image - edge on. Some mottling detected. Interestingly the companion, 5527 was NOT visible but the other, MGC galaxy was visible and was initially mistaken for the NGC. "		Galaxy	14h16m02.5s	"+36∞10'31"""
4/14/10	April	2010	2:53:00 AM	Hercules Cluster	Her	Cherry Springs SP	"Gary Honis 20"" Starmaster"	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 13.0mm, 176x Not the best view of this cluster. Need to come back for another view soon. "	Seeing - 2/10 Transp - 7/10	Galaxy Group	16h05m41.7s	"+17∞42'05"""
4/14/10	April	2010	1:13:00 AM	Hickson 50	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	"Gary Honis 20"" Starmaster"	"TeleVue Nagler 6 5mm, 5.0mm, 457x Very much... not there. Saw one of the PGC/LEDA galaxies in the field. Perhaps one member. Otherwise... Very hard object! "	Seeing - 2/10 Transp - 7/10	Galaxy Group	11h17m44.4s	"+54∞51'44"""
4/14/10	April	2010	1:49:00 AM	Hickson 69	Boo	Cherry Springs SP	"Gary Honis 20"" Starmaster"	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 13.0mm, 176x A very attractive field of galaxies surrounds H69. Of the group itself, I spotted at least three members. "		Galaxy Group	13h56m01.5s	"+25∞00'32"""
9/6/10	September	2010	9:53:00 PM	M 69	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 5 20mm, 127x Concentrated ball of stars with a nice bright field star involved."	Below Average High Clouds - 4/10 at times	Globular Cluster	18h32m06.8s	"-32∞20'28"""
9/6/10	September	2010	9:54:00 PM	NGC 6652	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 5 20mm, 127x Much more compressed than the nearby M69. Squished appearance- more oval than circular in appearance."	Below Average High Clouds - 4/10 at times	Globular Cluster	18h36m30.0s	"-32∞58'54"""
9/6/10	September	2010	10:31:00 PM	M 70	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 5 20mm, 127x "	Below Average High Clouds - 4/10 at times	Globular Cluster	18h43m56.8s	"-32∞16'52"""
9/7/10	September	2010	12:00:00 AM	MCG 15-1-10	UMi	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x very faint next to polarissima. "	Below Average High Clouds - 4/10 at times	Galaxy	11h41m14.2s	"+89∞01'29"""
9/7/10	September	2010	1:35:00 AM	Polarissima Borealis	UMi	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x Small, slightly oval in shape. "	Below Average High Clouds - 4/10 at times	Galaxy	11h47m21.3s	"+89∞01'59"""
9/7/10	September	2010	1:36:00 AM	NGC 188	Cep	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 5 20mm, 127x "	Below Average High Clouds - 4/10 at times	Open Cluster	00h48m51.1s	"+85∞18'47"""
9/7/10	September	2010	1:37:00 AM	ET Cluster	Cas	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 5 20mm, 127x "	Below Average High Clouds - 4/10 at times	Open Cluster	01h20m18.8s	"+58∞20'35"""
9/11/10	September	2010	12:00:00 AM	NGC 7339	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Viewed with 7332 as a very lovely duoi."	Below Average seeing Average transparency	Galaxy	22h38m20.0s	"+23∞50'47"""
9/11/10	September	2010	4:17:00 AM	NGC 7618	And	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "	Below Average High Clouds - 4/10 at times	Galaxy	23h20m20.4s	"+42∞54'53"""
10/8/10	October	2010	10:55:00 PM	Mirach's Ghost	And	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very compact core--bright. Oval shape. Easy to see despite the brightness of Mirach. "	Seeing - 4/10 Below Average Transparency - 7/10 Average to above. Cool and windy.	Galaxy	01h10m05.7s	"+35∞46'44"""
10/8/10	October	2010	10:26:00 PM	NGC 6633	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 5 26mm, 98x Large and bright. Blue stars. "	Seeing - 4/10 Below Average Transparency - 7/10 Average to above. Cool and windy.	Open Cluster	18h27m47.2s	"+06∞31'05"""
10/8/10	October	2010	11:25:00 PM	NGC 7686	And	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Seems rather populous. Large yelllow star near center--actually quite nice yellow. Seeing is very bad toinight... "	Seeing - 4/10 Below Average Transparency - 7/10 Average to above. Cool and windy.	Open Cluster	23h30m40.5s	"+49∞11'51"""
10/8/10	October	2010	8:41:00 PM	NGC 6229	Her	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small and compressed. Some resolution. "	Below Average Seeing Average Transparency	Globular Cluster	16h47m16.7s	"+47∞30'48"""
10/9/10	October	2010	2:17:00 AM	Mirach's Ghost	And	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20		Seeing - 4/10 Below Average Transparency - 7/10 Average to above. Cool and windy.	Galaxy	01h10m05.7s	"+35∞46'44"""
10/9/10	October	2010	2:19:00 AM	NGC 772	Ari	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Fairly extended, elongated faint halo. Brighter core. 770 shows well next to it. "	Seeing - 4/10 Below Average Transparency - 7/10 Average to above. Cool and windy.	Galaxy	01h59m57.9s	"+19∞03'48"""
10/9/10	October	2010	2:51:00 AM	NGC 1961	Cam	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x interesting halo with mottling. small MGC galaxy spotted very nearby. "	Seeing - 4/10 Below Average Transparency - 7/10 Average to above. Cool and windy.	Galaxy	05h43m19.5s	"+69∞22'48"""
10/9/10	October	2010	3:20:00 AM	NGC 2655	Cam	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Bright core - some lens shaped halo. Interesting field. "	Seeing - 4/10 Below Average Transparency - 7/10 Average to above. Cool and windy.	Galaxy	08h57m01.3s	"+78∞10'36"""
10/9/10	October	2010	9:56:00 PM	NGC 6196	Her	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x very small, not very bright. several other smaller and fainter galaxies appear to be interacting. "	Transp - 7/10. Seeing 6/10 Very cold conditions. Some light wind.	Galaxy	16h38m16.9s	"+36∞03'19"""
10/9/10	October	2010	10:12:00 PM	NGC 6239	Her	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x fairly bright - lend shaped. some mottling in halo. "	Transp - 7/10. Seeing 6/10 Very cold conditions. Some light wind.	Galaxy	16h50m25.0s	"+42∞43'31"""
10/9/10	October	2010	9:45:00 PM	NGC 6255	Her	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very faint. Surprisingly so. Seems lens shaped "	Transp - 7/10. Seeing 6/10 Very cold conditions. Some light wind.	Galaxy	16h55m10.3s	"+36∞29'17"""
10/9/10	October	2010	3:49:00 AM	NGC 1501	Cam	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Large, nice - ring structure. TMB Planetary 5mm, 508x Shows shells and nice detail. Higher powers do not hold up due to the atmosphere. "	Seeing - 4/10 Below Average Transparency - 7/10 Average to above. Cool and windy.	Planetary Nebula	04h07m58.8s	"+60∞56'53"""
10/9/10	October	2010	11:21:00 PM	Ring Nebula	Lyr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20		Transp - 7/10. Seeing 6/10 Very cold conditions. Some light wind.	Planetary Nebula	18h53m59.7s	"+33∞02'51"""
10/10/10	October	2010	2:16:00 AM	NGC 1	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "	Transp - 7/10. Seeing 6/10 Very cold conditions. Some light wind.	Galaxy	00h07m51.6s	"+27∞46'20"""
10/10/10	October	2010	2:16:00 AM	NGC 2	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "	Transp - 7/10. Seeing 6/10 Very cold conditions. Some light wind.	Galaxy	00h07m52.8s	"+27∞44'32"""
10/10/10	October	2010	12:00:00 AM	NGC 6692	Lyr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x small-- not very bright. "	Transp - 7/10. Seeing 6/10 Very cold conditions. Some light wind.	Galaxy	18h42m05.7s	"+34∞51'33"""
10/10/10	October	2010	12:00:00 AM	NGC 6700	Lyr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20		Transp - 7/10. Seeing 6/10 Very cold conditions. Some light wind.	Galaxy	18h46m29.1s	"+32∞17'46"""
10/10/10	October	2010	3:09:00 AM	Crab Nebula	Tau	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x very nice view tonight. much structure visible. O3 showed plenty of filimentary details. TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm X2.0, 564x used actually the 4mm zoom setting on the 3-6 zoom. tried for the pulsar. inconclusive... "	Transp - 7/10. Seeing 6/10 Very cold conditions. Some light wind.	Supernova Remnant	05h35m10.6s	"+22∞01'27"""
5/31/11	May	2011	10:41:00 PM	Spindle Galaxy	Sex	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice needle of light. Unfortunately very low in the sky. "		Galaxy	10h05m48.8s	"-07∞46'39"""
5/31/11	May	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3145	Hya	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice little galaxy. Tight and bright core. Averted vision brings out some spindle shape. "	Tranp: Avg / Seeing: Avg. Warm.	Galaxy	10h10m44.2s	"-12∞29'38"""
5/31/11	May	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3166	Sex	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Observation noted. Need to reobserve as it was low. "	Transp: Avg. Seeing: Avg. Temps: Mild night.	Galaxy	10h14m22.0s	"+03∞21'57"""
5/31/11	May	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3169	Sex	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x With obs. of 3166"	Tranp: Avg / Seeing: Avg. Warm.	Galaxy	10h14m51.2s	"+03∞24'26"""
5/31/11	May	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3277	LMi	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very small, round. Not much swell with averted vision. "	Tranp: Avg / Seeing: Avg. Warm.	Galaxy	10h33m34.6s	"+28∞27'10"""
5/31/11	May	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3294	LMi	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Beautiful lens shape. Appears a bit tear dropped shape. Low surface brightness and somewhat larger than I expected. "	Tranp: Avg / Seeing: Avg. Warm.	Galaxy	10h36m56.4s	"+37∞15'58"""
5/31/11	May	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3442	LMi	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very, very nice. Edge on. Not a whole lot of extension with averted vision. Nice field of stars. Hard to tell if a dust lane is present--perhaps hinted at. Nice view using Gary's 9mm ES. "	Tranp: Avg / Seeing: Avg. Warm.	Galaxy	10h53m47.2s	"+33∞51'00"""
5/31/11	May	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3655	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small, fairly bright core. Circular in shape. "	Tranp: Avg / Seeing: Avg. Warm.	Galaxy	11h23m31.7s	"+16∞31'35"""
5/31/11	May	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3675	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A really lovely galaxy. Nice bright core. Looks like a spiral galaxy included. Mottling. Should come back on another night. "	Tranp: Avg / Seeing: Avg. Warm.	Galaxy	11h26m46.7s	"+43∞31'31"""
5/31/11	May	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3813	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Really nice little galaxy. Involved stars. Somewhat saucer shaped with some central concentration. Improves with observation. "	Tranp: Avg / Seeing: Avg. Warm.	Galaxy	11h41m56.0s	"+36∞29'03"""
5/31/11	May	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3941	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very bright, bright core. Halo tapers quickly. Not much more extent with averted vision. "	Tranp: Avg / Seeing: Avg. Warm.	Galaxy	11h53m32.2s	"+36∞55'25"""
6/1/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4027	Crv	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Almost looks egg shaped. Nice. Should come back on another, better, night. "	Tranp: 7/10 Seeing: 3/10 Very windy. Cooler. (front passed)	Galaxy	12h00m06.7s	"-19∞19'59"""
6/1/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4461	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice lens shaped, inclined galaxy similar in brightness to 4473."	Tranp: 7/10 Seeing: 3/10 Very windy. Cooler. (front passed)	Galaxy	12h29m39.2s	"+13∞07'10"""
6/1/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	Lawn Sprinkler	Crv	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Looks like it is a nice planetary but the seeing is not very good. Should come back. "	Tranp: 7/10 Seeing: 3/10 Very windy. Cooler. (front passed)	Planetary Nebula	12h25m08.1s	"-18∞51'07"""
6/2/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	Bow and Arrow	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very bright, round. Almost like a planetary. No mottling. "	Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 6/10 Cool. Pleasant	Galaxy	10h39m28.8s	"+53∞26'39"""
6/2/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	IC 779	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "	Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 6/10 Pleasant.	Galaxy	12h20m14.6s	"+29∞49'12"""
6/2/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4274	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Forms a trio with 4278, 4283 and 4286. Also nearby is 4245 and IC 779. Lovely field of galaxies. "	Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 6/10 Pleasant.	Galaxy	12h20m26.4s	"+29∞33'04"""
6/2/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4278	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "	Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 6/10 Pleasant.	Galaxy	12h20m42.7s	"+29∞13'03"""
6/2/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4283	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "	Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 6/10 Pleasant.	Galaxy	12h20m56.6s	"+29∞14'52"""
6/2/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4286	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "	Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 6/10 Pleasant.	Galaxy	12h21m17.9s	"+29∞16'58"""
6/2/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4308	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "	Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 6/10 Pleasant.	Galaxy	12h22m32.6s	"+30∞00'40"""
6/2/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4314	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A very nice irregular spiral galaxy with 4308 as a smaller galaxy in the same field. "	Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 6/10 Pleasant.	Galaxy	12h23m07.7s	"+29∞49'56"""
6/2/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4340	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Forms a lovely pair with 4350. "	Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 6/10 Pleasant.	Galaxy	12h24m11.4s	"+16∞39'30"""
6/2/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4350	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very nice little edge on. Forms a lovely pair with 4340. "	Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 6/10 Pleasant.	Galaxy	12h24m33.9s	"+16∞37'45"""
6/2/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4414	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very bright core. Spiral galaxy, inclined. Nice view. "	Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 6/10 Pleasant.	Galaxy	12h27m02.6s	"+31∞09'38"""
6/2/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4419	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Lovely little edge on galaxy. Bright core. Some hint of structure in the halo. "	Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 6/10 Cool. Pleasant	Galaxy	12h27m32.7s	"+14∞58'59"""
6/2/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4458	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20		Tranp: 7/10 Seeing: 3/10 Very windy. Cooler. (front passed)	Galaxy	12h29m33.7s	"+13∞10'39"""
6/2/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4473	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Interesing lens shaped galaxy, bright core. Forms a trio with 4477 and 4479. Nice trio. Another galaxy lies off to the 11 ock. position.(4461). "	Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 6/10 Cool. Pleasant	Galaxy	12h30m25.1s	"+13∞21'54"""
6/2/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4477	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "	Tranp: 7/10 Seeing: 3/10 Very windy. Cooler. (front passed)	Galaxy	12h30m38.4s	"+13∞34'20"""
6/2/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4479	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20		Tranp: 7/10 Seeing: 3/10 Very windy. Cooler. (front passed)	Galaxy	12h30m54.6s	"+13∞30'48"""
6/2/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4494	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A fairly bright elliptical galaxy. "	Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 6/10 Pleasant.	Galaxy	12h31m59.7s	"+25∞42'42"""
6/2/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4712	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Edge on, fairly faint. "	Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 6/10 Pleasant.	Galaxy	12h50m09.4s	"+25∞24'27"""
6/2/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4725	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Wow, a very lovely galaxy. A bit ""tie fighter"" shaped and can make out the barred sprial structure in the halo. Beautiful. Framed with two companions, 4712 and 4747. "	Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 6/10 Pleasant.	Galaxy	12h51m01.8s	"+25∞26'19"""
6/2/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4747	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	" TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Little edge on."	Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 6/10 Pleasant.	Galaxy	12h52m20.9s	"+25∞42'49"""
6/2/11	June	2011	12:00:00 AM	Coma Cluster	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Gary and I spent some time in this cluster. Despite seeing conditions it was a very good time picking out a number of interesting galaxies and galaxy chains in this cluster. Spent quite a bit of time on this."	seeing: Average Transp 8/10 - windy and cold.	Galaxy Group	13h00m22.7s	"+27∞54'19"""
6/3/11	June	2011	2:04:00 AM	NGC 4346	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Bright core. Smal. UFO shaped. Nice. "	Transp - 7/10. Seeing 6/10 Very cold conditions. Some light wind.	Galaxy	12h24m03.0s	"+46∞55'56"""
6/3/11	June	2011	1:13:00 AM	NGC 4359	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x very faint streak of light "	Transp - 7/10. Seeing 6/10 Very cold conditions. Some light wind.	Galaxy	12h24m46.8s	"+31∞27'32"""
6/3/11	June	2011	1:09:00 AM	IC 3330	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x very faint but lens shaped. "	Transp - 7/10. Seeing 6/10 Very cold conditions. Some light wind.	Galaxy	12h26m31.9s	"+30∞46'51"""
6/3/11	June	2011	2:01:00 AM	NGC 4800	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small and fairly bright - tight core. "	Transp - 7/10. Seeing 6/10 Very cold conditions. Some light wind.	Galaxy	12h55m10.9s	"+46∞28'15"""
6/3/11	June	2011	1:53:00 AM	NGC 5273	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x faiirly smalll, round. faint. next to 5276 "	Transp - 7/10. Seeing 6/10 Very cold conditions. Some light wind.	Galaxy	13h42m40.7s	"+35∞35'51"""
6/3/11	June	2011	1:54:00 AM	NGC 5276	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "	Transp - 7/10. Seeing 6/10 Very cold conditions. Some light wind.	Galaxy	13h42m54.3s	"+35∞34'02"""
6/3/11	June	2011	12:00:00 AM	ACO 2147	Her	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x Nice faint tight grouping. Resembles a Hickson. "	Transp - 7/10. Seeing 6/10 Very cold conditions. Some light wind.	Galaxy Group	16h02m51.6s	"+15∞51'05"""
6/5/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4232	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10	Galaxy	12h17m24.4s	"+47∞22'37"""
6/5/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4231	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10	Galaxy	12h17m24.3s	"+47∞23'44"""
6/5/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4248	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Part of an observation of a field of galaxies around M106 "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10	Galaxy	12h18m25.2s	"+47∞20'51"""
6/5/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4288	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A fairly low surface brightness galaxy with some lens shaped to it. Appears a bit mottled. Toward one side there is a concentration--perhaps a large HII region or maybe another galaxy? Interestingly 4288A is also just nearby. DSS image reveals an irregular barred sprial with a bright clump perhaps noted as 4288A."	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10	Galaxy	12h21m13.3s	"+46∞13'47"""
6/5/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	MCG 8-23-15	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Thin, small and faint. But obvious. Brighter than some NGC galaxies. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10	Galaxy	12h22m59.0s	"+44∞59'48"""
6/5/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4392	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Fainter and small - forms a pair with 4390. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10	Galaxy	12h25m53.9s	"+45∞47'09"""
6/5/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4390	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x The brighter of a nice pair of galaxies formed with nearby 4392. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10	Galaxy	12h26m27.0s	"+10∞23'40"""
6/5/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4464	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10	Galaxy	12h29m57.7s	"+08∞05'31"""
6/5/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4470	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10	Galaxy	12h30m14.2s	"+07∞45'33"""
6/5/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	M 49	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very bright, almost looks like a globular cluster. Two other galaxies are noted inthe field of view. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10	Galaxy	12h30m23.2s	"+07∞56'08"""
6/5/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	MCG 7-26-21	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Fairly large and obvious glow. Appears to be a face on. DSS shows that it is somewhat similar to an elliptical galaxy."	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10	Galaxy	12h33m01.7s	"+42∞38'32"""
6/5/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4522	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A fairly long lens shaped galaxy. Faint but an interesting view nonetheless. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10	Galaxy	12h34m16.0s	"+09∞06'38"""
6/5/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	Lost Galaxy	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A very interesting face on spiral gaaxy with a nice hint of structure in the halo. Get a sense of arms in the halo. Reminds me a little bit of a fainter M101. Not nearly as big as M101 of course. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10	Galaxy	12h34m56.7s	"+08∞07'59"""
6/5/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4578	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small round, perhaps a bit oblong in shape. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10	Galaxy	12h38m06.8s	"+09∞29'27"""
6/5/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4596	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A very nice and fairly bright compact spiral, inclined with an nice halo. Get a hint of structure in the halo. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10	Galaxy	12h40m32.2s	"+10∞06'44"""
6/5/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4608	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Inclined sprial, not quite as bright as nearby 4596. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10	Galaxy	12h41m49.5s	"+10∞05'30"""
6/5/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4783	Crv	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Forms a nice pair with 4782 - nice duplet with bright cores. Look connected. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10	Galaxy	12h55m14.3s	"-12∞37'25"""
6/5/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4794	Crv	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A dimmer haze, not much detected in core. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10	Galaxy	12h55m48.2s	"-12∞40'24"""
6/5/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4820	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10	Galaxy	12h57m38.4s	"-13∞47'04"""
6/5/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4825	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A fairly featureless glow. Other galaxies populate the field. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 A very good and comfortable night.	Galaxy	12h57m50.0s	"-13∞43'47"""
6/5/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4897	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A faint round glow. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 A very good and comfortable night.	Galaxy	13h01m30.8s	"-13∞30'52"""
6/5/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4899	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A more concentrated glow with 3 nicely placed field stars around it. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 A very good and comfortable night.	Galaxy	13h01m34.5s	"-14∞00'32"""
6/5/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 5198	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A small circular glow. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10	Galaxy	13h30m42.3s	"+46∞36'48"""
6/29/11	June	2011	10:42:00 PM	Saturn	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x Very nice view of Saturn this evening. Seeing was very good to start. "	Seeing: 7/10	Prime Solar System Object	12h43m11.4s	"-01∞55'59"""
6/29/11	June	2011	10:57:00 PM	SN 2011dh	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	" TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x"	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 4/10 Windy. Low temp: 52	Single Star	13h30m35.4s	"+47∞06'48"""
6/29/11	June	2011	11:50:00 AM	Whirlpool Galaxy	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Observed the supernova that is very, very bright. Mag 12.1 or so. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 4/10 Windy. Low temp: 52	Galaxy	13h30m23.0s	"+47∞08'19"""
6/29/11	June	2011	11:59:00 AM	NGC 5248	Boo	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very nice view. Shows two arms embedded in the glow. Structure. I observed this once before but did not remember the galaxy so well. Impressive. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 4/10 Windy. Low temp: 52	Galaxy	13h38m07.9s	"+08∞49'35"""
6/29/11	June	2011	11:59:00 AM	IC 1287	Sct	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 5 26mm, 98x A smal reflection nebula surrounding a bright star (double star? - I need to verify this). Blueish tinge tothe nebula and after some observing, mottling is detected. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 4/10 Windy. Low temp: 52	Reflection Nebula	18h32m16.8s	"-10∞49'24"""
6/29/11	June	2011	11:59:00 AM	NGC 6604	Ser	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 5 26mm, 98x A sparsely populated open cluster around a brighter star. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 4/10 Windy. Low temp: 52	Open Cluster	18h18m44.2s	"-12∞14'08"""
6/29/11	June	2011	11:59:00 AM	NGC 6664	Sct	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 5 26mm, 98x Very nice object. A few lovely chains of stars are visible. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 4/10 Windy. Low temp: 52	Open Cluster	18h37m13.4s	"-08∞12'33"""
6/29/11	June	2011	11:59:00 AM	M 26	Sct	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 5 26mm, 98x Fairly sparse but nice starfield. I did not remember specifically observing this cluster before. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 4/10 Windy. Low temp: 52	Open Cluster	18h45m58.3s	"-09∞22'10"""
6/29/11	June	2011	11:59:00 AM	Wild Duck Cluster	Sct	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 5 26mm, 98x Wow. Very impressive. At times appearing 3D. Lovely starfield. Decided to make an entry tonight as it was a very lovely view. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 4/10 Windy. Low temp: 52	Open Cluster	18h51m44.4s	"-06∞15'16"""
6/29/11	June	2011	11:59:00 AM	IC 1276	Ser	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 5 26mm, 98x Small cluster. Needs more magnification on a night that can support it. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 4/10 Windy. Low temp: 52	Globular Cluster	18h11m24.7s	"-07∞12'34"""
6/29/11	June	2011	11:59:00 AM	NGC 6712	Sct	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 5 26mm, 98x Even with low mag this globular shows lots of grainy structure. Really lovely object. Must come back with more magnification when I have better seeing conditions. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 4/10 Windy. Low temp: 52	Globular Cluster	18h53m44.1s	"-08∞41'20"""
6/30/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	Pinwheel Galaxy	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TMB Planetary 5mm, 508x Nice motling at high power. "	"Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 5/10 Cool, low 40s. Dry. No dew to speak of"	Galaxy	14h03m38.5s	"+54∞17'50"""
6/30/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 5813	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Part of a nice pair with 5814 also nearby. "	"Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 5/10 Cool, low 40s. Dry. No dew to speak of"	Galaxy	15h01m48.2s	"+01∞39'23"""
6/30/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 5814	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Part of a nice pair with 5813 "	"Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 5/10 Cool, low 40s. Dry. No dew to speak of"	Galaxy	15h01m58.1s	"+01∞35'30"""
6/30/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 5831	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small. Fairly bright. "	"Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 5/10 Cool, low 40s. Dry. No dew to speak of"	Galaxy	15h04m44.0s	"+01∞10'30"""
6/30/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 5838	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice view. Inclined with a bright core. "	"Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 5/10 Cool, low 40s. Dry. No dew to speak of"	Galaxy	15h06m03.2s	"+02∞03'18"""
6/30/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 5839	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small. Near 5846 "	"Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 5/10 Cool, low 40s. Dry. No dew to speak of"	Galaxy	15h06m04.4s	"+01∞35'24"""
6/30/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 5845	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "	"Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 5/10 Cool, low 40s. Dry. No dew to speak of"	Galaxy	15h06m37.7s	"+01∞35'22"""
6/30/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 5846A	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x The companion to 5846. Has bright core as well. "	"Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 5/10 Cool, low 40s. Dry. No dew to speak of"	Galaxy	15h07m06.1s	"+01∞33'02"""
6/30/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 5846	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Part of a larger field of galaxies. Face on, bright core. Has a companion 5846A. "	"Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 5/10 Cool, low 40s. Dry. No dew to speak of"	Galaxy	15h07m06.2s	"+01∞33'43"""
6/30/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 5850	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Faint oval shape. Some mottling. Nice. Field has both 5846 and 5850."	"Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 5/10 Cool, low 40s. Dry. No dew to speak of"	Galaxy	15h07m44.6s	"+01∞30'02"""
6/30/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 5854	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice. Bright. Inclined - not quite edge on. "	"Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 5/10 Cool, low 40s. Dry. No dew to speak of"	Galaxy	15h08m24.5s	"+02∞31'28"""
6/30/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	MCG 0-39-5	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Interesting. Round and faint. Near other galaxies. Counted two others in the field."	"Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 5/10 Cool, low 40s. Dry. No dew to speak of"	Galaxy	15h08m46.8s	"+01∞12'19"""
6/30/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	MCG 0-39-8	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Faint. Edge on? "	"Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 5/10 Cool, low 40s. Dry. No dew to speak of"	Galaxy	15h10m53.7s	"+01∞53'24"""
6/30/11	June	2011	11:59:00 AM	NGC 5972	Ser	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Bright globular. Oval shaped. Some mottling visible. "	"Tranp: 7/10 Seeing: 6/10 Low 40s. Heavy, heavy dew."	Galaxy	15h39m27.5s	"+16∞59'24"""
6/30/11	June	2011	11:59:00 AM	NGC 5987	Dra	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice globular. Large and loose. "	"Tranp: 7/10 Seeing: 6/10 Low 40s. Heavy, heavy dew."	Galaxy	15h40m14.8s	"+58∞02'44"""
6/30/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 5055	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small. Near 5846 "	"Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 5/10 Cool, low 40s. Dry. No dew to speak of"	Quasar	13h16m21.4s	"+41∞58'29"""
6/30/11	June	2011	11:59:00 AM	White Eyed Pea	Her	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice. Shows ring structure with a hit of red and lobes around a very bright central star. Blinks well. "	"Tranp: 7/10 Seeing: 6/10 Low 40s. Heavy, heavy dew."	Planetary Nebula	16h12m19.1s	"+12∞02'35"""
6/30/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6144	Sco	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Loose. Irregular structure. "	"Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 5/10 Cool, low 40s. Dry. No dew to speak of"	Globular Cluster	16h27m58.8s	"-26∞02'53"""
6/30/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	M 69	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Fairly large and resolved. "	"Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 5/10 Cool, low 40s. Dry. No dew to speak of"	Globular Cluster	18h32m10.9s	"-32∞20'18"""
6/30/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6652	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small and compressed. Not spherical "	"Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 5/10 Cool, low 40s. Dry. No dew to speak of"	Globular Cluster	18h36m34.2s	"-32∞58'44"""
6/30/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	M 70	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Lose and granular. "	"Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 5/10 Cool, low 40s. Dry. No dew to speak of"	Globular Cluster	18h44m00.8s	"-32∞16'42"""
6/30/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	M 54	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very bright and compresed."	"Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 5/10 Cool, low 40s. Dry. No dew to speak of"	Globular Cluster	18h55m50.0s	"-30∞27'41"""
6/30/11	June	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6723	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Wow. Lovely object. Very large and resolved. Bigger than some of the nearby Messier objects. Wonder how and why he missed this... "	"Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 5/10 Cool, low 40s. Dry. No dew to speak of"	Globular Cluster	19h00m22.4s	"-36∞36'49"""
7/1/11	July	2011	10:27:00 AM	Mars	Tau	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 5 20mm, 127x First time seeing Mars during the daytime. Not a great view... but it was there!"	Daytime	Prime Solar System Object	04h22m38.7s	"+21∞28'15"""
7/1/11	July	2011	11:30:00 AM	Jupiter	Ari	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 5 20mm, 127x Daytime view of Jupiter. Just the novelty was fun! "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 4/10 Windy. Low temp: 52	Prime Solar System Object	02h12m36.6s	"+12∞05'01"""
7/1/11	July	2011	11:30:00 AM	Sirius	CMa	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 5 20mm, 127x Daytime view of Sirius. First time I have seen a star in the day! "	Daytime	Multiple Star System	06h45m38.9s	"-16∞43'59"""
7/1/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	Pinwheel Galaxy	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TMB Planetary 5mm, 508x John O'Hara and I went for the stellar asociations and HII regions in M101. We used Phil Harrington's book and tracked down all 11 of these. Fun. "	Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 5/10 Cold and damp. Upper 40s.	Galaxy	14h03m38.5s	"+54∞17'50"""
7/1/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	M 55	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Large and loose. "	Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 5/10 Cold and damp. Upper 40s.	Globular Cluster	19h40m46.5s	"-30∞55'56"""
7/4/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	IC 5078	Cap	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small oval, inclined with bright core and/or field star. Other galaxies were noted at the 2 ock. position. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 Cool. Low temp: 49. Not much dew.	Galaxy	21h03m12.1s	"-16∞46'09"""
7/4/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 7103	Cap	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Forms a pair with 7104. Other galaxies were noted in the field and I made a sketch. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 Cool. Low temp: 49. Not much dew.	Galaxy	21h40m32.7s	"-22∞25'03"""
7/4/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 7104	Cap	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Forms a pair with 7103. Faint. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 Cool. Low temp: 49. Not much dew.	Galaxy	21h40m44.4s	"-22∞22'07"""
7/4/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6578	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x Very smal planetary. Appears circular and hazy. Not much mottling detected but the seeing was not holding up very well. Saw it initially in John Ohara's 12.5 inch at 150x. The filter does not bring out the nebula very much. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 Cool. Low temp: 49. Not much dew.	Planetary Nebula	18h17m00.2s	"-20∞26'43"""
7/4/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	Cat's Paw Nebula	Sco	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 5 20mm, 127x Shows a crescent shape around an orange star. Does show better with an ultrablock filter. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 Cool. Low temp: 49. Not much dew.	Supernova Remnant	17h21m37.4s	"-36∞06'41"""
7/4/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	Lobster Nebula	Sco	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small cluster of stars with involved nebula. The nebula shows some mottling and even beter with a filter. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 Cool. Low temp: 49. Not much dew.	Diffuse Nebula	17h25m30.6s	"-34∞12'37"""
7/4/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	B 64	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 5 26mm, 98x Greyish and large. Kind of kidney-bean shaped. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 Cool. Low temp: 49. Not much dew.	Dark Nebula	17h17m55.0s	"-18∞23'43"""
7/4/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	B 252	Sco	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 5 20mm, 127x Large dark nebula. Near 6334 "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 Cool. Low temp: 49. Not much dew.	Dark Nebula	17h15m59.7s	"-32∞11'47"""
7/4/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	Butterfly Cluster	Sco	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 5 20mm, 127x A beautiful cluster. Large and loose. Nice orange star shows in the field. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 Cool. Low temp: 49. Not much dew.	Open Cluster	17h41m08.0s	"-32∞15'32"""
7/4/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	Tom Thumb Cluster	Sco	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 5 20mm, 127x A nice and rich open cluster. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 Cool. Low temp: 49. Not much dew.	Open Cluster	17h51m28.2s	"-30∞12'45"""
7/4/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	M 7	Sco	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 5 26mm, 98x A very, very lovely cluster of stars. Can see some resemblance to the so-caled ""butterfly"" that this cluster is named for. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 Cool. Low temp: 49. Not much dew.	Open Cluster	17h54m40.1s	"-34∞47'42"""
7/4/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 5694	Hya	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Smal and compressed. Not much resolutiuon. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 Cool. Low temp: 49. Not much dew.	Globular Cluster	14h40m18.3s	"-26∞35'25"""
7/4/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 5824	Lup	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small, bright and round. Shows some resolution. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 Cool. Low temp: 49. Not much dew.	Globular Cluster	15h04m43.9s	"-33∞06'57"""
7/4/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 5986	Lup	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very nice globular. Shows good resolution. It is too bad that this object does not appear much higher in the sky. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 Cool. Low temp: 49. Not much dew.	Globular Cluster	15h46m51.0s	"-37∞49'29"""
7/4/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	M 107	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 5 20mm, 127x Large and well resolved. Not very bright. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 Cool. Low temp: 49. Not much dew.	Globular Cluster	16h33m13.0s	"-13∞04'40"""
7/4/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	M 9	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 5 26mm, 98x Very nice and bright. Well resolved. Low power shows the nearby large dark nebula complex, B64, in the field making an attractive sight. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 Cool. Low temp: 49. Not much dew.	Globular Cluster	17h19m55.0s	"-18∞31'41"""
7/4/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6342	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small and compressed. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 Cool. Low temp: 49. Not much dew.	Globular Cluster	17h21m53.4s	"-19∞35'51"""
7/4/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6356	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very nice. Spherical and round. Bright. Grainy but not well resolved. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 Cool. Low temp: 49. Not much dew.	Globular Cluster	17h24m17.8s	"-17∞49'24"""
7/4/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6401	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 5 20mm, 127x Interesting globular. Not much resolution. Bright foreground star in the cluster. TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x Higher power shows some grainyness to the halo. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 Cool. Low temp: 49. Not much dew.	Globular Cluster	17h39m21.9s	"-23∞54'57"""
7/4/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6441	Sco	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Wow! A very, very nice object. Bright and large. Some resolution within the grainy halo. G Scorpi is very near and makes for an attractive field. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 Cool. Low temp: 49. Not much dew.	Globular Cluster	17h51m03.1s	"-37∞03'16"""
7/4/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	M 55	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 5 20mm, 127x A very, very fine globular. Large and loose but resolved. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 Cool. Low temp: 49. Not much dew.	Globular Cluster	19h40m46.6s	"-30∞55'56"""
7/4/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	M 30	Cap	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Fairly compact and bright. Some resolution across the face. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 Cool. Low temp: 49. Not much dew.	Globular Cluster	21h41m03.4s	"-23∞07'19"""
7/4/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	Palomar 12	Cap	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Somewhat squashed in appearance. Faint and hazy. Sits under a nice trio of stars. "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 Cool. Low temp: 49. Not much dew.	Globular Cluster	21h47m19.8s	"-21∞11'40"""
7/5/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 5116	Com	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x Inclined. Lens shaped. Fairly faint. Some mottling detected. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 8/10 (excellent) Comfortable. Mid 50s. No dew.	Galaxy	13h23m29.4s	"+26∞55'20"""
7/5/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	Z 161-41	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 8/10 (excellent) Comfortable. Mid 50s. No dew.	Galaxy	13h24m14.7s	"+31∞35'16"""
7/5/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 5127	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x Lens/circular shape. Haze with some central brightening in the core. Two other galaxies deteced in the FOV. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 8/10 (excellent) Comfortable. Mid 50s. No dew.	Galaxy	13h24m18.1s	"+31∞30'26"""
7/5/11	July	2011	11:35:00 PM	NGC 5319	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 8/10 (excellent) Comfortable. Mid 50s. No dew.	Galaxy	13h51m05.9s	"+33∞40'51"""
7/5/11	July	2011	11:35:00 PM	NGC 5318	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x Small, short halo. Brighter core. Other galaxies were visible in the FOV: 5318 A and 5319. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 8/10 (excellent) Comfortable. Mid 50s. No dew.	Galaxy	13h51m07.9s	"+33∞39'00"""
7/5/11	July	2011	11:35:00 PM	NGC 5321	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 8/10 (excellent) Comfortable. Mid 50s. No dew.	Galaxy	13h51m15.7s	"+33∞34'40"""
7/5/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 5347	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x Faint but some mottling and hints of spiral structure detected. Barred spiral? "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 8/10 (excellent) Comfortable. Mid 50s. No dew.	Galaxy	13h53m49.7s	"+33∞26'11"""
7/5/11	July	2011	1:59:00 AM	MCG -3-53-24	Cap	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Observed with IC 5078 "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 Cool. Low temp: 49. Not much dew.	Galaxy	21h03m46.2s	"-16∞45'08"""
7/5/11	July	2011	2:59:00 AM	LEDA 93995	Cap	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 5 20mm, 127x Observed with 7103 and 7104. Just a smudge "	Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 Cool. Low temp: 49. Not much dew.	Galaxy	21h41m20.4s	"-22∞25'58"""
7/5/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	LEDA 214104	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 8/10 (excellent) Comfortable. Mid 50s. No dew.	Galaxy	13h24m16.0s	"+31∞27'26"""
7/5/11	July	2011	11:00:00 PM	M 3	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x Very nice view. The seeing allowed for good resolution at higher powers. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 8/10 (excellent) Comfortable. Mid 50s. No dew.	Globular Cluster	13h42m44.1s	"+28∞19'19"""
7/6/11	July	2011	12:38:00 AM	NGC 5173	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x Small with a bright core."	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 8/10 (excellent) Comfortable. Mid 50s. No dew.	Galaxy	13h28m55.7s	"+46∞32'06"""
7/6/11	July	2011	12:17:00 AM	Whirlpool Galaxy	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm X2.0, 564x Studied the galaxy's arms at high power since the seeing was so good. Excellent details though I am not sure about all of the various knots and such as reported in a recent issue of S&T. Also used Tony's 3.7mm Ethos. View held. Supernova was still very bright. About mag 13."	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 8/10 (excellent) Comfortable. Mid 50s. No dew.	Galaxy	13h30m22.9s	"+47∞08'19"""
7/6/11	July	2011	12:53:00 AM	NGC 5296	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x Wow, a very nice galaxy! Saucer/lens shape with a bright core and mottling with hints of a spiral structure in halo. Companion galaxy just above. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 8/10 (excellent) Comfortable. Mid 50s. No dew.	Galaxy	13h46m48.7s	"+43∞47'48"""
7/6/11	July	2011	12:53:00 AM	NGC 5297	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 8/10 (excellent) Comfortable. Mid 50s. No dew.	Galaxy	13h46m53.7s	"+43∞49'03"""
7/6/11	July	2011	12:59:00 AM	NGC 5301	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x Very, very nice. Not dissimilar to NGC 5296. Perhaps a bit larger. Similar orientation in the field. Core not as bright at 5296. Lovely cigar/lens shape. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 8/10 (excellent) Comfortable. Mid 50s. No dew.	Galaxy	13h46m54.1s	"+46∞03'10"""
7/6/11	July	2011	1:15:00 AM	NGC 5377	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x A thin spindle, somewhat inclined. Bright core. Some uneveness on each side of the halo. A nice object. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 8/10 (excellent) Comfortable. Mid 50s. No dew.	Galaxy	13h56m45.3s	"+47∞10'57"""
7/6/11	July	2011	12:03:00 AM	NGC 5375	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x Tight, bright core. Hints of a spiral mottling in the halo. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 8/10 (excellent) Comfortable. Mid 50s. No dew.	Galaxy	13h57m28.5s	"+29∞06'37"""
7/6/11	July	2011	1:21:00 AM	NGC 5425	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x Very low surface brightness. Lens shaped. No mottling in the halo. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 8/10 (excellent) Comfortable. Mid 50s. No dew.	Galaxy	14h01m15.7s	"+48∞23'29"""
7/6/11	July	2011	2:29:00 AM	M 102	Dra	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x Wow--a very impressive galaxy. Bright halo and bright core. Mottling througout and hints of spiral structure and a dust lane. Long-pencil thin lane. Used the Nagler 3-6 at various high power settings and the details were even more evident, especially the dust lane. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 8/10 (excellent) Comfortable. Mid 50s. No dew.	Galaxy	15h06m50.3s	"+55∞43'21"""
7/6/11	July	2011	2:55:00 AM	NGC 5879	Dra	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x Very nice, somewhat small, with a bright core. Hint of some structure. Nice bright field star at the 8ock position. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 8/10 (excellent) Comfortable. Mid 50s. No dew.	Galaxy	15h10m06.5s	"+56∞57'36"""
7/6/11	July	2011	3:04:00 AM	NGC 5905	Dra	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x Small circular glow. Resolved core. Halo appears to have some donut like appearance. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 8/10 (excellent) Comfortable. Mid 50s. No dew.	Galaxy	15h15m43.7s	"+55∞28'41"""
7/6/11	July	2011	2:51:00 AM	Splinter Galaxy	Dra	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x Wow. Very, very, very long and thin. Bright core. Dust lane seems to be evident. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 8/10 (excellent) Comfortable. Mid 50s. No dew.	Galaxy	15h16m13.5s	"+56∞17'24"""
7/6/11	July	2011	3:00:00 AM	NGC 5908	Dra	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x Nice and small. Nearly edge on. Within a nice triangle of stars. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 8/10 (excellent) Comfortable. Mid 50s. No dew.	Galaxy	15h17m03.6s	"+55∞22'13"""
7/6/11	July	2011	3:10:00 AM	Cat's Eye Nebula	Dra	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x Wow! The seeing allowed me to go very deep with the Nagler 3-6 zoom. Good view at 4 and 5mm. Lots of strucure. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 8/10 (excellent) Comfortable. Mid 50s. No dew.	Planetary Nebula	17h58m36.4s	"+66∞38'04"""
7/6/11	July	2011	3:20:00 AM	Ring Nebula	Lyr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x Central star very prominent at high powers. Excellent view using the 3-6 zoom! One of the best views of this object. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 8/10 (excellent) Comfortable. Mid 50s. No dew.	Planetary Nebula	18h54m03.2s	"+33∞02'43"""
7/6/11	July	2011	3:28:00 AM	NGC 6765	Lyr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x Wow... very unusual structure. Kind of ""tear drop"" shaped. Two lobes? Detail visible using 3-6 zoom. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 8/10 (excellent) Comfortable. Mid 50s. No dew.	Planetary Nebula	19h11m35.6s	"+30∞34'00"""
7/6/11	July	2011	3:35:00 AM	Blinking Planetary	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x Impressive! Great structure. Bright central star. I have seen this on other occaisions.. but never logged it. Great view with the Nag 3-6 zoom. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 8/10 (excellent) Comfortable. Mid 50s. No dew.	Planetary Nebula	19h45m09.5s	"+50∞33'15"""
7/6/11	July	2011	3:30:00 AM	Blue Flash	Del	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x Small and bright. Some ""ears"" deteced using high powers. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 8/10 (excellent) Comfortable. Mid 50s. No dew.	Planetary Nebula	20h22m56.1s	"+20∞08'35"""
7/6/11	July	2011	4:00:00 AM	Pleiades	Tau	Cherry Springs SP	10x50 Orion	Nice view using the 10x50 binos! Little pin-pricks of light set against the deepening blue of sunrise.	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 8/10 (excellent) Comfortable. Mid 50s. No dew.	Open Cluster	03h47m41.4s	"+24∞09'05"""
7/6/11	July	2011	12:38:00 AM	NGC 5168	Cen	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x Very low surface brightness. Lens shaped. Uniform halo with no central brightening detected. "	Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 8/10 (excellent) Comfortable. Mid 50s. No dew.	Open Cluster	13h31m54.2s	"-61∞00'19"""
7/26/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 7331	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	"Gary Honis 20"" Starmaster"	"TeleVue Nagler 2 20mm, 20.0mm, 114x "	Transp: 7/10. Seeing 6/10. Cool and dewey.	Galaxy	22h37m38.3s	"+34∞28'37"""
7/29/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	Stephan's Quintet	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TMB Planetary 5mm, 508x Had a great view of this quintet due to the good seeing. Saw all five components very easily. "	Partly cloudy till midnight. Transp: 7/10; Seeing 8/10. Windy. Lots of Dew	Galaxy Group	22h36m34.7s	"+34∞01'38"""
7/30/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6027	Ser	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Brightest and core member of the Syfert's Sextet. See entry under SS. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 7/10 Comfortable, not much dew. Mid 50s."	Galaxy	15h59m43.0s	"+20∞43'56"""
7/30/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6100	Ser	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Thin little spindle galaxy next to two nice field stars. Some central brightening. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 7/10 Comfortable, not much dew. Mid 50s."	Galaxy	16h17m29.5s	"+00∞48'51"""
7/30/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	Blinking Galaxy	Ser	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A large, faint, lens shaped glow. Saw another glow at the 2pm position. Likely a knot or HII region in one of the arms. Could not detect any spiral shape in the glow."	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 7/10 Comfortable, not much dew. Mid 50s."	Galaxy	16h22m26.6s	"-02∞18'34"""
7/30/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6692	Lyr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small, lens shaped galaxy. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 7/10 Comfortable, not much dew. Mid 50s."	Galaxy	18h42m09.2s	"+34∞51'31"""
7/30/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6700	Lyr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A nice egg shaped glow in a very lovely starfield. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 7/10 Comfortable, not much dew. Mid 50s."	Galaxy	18h46m32.6s	"+32∞17'44"""
7/30/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	Seyfert's Sextet	Ser	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A fairly faint group--looked more like a little diffuse cotton ball wadded up. TMB Planetary 5mm, 508x At this magnifcation I could break apart some of the constituent members of this group. I could only reliably count 4 with a haze. Need to come back on a better night to really observe this galaxy cluster."	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 7/10 Comfortable, not much dew. Mid 50s."	Galaxy Group	15h59m44.9s	"+20∞43'18"""
7/30/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6765	Lyr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 7/10 Comfortable, not much dew. Mid 50s."	Planetary Nebula	19h11m35.7s	"+30∞34'07"""
7/30/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 246	Cet	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Great object. A soap-bubble. The entire bubble shows up with a UHC very clearly. Without it has a ""Pac Man"" ghost shape to it. Lovely object. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 7/10 Comfortable, not much dew. Mid 50s."	Planetary Nebula	00h47m39.9s	"-11∞48'17"""
7/30/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6589	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A smaller knot of nebulosity nearby the larger knot and cluster of 6595."	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 7/10 Comfortable, not much dew. Mid 50s."	Diffuse Nebula	18h17m37.6s	"-19∞46'39"""
7/30/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	Veil Nebula (West)	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Used UHC. Wonderful view as always. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 7/10 Comfortable, not much dew. Mid 50s."	Supernova Remnant	20h46m13.2s	"+30∞45'43"""
7/30/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	Veil Nebula (East)	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Used UHC nebula. Wonderful view. Seen this many times. Great. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 7/10 Comfortable, not much dew. Mid 50s."	Supernova Remnant	20h56m55.2s	"+31∞45'50"""
7/30/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6568	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A large and loose grouping of stars. All even in magnitude. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 7/10 Comfortable, not much dew. Mid 50s."	Open Cluster	18h13m28.2s	"-21∞36'02"""
7/30/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6583	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Fairly compact open cluster of stars. Nice view. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 7/10 Comfortable, not much dew. Mid 50s."	Open Cluster	18h16m33.4s	"-22∞07'53"""
7/30/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6595	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice view. An open cluster with loose membership. Easily visible emission/reflection nebulosity. Two knots of nebuloisity visible. They looks almost like two galaxies had I not known better"	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 7/10 Comfortable, not much dew. Mid 50s."	Open Cluster	18h17m47.7s	"-19∞51'33"""
7/30/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	M 25	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 5 20mm, 127x A very bright and very large cluster. Impressive!"	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 7/10 Comfortable, not much dew. Mid 50s."	Open Cluster	18h32m30.4s	"-19∞06'23"""
7/30/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	M 12	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 7/10 Comfortable, not much dew. Mid 50s."	Globular Cluster	16h47m52.0s	"-01∞57'57"""
7/30/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	M 10	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A nice view tonight as I got started on my observing program. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 7/10 Comfortable, not much dew. Mid 50s."	Globular Cluster	16h57m47.7s	"-04∞06'59"""
7/30/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	M 19	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A loose cluster with a nice ring of stars near the center of the cluster. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 7/10 Comfortable, not much dew. Mid 50s."	Globular Cluster	17h03m23.3s	"-26∞17'06"""
7/30/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	M 56	Lyr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Lovely view of this often overlooked cluster. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 7/10 Comfortable, not much dew. Mid 50s."	Globular Cluster	19h17m05.4s	"+30∞12'33"""
7/30/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	M 71	Sge	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Have seen this a number of times. I spent some time studying this cluster and noticed the arrow shape. Interesting to note this in the constellation of Sagitta! "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 7/10 Comfortable, not much dew. Mid 50s."	Globular Cluster	19h54m19.3s	"+18∞48'43"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6976	Aqr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Part of a tightly packed group of galaxies, Hickson 88. In the field are 6976, 75, 77, and 78. Interesting view."	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Galaxy	20h53m05.2s	"-05∞43'30"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 7010	Aqr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very small halo around a stellar core "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Galaxy	21h05m20.0s	"-12∞17'19"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 7051	Aqr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small with a conspicuous halo. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Galaxy	21h20m30.9s	"-08∞43'49"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 7065	Aqr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small and fairly bright. A larger diffuse glow is also visible. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Galaxy	21h27m21.7s	"-06∞56'27"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 7065A	Aqr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Same field as 7065. Faint glow. I could detect maybe a third galaxy in the field but none is confirmed. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Galaxy	21h27m37.0s	"-06∞58'03"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	Hickson 88	Aqr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Saw four components of this group, arranged in a linear way. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Galaxy Group	20h53m02.0s	"-05∞42'38"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 5055	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Quasar	13h16m20.8s	"+41∞58'29"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	Little Ghost Nebula	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A lovely planetary in an amazingly rich starfield. A well defined smoke ring. TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x With UHC it shows more contrast. A showpiece object!!"	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Planetary Nebula	17h30m05.2s	"-23∞46'06"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6565	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A very nice little planetary nebula. Evently illuminated. Tried higher power but it was not as good a view. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Planetary Nebula	18h12m39.0s	"-28∞10'29"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6629	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A lovely planetary nebula. Shell structure with central star popping out using averted vision. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Planetary Nebula	18h26m27.2s	"-23∞11'41"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	Lagoon Nebula	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Tonight I had a great view of the lagoon. Lots of detail and structure in the nebulosity and dark lanes. A good view with and without the UHC filter. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Diffuse Nebula	18h04m47.1s	"-24∞23'08"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	B 246	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Dark Nebula	17h12m44.2s	"-22∞39'49"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	Snake Nebula	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x The snake - well visible in a lovely field of stars! "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Dark Nebula	17h23m48.4s	"-23∞34'32"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	Ink Spot	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Wow! This is a DARK dark nebula. The name Ink Spot is well deserved. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Dark Nebula	18h03m44.4s	"-27∞52'02"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	B 97	Sct	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Dark Nebula	18h29m46.7s	"-09∞54'25"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	Pipe Nebula	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Naked Eye	NAKED EYE I have seen this object many times. Here I make my official log. On this night we had some good transparency and the pipe shape was evident bulging into the surrounding starfield.	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Dark Nebula	17h11m51.8s	"-27∞24'51"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	Ruprecht 36	Pup	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Large and loose. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Open Cluster	07h48m51.3s	"-26∞19'45"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	IC 1257	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small and very faint. No resoultion. Almost like a faint elliptical galaxy. Interesting that it is listed here as a OC but it is a Glob, class V"	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Open Cluster	17h27m45.6s	"-07∞04'58"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	Collinder 331	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Large and loose cluster. Forms an interesting starfish-like pattern. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Open Cluster	17h29m19.8s	"-29∞30'33"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6520	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very nice open cluster a nice red star at the center. Framed beautifully next to the ink spot dark nebula. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Open Cluster	18h04m10.4s	"-27∞53'13"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6583	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20		"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Open Cluster	18h16m33.4s	"-22∞07'53"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	M 73	Aqr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Looks like a ship from the game of Asteroids. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Open Cluster	20h59m35.6s	"-12∞35'05"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	M 62	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Compressed and brighter than nearby M19. The halo has an interesting ""tear drop"" shape to it. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Globular Cluster	17h01m59.7s	"-30∞07'50"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6284	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small and bright. Good resolution detected across the surface and the surrounding halo. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Globular Cluster	17h05m13.8s	"-24∞46'51"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6287	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Fairly faint. Good resolution. An irregular, no spherical shape. Somewhat triangular halo. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Globular Cluster	17h05m53.1s	"-22∞43'26"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6293	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small and bright. Grainy with some resolution detected across the face of the cluster. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Globular Cluster	17h10m55.5s	"-26∞35'46"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6304	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A tightly compressed ball. Somewhat resolved. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Globular Cluster	17h15m18.6s	"-29∞28'30"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6316	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very small and compact. Grainy and not well resolved. Circular. A fainter halo appears with averted vision. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Globular Cluster	17h17m23.1s	"-28∞09'10"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6325	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Faint and resolved. Seems to be somewhat obscured by a foreground dark nebulosity in the area. Lots of dark neb in the area. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Globular Cluster	17h18m43.6s	"-23∞46'43"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6355	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very small and faint. Grainy but not well resolved. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Globular Cluster	17h24m43.6s	"-26∞21'49"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6366	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Large and very loose. Similar in size to nearby M14. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Globular Cluster	17h28m23.1s	"-05∞05'04"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	M 14	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Large and not very bright. Well resolved. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Globular Cluster	17h38m14.6s	"-03∞15'05"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6401	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very faint and exteded halo. Brighter core with grainyness. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Globular Cluster	17h39m21.9s	"-23∞54'57"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6517	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very small, fairly bright core. Circular and granular across the face and halo. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Globular Cluster	18h02m31.3s	"-08∞57'23"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6539	Ser	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Relatively large. Faint wiaht a central brightening Granular texture. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Globular Cluster	18h05m29.9s	"-07∞35'02"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6544	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small and bright with some good resolution. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Globular Cluster	18h08m05.4s	"-24∞59'45"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6553	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very nice, uniform glow. Granular with no real resolution visible. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Globular Cluster	18h10m02.7s	"-25∞54'19"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	M 28	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Well resolved and compact. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Globular Cluster	18h25m18.3s	"-24∞51'44"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6638	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice, small and compressed. Grainy in texture. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Globular Cluster	18h31m41.5s	"-25∞29'13"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6642	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very bright and very small. Compact and spherical. Resolved. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Globular Cluster	18h32m38.8s	"-23∞27'54"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	M 72	Aqr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Resolved and very bright. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Globular Cluster	20h54m08.6s	"-12∞29'21"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 7006	Del	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TMB Planetary 5mm, 508x At high power this lovely and bright planetary shows a latrice of shells enveloping a bright central star. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Globular Cluster	21h02m03.8s	"+16∞14'14"""
7/31/11	July	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6540	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small but well populated. Oddly shaped, like a jelly bean. "	"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."	Globular Cluster	18h06m55.3s	"-27∞45'47"""
8/1/11	August	2011	11:18:00 PM	Ruprecht 140	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Even brightness of the member stars. Loose collection. The shape of this cluster reminds me of a goldfish. "	"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 (Temp 50 for low). Comfortable, clouds came and went."	Open Cluster	18h22m39.5s	"-33∞12'37"""
8/1/11	August	2011	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6522	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice, somewhat resolved. Part of the duo with 6528. "	"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 (Temp 50 for low). Comfortable, clouds came and went."	Globular Cluster	18h04m22.2s	"-30∞02'02"""
8/1/11	August	2011	11:58:00 PM	NGC 6528	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Forms a lovely pair of globular clusters with NGC 6522. 28 is a bit fainter and less resolved. "	"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 (Temp 50 for low). Comfortable, clouds came and went."	Globular Cluster	18h05m36.2s	"-30∞03'19"""
8/1/11	August	2011	11:13:00 PM	NGC 6624	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small and bright. Very circular. Bright core and well resolved. "	"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 (Temp 50 for low). Comfortable, clouds came and went."	Globular Cluster	18h24m27.3s	"-30∞21'04"""
8/1/11	August	2011	11:07:00 PM	M 54	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20		"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 (Temp 50 for low). Comfortable, clouds came and went."	Globular Cluster	18h55m50.2s	"-30∞27'43"""
8/2/11	August	2011	5:30:00 AM	Jupiter	Ari	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TMB Planetary 5mm X2.0, 1016x Using the Nagler 3-6 zoom most of the time. Seeing became excellent just prior to sunrise. At one time I used a 3x barlow on the 3-6 zoom yeilding effective 2-1 mm zoom - 1250-2500x! Even held slightly for a few moments. Wonderful views! "	"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 (Temp 50 for low). Comfortable, clouds came and went."	Prime Solar System Object	02h28m28.6s	"+13∞18'43"""
8/2/11	August	2011	2:01:00 AM	NGC 6158	Her	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Viewed with AGC 2199 and NGC 6166. "	"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 (Temp 50 for low). Comfortable, clouds came and went."	Galaxy	16h28m06.4s	"+39∞21'41"""
8/2/11	August	2011	2:00:00 AM	NGC 6166	Her	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Part of the core of the Abell GC 2199. Many faint glows visible with averted vision."	"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 (Temp 50 for low). Comfortable, clouds came and went."	Galaxy	16h29m03.7s	"+39∞31'48"""
8/2/11	August	2011	1:21:00 AM	NGC 6239	Her	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A lovely inclined galaxy. Detected some mottling in the halo. I suspected that I might have seen a dark lane present. Somewhat irregular in shape--tear drop ish. "	"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 (Temp 50 for low). Comfortable, clouds came and went."	Galaxy	16h50m28.6s	"+42∞43'27"""
8/2/11	August	2011	1:40:00 AM	NGC 6255	Her	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A large and faint glow. Somewhat inclined in shape. "	"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 (Temp 50 for low). Comfortable, clouds came and went."	Galaxy	16h55m14.0s	"+36∞29'13"""
8/2/11	August	2011	1:49:00 AM	NGC 6297	Dra	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "	"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 (Temp 50 for low). Comfortable, clouds came and went."	Galaxy	17h03m45.9s	"+62∞00'51"""
8/2/11	August	2011	1:48:00 AM	NGC 6296	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Part of a trio of galaxies observed nearby each other. This one appears to have the brightest core. Each of the galaxies appears to have similar shapes and sizes. "	"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 (Temp 50 for low). Comfortable, clouds came and went."	Galaxy	17h09m21.0s	"+03∞52'53"""
8/2/11	August	2011	2:00:00 AM	ACO 2199	Her	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Many galaxies visible with averted vision. NGC 6166 and nearby 6158 visible directly. "	"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 (Temp 50 for low). Comfortable, clouds came and went."	Galaxy Group	16h29m01.4s	"+39∞29'43"""
8/2/11	August	2011	1:50:00 AM	NGC 622	Cet	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "	"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 (Temp 50 for low). Comfortable, clouds came and went."	Quasar	01h36m36.9s	"+00∞43'37"""
8/2/11	August	2011	3:17:00 AM	M 1-64	Lyr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very small, annualar. No central star visible at low power. Nice field star on the periphery. Higher power yeilded nothing definite about the central."	"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 (Temp 50 for low). Comfortable, clouds came and went."	Planetary Nebula	18h50m29.3s	"+35∞15'39"""
8/2/11	August	2011	12:41:00 AM	NGC 6567	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A really nice planetary in an exquisite starfield. Blue/grey color. Near the dark nebulae and rich fields surrounding the region around M24 "	"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 (Temp 50 for low). Comfortable, clouds came and went."	Planetary Nebula	18h14m28.5s	"-19∞04'17"""
8/2/11	August	2011	3:48:00 AM	NGC 6820	Vul	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very, very faint. Just a haze. "	"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 (Temp 50 for low). Comfortable, clouds came and went."	Diffuse Nebula	19h43m38.0s	"+23∞18'52"""
8/2/11	August	2011	3:34:00 AM	Sh 2-84	Sge	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very faint and diffuse. Needed UHC to make visible. "	"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 (Temp 50 for low). Comfortable, clouds came and went."	Diffuse Nebula	19h49m33.4s	"+18∞25'57"""
8/2/11	August	2011	12:20:00 AM	NGC 6596	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Fairly loose and large scattering of stars. "	"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 (Temp 50 for low). Comfortable, clouds came and went."	Open Cluster	18h18m15.6s	"-16∞38'38"""
8/2/11	August	2011	12:35:00 AM	NGC 6603	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice - this is the brightest part of M24 the great Sag starcloud. Many bright stars. Visible naked eye."	"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 (Temp 50 for low). Comfortable, clouds came and went."	Open Cluster	18h19m09.2s	"-18∞24'01"""
8/2/11	August	2011	12:30:00 AM	M 18	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Loose with a few bright chains of stars. "	"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 (Temp 50 for low). Comfortable, clouds came and went."	Open Cluster	18h20m40.8s	"-17∞05'42"""
8/2/11	August	2011	3:36:00 AM	NGC 6823	Vul	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice OC. A nice asterism of stars is present at the center of cluster. "	"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 (Temp 50 for low). Comfortable, clouds came and went."	Open Cluster	19h43m41.0s	"+23∞19'52"""
8/2/11	August	2011	3:36:00 AM	NGC 6827	Vul	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A very interesting OC. Small but very rich. Much likea globular--albiet a distant one. In a lovely and rich starfield. "	"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 (Temp 50 for low). Comfortable, clouds came and went."	Open Cluster	19h49m25.6s	"+21∞14'51"""
8/2/11	August	2011	3:32:00 AM	Collinder 408	Sge	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Loose and sparse cluster. "	"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 (Temp 50 for low). Comfortable, clouds came and went."	Open Cluster	19h53m39.4s	"+18∞22'01"""
8/2/11	August	2011	2:05:00 AM	Dolidze 6	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Six stars in an interesting pattern. "	"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 (Temp 50 for low). Comfortable, clouds came and went."	Open Cluster	20h20m59.0s	"+41∞23'48"""
8/2/11	August	2011	1:35:00 AM	NGC 6229	Her	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "	"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 (Temp 50 for low). Comfortable, clouds came and went."	Globular Cluster	16h47m20.2s	"+47∞30'44"""
8/2/11	August	2011	10:34:00 AM	M 69	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20		"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 (Temp 50 for low). Comfortable, clouds came and went."	Globular Cluster	18h32m11.1s	"-32∞20'20"""
8/2/11	August	2011	10:40:00 AM	NGC 6652	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20		"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 (Temp 50 for low). Comfortable, clouds came and went."	Globular Cluster	18h36m34.3s	"-32∞58'46"""
8/2/11	August	2011	10:51:00 AM	M 70	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20		"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 6/10 (Temp 50 for low). Comfortable, clouds came and went."	Globular Cluster	18h44m01.0s	"-32∞16'44"""
5/16/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 2787	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small, bright. Central core. Oval/lens shaped. "	Clear and cold - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	09h20m25.0s	"+69∞09'12"""
5/16/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 2810	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small, circular ball with central core. "	Clear and cold - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	09h23m15.0s	"+71∞47'37"""
5/16/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 2892	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very bright core. Smal. "	Clear and cold - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	09h33m55.5s	"+67∞33'53"""
5/16/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 2976	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very nice. Lens shaped. Uniform in brightness. "	Clear and cold - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	09h48m16.6s	"+67∞51'40"""
5/16/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 2985	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small, bright - spiral? "	Clear and cold - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	09h51m28.7s	"+72∞13'25"""
5/16/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	Bode's Galaxy	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Saw lower arm fairly well. "	Beautiful evening - T: 7/10. S: 7/10	Galaxy	09h56m34.3s	"+69∞00'33"""
5/16/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3027	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Faint, lens shaped. No central brightening. "	Clear and cold - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	09h56m45.9s	"+72∞08'51"""
5/16/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3065	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice - forms a pair with 3066. "	Clear and cold - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	10h02m59.5s	"+72∞06'47"""
5/16/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3066	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice - part of a pair with 3065 "	Clear and cold - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	10h03m15.0s	"+72∞04'05"""
5/16/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	The Garland	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice halo - nearby M81 and M82. "	Clear and cold - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	10h04m18.7s	"+68∞40'36"""
5/16/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	Coddington's Nebula	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Large, dim. Maybe a notch in the halo? "	Clear and cold - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	10h29m20.0s	"+68∞21'08"""
5/16/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3348	UMa	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very small, bright. Star just on the edge of the halo. "	Clear and cold - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	10h48m06.2s	"+72∞46'37"""
5/17/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	Mars	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice view. Even past opposition it was a good view - seeing was good. Held up at higher power 9mm Nag. Syrtis Major visible. "	Beautiful evening - T: 7/10. S: 7/10	Prime Solar System Object	10h47m20.7s	"+09∞18'41"""
5/17/12	May	2012	9:59:00 PM	Saturn	Vir	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Seeing was good in the early evening. Nice view. Used the Nag 3-6 zoom and got a wonderful view for a few moments of good seeing. "	Beautiful evening - T: 7/10. S: 7/10	Prime Solar System Object	13h32m36.0s	"-06∞44'47"""
5/17/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3506	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Faint cotton ball. Some slight brightening. "	Beautiful evening - T: 7/10. S: 7/10	Galaxy	11h03m53.1s	"+11∞00'27"""
5/17/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3524	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very compact spindle, nice field. "	Beautiful evening - T: 7/10. S: 7/10	Galaxy	11h07m12.2s	"+11∞18'59"""
5/17/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3547	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Similar to 3506. "	Beautiful evening - T: 7/10. S: 7/10	Galaxy	11h10m35.9s	"+10∞39'04"""
5/17/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3559	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small cotton ball. "	Beautiful evening - T: 7/10. S: 7/10	Galaxy	11h11m25.3s	"+11∞56'48"""
5/17/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3593	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small spindle, bright core. "	Beautiful evening - T: 7/10. S: 7/10	Galaxy	11h15m17.1s	"+12∞44'54"""
5/17/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	M 65	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Lots of nice extension on this object tonight. "	Beautiful evening - T: 7/10. S: 7/10	Galaxy	11h19m35.9s	"+13∞01'24"""
5/17/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	M 66	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very nice view. Spiral arms are visible in the halo. "	Beautiful evening - T: 7/10. S: 7/10	Galaxy	11h20m55.0s	"+12∞55'17"""
5/17/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3628	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Large extent - fairly faint, but dustlane was well visible. "	Beautiful evening - T: 7/10. S: 7/10	Galaxy	11h20m57.0s	"+13∞31'09"""
5/17/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3666	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Thin, fairly faint. "	Beautiful evening - T: 7/10. S: 7/10	Galaxy	11h25m06.1s	"+11∞16'19"""
5/17/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3705	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice spindle. Bright-ish core. Sprial? "	Beautiful evening - T: 7/10. S: 7/10	Galaxy	11h30m47.3s	"+09∞12'22"""
5/17/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3773	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Tiny fuzzball "	Beautiful evening - T: 7/10. S: 7/10	Galaxy	11h38m52.8s	"+12∞02'30"""
5/17/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 5921	Ser	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice small. Fairly bright. Barred (Confirmed in the Vickers). "	Beautiful evening - T: 7/10. S: 7/10	Galaxy	15h22m35.5s	"+05∞01'31"""
5/18/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3300	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small, faint. "	Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	10h37m19.0s	"+14∞06'19"""
5/18/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3338	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Faint halo, some brightening toward the center. "	Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	10h42m48.1s	"+13∞40'48"""
5/18/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	M 95	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Saw the 13th mag supernova in the halo. Nice view. "	Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	10h44m38.0s	"+11∞38'11"""
5/18/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3357	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small cotton ball. "	Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	10h45m01.3s	"+14∞01'03"""
5/18/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	M 96	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice central bar seen. "	Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	10h47m26.0s	"+11∞45'09"""
5/18/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3377	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice little edge on. "	Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	10h48m22.8s	"+13∞55'06"""
5/18/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	M 105	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very nice - this forms a further trio of galaxies with NGC 3389 and 3384 "	Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	10h48m29.9s	"+12∞30'51"""
5/18/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3384	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Part of a lovely trio with M105 and 3389 "	Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	10h48m57.2s	"+12∞33'41"""
5/18/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3373 (NGC 3389)	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Part of a nice trio with M105 and 3384 "	Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	10h49m08.3s	"+12∞27'56"""
5/18/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3391	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small - box shaped galaxy. Interesting. "	Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	10h49m36.9s	"+14∞09'07"""
5/18/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3412	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Interesting barred sprial - Face on. Confirmed detail in halo through Vickers. "	Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	10h51m33.7s	"+13∞20'40"""
5/18/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3489	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice, small. Bright with some mottling in the halo. "	Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	11h00m58.9s	"+13∞49'58"""
5/18/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 3506	Leo	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small cotton ball. "	Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	11h03m53.1s	"+11∞00'27"""
5/18/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4138	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice, fairly bright. has a nice core. "	Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	12h10m08.8s	"+43∞37'02"""
5/18/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4143	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very small. Bright core. Small halo. "	Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	12h10m15.1s	"+42∞27'58"""
5/18/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4183	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very thin spindle. "	Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	12h13m55.6s	"+43∞37'50"""
5/18/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4217	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Part of a duo with 4226 - has large halo and some hint of a dust lane with averted vision."	Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	12h16m29.4s	"+47∞01'27"""
5/18/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4220	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice galaxy. Enlongates well with averted vision. Central core is bright. "	Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	12h16m50.1s	"+47∞48'56"""
5/18/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4226	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Some detail to the shape - in same field as the nice 4217 galaxy. "	Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	12h17m04.7s	"+46∞57'27"""
5/18/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4242	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Large, faint, mottled face on "	Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	12h18m08.6s	"+45∞33'05"""
5/18/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	M 106	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice view. "	Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	12h19m35.8s	"+47∞14'10"""
5/18/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4346	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice little spindle with halo. "	Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	12h24m05.9s	"+46∞55'35"""
5/18/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4389	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice edge on - some brightening at core with averted vision. "	Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	12h26m12.6s	"+45∞37'03"""
5/18/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4449	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Really nice - mottled details in halo. Almost box shaped. Some companion seen? "	Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	12h28m48.8s	"+44∞01'31"""
5/18/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 4460	CVn	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	" TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Lovely edge on! "	Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	12h29m23.2s	"+44∞47'48"""
5/18/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	M 83	Hya	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice view - esp. for how low it was. Saw spiral structure in the halo. "	Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	13h37m45.2s	"-29∞55'55"""
5/18/12	May	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 5302	Cen	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Part of a galaxy cluster. Should come back to this. "	Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10	Galaxy	13h49m34.7s	"-30∞34'33"""
6/7/12	June	2012	6:10:00 AM	Venus	Tau	"Venice, Italy"	10x50 Orion	Wow. This was spectacular. Venus appeared like a perfect little circle on the face of the sun. We saw it from about just past mid-transit to the end of the tranist. Lovely.	Clouds to the east - but clear most everywhere. Cool. Amazing!	Prime Solar System Object	04h55m07.5s	"+22∞28'52"""
6/13/12	June	2012	11:59:00 PM	Eagle Nebula	Ser	Cherry Springs SP	10x50 Orion	"I have seen this many, many times. Never logged. Next observation, I shall log. "		Diffuse Nebula	18h19m33.1s	"-13∞48'44"""
6/13/12	June	2012	11:59:00 PM	Collinder 302	Sco	Cherry Springs SP	Steve's Celestron C8	"TeleVue Nagler 2 20mm, 102x I imaged the Rho Oph region using my newly modified Canon D550. Did not use the C8, but rather the accutrack platform. Lens: 55mm (from18-55 kit lens)."	"Seeing 6/10; transp. 8/10 Chilly, windy and lots of dew. Temp cca. mid 40s."	Open Cluster	16h26m56.4s	"-26∞16'41"""
6/14/12	June	2012	11:59:00 PM	North American Nebula	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	Steve's Celestron C8	"TeleVue Nagler 2 20mm, 102x Again, piggy backed my D550 to Steve's C8 to image. "		Diffuse Nebula	20h58m58.8s	"+44∞25'20"""
6/15/12	June	2012	11:59:00 PM	Andromeda Galaxy	And	Cherry Springs SP	10x50 Orion	Imaged just before astronomical twilight using the piggy-backed Canon camera.		Galaxy	00h43m26.2s	"+41∞20'05"""
6/15/12	June	2012	1:38:00 AM	Omega Nebula	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	10x50 Orion	"Another object, seen many many times. "		Diffuse Nebula	18h21m33.5s	"-16∞10'32"""
6/16/12	June	2012	2:45:00 AM	Veil Nebula (West)	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	Steve's Celestron C8	"TeleVue Nagler 2 20mm, 102x Used the C8 and my D550 piggy backed to image the entire complex. Used the 70-30 mm lens at 135mm to image the veil complex. "		Supernova Remnant	20h46m14.9s	"+30∞45'45"""
6/16/12	June	2012	11:59:00 PM	North American Nebula	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	10x50 Orion	Imaged!		Diffuse Nebula	20h58m58.8s	"+44∞25'20"""
6/19/12	June	2012	11:59:00 PM	Veil Nebula (West)	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	Steve's Celestron C8	" Imaged the viel with the 300mm setting, piggy backed."	Warm - mid 60s. Hazy and humid. Transp 5/10 - Seeing 5/10.	Supernova Remnant	20h46m15.0s	"+30∞45'46"""
6/19/12	June	2012	11:59:00 PM	Veil Nebula (East)	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	Steve's Celestron C8	"TeleVue Nagler 2 20mm, 102x Imaged two objects - this one and also some of North American. "	Seeing: 4/10 - Transp: 3/10	Supernova Remnant	20h56m57.0s	"+31∞45'54"""
6/20/12	June	2012	11:59:00 PM	Lagoon Nebula	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Steve's Celestron C8	" Imaged the Lagoon and the Trifid in one field of view tonight. Tried the Veil, but too much haze."	"Warm - low 60s. Average seeing, average tranparency - lots of haze around the horizon."	Diffuse Nebula	18h04m50.5s	"-24∞23'04"""
6/21/12	June	2012	11:59:00 PM	Cygnus	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	Steve's Celestron C8	Took some wide shots of the central star in the Northern Cross.	"Warm - low 60s. Haze. Seeing average. Transparency, average to below."	Constellation	20h35m44.5s	"+44∞35'18"""
6/22/12	June	2012	11:59:00 PM	Omega Nebula	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	Steve's Celestron C8	"TeleVue Nagler 2 20mm, 102x Had a nice view early when framing the camera shot. Took a 300mm shot with M17 and M16 in the field. "	"Cool, low 50s. Transparency above average. Seeing average."	Diffuse Nebula	18h21m33.7s	"-16∞10'31"""
6/23/12	June	2012	11:59:00 PM	Andromeda Galaxy	And	Cherry Springs SP	Steve's Celestron C8	Imaged with the 300mm lens towards early Sunday morning.		Galaxy	00h43m26.5s	"+41∞20'06"""
6/23/12	June	2012	11:59:00 PM	IC 1396	Cep	Cherry Springs SP	Steve's Celestron C8	Imaged this the first part of the night at 150mm.	Transp 8/10 - Seeing 7/10 Cool - low 50s. Dewey.	Diffuse Nebula	21h39m31.8s	"+57∞33'19"""
6/23/12	June	2012	3:41:00 AM	M 22	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	"Tony's 24"" Starmaster"	"TeleVue Ethos 8mm X2.0, 8.0mm, 503x We saw the planetary in M22 - it was far easier than thought to see. Tony had an excellent chart with the location of the planetary. Good view! "	Above Average Seeing Above Average Transparency Low 50s. Light to no wind. Lots of dew.	Globular Cluster	18h37m12.2s	"-23∞53'25"""
6/23/12	June	2012	11:59:00 PM	Terzan 8	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	"Tony's 24"" Starmaster"	"TeleVue Ethos 8mm, 8.0mm, 251x Very faint haze. Seen in Tony's 24. "		Globular Cluster	19h42m35.1s	"-33∞58'01"""
7/10/12	July	2012	11:59:00 PM	North American Nebula	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	SV 102 Refractor	"Imaged, tested the new mount. Camera lens at 55mm "		Diffuse Nebula	20h58m59.4s	"+44∞25'28"""
7/11/12	July	2012	11:59:00 PM	Cygnus	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	SV 102 Refractor	Did some widefiled shots of this region with the camera lens at 55mm		Constellation	20h35m44.9s	"+44∞35'24"""
7/11/12	July	2012	10:46:00 PM	IC 4634	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small, but conspicuous. UHC makes it more apparent. "		Planetary Nebula	17h02m21.0s	"-21∞50'35"""
7/11/12	July	2012	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6235	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Squashed appearance. "		Globular Cluster	16h54m12.4s	"-22∞11'47"""
7/11/12	July	2012	10:44:00 PM	M 62	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "		Globular Cluster	17h02m03.5s	"-30∞07'52"""
7/11/12	July	2012	10:48:00 PM	NGC 6284	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "		Globular Cluster	17h05m17.5s	"-24∞46'53"""
7/16/12	July	2012	11:08:00 PM	Hercules Globular	Her	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	Imaged as part of a quick test.		Globular Cluster	16h42m09.7s	"+36∞26'25"""
7/17/12	July	2012	11:59:00 PM	Veil Nebula (East)	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	SV 102 Refractor	Imaged this portion of the Veil for nearly an hour. Six min exposures at ISO 1600. Stacked 13 of them.		Supernova Remnant	20h56m57.5s	"+31∞46'02"""
7/18/12	July	2012	1:00:00 AM	NGC 6951 (NGC 6952)	Cep	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Lens shaped. nice "		Galaxy	20h37m27.2s	"+66∞09'04"""
7/18/12	July	2012	11:59:00 PM	Lagoon Nebula	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	SV 102 Refractor	Imaged M8 this evening with the SV102.		Diffuse Nebula	18h04m50.7s	"-24∞23'04"""
7/18/12	July	2012	1:00:00 AM	NGC 6939	Cep	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Large, hazy, not very bright. "		Open Cluster	20h31m48.4s	"+60∞42'22"""
7/21/12	July	2012	12:00:00 AM	IC 1542	And	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Saw as part of my observations of the NGC trio of galaxies in Andromeda. "		Galaxy	00h21m22.2s	"+22∞39'46"""
7/21/12	July	2012	12:00:00 AM	NGC 80	And	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x This is a very nice little galaxy, as part of a group - including 83 and 91. "		Galaxy	00h21m51.8s	"+22∞25'39"""
7/21/12	July	2012	12:00:00 AM	NGC 83	And	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Part of the a grouping of galaxies, including 80 and 91."		Galaxy	00h22m03.4s	"+22∞30'14"""
7/21/12	July	2012	12:00:00 AM	NGC 90	And	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x The third in a nice collection of galaxies. "		Galaxy	00h22m32.4s	"+22∞28'13"""
7/21/12	July	2012	12:00:00 AM	NGC 93	And	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Galaxy part of a nice trio. "		Galaxy	00h22m44.2s	"+22∞28'42"""
7/21/12	July	2012	12:00:00 AM	NGC 160	And	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A very nice duo of small, but conspicuous galaxies in And - the second being 169 "		Galaxy	00h36m45.4s	"+24∞01'40"""
7/21/12	July	2012	12:00:00 AM	IC 1559	And	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Observed with NGC 169 "		Galaxy	00h37m33.7s	"+24∞03'15"""
7/21/12	July	2012	12:00:00 AM	NGC 169	And	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Part of a duo with 160. IC 1559 is attached. "		Galaxy	00h37m33.0s	"+24∞03'38"""
7/21/12	July	2012	12:00:00 AM	NGC 183	And	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Interesting galaxy - tear shaped. Part of a few large ACOs but did not concetrate on the ACOs."		Galaxy	00h39m11.3s	"+29∞34'48"""
7/21/12	July	2012	12:00:00 AM	NGC 214	And	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A very nice halo. "		Galaxy	00h42m09.6s	"+25∞34'07"""
7/21/12	July	2012	12:00:00 AM	NGC 233	And	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Bright core "		Galaxy	00h44m18.7s	"+30∞39'19"""
7/21/12	July	2012	12:00:00 AM	NGC 252	And	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice galaxy. Interesting field. "		Galaxy	00h48m43.5s	"+27∞41'34"""
7/21/12	July	2012	10:56:00 PM	NGC 6160	Her	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Part of ACO 2197 - want to reobserve as part of cluster "		Galaxy	16h28m07.9s	"+40∞54'10"""
7/21/12	July	2012	10:56:00 PM	NGC 6158	Her	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "		Galaxy	16h28m08.5s	"+39∞21'35"""
7/21/12	July	2012	10:56:00 PM	NGC 6166	Her	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "		Galaxy	16h29m05.8s	"+39∞31'42"""
7/22/12	July	2012	4:10:00 AM	Jupiter	Tau	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TMB Planetary 5mm, 508x Seeing was not so good - did observe into twilight. "		Prime Solar System Object	04h27m45.4s	"+20∞57'51"""
7/22/12	July	2012	4:00:00 AM	Uranus	Cet	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TMB Planetary 5mm, 508x Seen many times, just not loged. Obvious blue-green disc. No surface features. Want to get back to this on a good night of seening to see detail if possible. "		Prime Solar System Object	00h32m25.1s	"+02∞42'04"""
7/22/12	July	2012	3:27:00 AM	Neptune	Aqr	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TMB Planetary 5mm, 508x Small - grey blue disk. "		Prime Solar System Object	22h19m07.2s	"-11∞07'13"""
7/22/12	July	2012	1:45:00 AM	NGC 6946	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	Imaged tonight with the adjacent open cluster.		Galaxy	20h35m11.7s	"+60∞11'57"""
7/22/12	July	2012	12:13:00 AM	PN G035.9-01.1	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Confirmed. With UHC, has a round halo - sort of filled-in donut shape. Very faint. But definitely there. "		Planetary Nebula	19h02m40.6s	"+02∞10'29"""
7/22/12	July	2012	2:06:00 AM	Veil Nebula (East)	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	Imaged tonight - trying to get more data on this object.		Supernova Remnant	20h56m57.6s	"+31∞46'04"""
7/22/12	July	2012	11:58:00 PM	Wild Duck Cluster	Sct	Cherry Springs SP	SV 102 Refractor	This was my first target of the night.		Open Cluster	18h51m47.7s	"-06∞15'07"""
7/22/12	July	2012	12:12:00 AM	NGC 6738	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "		Open Cluster	19h01m58.5s	"+11∞38'12"""
7/22/12	July	2012	12:18:00 AM	NGC 6755	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Large "		Open Cluster	19h08m28.7s	"+04∞17'24"""
7/22/12	July	2012	12:19:00 AM	NGC 6756	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice cluster! Will reobserve on a better night. "		Open Cluster	19h09m21.6s	"+04∞43'43"""
7/23/12	July	2012	1:41:00 AM	NGC 6946	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	SV 102 Refractor	Imaged late - from 3:15am onward into dawn.		Galaxy	20h35m11.7s	"+60∞11'58"""
7/23/12	July	2012	1:18:00 AM	Crescent Nebula	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	SV 102 Refractor	Imaged tonight with SV102 - only got a few six minute exposures due to clouds passing.		Diffuse Nebula	20h12m42.0s	"+38∞21'27"""
9/17/12	September	2012	5:00:00 AM	Jupiter	Tau	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"Very nice view - high power, 4mm click stop held up. Saw Europa transit."	Good seeing	Prime Solar System Object	04h59m06.7s	"+21∞53'06"""
3/12/13	March	2013	10:00:00 PM	C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS)	Cet	"Roanoke, Virginia"	Naked Eye	" I don't have the date correct, but I did manage to observe PanStarrs from the lookout on the Blue Rige Parkway with binoculars. Took some shots with my camera as well. "		Comet	00h31m04.2s	"+02∞40'15"""
5/30/13	May	2013	12:00:00 AM	M 5	Ser	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20			Globular Cluster	15h19m16.7s	"+02∞02'06"""
5/30/13	May	2013	12:00:00 AM	M 4	Sco	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	Imaged M4 to test AstroTortilla	Hazy and warm. Upper 60s. Tranp 5/10. Seeing 5/10	Globular Cluster	16h24m27.9s	"-26∞33'18"""
6/3/13	June	2013	11:59:00 PM	C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS)	UMi	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x First telescopic entry for PANSTARRS. Fairly bright core, nice tail. Not as nice, according to Tony and Gary, as in May. "		Comet	16h14m02.2s	"+83∞03'24"""
6/3/13	June	2013	11:59:00 AM	HD 140283	Lib	Cherry Springs SP	"Tony's 24"" Starmaster"	"TeleVue Ethos 8mm, 8.0mm, 251x The famous ""Methusela"" star in Libra. Nice orage/red color. Oldest known star at nearly 13 billion years. "	"Cool, somewhat clear skies."	Variable Star	15h43m48.3s	"-10∞58'36"""
6/3/13	June	2013	11:59:00 PM	Terzan 2	Sco	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20			Globular Cluster	17h28m27.3s	"-30∞48'44"""
6/5/13	June	2013	3:00:00 AM	C/2012 F6 (Lemmon)	And	"Roanoke, Virginia"	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Bright core, greenish color still yet. Did image it with my scope. "		Comet	00h19m54.7s	"+37∞02'17"""
7/10/13	July	2013	12:00:00 AM	Pelican Nebula	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	SV 110 ED	Imaged this with my new SV110.		Diffuse Nebula	20h51m37.1s	"+44∞30'18"""
7/11/13	July	2013	11:59:00 PM	NGC 6146	Her	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small and faint - with 6147 nearby. "		Galaxy	16h25m39.3s	"+40∞52'00"""
7/21/13	July	2013	11:22:00 PM	NGC 6775	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "		Open Cluster	19h17m32.1s	"-00∞53'42"""
8/5/13	August	2013	4:21:00 AM	M 74	Psc	Cherry Springs SP	SV 110 ED	Imaged with the supernova. Skies were a little hazy but the images did come out. Took 20 x 6 min frames	Average conditions	Galaxy	01h37m27.0s	"+15∞51'10"""
8/5/13	August	2013	11:59:00 PM	Abell 64	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	"Tony's 24"" Starmaster"	Finally observed this planetary where there was confusion. Nice object. Viewed with Ton'y scope. Looked a bit like an eliptical galaxy.		Planetary Nebula	19h46m17.4s	"+05∞36'18"""
8/5/13	August	2013	11:59:00 PM	Veil Nebula (West)	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	SV 110 ED	Imaged during the first part of the night. 20 x 6 min. shots.		Supernova Remnant	20h46m18.1s	"+30∞46'14"""
8/5/13	August	2013	11:59:00 PM	Pelican Nebula	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	SV 110 ED	Took 24 x 6 min exposures in the first half of this night.		Diffuse Nebula	20h51m37.4s	"+44∞30'27"""
8/5/13	August	2013	4:21:00 AM	Pelican Nebula	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	SV 110 ED	Imaged. Details to follow.	Average conditions	Diffuse Nebula	20h51m37.4s	"+44∞30'26"""
8/5/13	August	2013	11:59:00 PM	Veil Nebula (East)	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	SV 110 ED	Imaged this section of the Veil with the SV110--did this the second half of the night.		Supernova Remnant	20h57m00.1s	"+31∞46'23"""
8/8/13	August	2013	10:21:00 PM	NGC 5777	Dra	Cherry Springs SP	"Tony's 24"" Starmaster"	"TeleVue Ethos 8mm, 8.0mm, 251x Nice little spinde of light. "		Galaxy	14h51m39.0s	"+58∞55'42"""
8/8/13	August	2013	10:21:00 PM	NGC 5870	Dra	Cherry Springs SP	"Tony's 24"" Starmaster"	"TeleVue Ethos 8mm, 8.0mm, 251x Saw as part of a tour of galaxies in Draco. "		Galaxy	15h06m56.5s	"+55∞25'59"""
8/8/13	August	2013	1:00:00 AM	NGC 5969	Dra	Cherry Springs SP	"Tony's 24"" Starmaster"	"TeleVue Ethos 8mm, 8.0mm, 251x "		Galaxy	15h35m11.1s	"+56∞24'44"""
8/8/13	August	2013	1:00:00 AM	NGC 5971	Dra	Cherry Springs SP	"Tony's 24"" Starmaster"	"TeleVue Ethos 8mm, 8.0mm, 251x Observed with a group of galaxies in Draco "		Galaxy	15h35m56.9s	"+56∞25'23"""
8/9/13	August	2013	12:30:00 AM	C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS)	Ser	Cherry Springs SP	"Tony's 24"" Starmaster"	"TeleVue Ethos 8mm X2.0, 8.0mm, 503x Very faint fuzz ball. Large, not quite round. Low in Serpens "		Comet	15h46m02.8s	"+19∞07'09"""
8/9/13	August	2013	2:30:00 AM	M 102	Dra	Cherry Springs SP	"Tony's 24"" Starmaster"	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 13.0mm, 155x Observed with the companion. See other entry for details. "		Galaxy	15h06m52.0s	"+55∞43'01"""
8/9/13	August	2013	1:00:00 AM	NGC 5963	Dra	Cherry Springs SP	"Tony's 24"" Starmaster"	"TeleVue Ethos 8mm, 8.0mm, 251x Resolved some mottling in the core. The arms were not apparent, but you can tell there is something there in the halo. Nice view with 5965"	"Avg seeing, avg. tranp."	Galaxy	15h33m47.9s	"+56∞31'14"""
8/9/13	August	2013	1:00:00 AM	NGC 5965	Dra	Cherry Springs SP	"Tony's 24"" Starmaster"	"TeleVue Ethos 8mm, 8.0mm, 251x Very, very nice galaxy. Long spindle, with a dark lane along the edge. Lovely field with 5963. Saw the little galaxy companion next to it -- interestingly this galaxy does not appear in any planetarium program. Tony is going to research this tomorrow."	Seeing: Average. Transp: Average	Galaxy	15h34m22.2s	"+56∞38'49"""
8/9/13	August	2013	1:21:00 AM	LEDA 2512461	Dra	Cherry Springs SP	"Tony's 24"" Starmaster"	"TeleVue Ethos 8mm, 8.0mm, 251x There may be some discrepancy with NGC 5867. This is likely what we saw in its place. Very faint - stellar. "		Galaxy	15h06m46.9s	"+55∞41'07"""
8/9/13	August	2013	11:11:00 PM	Veil Nebula (East)	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	Imaged tonight: 12 frames at 6 min.Ä To combine with frames from Aug 5.	Seeing avg. / Transp Avg.	Supernova Remnant	20h57m00.1s	"+31∞46'24"""
8/10/13	August	2013	11:06:00 PM	Veil Nebula (West)	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	SV 110 ED	Taking several more shots (8) of six minutes.		Supernova Remnant	20h46m18.0s	"+30∞46'15"""
8/10/13	August	2013	11:44:00 PM	NGC 6974	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	SV 110 ED	"Imaging 20 x 6 min frames. The famous ""Pickerings Wedge"" of the Viel Complex in Cygnus. Need to get back to this as clouds kept coming and going..."		Supernova Remnant	20h51m23.9s	"+31∞55'19"""
8/12/13	August	2013	1:00:00 AM	NGC 7380	Cep	Cherry Springs SP	SV 110 ED	I began imaging the Wizard but the clouds kept coming and eventually I was clouded out. I will have to come back to image on another new moon period.		Open Cluster	22h47m57.3s	"+58∞12'17"""
9/3/13	September	2013	11:59:00 PM	NGC 661	Tri	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small oval with some lens shape. Bright core. "		Galaxy	01h45m03.2s	"+28∞46'29"""
9/3/13	September	2013	11:59:00 PM	NGC 669	Tri	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice object - must return. Clouds arrived before a good observation could be made. "		Galaxy	01h48m06.3s	"+35∞37'52"""
9/4/13	September	2013	11:59:00 PM	NGC 7619	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice pair of galaxies with NGC 7626. Actually a very interesting field with a set of galaxies. Must return later. "		Galaxy	23h20m58.2s	"+08∞17'06"""
9/5/13	September	2013	11:57:00 PM	Cocoon Nebula	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	I imaged this object with 19 x 6 min exposures.		Diffuse Nebula	21h53m58.4s	"+47∞20'10"""
9/5/13	September	2013	1:00:00 AM	NGC 7380	Cep	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	Finished my imagig run - 18 x 6 min exposures.		Open Cluster	22h47m57.5s	"+58∞12'25"""
9/6/13	September	2013	1:59:00 AM	NGC 210	Cet	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x John O'Hara and I were looking at this in his 12. There are some other interesting galaxies in the field of view. I noted that, upon further review, in my earlier entry."	Seeing 6/10. Transparancy 8/10. Cold - temps in 30s. Frost formed.	Galaxy	00h41m18.1s	"-13∞47'39"""
9/6/13	September	2013	1:59:00 AM	NGC 7331	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Tonight this looked really excellent. All five of the companions were easily seen. The galaxy showed lots of nice structure. Good view tonight! "	Seeing 6/10. Transparancy 8/10. Cold - temps in 30s. Frost formed.	Galaxy	22h37m44.2s	"+34∞29'27"""
9/6/13	September	2013	1:59:00 AM	NGC 7336	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "		Galaxy	22h38m02.0s	"+34∞33'25"""
9/6/13	September	2013	1:59:00 AM	NGC 7335	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "		Galaxy	22h37m59.5s	"+34∞31'23"""
9/6/13	September	2013	1:59:00 AM	NGC 7337	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "		Galaxy	22h38m06.8s	"+34∞26'58"""
9/6/13	September	2013	1:59:00 AM	NGC 7340	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "		Galaxy	22h38m24.4s	"+34∞29'07"""
9/6/13	September	2013	1:59:00 AM	NGC 7541	Psc	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Part of a nice galaxy pair, 7531. "	Seeing 6/10. Transparancy 8/10. Cold - temps in 30s. Frost formed.	Galaxy	23h15m27.6s	"+04∞36'45"""
9/6/13	September	2013	1:59:00 AM	NGC 7531	Gru	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Part of a nice pair with 7541 "	Seeing 6/10. Transparancy 8/10. Cold - temps in 30s. Frost formed.	Galaxy	23h15m36.0s	"-43∞31'18"""
9/6/13	September	2013	1:59:00 AM	NGC 6778	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Smooth oval/box shaped. Interesting. Grey color. "	Seeing 6/10. Transparancy 8/10. Cold - temps in 30s. Frost formed.	Planetary Nebula	19h19m09.0s	"-01∞33'59"""
9/6/13	September	2013	1:59:00 AM	NGC 6790	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Stellar, tiny disk at high power. Bright. "	Seeing 6/10. Transparancy 8/10. Cold - temps in 30s. Frost formed.	Planetary Nebula	19h23m40.1s	"+01∞32'40"""
9/6/13	September	2013	1:59:00 AM	NGC 6804	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very nice planetary. Involved stars and good mottling. "	Seeing 6/10. Transparancy 8/10. Cold - temps in 30s. Frost formed.	Planetary Nebula	19h32m16.3s	"+09∞15'35"""
9/6/13	September	2013	1:59:00 AM	IC 4846	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x Stellar, bright. O3 makes it stand out a bit better. Used 3-6 zoom as well. "	Seeing 6/10. Transparancy 8/10. Cold - temps in 30s. Frost formed.	Planetary Nebula	19h17m14.6s	"-09∞00'54"""
9/6/13	September	2013	1:59:00 AM	NGC 6773	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Not sure if it actually exists...? "	Seeing 6/10. Transparancy 8/10. Cold - temps in 30s. Frost formed.	Open Cluster	19h15m50.1s	"+04∞53'10"""
9/7/13	September	2013	12:24:00 AM	PacMan Nebula	Cas	Cherry Springs SP	Elliott's Obsession 20	Started imaging this when the power went out on Sept 5. Got about 10 or so frames tonight before the clouds moved in. Need to complete this.	Seeing 7/10. Transp 6/10. Clouds came and went and then high clouds later. 40s.	Diffuse Nebula	00h53m52.0s	"+56∞41'27"""
6/28/14	June	2014	12:00:00 AM	Sh 2-90	Vul	Cherry Springs SP	SV 110 ED	Very small nebula. Got a few subframes. Will need to complete.	Seeing: 3/5 Transp.: 3/5 Hazy and cloudy to start. Warm.	Diffuse Nebula	19h49m55.8s	"+26∞54'20"""
6/28/14	June	2014	12:00:00 AM	IC 1318	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	SV 110 ED	Began imaging this large nebula complex. Need to return.	Seeing: 3/5 Transp.: 3/5 Hazy and cloudy to start. Warm.	HII Nebula	20h19m30.0s	"+40∞53'01"""
6/29/14	June	2014	12:00:00 AM	Sh 2-90	Vul	Cherry Springs SP	SV 110 ED		Seeing: 3/5 Transp.: 3/5 Hazy and cloudy to start. Warm.	Diffuse Nebula	19h49m55.8s	"+26∞54'21"""
7/23/14	July	2014	2:17:00 AM	IC 5068	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	SV 110 ED	imaged with 25 frames	Seeing: 3/5 Transp.: 3/5 Hazy and cloudy to start. Warm.	Diffuse Nebula	20h51m22.1s	"+42∞34'26"""
9/29/19	September	2019	8:46:00 PM	NGC 1023	Per	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Part of H400 "		Galaxy	02h41m38.7s	"+39∞08'43"""
9/29/19	September	2019	8:51:00 PM	Cleopatra's Eye	Eri	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Part of H400 "		Planetary Nebula	04h15m10.9s	"-12∞41'19"""
9/29/19	September	2019	8:48:00 PM	h Persei	Per	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Double Cluster - seen a million times. Part of H400 "		Open Cluster	02h20m24.8s	"+57∞12'57"""
9/29/19	September	2019	8:48:00 PM	Chi Persei	Per	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Seen a lot! Part of H400 "		Open Cluster	02h23m43.3s	"+57∞13'24"""
9/29/19	September	2019	8:49:00 PM	NGC 1027	Cas	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Part of H400 "		Open Cluster	02h44m13.4s	"+61∞40'30"""
9/29/19	September	2019	8:50:00 PM	NGC 1245	Per	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Part of H400 "		Open Cluster	03h16m04.2s	"+47∞18'23"""
9/29/19	September	2019	8:47:00 PM	NGC 1342	Per	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Part of H400 "		Open Cluster	03h32m54.7s	"+37∞26'27"""
9/29/19	September	2019	8:51:00 PM	NGC 1444	Per	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Part of H400 "		Open Cluster	03h50m54.8s	"+52∞42'51"""
9/29/19	September	2019	8:50:00 PM	NGC 1513	Per	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Part of H400 "		Open Cluster	04h11m24.8s	"+49∞33'45"""
9/29/19	September	2019	8:51:00 PM	NGC 1528	Per	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Part of H400 "		Open Cluster	04h16m52.8s	"+51∞15'36"""
9/29/19	September	2019	8:50:00 PM	NGC 1545	Per	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Part of H400 "		Open Cluster	04h22m26.1s	"+50∞17'45"""
9/30/19	September	2019	8:31:00 PM	NGC 584	Cet	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Part of H400 "		Galaxy	01h32m20.4s	"-06∞45'59"""
9/30/19	September	2019	8:30:00 PM	NGC 596	Cet	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x Part of H400 "		Galaxy	01h33m51.6s	"-06∞55'49"""
9/30/19	September	2019	8:31:00 PM	NGC 615	Cet	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Part of H400 "		Galaxy	01h36m05.2s	"-07∞14'22"""
9/30/19	September	2019	8:32:00 PM	NGC 720	Cet	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Part of H400 "		Galaxy	01h53m58.4s	"-13∞38'28"""
9/30/19	September	2019	8:32:00 PM	NGC 752	And	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Part of H400 "		Open Cluster	01h58m52.1s	"+37∞52'46"""
4/6/20	April	2020	3:13:00 PM	29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann	Psc	Mesa Redonda Observatory	Antares 12 inch Dobsonian			Comet	01h29m29.9s	"+17∞45'00"""
6/20/20	June	2020	11:50:00 PM	NGC 5557	Boo	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	Logged as part of my H400 observing effort		Galaxy	14h19m17.2s	"+36∞24'16"""
6/20/20	June	2020	11:12:00 PM	M 102	Dra	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	Official entry as part of H400 observing plan		Galaxy	15h07m04.4s	"+55∞41'23"""
6/20/20	June	2020	11:09:00 PM	NGC 5982	Dra	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	Saw as part of the H400 plan. No other details noted.		Galaxy	15h39m06.8s	"+59∞17'39"""
6/20/20	June	2020	11:14:00 PM	Cat's Eye Nebula	Dra	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	Seen many times - officially logged here as part of my H400 obsering plan		Planetary Nebula	17h58m36.4s	"+66∞37'57"""
6/20/20	June	2020	10:39:00 PM	NGC 5466	Boo	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Logged as part of H400 effort. "		Globular Cluster	14h06m22.1s	"+28∞26'30"""
6/20/20	June	2020	11:17:00 PM	NGC 6144	Sco	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	Official log entry as part of the H400 obserinv plan		Globular Cluster	16h28m29.4s	"-26∞03'59"""
6/21/20	June	2020	12:00:00 AM	Splinter Galaxy	Dra	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	Officially logged here as part of my H400 plan		Galaxy	15h16m26.9s	"+56∞15'31"""
6/21/20	June	2020	12:00:00 AM	M 107	Oph	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	Officially logged as part of the H400 plan		Globular Cluster	16h33m41.0s	"-13∞05'43"""
8/19/20	August	2020	7:59:00 PM	NGC 6781	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	Logged as part of H400		Planetary Nebula	19h19m28.9s	"+06∞34'48"""
8/19/20	August	2020	11:58:00 PM	NGC 6755	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	Logged as part of H400		Open Cluster	19h08m50.5s	"+04∞18'06"""
8/19/20	August	2020	7:58:00 PM	NGC 6756	Aql	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	Logged as part of the H400		Open Cluster	19h09m43.3s	"+04∞44'26"""
8/19/20	August	2020	8:00:00 PM	NGC 6830	Vul	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x Logged as part of the H400 "		Open Cluster	19h51m52.4s	"+23∞09'19"""
8/19/20	August	2020	8:02:00 PM	NGC 6940	Vul	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x Logged as part of the H400 plan "		Open Cluster	20h35m18.4s	"+28∞21'23"""
8/19/20	August	2020	8:01:00 PM	NGC 6885	Vul	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	H400		Open Cluster	20h12m53.4s	"+26∞32'33"""
9/18/20	September	2020	11:18:00 PM	NGC 7606	Aqr	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x Faint, large glow. Part of H400 "		Galaxy	23h20m09.4s	"-08∞22'17"""
9/19/20	September	2020	8:34:00 PM	NGC 908	Cet	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Lovely. Mottled halo. Part of H400 "		Galaxy	02h24m02.1s	"-21∞08'18"""
9/19/20	September	2020	8:35:00 PM	NGC 936	Cet	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x Bright core. Near 941, 955 "		Galaxy	02h28m40.7s	"-01∞03'46"""
9/19/20	September	2020	8:35:00 PM	NGC 1055	Cet	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Nice - near M77. Mira is visble, too "		Galaxy	02h42m48.7s	"+00∞31'55"""
9/20/20	September	2020	3:41:00 AM	NGC 941	Cet	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x "		Galaxy	02h29m31.2s	"-01∞03'31"""
9/20/20	September	2020	3:41:00 AM	NGC 955	Cet	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Fainter athan 936. Bright field star nearby. "		Galaxy	02h31m36.5s	"-01∞01'00"""
10/16/20	October	2020	8:39:00 PM	NGC 1022	Cet	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x Lenticular, bright. 991 near "		Galaxy	02h39m34.8s	"-06∞35'15"""
10/16/20	October	2020	8:42:00 PM	NGC 1052	Cet	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x Nice trio. Logged as part of H400 "		Galaxy	02h42m06.3s	"-08∞10'00"""
10/16/20	October	2020	8:44:00 PM	NGC 1084	Eri	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x Lovely, mottled. Part of H400 "		Galaxy	02h47m01.6s	"-07∞29'28"""
10/17/20	October	2020	8:21:00 PM	NGC 185	Cas	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Lovely and mottled. Sits nicely between two field stars. NGC 147 is nearby and larger, fainter."		Galaxy	00h40m07.8s	"+48∞27'08"""
10/17/20	October	2020	8:23:00 PM	NGC 278	Cas	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Bright core, small compact halo. Nice field star located just above (in my view). "		Galaxy	00h53m15.7s	"+47∞39'50"""
10/17/20	October	2020	8:28:00 PM	NGC 613	Scl	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Logged as part of the H400 "		Galaxy	01h35m16.4s	"-29∞18'45"""
10/17/20	October	2020	2:06:00 AM	NGC 991	Cet	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x "		Galaxy	02h36m34.5s	"-07∞03'51"""
10/17/20	October	2020	2:09:00 AM	NGC 1042	Cet	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x "		Galaxy	02h41m25.5s	"-08∞20'39"""
10/17/20	October	2020	8:13:00 PM	NGC 6946	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x Observed as part of the H400 on this night. Nice view. Some spiral structure."		Galaxy	20h35m18.6s	"+60∞13'49"""
10/17/20	October	2020	1:09:00 AM	NGC 6939	Cep	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x H400 plan "	Seeing good; Transp good	Open Cluster	20h31m54.8s	"+60∞44'12"""
10/17/20	October	2020	8:15:00 PM	NGC 7142	Cep	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Beautiful smattering of evenly faintish stars. Well populated. Nicely framed with nearby 7160. "		Open Cluster	21h45m39.4s	"+65∞52'28"""
10/17/20	October	2020	8:14:00 PM	NGC 7160	Cep	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x APM 20mm, 76x Lovely cluster in the 10 and the reflection nebula surrounding the stars is obvious - even a hint of blue color though I could be imagining that. "		Open Cluster	21h54m16.5s	"+62∞42'18"""
10/18/20	October	2020	12:00:00 AM	NGC 147	Cas	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Large and faint. "		Galaxy	00h34m21.1s	"+48∞37'26"""
9/6/21	September	2021	11:05:00 PM	NGC 6217	UMi	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x Broad halo, fairly dim but with some central core visible, and mottling in the halo as well. "	Seeing: 4/5 Trans: 7/10	Galaxy	16h31m38.2s	"+78∞09'29"""
9/6/21	September	2021	11:15:00 PM	Barnard's Galaxy	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	" APM 20mm, 76x This was a surprise find while searching objects for my H400 list - never saw this before. Large glow, ghostly, almost looks like an ""echo"" of M33. No apparent mottling but it does look like it could almost be resolved into stars (maybe just an effect). Nice to find!"	Seeing: 4/5 Trans: 7/10 Low 50s. Light to no breeze	Galaxy	19h46m10.4s	"-14∞44'51"""
9/6/21	September	2021	11:35:00 PM	Little Gem	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x Beautiful. Seen before many times in other instruments. Egg shaped, some donut hole dimming near center. Uniform with averted vision and slightly greenish (but more grey). No central star detected."	Seeing: 4/5 Trans: 7/10 Low 50s. Light to no breeze	Planetary Nebula	19h45m10.9s	"-14∞06'02"""
9/6/21	September	2021	11:40:00 PM	NGC 6645	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Very nice open cluster, fairly large in the field with interesting star chains extending outward. Fairly well resolved. "	Seeing: 4/5 Trans: 7/10 Low 50s. Light to no breeze	Open Cluster	18h33m51.9s	"-16∞52'00"""
9/7/21	September	2021	12:50:00 AM	NGC 7814	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x Small and oval, with some hint of a brighter core. At the higher power, a lens shape and maybe a hinto of the dust lane can be teased. Not sure if that is due to the fact that I know it is there or if it is in fact there. Nice object nonetheless. "	Seeing: 4/5 Trans: 7/10 Low 50s. Light to no breeze	Galaxy	00h04m22.0s	"+16∞15'59"""
9/7/21	September	2021	12:15:00 AM	Barnard's Galaxy	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""		Seeing: 3/5 Trans: 5/10 Near 60. No breeze. Very wet/dew. Ground fog plus orographic clouds forming. Got finally fogged out b	Galaxy	19h46m10.4s	"-14∞44'51"""
9/7/21	September	2021	12:41:00 AM	NGC 7448	Peg	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x At lower power it is an obvious smuge. But it begins to reveal itself at this power. Bright and compact, oval shaped with brightening toward the core and a hint of uneveness (mottled) halo. "	Seeing: 4/5 Trans: 7/10 Low 50s. Light to no breeze	Galaxy	23h01m08.6s	"+16∞05'49"""
9/7/21	September	2021	12:22:00 AM	Arrowhead Cluster	Cep	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x Really lovely cluster - Delta/tree shaped fan of fairly bright stars. Small, concentrated. Various magnitued. Set in a beautiful field. "	Seeing: 4/5 Trans: 7/10 Low 50s. Light to no breeze	Open Cluster	23h12m00.1s	"+60∞41'13"""
9/8/21	September	2021	11:45:00 PM	NGC 6834	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x Small, bright. Concentrated. Somewhat box shaped and more chains of stars emerge with averted vision. Observed with Tony. "	Seeing: 3/5 Trans: 5/10 Near 60. No breeze. Very wet/dew. Ground fog plus orographic clouds forming.	Open Cluster	19h53m04.4s	"+29∞28'02"""
9/9/21	September	2021	11:00:00 PM	Cocoon Nebula	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Lovely field with the ""Cigar"" dark nebula. The nebula is seen both with and without a filter. Maybe better aesthetically without. This may be the first time I visually observed the nebula."	"Seeing: 3/5 Trans: 6/10 Upper 40s, some clouds from time to time."	Diffuse Nebula	21h54m15.0s	"+47∞22'13"""
9/9/21	September	2021	11:25:00 PM	NGC 136	Cas	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x Very small haze of very faint stars. Rich, and at lower power has a glow not that dissimilar to a small nebula (like a planetary). "	"Seeing: 3/5 Trans: 6/10 Upper 40s, some clouds from time to time."	Open Cluster	00h32m46.1s	"+61∞37'39"""
9/9/21	September	2021	12:50:00 AM	NGC 6866	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x Fairly rich, even brightness collection with a nice non-symmetrical shape. Reminds me kind of a dinosaur (brontosaurus) looking backwards. "	Seeing: 3/5 Trans: 5/10 Near 60. No breeze. Very wet/dew. Ground fog plus orographic clouds forming.	Open Cluster	20h04m38.0s	"+44∞13'22"""
9/9/21	September	2021	12:14:00 AM	NGC 6885	Vul	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x A loose collection of stars surrounding 20 Vul. Even brightness. Really not impressive. "	Seeing: 3/5 Trans: 5/10 Near 60. No breeze. Very wet/dew. Ground fog plus orographic clouds forming.	Open Cluster	20h12m55.8s	"+26∞32'45"""
9/9/21	September	2021	12:32:00 AM	NGC 6910	Cyg	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Small, Y shaped cluser of fairly bright stars in a stringy pattern. Set in a rich field. "	Seeing: 3/5 Trans: 7/10 Mid 50s. Lots of Dew.	Open Cluster	20h23m58.9s	"+40∞51'04"""
9/9/21	September	2021	10:32:00 PM	NGC 7209	Lac	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x Lovely, bright and moderately concentrated. A nice starfield around with various patches of dark nebulosity. "	"Seeing: 3/5 Trans: 6/10 Upper 40s, some clouds from time to time."	Open Cluster	22h05m59.8s	"+46∞35'23"""
9/9/21	September	2021	10:48:00 PM	NGC 7243	Lac	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Large, loose and brght with a smattering of stars. Not quite circular in shape, some chains seen. Interesting starfield."	"Seeing: 3/5 Trans: 6/10 Upper 40s, some clouds from time to time."	Open Cluster	22h16m00.4s	"+50∞00'25"""
9/9/21	September	2021	11:15:00 PM	NGC 7296	Lac	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x Somewhat V shaped, hard to pull out of the field. Very small but concentrated. "	"Seeing: 3/5 Trans: 6/10 Upper 40s, some clouds from time to time."	Open Cluster	22h28m55.0s	"+52∞25'41"""
9/10/21	September	2021	11:00:00 PM	NGC 5673	Boo	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Observed with the Herschel observation of 5676. Fainter, lens shaped, in an interesting field. Would likely be better if better placed in the sky (was already dropping into light pollution) "	"Seeing: 4/5 Trans: 7/10 Mid 40s, chilly, got very dewey late."	Galaxy	14h32m14.8s	"+49∞52'07"""
9/10/21	September	2021	11:00:00 PM	NGC 5676	Boo	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x A very nice, lens shaped galaxy with a mottled halo and brighter central core. Fits in a nice set of field stars forming a triangular shape. Saw the other NGC galaxy in the field, 5673. Maybe spotted the IC galaxy as well but the whole area was already dropping into the skyglow of Coudersport. "	"Seeing: 4/5 Trans: 7/10 Mid 40s, chilly, got very dewey late."	Galaxy	14h33m31.0s	"+49∞22'05"""
9/10/21	September	2021	10:15:00 PM	NGC 6569	Sgr	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x A small puffy cotton ball. Granular and not resolved at low power - more resolved but not quite to individual stars at higher powers. "	"Seeing: 4/5 Trans: 7/10 Mid 40s, chilly, got very dewey late."	Globular Cluster	18h15m01.9s	"-31∞49'16"""
9/11/21	September	2021	1:45:00 AM	NGC 55	Scl	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x After much searching and wondering if we might see this, John and I found it first over near Tony and Doug. We used a chart and binoculars to ID the star field and pattern and then searched. First spotted in Dougs 20"", I suspected it might be seen where we had set up. Indeed, after another hunt, I got it in my 10"" and then John later in his 4"". This is a lovely galaxy that would be a showpiece if higher. Long--nearly as long as 253, with some mottling. But definitely a great find. "	"Seeing: 4/5 Trans: 7/10 Mid 40s, chilly, got very dewey late."	Galaxy	00h15m59.6s	"-39∞04'30"""
9/11/21	September	2021	1:45:00 AM	NGC 300	Scl	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x After spotting NGC 55 nearby, I searched and found 300. Low surface brightness with a brighter core and some involved field stars. It does indeed remind me of M33 and would certainly be a showpiece if higher. Some suspected mottling with arms but can't be sure. John then spotted it in his 4"". Oddly seemed more obvious in the 4"" than in my 10. "	"Seeing: 4/5 Trans: 7/10 Mid 40s, chilly, got very dewey late."	Galaxy	00h55m55.7s	"-37∞33'56"""
9/11/21	September	2021	2:40:00 AM	NGC 129	Cas	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	" APM 20mm, 76x Large, loose, bright. Somewhat fish shaped. Pehaps more defined at lower power against the rich star field."	"Seeing: 4/5 Trans: 7/10 Mid 40s, chilly, got very dewey late."	Open Cluster	00h31m14.3s	"+60∞20'10"""
9/11/21	September	2021	2:50:00 AM	Sailboat Cluster	Cas	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	" APM 20mm, 76x Loose but quite distinct. Says ""sailboat"" and I picked up on the triangular ""flag"" or sail asterism of stars. "	"Seeing: 4/5 Trans: 7/10 Mid 40s, chilly, got very dewey late."	Open Cluster	00h44m56.9s	"+61∞53'29"""
9/11/21	September	2021	3:10:00 AM	NGC 381	Cas	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Modeate in size, not too bright with a very rich halo and smattering of brigher members. Sort of like an ""octopus"" with missing legs in appearance. "	"Seeing: 4/5 Trans: 7/10 Mid 40s, chilly, got very dewey late."	Open Cluster	01h09m42.3s	"+61∞41'47"""
9/11/21	September	2021	3:30:00 AM	NGC 436	Cas	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Very small, rich, different mags seen in the stars. Somewhat ""sharfish"" shaped. "	"Seeing: 4/5 Trans: 7/10 Mid 40s, chilly, got very dewey late."	Open Cluster	01h17m20.9s	"+58∞55'24"""
9/11/21	September	2021	3:55:00 AM	NGC 559	Cas	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x Very small and dim. Seemed compressed and rich with a granular haze but not resolved. Kind of reminds me of a diffuse planetary nebula. "	"Seeing: 4/5 Trans: 7/10 Mid 40s, chilly, got very dewey late."	Open Cluster	01h31m00.4s	"+63∞24'56"""
9/11/21	September	2021	3:45:00 AM	NGC 637	Cas	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x Very small, not very rich, the brigher members however make an interesting ""dinosaur"" shape as if looking back at its tail. "	"Seeing: 4/5 Trans: 7/10 Mid 40s, chilly, got very dewey late."	Open Cluster	01h44m37.3s	"+64∞08'45"""
10/9/21	October	2021	11:15:00 PM	NGC 7789	Cas	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x The infamous ""Caroline's Cluster"", one of my favorites. I have seen this cluster many times through different instruments but only now doing an ""official"" observation as part of the H400 observing program. Rich, mottled, large, and attractive set in a lovely field of stars. "	Seeing: 3/5 Trans: 4/10 Warmed up to mid 50s. Windy.	Open Cluster	23h58m31.3s	"+56∞49'49"""
10/9/21	October	2021	10:45:00 PM	NGC 7790	Cas	Cherry Springs SP	"Starmaster 10"""	"APM 20mm, 76x A nice, small and tight cluster. Fairly bright and obvious. Set in a nice field with several other clusers nearby (non NGC)"	Seeing: 3/5 Trans: 4/10 Warmed up to mid 50s. Windy.	Open Cluster	23h59m31.7s	"+61∞19'49"""

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