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Astronomical Observation Log

DATE (M/D/Y)MONTHYEARTIMEOBJECTCONSTELLATIONLOCATIONTELESCOPEOBSERVATION NOTESCONDITIONSOBJECT TYPEOBJECT RAOBJECT DEC
5/18/03May200311:00:00 PMNGC 3079UMaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
5/18/03May200311:25:00 PMNGC 3184UMaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
5/18/03May200311:00:00 PMNGC 3198UMaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
5/18/03May200311:00:00 PMSilver NeedleCVnBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
5/18/03May200311:00:00 PMWhale GalaxyCVnBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
5/18/03May200311:00:00 PMHockey StickCVnBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
5/18/03May200311:00:00 PMBlack Eye GalaxyComBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
5/18/03May200311:00:00 PMNGC 5170VirBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
5/18/03May200311:00:00 PMM 83HyaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
5/18/03May200311:00:00 PMComa ClusterComBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
5/18/03May200311:00:00 PMGamma Leonis GroupLeoBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
5/18/03May200311:00:00 PMM 68HyaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
5/19/03May200311:45:00 PMNGC 4365VirBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 cloudsGalaxy 12h24m38.5s"+07∞17'59"""
5/19/03May200311:00:00 PMM 49VirBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 cloudsGalaxy 12h29m57.0s"+07∞58'58"""
5/19/03May200311:00:00 PMNGC 4498ComBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 cloudsGalaxy 12h31m49.3s"+16∞50'13"""
5/19/03May200310:30:00 PMNGC 4526VirBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
5/19/03May200311:45:00 PMNGC 4532VirBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 cloudsGalaxy 12h34m29.7s"+06∞26'59"""
5/19/03May200310:30:00 PMLost GalaxyVirBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
5/19/03May200311:45:00 PMM 59VirBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 cloudsGalaxy 12h42m12.5s"+11∞37'48"""
5/19/03May200311:45:00 PMM 60VirBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 opaqueGalaxy 12h43m50.3s"+11∞32'07"""
5/19/03May200310:30:00 PMNGC 4754VirBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
5/19/03May200310:30:00 PMNGC 4762VirBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
5/20/03May20033:00:00 AMWhirlpool GalaxyCVnBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
5/20/03May20033:00:00 AMBowtie NebulaCepBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO ObsessionViewed 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"""
5/20/03May20033:00:00 AMCat's Eye NebulaDraBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
5/20/03May20033:00:00 AMRing NebulaLyrBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
5/20/03May20033:00:00 AMHercules GlobularHerBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
6/16/03June200311:00:00 PMPlutoOphBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
6/16/03June200311:00:00 PMM 109UMaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
6/16/03June200311:00:00 PMOwl NebulaUMaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
6/16/03June200311:00:00 PMHercules GlobularHerBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
6/16/03June200311:00:00 PMM 92HerBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
6/22/03June200311:00:00 PMBode's GalaxyUMaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 cloudsGalaxy 09h55m47.4s"+69∞03'19"""
6/22/03June200311:00:00 PMM 106CVnBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 cloudsGalaxy 12h19m07.4s"+47∞17'25"""
6/22/03June200311:00:00 PMM 94CVnBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 cloudsGalaxy 12h51m02.6s"+41∞06'22"""
6/22/03June200311:00:00 PMPinwheel GalaxyUMaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 cloudsGalaxy 14h03m20.9s"+54∞20'14"""
6/27/03June200311:45:00 PMM 98ComCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
6/27/03June200311:45:00 PMSt. Katherine's WheelComCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
6/28/03June200311:45:00 PMNGC 4111CVnCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
6/28/03June200311:45:00 PMNGC 4217CVnCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
6/28/03June200311:45:00 PMSilver NeedleCVnCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
6/28/03June200311:45:00 PMM 106CVnCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
6/28/03June200311:45:00 PMNGC 4449CVnCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
6/28/03June200311:45:00 PMNGC 4565ComCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
6/30/03June200311:45:00 PMNGC 4395 (NGC 4400)CVnCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
6/30/03June200311:45:00 PMWhale GalaxyCVnCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
6/30/03June200311:45:00 PMHockey StickCVnCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
6/30/03June200311:45:00 PMNGC 4719CVnCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
6/30/03June200311:45:00 PMNGC 4727CrvCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
6/30/03June200311:45:00 PMWhirlpool GalaxyCVnCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
6/30/03June200311:45:00 PMPinwheel GalaxyUMaCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
6/30/03June200311:45:00 PMRing NebulaLyrCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
6/30/03June200311:45:00 PMLagoon NebulaSgrCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
6/30/03June200311:45:00 PMVeil Nebula (West)CygCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
6/30/03June200311:45:00 PMM 20SgrCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
6/30/03June200311:45:00 PMStar QueenSerCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
6/30/03June200311:45:00 PMM 3CVnCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
6/30/03June200311:45:00 PMHercules GlobularHerCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
6/30/03June200311:45:00 PMM 22SgrCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
7/1/03July200311:45:00 PMHercules ClusterHerCherry Springs SPNightSky 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 cloudsGalaxy Group 16h05m21.9s"+17∞43'30"""
7/1/03July200311:45:00 PMBox NebulaOphCherry Springs SPNightSky 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 cloudsPlanetary Nebula 17h14m16.5s"-12∞54'56"""
7/1/03July200311:45:00 PMLittle Ghost NebulaOphCherry Springs SPNightSky 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 cloudsPlanetary Nebula 17h29m33.6s"-23∞45'49"""
7/1/03July200311:45:00 PMM 5SerCherry Springs SPNightSky 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 cloudsGlobular Cluster 15h18m44.7s"+02∞04'17"""
7/2/03July20033:00:00 AMMarsAqrCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
7/2/03July20033:00:00 AMAndromeda GalaxyAndCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
7/2/03July20033:00:00 AMTriangulum GalaxyTriCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
7/2/03July20033:00:00 AMM 15PegCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
7/3/03July20033:00:00 AMMarsAqrCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
7/3/03July200311:50:00 PMM 102DraBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
7/3/03July20033:00:00 AMNGC 7331PegCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
7/3/03July200311:50:00 PMCooling TowerCygBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
7/3/03July200311:50:00 PMM 56LyrBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
7/3/03July200311:50:00 PMM 71SgeBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
7/5/03July200310:58:00 PMLEDA 2085077HerCherry Springs SPBMO Obsession 20 Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)Galaxy 16h42m16.5s"+36∞40'44"""
7/15/03July20033:30:00 AMMarsAqrBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
7/25/03July200311:30:00 PMNGC 891AndCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
7/25/03July200311:30:00 PMMCG 0-40-7SerCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
7/25/03July200311:30:00 PMMCG 0-41-9SerCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
7/25/03July200311:30:00 PMNGC 7331PegCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
7/25/03July200311:30:00 PMNGC 7479PegCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
7/25/03July200311:30:00 PMRing NebulaLyrCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
7/25/03July200311:30:00 PMDumbbellVulCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
7/25/03July200311:30:00 PMM 17SgrCherry Springs SPNightSky 18 with ParracorTelevue 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"""
7/25/03July200311:30:00 PMWild Duck ClusterSctCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
7/25/03July200311:30:00 PMHercules GlobularHerCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
7/29/03July200311:30:00 PMMarsAqrCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
7/29/03July200311:30:00 PMSplinter GalaxyDraCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
7/29/03July200311:00:00 PMMKN 205DraCherry Springs SPTom 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"""
7/29/03July200311:50:00 PMBowtie NebulaCepCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
7/29/03July200311:30:00 PMBlue FlashDelCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
7/29/03July200311:30:00 PMM 5SerCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
8/28/03August200310:00:00 PMMarsAqrCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
8/30/03August200311:30:00 PMMarsAqrCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
9/6/03September20033:00:00 AMSculptor GalaxySclHermatige HillTelevue 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"""
9/6/03September20033:00:00 AMTriangulum GalaxyTriHermatige HillTelevue 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"""
9/6/03September20033:00:00 AMNGC 891AndHermatige HillTelevue 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"""
9/6/03September20033:00:00 AMNGC 7479PegHermatige HillTelevue 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"""
9/6/03September20033:00:00 AMDumbbellVulHermatige HillTelevue 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"""
9/6/03September20033:00:00 AMNGC 663CasHermatige HillTelevue 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"""
9/7/03September20033:00:00 AMSaturnGemHermatige HillTom 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"""
9/7/03September20033:00:00 AMBowtie NebulaCepHermatige HillTelevue 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"""
9/7/03September20033:00:00 AMCrab NebulaTauHermatige HillTelevue 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"""
9/7/03September20033:00:00 AMOrion NebulaOriHermatige HillTelevue 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"""
9/7/03September20033:00:00 AMIris NebulaCepHermatige HillTelevue 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"""
9/7/03September20033:00:00 AMET ClusterCasHermatige HillTelevue 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"""
9/17/03September200310:00:00 PMBlue FlashDelHermatige HillTelevue 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 activityPlanetary Nebula 20h22m33.0s"+20∞07'04"""
9/17/03September200310:00:00 PMHelixAqrHermatige HillTelevue 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 activityPlanetary Nebula 22h29m51.0s"-20∞49'06"""
9/17/03September200310:00:00 PMCrescent NebulaCygHermatige HillTelevue 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 activityDiffuse Nebula 20h12m20.3s"+38∞19'48"""
9/17/03September200310:00:00 PMM 28SgrHermatige HillTelevue 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 activityGlobular Cluster 18h24m46.0s"-24∞52'11"""
9/17/03September200310:00:00 PMM 69SgrHermatige HillTelevue 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 activityGlobular Cluster 18h31m36.8s"-32∞20'53"""
9/17/03September200310:00:00 PMM 22SgrHermatige HillTelevue 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 activityGlobular Cluster 18h36m36.9s"-23∞54'07"""
9/17/03September200310:00:00 PMM 70SgrHermatige HillTelevue 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 activityGlobular Cluster 18h43m26.9s"-32∞17'26"""
9/17/03September200310:00:00 PMM 54SgrHermatige HillTelevue 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 activityGlobular Cluster 18h55m16.7s"-30∞28'33"""
9/17/03September200310:00:00 PMNGC 6934DelHermatige HillTelevue 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 activityGlobular Cluster 20h34m21.9s"+07∞25'06"""
9/17/03September200310:00:00 PMNGC 7006DelHermatige HillTelevue 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 activityGlobular Cluster 21h01m39.6s"+16∞12'14"""
9/17/03September200310:00:00 PMM 2AqrHermatige HillTelevue 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 activityGlobular Cluster 21h33m38.7s"-00∞48'24"""
9/25/03September200311:00:00 PMNGC 6949CepBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 laterGalaxy 20h35m11.0s"+64∞49'06"""
9/25/03September200311:00:00 PMNGC 246CetBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 laterPlanetary Nebula 00h47m15.1s"-11∞51'02"""
9/26/03September20034:30:00 AMSaturnGemBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO Obsession 20Pentax 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 laterPrime Solar System Object 06h53m46.3s"+22∞07'22"""
9/26/03September20032:00:00 AMAndromeda GalaxyAndBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 laterGalaxy 00h42m57.0s"+41∞17'22"""
9/26/03September20031:00:00 AMNGC 247CetBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 laterGalaxy 00h47m20.3s"-20∞44'20"""
9/26/03September20031:00:00 AMSculptor GalaxySclBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 laterGalaxy 00h47m44.9s"-25∞16'01"""
9/26/03September20032:00:00 AMTriangulum GalaxyTriBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 laterGalaxy 01h34m03.8s"+30∞40'46"""
9/26/03September20032:00:00 AMM 74PscBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 laterGalaxy 01h36m54.0s"+15∞48'12"""
9/26/03September20032:00:00 AMNGC 899CetBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 laterGalaxy 02h22m04.0s"-20∞48'13"""
9/26/03September20032:00:00 AMNGC 907CetBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 laterGalaxy 02h23m13.5s"-20∞41'32"""
9/26/03September20031:00:00 AMNGC 908CetBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 laterGalaxy 02h23m15.4s"-21∞12'51"""
9/26/03September20032:00:00 AMNGC 991CetBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 laterGalaxy 02h35m43.9s"-07∞08'11"""
9/26/03September20032:00:00 AMNGC 1022CetBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 laterGalaxy 02h38m44.1s"-06∞39'32"""
9/26/03September20032:00:00 AMNGC 1035CetBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 laterGalaxy 02h39m40.7s"-08∞07'00"""
9/26/03September20032:00:00 AMNGC 1042CetBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 laterGalaxy 02h40m35.3s"-08∞24'54"""
9/26/03September20032:00:00 AMNGC 1048ACetBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 laterGalaxy 02h40m46.9s"-08∞31'43"""
9/26/03September20032:00:00 AMNGC 1052CetBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 laterGalaxy 02h41m16.0s"-08∞14'14"""
9/26/03September20032:00:00 AMNGC 1069CetBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 laterGalaxy 02h43m11.1s"-08∞16'16"""
9/26/03September20032:00:00 AMMCG -1-7-40CetBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 laterGalaxy 02h43m25.2s"-08∞06'24"""
9/26/03September20032:00:00 AMNGC 1084EriBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 laterGalaxy 02h46m11.2s"-07∞33'37"""
9/26/03September20032:00:00 AMCrab NebulaTauBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 laterSupernova Remnant 05h34m42.7s"+22∞01'14"""
9/26/03September20032:00:00 AMHyadesTauBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO Obsession 20Finally 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 laterOpen Cluster 04h27m06.4s"+15∞52'36"""
9/26/03September20031:00:00 AMNGC 288SclBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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 laterGlobular Cluster 00h52m56.7s"-26∞33'42"""
10/24/03October20039:30:00 PMNGC 157CetCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
10/24/03October200310:45:00 PMNGC 210CetCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
10/24/03October200310:45:00 PMNGC 701CetCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
10/24/03October200310:45:00 PMNGC 779CetCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
10/24/03October200310:45:00 PMNGC 835CetCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
10/24/03October200310:45:00 PMNGC 1055CetCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
10/24/03October20039:30:00 PMNGC 7137PegCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
10/24/03October20039:30:00 PMNGC 7177PegCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
10/24/03October20039:30:00 PMNGC 7217PegCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
10/24/03October20039:30:00 PMNGC 7332PegCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
10/24/03October20039:30:00 PMNGC 7464PegCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
10/24/03October20039:30:00 PMNGC 7479PegCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
10/24/03October20038:00:00 PMNGC 6751AqlCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
10/24/03October20038:00:00 PMNGC 7094PegCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
10/24/03October20038:00:00 PMNGC 6934DelCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
10/24/03October20038:00:00 PMNGC 7006DelCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
10/24/03October200310:00:00 PMM 15PegCherry Springs SPNightSky 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"""
2/15/04February20049:00:00 PMBode's GalaxyUMaCherry Springs SPStarmaster 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"""
2/15/04February20049:00:00 PMCigar GalaxyUMaCherry Springs SPStarmaster 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"""
2/15/04February20049:00:00 PMWhirlpool GalaxyCVnCherry Springs SPStarmaster 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"""
2/15/04February20049:00:00 PMPinwheel GalaxyUMaCherry Springs SPStarmaster 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"""
2/15/04February20049:00:00 PMOrion NebulaOriCherry Springs SPStarmaster 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"""
2/15/04February20049:00:00 PMM 78OriCherry Springs SPStarmaster 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"""
2/15/04February20049:00:00 PMNorthern Jewel BoxCMaCherry Springs SPStarmaster 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"""
2/21/04February20043:00:00 AMCentaurus ACen"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"""
2/21/04February20043:00:00 AMOmega CentauriCen"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"""
3/10/04March20049:00:00 PMJupiterLeoBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
3/10/04March20049:00:00 PMNGC 2654UMaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
3/10/04March20049:00:00 PMClown FaceGemBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
3/10/04March20049:00:00 PMNGC 2158GemBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
3/10/04March20049:00:00 PMM 35GemBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
3/13/04March200411:30:00 PMJupiterLeoCherry Springs SPStarmaster 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"""
3/13/04March200411:30:00 PMNGC 2403CamCherry Springs SPStarmaster 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"""
3/13/04March200411:30:00 PMM 108UMaCherry Springs SPStarmaster 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"""
3/13/04March200411:30:00 PMM 65LeoCherry Springs SPStarmaster 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"""
3/13/04March200411:30:00 PMM 66LeoCherry Springs SPStarmaster 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"""
3/13/04March200411:30:00 PMNGC 3628LeoCherry Springs SPStarmaster 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"""
3/13/04March200411:30:00 PMM 94CVnCherry Springs SPStarmaster 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"""
3/13/04March200411:30:00 PMSunflower GalaxyCVnCherry Springs SPStarmaster 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"""
3/13/04March200411:30:00 PMNGC 6503DraCherry Springs SPStarmaster 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"""
3/13/04March200411:30:00 PMOwl NebulaUMaCherry Springs SPStarmaster 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"""
3/13/04March200411:30:00 PMCat's Eye NebulaDraCherry Springs SPStarmaster 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"""
3/13/04March200411:30:00 PMM 53ComCherry Springs SPStarmaster 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"""
3/13/04March200411:30:00 PMNGC 5053ComCherry Springs SPStarmaster 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"""
3/13/04March200411:30:00 PMM 3CVnCherry Springs SPStarmaster 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"""
3/13/04March200411:30:00 PMHercules GlobularHerCherry Springs SPStarmaster 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"""
3/19/04March200411:00:00 PMNGC 2639UMaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
3/19/04March200411:00:00 PMNGC 2654UMaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
3/19/04March200411:00:00 PMNGC 2681UMaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
3/19/04March200411:00:00 PMPancake GalaxyUMaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
3/19/04March200411:00:00 PMNGC 2701UMaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
3/19/04March200411:00:00 PMNGC 2742 (NGC 2816)UMaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
3/19/04March200411:00:00 PMNGC 2768UMaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
3/19/04March200411:00:00 PMNGC 2841UMaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
3/19/04March200411:00:00 PMNGC 3079UMaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
3/19/04March200411:00:00 PMNGC 3613UMaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
3/19/04March200411:00:00 PMNGC 3738UMaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
3/19/04March200411:00:00 PMNGC 3756UMaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
3/19/04March200411:00:00 PMNGC 3888UMaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
3/19/04March200411:00:00 PMNGC 3972UMaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
3/19/04March200411:00:00 PMNGC 3980 (NGC 3977)UMaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
3/19/04March200411:00:00 PMNGC 3982UMaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
3/19/04March200411:00:00 PMM 109UMaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
3/19/04March200411:00:00 PMNGC 3990UMaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
3/19/04March200411:00:00 PMNGC 3998UMaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
3/19/04March200411:00:00 PMNGC 4605UMaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
3/19/04March200411:00:00 PMACO 1318UMaBeaver Meadow ObservatoryBMO 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"""
7/18/04July200411:50:00 PMNGC 891AndNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/18/04July200411:50:00 PMNGC 6207HerNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/18/04July200411:50:00 PMNGC 6781AqlNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/18/04July200411:50:00 PMDumbbellVulNebraska Star PartyObsession 20"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x "Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)Planetary Nebula 19h59m49.0s"+22∞43'56"""
7/18/04July200411:50:00 PMLagoon NebulaSgrNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/18/04July200411:50:00 PMVeil Nebula (West)CygNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/18/04July200411:50:00 PMM 20SgrNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/18/04July200411:20:00 PMNGC 6530SgrNebraska Star PartyElliott's Obsession 20 Observed with M8 - part of the Lagoon.Open Cluster 18h04m48.4s"-24∞21'35"""
7/18/04July200411:50:00 PMStar QueenSerNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/18/04July200411:50:00 PMM 17SgrNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/18/04July200411:50:00 PMWild Duck ClusterSctNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/18/04July200411:50:00 PMM 53ComNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/18/04July200411:50:00 PMM 3CVnNebraska Star PartyObsession 20"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Decent view. "Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Avergage (3)Globular Cluster 13h42m23.3s"+28∞21'33"""
7/18/04July200411:50:00 PMM 5SerNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/18/04July200411:50:00 PMM 4ScoNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/18/04July200411:50:00 PMHercules GlobularHerNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/18/04July200411:50:00 PMM 92HerNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/18/04July200411:50:00 PMM 22SgrNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/18/04July200411:50:00 PMM 75SgrNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/18/04July200411:50:00 PMNGC 6934DelNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/21/04July200411:55:00 PMNGC 7331PegNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/21/04July200411:55:00 PMNGC 6751AqlNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/21/04July200411:55:00 PMNGC 6445SgrNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/21/04July200411:55:00 PMNGC 6469SgrNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/21/04July200411:55:00 PMM 23SgrNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/21/04July200411:55:00 PMM 21SgrNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/21/04July200411:55:00 PMM 26SctNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/21/04July200411:55:00 PMNGC 6709AqlNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/21/04July200411:55:00 PMM 12OphNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/21/04July200411:55:00 PMM 10OphNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/21/04July200411:55:00 PMNGC 6440SgrNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/21/04July200411:55:00 PMM 15PegNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/21/04July200411:55:00 PMM 2AqrNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/22/04July200411:55:00 PMNGC 6316OphNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/22/04July200411:55:00 PMM 9OphNebraska Star PartyObsession 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"""
7/24/04July200411:55:00 PMSaturn NebulaAqrHarpers FarmStarmaster 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"""
7/24/04July200411:55:00 PMM 73AqrHarpers FarmStarmaster 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"""
7/24/04July200411:55:00 PMNGC 6712SctHarpers FarmStarmaster 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"""
7/24/04July200411:55:00 PMM 56LyrHarpers FarmStarmaster 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"""
7/24/04July200411:55:00 PMM 72AqrHarpers FarmStarmaster 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"""
7/11/05July20054:35:00 AMMarsPscCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
7/11/05July200512:41:00 AMNGC 4143CVnCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
7/11/05July200512:27:00 AMNGC 4145CVnCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
7/11/05July200512:20:00 AMNGC 4151CVnCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x "Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)Galaxy 12h10m49.1s"+39∞22'46"""
7/11/05July200512:12:00 AMNGC 4228 (NGC 4214)CVnCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
7/11/05July200512:48:00 AMWhirlpool GalaxyCVnCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
7/11/05July20053:32:00 AMNGC 7479PegCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
7/11/05July20051:18:00 AMBlue RacquetballOphCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
7/11/05July20054:08:00 AMNGC 6842VulCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x "Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)Planetary Nebula 19h55m16.8s"+29∞18'07"""
7/11/05July20054:26:00 AMIC 4997SgeCherry Springs SPObsession 20"Pentax SMC LX 7mm, 363x "Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)Planetary Nebula 20h20m25.0s"+16∞44'50"""
7/11/05July20053:36:00 AMNGC 7094PegCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 195x "Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)Planetary Nebula 21h37m09.7s"+12∞48'43"""
7/11/05July20053:19:00 AMNGC 6709AqlCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x "Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)Open Cluster 18h51m34.8s"+10∞19'25"""
8/5/05August200511:53:00 PMNGC 6426OphHarpers FarmObsession 20"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 13mm, 195x faint, fairly loose "Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)Globular Cluster 17h45m11.5s"+03∞10'02"""
8/5/05August200510:58:00 PMNGC 6642SgrHarpers FarmObsession 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"""
8/29/05August200510:08:00 PMB 142AqlHarpers FarmObsession 20 Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)Dark Nebula 19h39m58.9s"+10∞31'49"""
7/24/06July200611:00:00 PMIC 1313CapCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x "Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)Galaxy 20h19m07.6s"-16∞55'33"""
7/24/06July200611:00:00 PMNGC 6897CapCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x with NGC 6898"Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)Galaxy 20h21m24.5s"-12∞14'04"""
7/24/06July200611:00:00 PMNGC 6898CapCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
7/24/06July200611:00:00 PMIC 1319CapCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x "Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)Galaxy 20h26m25.3s"-18∞28'59"""
7/24/06July200611:00:00 PMIC 1324CapCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x "Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)Galaxy 20h32m35.1s"-09∞02'03"""
7/24/06July200611:00:00 PMNGC 6931CapCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
7/24/06July200611:00:00 PMNGC 7428PscCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x faint. "Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)Galaxy 22h57m40.8s"-01∞00'47"""
7/24/06July200611:59:00 PMPN G046.3-03.1AqlCherry Springs SPObsession 20 Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)Planetary Nebula 19h28m04.9s"+10∞25'07"""
7/25/06July200612:00:00 AMMCG 4-38-12SerCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x wow. much nicer than expected... "Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)Galaxy 16h00m42.2s"+20∞49'54"""
7/25/06July200612:48:00 AMPN G051.0-04.5AqlCherry Springs SPObsession 20 Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)Planetary Nebula 19h42m23.1s"+13∞51'31"""
11/19/06November200610:00:00 PMNGC 488PscHarpers 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"""
11/19/06November20069:00:00 PMNGC 7311PegHarpers Farm"LightBridge 10""""TeleVue Nagler Type 2 12mm, 106x Small and faint"Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)Galaxy 22h34m27.8s"+05∞36'25"""
11/19/06November20069:00:00 PMNGC 7314PsAHarpers 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"""
11/19/06November20068:00:00 PMNGC 7556PscHarpers Farm"LightBridge 10""""TeleVue Nagler Type 2 12mm, 106x Faint, but there. "Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)Galaxy 23h16m06.2s"-02∞20'36"""
11/19/06November20068:00:00 PMNGC 7606AqrHarpers 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"""
11/19/06November20068:00:00 PMNGC 7723AqrHarpers 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"""
11/19/06November20068:00:00 PMNGC 7727AqrHarpers 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"""
11/19/06November20067:00:00 PMHelixAqrHarpers 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"""
11/19/06November20067:00:00 PMNorth American NebulaCygHarpers 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"""
11/19/06November20069:00:00 PMNGC 6934DelHarpers 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"""
11/19/06November20069:00:00 PMNGC 7006DelHarpers 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"""
11/20/06November20061:00:00 AMZZ LepLepHarpers 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"""
11/20/06November200612:00:00 AMM 74PscHarpers 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"""
11/20/06November200612:00:00 AMIC 1727TriHarpers 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"""
11/20/06November200612:00:00 AMNGC 672TriHarpers 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"""
11/20/06November200612:00:00 AMNGC 1055CetHarpers 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"""
11/20/06November200612:00:00 AMM 77CetHarpers 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"""
11/20/06November20061:00:00 AMNGC 2403CamHarpers 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"""
11/20/06November20061:00:00 AMCalifornia NebulaPerHarpers 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"""
11/20/06November20061:00:00 AMIC 434OriHarpers 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"""
11/20/06November20061:00:00 AMM 79LepHarpers 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"""
4/15/07April200711:30:00 PMUFOLynHarpers 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"""
4/15/07April200711:30:00 PMNGC 2775CncHarpers Farm"LightBridge 10""""TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Small, bright core, and halo. "Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)Galaxy 09h10m44.1s"+07∞00'29"""
4/15/07April200711:30:00 PMLEDA 78373MonHarpers Farm"LightBridge 10""""TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Not a bad view. Small "Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)Galaxy 07h47m07.3s"-11∞17'40"""
4/15/07April200711:30:00 PMNGC 3162LeoHarpers Farm"LightBridge 10"""" TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Small, round, pretty-faint"Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)Galaxy 10h13m57.1s"+22∞42'07"""
4/15/07April200711:30:00 PMNGC 3190LeoHarpers 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"""
4/15/07April200711:30:00 PMNGC 3193LeoHarpers 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"""
4/15/07April200711:30:00 PMNGC 3226LeoHarpers 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"""
4/15/07April200711:30:00 PMNGC 3227LeoHarpers 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"""
4/15/07April200711:30:00 PMGamma Leonis GroupLeoHarpers 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"""
4/15/07April200711:30:00 PMM 47PupHarpers Farm"LightBridge 10""""TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 63x Very nice "Seeing: Average (3) Transparency: Avergage (3)Open Cluster 07h36m55.2s"-14∞30'04"""
4/15/07April200711:30:00 PMM 46PupHarpers 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"""
4/17/07April200711:30:00 PMPancake GalaxyUMaHarpers Farm"LightBridge 10""""TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Small, somewhat bright core. "Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Poor (1)Galaxy 08h56m10.4s"+58∞42'39"""
4/17/07April200711:30:00 PMNGC 2742 (NGC 2816)UMaHarpers 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"""
4/17/07April200711:30:00 PMNGC 2768UMaHarpers 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"""
4/17/07April200711:30:00 PMNGC 2776LynHarpers Farm"LightBridge 10""""TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Small, round. "Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Poor (1)Galaxy 09h12m44.8s"+44∞55'41"""
4/17/07April200711:30:00 PMNGC 2782LynHarpers Farm"LightBridge 10""""TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Small, round, faint "Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Poor (1)Galaxy 09h14m34.1s"+40∞05'11"""
4/17/07April200711:30:00 PMNGC 2841UMaHarpers 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"""
4/17/07April200711:30:00 PMNGC 2950UMaHarpers Farm"LightBridge 10""""TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Small, bright core. "Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Poor (1)Galaxy 09h43m08.8s"+58∞49'18"""
4/17/07April200711:30:00 PMNGC 3079UMaHarpers 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"""
4/17/07April200711:30:00 PMMedusa NebulaGemHarpers 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"""
4/17/07April200711:30:00 PMIntergalactic WandererLynHarpers 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"""
4/18/07April200711:30:00 PMNGC 2775CncHarpers Farm"LightBridge 10""" Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)Galaxy 09h10m44.0s"+07∞00'29"""
4/18/07April200711:30:00 PMNGC 2859LMiHarpers 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"""
4/18/07April200711:30:00 PMNGC 2964LeoHarpers 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"""
4/18/07April200711:30:00 PMNGC 2968LeoHarpers 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"""
4/18/07April200711:30:00 PMNGC 3003LMiHarpers 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"""
4/18/07April200711:30:00 PMNGC 3344LMiHarpers 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"""
4/18/07April200711:30:00 PMNGC 3395LMiHarpers 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"""
4/18/07April200711:30:00 PMNGC 3396LMiHarpers 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"""
4/18/07April200711:30:00 PMNGC 3414LMiHarpers 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"""
4/18/07April200711:30:00 PMNGC 3413LMiHarpers 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"""
4/18/07April200711:30:00 PMNGC 3418LMiHarpers 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"""
4/18/07April200711:30:00 PMNGC 3424LMiHarpers 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"""
4/18/07April200711:30:00 PMNGC 3430LMiHarpers 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"""
4/18/07April200711:30:00 PMNGC 3486LMiHarpers 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"""
4/18/07April200711:30:00 PMNGC 3504LMiHarpers 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"""
4/18/07April200711:30:00 PMNGC 3512LMiHarpers 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"""
4/18/07April200711:30:00 PMGemini NebulaGemHarpers 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"""
4/18/07April200711:30:00 PMAbell 31CncHarpers 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"""
5/17/07May200711:30:00 PMM 5SerCherry Springs SPObsession 20 Transparency: Avergage (3) Seeing: Poor (1)Globular Cluster 15h18m58.0s"+02∞03'13"""
5/18/07May200711:30:00 PMHickson 61ComCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
5/18/07May200711:30:00 PMM 5SerCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Excellent view! "Transparency: Avergage (3) Seeing: Poor (1)Globular Cluster 15h18m58.0s"+02∞03'13"""
6/8/07June200711:55:00 PMNGC 4064ComLongLake Conservation Center"LightBridge 10""""TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 141x Lens shaped, small. "Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)Galaxy 12h04m34.8s"+18∞24'10"""
6/8/07June200711:55:00 PMNGC 4085UMaLongLake 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"""
6/8/07June200711:55:00 PMNGC 4088UMaLongLake 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"""
6/8/07June200711:55:00 PMNGC 4485CVnLongLake 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"""
6/8/07June200711:55:00 PMCocoon GalaxyCVnLongLake 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"""
6/8/07June200711:55:00 PMNGC 4559ComLongLake 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"""
6/8/07June200711:55:00 PMNGC 4618CVnLongLake 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"""
6/8/07June200711:55:00 PMNGC 4625CVnLongLake 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"""
6/8/07June200711:55:00 PMM 94CVnLongLake 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"""
6/8/07June200711:55:00 PMNGC 4841AComLongLake 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"""
6/8/07June200711:55:00 PMNGC 4864ComLongLake 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"""
6/8/07June200711:55:00 PMNGC 4869ComLongLake 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"""
6/8/07June200711:55:00 PMNGC 4874ComLongLake 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"""
6/8/07June200711:55:00 PMNGC 4889 (NGC 4884)ComLongLake 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"""
6/8/07June200711:55:00 PMNGC 5005CVnLongLake 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"""
6/8/07June200711:55:00 PMNGC 5033CVnLongLake 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"""
6/8/07June200711:55:00 PMSunflower GalaxyCVnLongLake 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"""
6/8/07June200711:55:00 PMComa ClusterComLongLake 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"""
6/8/07June200711:55:00 PMNGC 4147ComLongLake 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"""
6/8/07June200711:55:00 PMM 53ComLongLake 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"""
6/8/07June200711:55:00 PMNGC 5053ComLongLake 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"""
6/8/07June200711:55:00 PMM 3CVnLongLake 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"""
6/8/07June200711:55:00 PMNGC 5466BooLongLake 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"""
7/15/07July200711:55:00 PMC/2006 VZ13 (LINEAR)BooCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
7/15/07July20076:06:00 PMC/2006 VZ13 (LINEAR)BooCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Nagler Type 2 20mm, 127x Its there."Seeing: Average (5/10) Transp: Average (5/10)Comet 14h37m55.3s"+48∞58'08"""
7/15/07July200711:25:00 PMHockey StickCVnCherry Springs SPObsession 20"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x "Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)Galaxy 12h44m20.3s"+32∞07'52"""
7/15/07July200711:21:00 PMNGC 5375CVnCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
7/15/07July200711:55:00 PMNGC 5682BooCherry Springs SPObsession 20"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x A faint smudge. "Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)Galaxy 14h35m02.5s"+48∞38'21"""
7/15/07July200711:45:00 PMNGC 5682BooCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x Faint smudge "Seeing: Average (5/10) Transp: Average (5/10)Galaxy 14h35m02.5s"+48∞38'21"""
7/15/07July200711:55:00 PMNGC 5683BooCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
7/15/07July200711:45:00 PMNGC 5683BooCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x Faint face on"Seeing: Average (5/10) Transp: Average (5/10)Galaxy 14h35m09.9s"+48∞37'54"""
7/15/07July200711:55:00 PMNGC 5689BooCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
7/15/07July200711:45:00 PMNGC 5689BooCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
7/15/07July200711:55:00 PMHickson 68CVnCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
7/15/07July200711:45:00 PMHickson 68CVnCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
7/16/07July200712:41:00 AMNGC 5371 (NGC 5390)CVnCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
7/16/07July20073:08:00 AMNGC 7052VulCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
7/16/07July200712:03:00 AMHickson 68CVnCherry Springs SPObsession 20"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x Wow! "Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)Galaxy Group 13h54m00.9s"+40∞17'37"""
7/16/07July20072:32:00 AMNGC 6802VulCherry Springs SPObsession 20"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x Nior c;l "Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Average (3)Open Cluster 19h30m56.5s"+20∞16'37"""
7/16/07July20071:03:00 AMNGC 6342OphCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
7/16/07July20071:07:00 AMM 14OphCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
8/10/07August200711:55:00 PMHickson 78DraCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
8/10/07August200711:45:00 PMHickson 78DraCherry Springs SPObsession 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: 6.2Galaxy Group 15h48m31.5s"+68∞11'16"""
8/10/07August200711:55:00 PMNGC 6891DelCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
8/10/07August200711:45:00 PMNGC 6891DelCherry Springs SPObsession 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: 6.2Planetary Nebula 20h15m32.0s"+12∞43'42"""
8/10/07August200711:55:00 PMBlue FlashDelCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
8/10/07August200711:45:00 PMBlue FlashDelCherry Springs SPObsession 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: 6.2Planetary Nebula 20h22m45.0s"+20∞07'47"""
8/10/07August200711:55:00 PMDjorgovski 1ScoCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
8/14/07August200711:55:00 PMNGC 6821AqlCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
8/14/07August200711:45:00 PMNGC 6821AqlCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x Small face on "Seeing: Below Average (4/10) Transp: Above Average (7/10) Temp: mid-50s. NELM: 6.4Galaxy 19h44m50.3s"-06∞48'54"""
8/14/07August200711:55:00 PMRing NebulaLyrCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
8/14/07August200711:45:00 PMRing NebulaLyrCherry Springs SPObsession 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: 6.4Planetary Nebula 18h53m53.6s"+33∞02'24"""
8/14/07August200711:55:00 PMPN G035.9-01.1AqlCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
8/14/07August200711:45:00 PMPN G035.9-01.1AqlCherry Springs SPObsession 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: 6.4Planetary Nebula 19h02m24.9s"+02∞09'51"""
8/14/07August200711:55:00 PMPhantom StreakAqlCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
8/14/07August200711:45:00 PMPhantom StreakAqlCherry Springs SPObsession 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: 6.4Planetary Nebula 19h03m02.1s"-00∞26'18"""
8/14/07August200711:55:00 PMAbell 55AqlCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
8/14/07August200711:45:00 PMAbell 55AqlCherry Springs SPObsession 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: 6.4Planetary Nebula 19h10m51.2s"-02∞19'39"""
8/14/07August200711:55:00 PMNGC 6772AqlCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
8/14/07August200711:45:00 PMNGC 6772AqlCherry Springs SPObsession 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: 6.4Planetary Nebula 19h15m01.8s"-02∞41'37"""
8/14/07August200711:55:00 PMNGC 6440SgrCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
8/14/07August200711:45:00 PMNGC 6440SgrCherry Springs SPObsession 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: 6.4Globular Cluster 17h49m21.6s"-20∞21'51"""
8/14/07August200711:55:00 PMNGC 6544SgrCherry Springs SPObsession 20"Denk II BinoViewer X2.6, 314x Loose. "Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)Globular Cluster 18h07m49.7s"-24∞59'58"""
8/14/07August200711:45:00 PMNGC 6544SgrCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Nagler Type 4 12mm, 212x Loose globular. "Seeing: Below Average (4/10) Transp: Above Average (7/10) Temp: mid-50s. NELM: 6.4Globular Cluster 18h07m49.7s"-24∞59'58"""
8/14/07August200711:55:00 PMNGC 6553SgrCherry Springs SPObsession 20"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x Large, loose, hazy. "Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)Globular Cluster 18h09m46.9s"-25∞54'33"""
8/14/07August200711:55:00 PMPalomar 11AqlCherry Springs SPObsession 20"Denk II BinoViewer X2.1, 254x Faint and loose. "Transparency: Very Good (4) Seeing: Fair (2)Globular Cluster 19h45m40.4s"-07∞59'17"""
8/14/07August200711:45:00 PMPalomar 11AqlCherry Springs SPObsession 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: 6.4Globular Cluster 19h45m40.4s"-07∞59'17"""
8/14/07August200711:45:00 PMDjorgovski 1ScoCherry Springs SPObsession 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: 6.4Globular Cluster 17h47m59.5s"-33∞04'14"""
10/5/07October200711:55:00 PMMarsGemCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
10/5/07October200710:53:00 PMC/2006 OF2 (Broughton)AqrCherry Springs SPObsession 20"Ethos 13mm, 195x just seen "Warm - bad transparencyComet 21h19m56.6s"-06∞50'09"""
10/5/07October200711:55:00 PMMCG 8-36-12CygCherry Springs SPObsession 20"Denk II BinoViewer X2.1, 254x Small, very small galaxy. "Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2) Seeing: Fair (2)Galaxy 19h58m55.9s"+50∞03'42"""
10/5/07October200711:55:00 PMNGC 6833CygCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
10/5/07October200711:55:00 PMNGC 6884CygCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
10/5/07October200711:55:00 PMNGC 6894CygCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
10/5/07October200711:55:00 PMFetus NebulaCygCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
10/5/07October200711:55:00 PMNGC 7027CygCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
10/5/07October200711:55:00 PMNGC 7048CygCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
10/5/07October200711:55:00 PMIris NebulaCepCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
10/6/07October200711:55:00 PMNGC 7094PegCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
10/6/07October200711:55:00 PMPN G104.2-29.6PegCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
10/6/07October200711:55:00 PMAbell 84CasCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
10/7/07October200711:55:00 PMNGC 7013CygCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
10/7/07October200711:55:00 PMHickson 87CapCherry Springs SPObsession 20"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x No details--saw it. "Seeing: Excellent (5) Transparency: Excellent (5)Galaxy Group 20h48m39.7s"-19∞48'45"""
10/7/07October200711:55:00 PMHickson 88AqrCherry Springs SPObsession 20"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x Viewed, no entry though. "Seeing: Excellent (5) Transparency: Excellent (5)Galaxy Group 20h52m48.4s"-05∞43'41"""
10/7/07October200711:55:00 PMHickson 89AqrCherry Springs SPObsession 20"Denk II BinoViewer X1.3, 157x Viewed. will return later. "Seeing: Excellent (5) Transparency: Excellent (5)Galaxy Group 21h20m36.2s"-03∞52'30"""
10/7/07October20071:18:00 AMPN G104.2-29.6PegCherry Springs SPObsession 20"DENK II X1.4, 169x Nice. Large. Faint "Planetary Nebula 23h36m18.0s"+30∞30'53"""
10/7/07October200711:55:00 PMSpirograph NebulaLepCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
10/7/07October200711:55:00 PMM 17SgrCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
10/7/07October200711:55:00 PMM 22SgrCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
10/9/07October20074:55:00 AMMarsGemCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
10/9/07October20074:55:00 AMOrion NebulaOriCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
10/27/07October200711:55:00 PM17P/HolmesPer"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"""
7/4/08July200811:16:00 PMMCG 6-36-38CrBCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
7/4/08July200811:16:00 PMNGC 6137CrBCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
7/4/08July200811:56:00 PMNGC 6710LyrCherry Springs SPObsession 20" TeleVue Nagler Type 5 26mm X2.0, 195x Small and fairly bright core. Very busy starfield."Galaxy 18h50m56.8s"+26∞50'52"""
7/4/08July200811:28:00 PMM 10OphCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
7/4/08July200811:36:00 PMM 62OphCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
7/4/08July200811:43:00 PMNGC 6356OphCherry Springs SPObsession 20" TeleVue Nagler Type 5 26mm X2.0, 195x"Globular Cluster 17h24m06.9s"-17∞49'22"""
7/5/08July200812:00:00 AMNGC 6700LyrCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
7/5/08July20081:39:00 AMUGC 11397LyrCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
7/5/08July20081:20:00 AMNGC 6765LyrCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
7/5/08July20081:34:00 AMM 56LyrCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
9/1/08September200812:48:00 AMNGC 2276CepCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
9/1/08September200812:47:00 AMNGC 2300CepCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 282x arp 25 "Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)Galaxy 07h35m03.8s"+85∞41'15"""
9/1/08September200812:25:00 AMNGC 3212DraCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 282x filament detected? Arp 181"Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)Galaxy 10h29m05.2s"+79∞46'43"""
9/2/08September200810:29:00 PMLEDA 1961355UMaCherry Springs SPObsession 20 Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)Galaxy 11h37m51.3s"+31∞40'57"""
9/2/08September200811:58:00 PMPleiadesTauCherry Springs SPAT 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"""
9/2/08September200810:35:00 PMNGC 6819CygCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue ETHOS 13mm, 195x nice cluster "Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Very Good (4)Open Cluster 19h41m37.3s"+40∞12'36"""
9/3/08September20082:35:00 AMIC 10CasCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
9/3/08September20081:13:00 AMZ 378-15PegCherry Springs SPObsession 20"Einsteins cross - confirmed view in John Vogts 32"". Wow. 700x "Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Very Good (4)Galaxy 22h40m58.6s"+03∞24'24"""
9/3/08September20082:16:00 AMNGC 7640AndCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
9/3/08September20081:01:00 AMEinstein's CrossPegCherry 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"""
9/3/08September20083:39:00 AMPN G119.6-06.7CasCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue ETHOS 13mm, 195x Egg shaped planetary, "Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Very Good (4)Planetary Nebula 00h28m46.5s"+56∞00'50"""
9/3/08September20084:12:00 AMIC 1747CasCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
9/3/08September20084:28:00 AMIC 289CasCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
9/3/08September200812:59:00 AMIC 5217LacCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
9/3/08September20083:49:00 AMGamma Cassiopeia NebulaCasCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue ETHOS 13mm, 195x just barely there? "Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Very Good (4)Reflection Nebula 00h58m04.1s"+61∞11'49"""
9/3/08September20081:14:00 AMBubble NebulaCasCherry 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"""
9/3/08September20081:30:00 AMBubble NebulaCasCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
9/3/08September20083:54:00 AMM 103CasCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
9/4/08September20081:10:00 AMRFGC 2814VirCherry Springs SPObsession 20 Viewed with Jon Vogts 32 inch scope. Really interesting.Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)Galaxy 14h36m37.1s"-02∞55'06"""
9/4/08September20082:25:00 AMLEDA 2375774AndCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
9/4/08September20082:20:00 AMLEDA 2375774AndCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TMB Planetary 5mm, 508x "Seeing: Fair (2) Transparency: Fair/Hazy (2)Galaxy 23h37m21.5s"+50∞35'02"""
9/4/08September20081:38:00 AMPN G086.5-08.8CygCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
9/4/08September20081:06:00 AMBlue SnowballAndCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
9/4/08September20082:15:00 AMM 2-55CepCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
9/8/08September20082:41:00 AMM 110AndCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
9/8/08September20082:44:00 AMM 32AndCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
9/8/08September20082:44:00 AMAndromeda GalaxyAndCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
9/8/08September20083:43:00 AMLittle DumbbellPerCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
9/8/08September20082:54:00 AMCampbell's Hydrogen StarCygCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
9/8/08September20085:08:00 AMM 43OriCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
3/20/09March200911:48:00 PMIC 2531AntCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
3/20/09March200911:27:00 PMMonkey Head NebulaOriCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Nagler Type 5 26mm, 98x Very large glow - needs O3"Avergae Seeing Poor TransparencyDiffuse Nebula 06h09m58.0s"+20∞39'57"""
3/20/09March200911:40:00 PMNGC 3201VelCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
3/21/09March200912:50:00 AMMCG -5-24-10AntCherry Springs SPObsession 20"Ethos 13mm, 195x Small blob "Galaxy 09h59m13.1s"-28∞40'12"""
3/21/09March20091:32:00 AMNGC 3314 (NGC 3314)HyaChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 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"""
3/21/09March20091:06:00 AMNGC 3621HyaCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
3/21/09March200912:00:00 AMACO 1060HyaChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 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"""
3/22/09March20099:09:00 PMNGC 2090ColChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 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"""
3/22/09March20099:13:00 PMIC 2158ColChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 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"""
3/22/09March20091:50:00 AMThe AntennaeCrvChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 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"""
3/22/09March20092:44:00 AMSiamese TwinsVirChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 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"""
3/22/09March20091:53:00 AMSombrero GalaxyVirChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 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"""
3/22/09March200911:22:00 PMNGC 2438PupChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 20"TMB 5mm Planetary, 508x Excelllent view! "Planetary Nebula 07h42m17.3s"-14∞45'36"""
3/22/09March200910:30:00 PMNGC 2438PupChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 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"""
3/22/09March200911:55:00 PMRosetteMonChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 20"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 282x Large ring with mottling--needs UHC filter. "Diffuse Nebula 06h32m32.4s"+04∞58'43"""
3/22/09March20093:01:00 AMM 80ScoChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 20"Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice tight cotton ball of stars. Fairly well resolved to the core."Globular Cluster 16h17m36.6s"-22∞59'59"""
3/23/09March20093:36:00 AMSt. Katherine's WheelComChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 20"Ethos 13mm, 195x Very nice- three loose arms. One curving out toward 9 oclock in this view. "Galaxy 12h19m19.9s"+14∞21'41"""
3/23/09March20091:42:00 AMM 61VirChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 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"""
3/23/09March20092:56:00 AMM 100ComChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 20"Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice galaxy. Face on spiral with 3 arms. "Galaxy 12h23m25.0s"+15∞46'01"""
3/23/09March20094:09:00 AMIC 3292ComChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 20" Ethos 13mm, 195x Very faint smudge near M85."Galaxy 12h25m18.6s"+18∞08'24"""
3/23/09March20094:08:00 AMM 85ComChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 20"Ethos 13mm, 195x Concentrated and bright. Shares the field with 2 other gallaxies. "Galaxy 12h25m54.3s"+18∞08'09"""
3/23/09March20094:09:00 AMNGC 4394ComChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 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"""
3/23/09March20091:28:00 AMM 87VirChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 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"""
3/23/09March20092:08:00 AMM 88ComChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 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"""
3/23/09March20093:23:00 AMNGC 4945CenChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 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"""
3/23/09March20093:19:00 AMNGC 5102CenChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 20"Ethos 13mm, 195x Bright core. Tight halo. Nice galaxy. Probably very nice with a more southerly location. "Galaxy 13h22m31.4s"-36∞40'52"""
3/23/09March20093:25:00 AMCentaurus ACenChiefland 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"""
3/23/09March20092:38:00 AMTwin QuasarUMaChiefland 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"""
3/23/09March20092:37:00 AMTwin QuasarUMaChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 20 Quasar 10h02m01.7s"+55∞51'15"""
3/24/09March200911:15:00 PM144P/KushidaGemChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 20"Ethos 13mm, 195x Small round nucleus. Not very bright. "Comet 06h49m57.4s"+17∞13'13"""
3/24/09March200911:06:00 PMC/2007 N3 (Lulin)GemChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 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"""
3/25/09March200912:00:00 AMSeagull NebulaMonChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 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"""
3/26/09March20091:28:00 AMM 95LeoChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 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"""
3/26/09March20091:49:00 AMM 96LeoChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 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"""
3/26/09March20092:06:00 AMNGC 3605LeoChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 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"""
3/26/09March20092:08:00 AMNGC 3607LeoChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 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"""
3/26/09March20092:09:00 AMNGC 3608LeoChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 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"""
3/26/09March20092:19:00 AMNGC 3987LeoChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 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"""
3/26/09March20094:10:00 AMNGC 4756CrvChiefland Astronomy VillageObsession 20"Denk II Medium, 242x TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice pair of interacting galaxies in an interesting field. "Galaxy 12h53m23.8s"-15∞28'01"""
4/23/09April200911:26:00 PMNGC 4111CVnCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x nice view with companion galaxies in the FOV. Bright edge on "Galaxy 12h07m33.9s"+43∞00'47"""
4/24/09April200912:42:00 AMNGC 4136ComCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Blob. Slightly elongated. "Galaxy 12h09m48.3s"+29∞52'27"""
4/24/09April20091:32:00 AMNGC 4150ComCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 282x Bright core--Compact halo. "Galaxy 12h11m04.2s"+30∞20'53"""
4/24/09April20091:23:00 AMMCG 3-31-55ComCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Nagler Type 6 9mm, 282x A very faint and very, very thin streak of light "Galaxy 12h11m07.4s"+18∞46'26"""
4/24/09April20091:42:00 AMNGC 4152ComCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A small roundish blob with a brighter core. Tight halo. "Galaxy 12h11m07.9s"+15∞58'43"""
4/24/09April20091:51:00 AMM 98ComCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice long spindle. Bright core. Some mottling. Nice galaxy. "Galaxy 12h14m18.7s"+14∞50'44"""
4/24/09April200912:51:00 AMNGC 4147ComCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice little glob. Some resolution to the core. "Globular Cluster 12h10m36.5s"+18∞29'15"""
4/26/09April200911:15:00 PMNGC 2545CncCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
4/26/09April200911:38:00 PMIC 2253CncCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A smudge. "Galaxy 08h17m07.4s"+21∞22'53"""
4/26/09April200910:33:00 PMNGC 2598 (NGC 2597)CncCherry Springs SPObsession 20" TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small faint smudge."Galaxy 08h30m36.0s"+21∞27'27"""
4/26/09April200911:02:00 PMNGC 2744CncCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Relatively bright core. Some mottling in halo "Galaxy 09h05m11.6s"+18∞25'37"""
4/26/09April200911:00:00 PMNGC 2749CncCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Bright core--maybe some mottling visible. "Galaxy 09h05m53.9s"+18∞16'32"""
4/26/09April200911:01:00 PMNGC 2751CncCherry Springs SPObsession 20Faint blob. Interesting trio with 2749 and 2752 Galaxy 09h06m05.0s"+18∞13'29"""
4/26/09April200910:58:00 PMNGC 2752CncCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
4/26/09April20091:29:00 AMNGC 3988LeoCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
4/26/09April20091:19:00 AMNGC 4004LeoCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small. Nice trio with 3988 and IC 2982 "Galaxy 11h58m36.0s"+27∞49'32"""
4/26/09April20091:24:00 AMNGC 4008LeoCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
4/26/09April20091:42:00 AMNGC 5958CrBCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
4/26/09April20092:19:00 AMNGC 6384OphCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Bright-ish core. Halo extends with averted vision. "Galaxy 17h32m53.0s"+07∞03'01"""
4/27/09April20093:30:00 AMNGC 4138CVnCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Bright core - some extended halo. "Galaxy 12h10m00.5s"+43∞37'58"""
4/27/09April20093:45:00 AMNGC 4145CVnCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
4/27/09April20093:43:00 AMNGC 4151CVnCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
4/27/09April20093:44:00 AMNGC 4156CVnCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small ball--companion? to 4151. "Galaxy 12h11m20.5s"+39∞25'09"""
4/27/09April20094:06:00 AMNGC 5248BooCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
4/27/09April20091:00:00 AMNGC 5414BooCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small with bright core. "Galaxy 14h02m33.2s"+09∞52'51"""
4/27/09April20093:10:00 AMNGC 5961CrBCherry Springs SPObsession 20Galaxy 15h35m40.7s"+30∞49'45"""
4/27/09April20094:25:00 AMNGC 6058HerCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
4/27/09April20094:32:00 AMWhite Eyed PeaHerCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
4/27/09April200912:00:00 AMM 68HyaCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
5/20/09May200911:47:00 PMNGC 3516UMaCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Relatively bright. Small core. "Galaxy 11h07m28.7s"+72∞31'17"""
5/20/09May200911:59:00 PMDumbbellVulCherry Springs SPElliott'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-4/10Planetary Nebula 20h00m02.0s"+22∞44'38"""
5/21/09May20093:30:00 AMNeptuneCapCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
5/21/09May20093:23:00 AM22P/KopffCapCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small and diffuse. Looks like a small eliptical galaxy "Comet 21h28m50.4s"-12∞21'40"""
5/21/09May20092:58:00 AMC/2006 W3 (Christensen)PegCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice comet - tear drop shaped with some brightening towards the nucleus. "Comet 22h47m36.5s"+34∞55'35"""
5/21/09May20092:00:00 AMNGC 3348DraCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x bright core--almost stellar. star involved just outside the core. tight halo. "Galaxy 10h47m54.4s"+72∞47'38"""
5/21/09May20091:57:00 AMNGC 3364UMaCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small, somewhat irregular glow "Galaxy 10h49m13.6s"+72∞22'45"""
5/21/09May20092:07:00 AMNGC 6155HerCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice- lens shaped with some mottling. Nice starfield around it. "Galaxy 16h26m26.8s"+48∞20'35"""
5/21/09May20093:56:00 AMUGC 11512AqlCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
5/21/09May20093:35:00 AMNGC 6946CygCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
5/21/09May200911:25:00 PMNorth American NebulaCygCherry Springs SP10x50 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 3/10Diffuse Nebula 20h58m51.0s"+44∞24'24"""
5/21/09May200912:00:00 AMPalomar 4UMaCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Nagler 9mm, 282x Well... maybe I see this. Not so sure, however. "Globular Cluster 11h29m47.3s"+28∞55'19"""
5/21/09May20092:14:00 AMNGC 6229HerCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very nice glob - some res. across the face. "Globular Cluster 16h47m17.3s"+47∞30'32"""
5/22/09May20091:19:00 AMNGC 4402VirCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A nice lens shaped galaxy near M86 "Galaxy 12h26m37.7s"+13∞03'34"""
5/23/09May200912:00:00 AMNGC 2985UMaCherry Springs SPObsession 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 3/10Galaxy 09h51m13.8s"+72∞14'21"""
5/23/09May200912:10:00 AMNGC 3073UMaCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small glow. No definition. "Seeing 2/5 Trans - 3/10Galaxy 10h01m31.3s"+55∞34'37"""
5/23/09May200912:08:00 AMMCG 9-17-9UMaCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Just detectable with averted vision. "Seeing - 2/5 Trans - 3/10 (hazy)Galaxy 10h01m53.5s"+55∞40'34"""
5/23/09May200912:02:00 AMNGC 3079UMaCherry Springs SPObsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice galaxy. Again, not observed on the best of nights. ""Hazy, Seeing okay."Galaxy 10h02m37.0s"+55∞38'16"""
5/23/09May20092:06:00 AMNGC 4183CVnCherry Springs SP"Obsession 20""""TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very thin spindle of light. Interesting. Will visit later."Tran - 2/10 Seeing - 2/5Galaxy 12h13m47.0s"+43∞38'50"""
5/23/09May20092:12:00 AMNGC 4190CVnCherry 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"""
5/23/09May20092:14:00 AMNGC 4228 (NGC 4214)CVnCherry 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 -2/5Galaxy 12h16m09.2s"+36∞16'33"""
5/23/09May200912:19:00 AMNGC 4627CVnCherry Springs SPObsession 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"""
5/23/09May200912:18:00 AMWhale GalaxyCVnCherry Springs SPObsession 20" TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very nice. Not the best time to observe this, however."Tran - 3/10 Seeing 2/5Galaxy 12h42m37.2s"+32∞29'27"""
5/23/09May200911:25:00 PMWhirlpool GalaxyCVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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-7/10Galaxy 13h30m18.8s"+47∞08'49"""
5/23/09May200911:25:00 PMDumbbellVulCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A very nice view. Not as good, however, as the other night."Transparency-5/10 Seeing-7/10Planetary Nebula 20h00m02.1s"+22∞44'39"""
5/23/09May200911:25:00 PMM 5SerCherry Springs SPElliott'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-7/10Globular Cluster 15h19m04.6s"+02∞02'48"""
5/23/09May200911:25:00 PMHercules GlobularHerCherry Springs SPElliott'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-7/10Globular Cluster 16h42m03.4s"+36∞26'23"""
5/24/09May20099:55:00 PMSaturnLeoCherry Springs SPElliott'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-6/10Prime Solar System Object 11h07m59.0s"+07∞54'13"""
7/19/09July200911:52:00 PMNGC 6453ScoCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Faint, smalll, not much resolution. "Below AverageGlobular Cluster 17h51m32.8s"-34∞36'08"""
7/19/09July200911:40:00 PMNGC 6624SgrCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Fairly bright, resolved to the core."Partly cloudy - 3/10 tranp. 5/10 seeingGlobular Cluster 18h24m19.5s"-30∞21'14"""
7/20/09July200912:53:00 AMNGC 6928DelCherry Springs SPElliott'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-7/10Galaxy 20h33m20.0s"+09∞57'37"""
7/20/09July20091:01:00 AMNGC 6956DelCherry Springs SPElliott'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-7/10Galaxy 20h44m23.1s"+12∞32'52"""
7/21/09July200912:58:00 AMNGC 6930DelCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm X2.0, 391x In the same field as 6928. A little spindle. "Below Average Seeing Average TransparencyGalaxy 20h33m28.6s"+09∞54'32"""
7/21/09July200912:03:00 AMNGC 6522SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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 TransparencyGlobular Cluster 18h04m14.3s"-30∞02'08"""
7/21/09July200912:03:00 AMNGC 6528SgrCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A little smaller and dimmer than 6522 that is in the same field. "Below Average Seeing Average TransparencyGlobular Cluster 18h05m28.3s"-30∞03'25"""
7/21/09July200912:18:00 AMNGC 6749AqlCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Fairly faint, large halo. Some grainyness. Set in an attractive field. "Below Average Seeing Average TransparencyGlobular Cluster 19h05m46.2s"+01∞55'02"""
7/21/09July200912:01:00 AMNGC 6760AqlCherry Springs SPElliott'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 TransparencyGlobular Cluster 19h11m43.4s"+01∞02'55"""
4/10/10April201010:48:00 PMPN G164.8+31.1LynCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Faint. Large. Blobby. Required Ultrablock to see the object."Seeing 3-10 Transp 7-10 Windy - 40sPlanetary Nebula 07h58m41.2s"+53∞23'46"""
4/11/10April201011:29:00 PMIC 2166LynCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Faint smudge."Seeiing = 3/10 Transp = 7/10 Cold 30 deg. SQ = 21.7Galaxy 06h27m51.0s"+59∞04'38"""
4/11/10April201011:24:00 PMNGC 2273ALynCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very faint."Seeiing = 3/10 Transp = 7/10 Cold 30 deg. SQ = 21.7Galaxy 06h41m03.3s"+60∞04'28"""
4/11/10April201011:58:00 PMNGC 2469LynCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20" TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Brightest member of a nice chain of faint galaxies. Counted four.."Galaxy 07h58m55.1s"+56∞39'19"""
4/11/10April20101:44:00 AMNGC 5395CVnCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Fuzzball. Bunch of fuzzbals."Transp Fair / Seeing Poor Windy. Cold.Galaxy 13h59m06.9s"+37∞22'15"""
4/12/10April201012:20:00 AMNGC 2320LynCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
4/12/10April201012:15:00 AMNGC 2326LynCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very faint and diffuse. "Galaxy 07h08m59.9s"+50∞40'05"""
4/12/10April201012:35:00 AMNGC 2332LynCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
4/12/10April201012:05:00 AMNGC 2446LynCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Stellar like core - small halo, more obvious with averted vision. "Galaxy 07h49m29.8s"+54∞35'20"""
4/12/10April201012:58:00 AMBear PawLynCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
4/12/10April20101:26:00 AMUFOLynCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Wonderful. Too bad the seeing on this night is terrible... "Galaxy 08h53m21.2s"+33∞22'56"""
4/12/10April20103:25:00 AMNGC 4861CVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
4/12/10April20103:26:00 AMLEDA 2054494CVnCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x faint - with obs. of Apr 266 "Galaxy 12h59m57.6s"+34∞43'31"""
4/13/10April201011:42:00 PM29P/Schwassmann-WachmannCncCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Faint! Large.... Tony woiuld love it. "Seeing - 2/10 Transp - 7/10Comet 09h16m41.5s"+13∞21'58"""
4/14/10April20104:59:00 AMC/2009 K5 (McNaught)CygCherry 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 - 7/10Comet 20h00m11.2s"+43∞23'36"""
4/14/10April201012:00:00 AMIC 560SexCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20" TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very faint, somewhat lens shaped and small. Brightening towards core- with involved star."Seeing - 2/10 Transp - 7/10Galaxy 09h46m26.6s"-00∞19'09"""
4/14/10April20102:36:00 AMNGC 5529BooCherry 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"""
4/14/10April20102:53:00 AMHercules ClusterHerCherry 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 - 7/10Galaxy Group 16h05m41.7s"+17∞42'05"""
4/14/10April20101:13:00 AMHickson 50UMaCherry 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 - 7/10Galaxy Group 11h17m44.4s"+54∞51'44"""
4/14/10April20101:49:00 AMHickson 69BooCherry 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"""
9/6/10September20109:53:00 PMM 69SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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 timesGlobular Cluster 18h32m06.8s"-32∞20'28"""
9/6/10September20109:54:00 PMNGC 6652SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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 timesGlobular Cluster 18h36m30.0s"-32∞58'54"""
9/6/10September201010:31:00 PMM 70SgrCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Nagler 5 20mm, 127x "Below Average High Clouds - 4/10 at timesGlobular Cluster 18h43m56.8s"-32∞16'52"""
9/7/10September201012:00:00 AMMCG 15-1-10UMiCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x very faint next to polarissima. "Below Average High Clouds - 4/10 at timesGalaxy 11h41m14.2s"+89∞01'29"""
9/7/10September20101:35:00 AMPolarissima BorealisUMiCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x Small, slightly oval in shape. "Below Average High Clouds - 4/10 at timesGalaxy 11h47m21.3s"+89∞01'59"""
9/7/10September20101:36:00 AMNGC 188CepCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Nagler 5 20mm, 127x "Below Average High Clouds - 4/10 at timesOpen Cluster 00h48m51.1s"+85∞18'47"""
9/7/10September20101:37:00 AMET ClusterCasCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Nagler 5 20mm, 127x "Below Average High Clouds - 4/10 at timesOpen Cluster 01h20m18.8s"+58∞20'35"""
9/11/10September201012:00:00 AMNGC 7339PegCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Viewed with 7332 as a very lovely duoi."Below Average seeing Average transparencyGalaxy 22h38m20.0s"+23∞50'47"""
9/11/10September20104:17:00 AMNGC 7618AndCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "Below Average High Clouds - 4/10 at timesGalaxy 23h20m20.4s"+42∞54'53"""
10/8/10October201010:55:00 PMMirach's GhostAndCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
10/8/10October201010:26:00 PMNGC 6633OphCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
10/8/10October201011:25:00 PMNGC 7686AndCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
10/8/10October20108:41:00 PMNGC 6229HerCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small and compressed. Some resolution. "Below Average Seeing Average TransparencyGlobular Cluster 16h47m16.7s"+47∞30'48"""
10/9/10October20102:17:00 AMMirach's GhostAndCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20Seeing - 4/10 Below Average Transparency - 7/10 Average to above. Cool and windy.Galaxy 01h10m05.7s"+35∞46'44"""
10/9/10October20102:19:00 AMNGC 772AriCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
10/9/10October20102:51:00 AMNGC 1961CamCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
10/9/10October20103:20:00 AMNGC 2655CamCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
10/9/10October20109:56:00 PMNGC 6196HerCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
10/9/10October201010:12:00 PMNGC 6239HerCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
10/9/10October20109:45:00 PMNGC 6255HerCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
10/9/10October20103:49:00 AMNGC 1501CamCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
10/9/10October201011:21:00 PMRing NebulaLyrCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20 Transp - 7/10. Seeing 6/10 Very cold conditions. Some light wind.Planetary Nebula 18h53m59.7s"+33∞02'51"""
10/10/10October20102:16:00 AMNGC 1PegCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
10/10/10October20102:16:00 AMNGC 2PegCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
10/10/10October201012:00:00 AMNGC 6692LyrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
10/10/10October201012:00:00 AMNGC 6700LyrCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20 Transp - 7/10. Seeing 6/10 Very cold conditions. Some light wind.Galaxy 18h46m29.1s"+32∞17'46"""
10/10/10October20103:09:00 AMCrab NebulaTauCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
5/31/11May201110:41:00 PMSpindle GalaxySexCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice needle of light. Unfortunately very low in the sky. "Galaxy 10h05m48.8s"-07∞46'39"""
5/31/11May201111:59:00 PMNGC 3145HyaCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
5/31/11May201111:59:00 PMNGC 3166SexCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
5/31/11May201111:59:00 PMNGC 3169SexCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x With obs. of 3166"Tranp: Avg / Seeing: Avg. Warm.Galaxy 10h14m51.2s"+03∞24'26"""
5/31/11May201111:59:00 PMNGC 3277LMiCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
5/31/11May201111:59:00 PMNGC 3294LMiCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
5/31/11May201111:59:00 PMNGC 3442LMiCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
5/31/11May201111:59:00 PMNGC 3655LeoCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
5/31/11May201111:59:00 PMNGC 3675UMaCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
5/31/11May201111:59:00 PMNGC 3813UMaCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
5/31/11May201111:59:00 PMNGC 3941UMaCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/1/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4027CrvCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/1/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4461VirCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/1/11June201111:59:00 PMLawn SprinklerCrvCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/2/11June201111:59:00 PMBow and ArrowUMaCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very bright, round. Almost like a planetary. No mottling. "Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 6/10 Cool. PleasantGalaxy 10h39m28.8s"+53∞26'39"""
6/2/11June201111:59:00 PMIC 779ComCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 6/10 Pleasant.Galaxy 12h20m14.6s"+29∞49'12"""
6/2/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4274ComCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/2/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4278ComCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 6/10 Pleasant.Galaxy 12h20m42.7s"+29∞13'03"""
6/2/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4283ComCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 6/10 Pleasant.Galaxy 12h20m56.6s"+29∞14'52"""
6/2/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4286ComCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 6/10 Pleasant.Galaxy 12h21m17.9s"+29∞16'58"""
6/2/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4308ComCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 6/10 Pleasant.Galaxy 12h22m32.6s"+30∞00'40"""
6/2/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4314ComCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/2/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4340ComCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/2/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4350ComCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/2/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4414ComCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/2/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4419ComCherry Springs SPElliott'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. PleasantGalaxy 12h27m32.7s"+14∞58'59"""
6/2/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4458VirCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20 Tranp: 7/10 Seeing: 3/10 Very windy. Cooler. (front passed)Galaxy 12h29m33.7s"+13∞10'39"""
6/2/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4473ComCherry Springs SPElliott'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. PleasantGalaxy 12h30m25.1s"+13∞21'54"""
6/2/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4477ComCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "Tranp: 7/10 Seeing: 3/10 Very windy. Cooler. (front passed)Galaxy 12h30m38.4s"+13∞34'20"""
6/2/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4479ComCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20 Tranp: 7/10 Seeing: 3/10 Very windy. Cooler. (front passed)Galaxy 12h30m54.6s"+13∞30'48"""
6/2/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4494ComCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/2/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4712ComCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Edge on, fairly faint. "Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 6/10 Pleasant.Galaxy 12h50m09.4s"+25∞24'27"""
6/2/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4725ComCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/2/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4747ComCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20" TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Little edge on."Transp: 6/10 Seeing: 6/10 Pleasant.Galaxy 12h52m20.9s"+25∞42'49"""
6/2/11June201112:00:00 AMComa ClusterComCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/3/11June20112:04:00 AMNGC 4346CVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/3/11June20111:13:00 AMNGC 4359ComCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/3/11June20111:09:00 AMIC 3330ComCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/3/11June20112:01:00 AMNGC 4800CVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/3/11June20111:53:00 AMNGC 5273CVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/3/11June20111:54:00 AMNGC 5276CVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/3/11June201112:00:00 AMACO 2147HerCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/5/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4232CVnCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10Galaxy 12h17m24.4s"+47∞22'37"""
6/5/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4231CVnCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10Galaxy 12h17m24.3s"+47∞23'44"""
6/5/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4248CVnCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Part of an observation of a field of galaxies around M106 "Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10Galaxy 12h18m25.2s"+47∞20'51"""
6/5/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4288CVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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: 5/10Galaxy 12h21m13.3s"+46∞13'47"""
6/5/11June201111:59:00 PMMCG 8-23-15CVnCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Thin, small and faint. But obvious. Brighter than some NGC galaxies. "Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10Galaxy 12h22m59.0s"+44∞59'48"""
6/5/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4392CVnCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Fainter and small - forms a pair with 4390. "Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10Galaxy 12h25m53.9s"+45∞47'09"""
6/5/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4390VirCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x The brighter of a nice pair of galaxies formed with nearby 4392. "Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10Galaxy 12h26m27.0s"+10∞23'40"""
6/5/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4464VirCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10Galaxy 12h29m57.7s"+08∞05'31"""
6/5/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4470VirCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10Galaxy 12h30m14.2s"+07∞45'33"""
6/5/11June201111:59:00 PMM 49VirCherry Springs SPElliott'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: 5/10Galaxy 12h30m23.2s"+07∞56'08"""
6/5/11June201111:59:00 PMMCG 7-26-21CVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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: 5/10Galaxy 12h33m01.7s"+42∞38'32"""
6/5/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4522VirCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A fairly long lens shaped galaxy. Faint but an interesting view nonetheless. "Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10Galaxy 12h34m16.0s"+09∞06'38"""
6/5/11June201111:59:00 PMLost GalaxyVirCherry Springs SPElliott'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: 5/10Galaxy 12h34m56.7s"+08∞07'59"""
6/5/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4578VirCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small round, perhaps a bit oblong in shape. "Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10Galaxy 12h38m06.8s"+09∞29'27"""
6/5/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4596VirCherry Springs SPElliott'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: 5/10Galaxy 12h40m32.2s"+10∞06'44"""
6/5/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4608VirCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Inclined sprial, not quite as bright as nearby 4596. "Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10Galaxy 12h41m49.5s"+10∞05'30"""
6/5/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4783CrvCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Forms a nice pair with 4782 - nice duplet with bright cores. Look connected. "Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10Galaxy 12h55m14.3s"-12∞37'25"""
6/5/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4794CrvCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A dimmer haze, not much detected in core. "Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10Galaxy 12h55m48.2s"-12∞40'24"""
6/5/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4820VirCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10Galaxy 12h57m38.4s"-13∞47'04"""
6/5/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4825VirCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/5/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4897VirCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/5/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 4899VirCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/5/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 5198CVnCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A small circular glow. "Transp: 7/10 Seeing: 5/10Galaxy 13h30m42.3s"+46∞36'48"""
6/29/11June201110:42:00 PMSaturnVirCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Nagler 6 9mm, 282x Very nice view of Saturn this evening. Seeing was very good to start. "Seeing: 7/10Prime Solar System Object 12h43m11.4s"-01∞55'59"""
6/29/11June201110:57:00 PMSN 2011dhCVnCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20" TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x"Transp: 8/10 Seeing: 4/10 Windy. Low temp: 52Single Star 13h30m35.4s"+47∞06'48"""
6/29/11June201111:50:00 AMWhirlpool GalaxyCVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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: 52Galaxy 13h30m23.0s"+47∞08'19"""
6/29/11June201111:59:00 AMNGC 5248BooCherry Springs SPElliott'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: 52Galaxy 13h38m07.9s"+08∞49'35"""
6/29/11June201111:59:00 AMIC 1287SctCherry Springs SPElliott'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: 52Reflection Nebula 18h32m16.8s"-10∞49'24"""
6/29/11June201111:59:00 AMNGC 6604SerCherry Springs SPElliott'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: 52Open Cluster 18h18m44.2s"-12∞14'08"""
6/29/11June201111:59:00 AMNGC 6664SctCherry Springs SPElliott'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: 52Open Cluster 18h37m13.4s"-08∞12'33"""
6/29/11June201111:59:00 AMM 26SctCherry Springs SPElliott'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: 52Open Cluster 18h45m58.3s"-09∞22'10"""
6/29/11June201111:59:00 AMWild Duck ClusterSctCherry Springs SPElliott'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: 52Open Cluster 18h51m44.4s"-06∞15'16"""
6/29/11June201111:59:00 AMIC 1276SerCherry Springs SPElliott'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: 52Globular Cluster 18h11m24.7s"-07∞12'34"""
6/29/11June201111:59:00 AMNGC 6712SctCherry Springs SPElliott'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: 52Globular Cluster 18h53m44.1s"-08∞41'20"""
6/30/11June201111:59:00 PMPinwheel GalaxyUMaCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/30/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 5813VirCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/30/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 5814VirCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/30/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 5831VirCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/30/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 5838VirCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/30/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 5839VirCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/30/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 5845VirCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/30/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 5846AVirCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/30/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 5846VirCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/30/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 5850VirCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/30/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 5854VirCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/30/11June201111:59:00 PMMCG 0-39-5VirCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/30/11June201111:59:00 PMMCG 0-39-8VirCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/30/11June201111:59:00 AMNGC 5972SerCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/30/11June201111:59:00 AMNGC 5987DraCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/30/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 5055CVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/30/11June201111:59:00 AMWhite Eyed PeaHerCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/30/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 6144ScoCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/30/11June201111:59:00 PMM 69SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/30/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 6652SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/30/11June201111:59:00 PMM 70SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/30/11June201111:59:00 PMM 54SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/30/11June201111:59:00 PMNGC 6723SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/1/11July201110:27:00 AMMarsTauCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Nagler 5 20mm, 127x First time seeing Mars during the daytime. Not a great view... but it was there!"DaytimePrime Solar System Object 04h22m38.7s"+21∞28'15"""
7/1/11July201111:30:00 AMJupiterAriCherry Springs SPElliott'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: 52Prime Solar System Object 02h12m36.6s"+12∞05'01"""
7/1/11July201111:30:00 AMSiriusCMaCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Nagler 5 20mm, 127x Daytime view of Sirius. First time I have seen a star in the day! "DaytimeMultiple Star System 06h45m38.9s"-16∞43'59"""
7/1/11July201111:59:00 PMPinwheel GalaxyUMaCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/1/11July201111:59:00 PMM 55SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/4/11July201111:59:00 PMIC 5078CapCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/4/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 7103CapCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/4/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 7104CapCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/4/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6578SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/4/11July201111:59:00 PMCat's Paw NebulaScoCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/4/11July201111:59:00 PMLobster NebulaScoCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/4/11July201111:59:00 PMB 64OphCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/4/11July201111:59:00 PMB 252ScoCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/4/11July201111:59:00 PMButterfly ClusterScoCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/4/11July201111:59:00 PMTom Thumb ClusterScoCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/4/11July201111:59:00 PMM 7ScoCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/4/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 5694HyaCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/4/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 5824LupCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/4/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 5986LupCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/4/11July201111:59:00 PMM 107OphCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/4/11July201111:59:00 PMM 9OphCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/4/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6342OphCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/4/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6356OphCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/4/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6401OphCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/4/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6441ScoCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/4/11July201111:59:00 PMM 55SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/4/11July201111:59:00 PMM 30CapCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/4/11July201111:59:00 PMPalomar 12CapCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/5/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 5116ComCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/5/11July201111:59:00 PMZ 161-41CVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/5/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 5127CVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/5/11July201111:35:00 PMNGC 5319CVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/5/11July201111:35:00 PMNGC 5318CVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/5/11July201111:35:00 PMNGC 5321CVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/5/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 5347CVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/5/11July20111:59:00 AMMCG -3-53-24CapCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/5/11July20112:59:00 AMLEDA 93995CapCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/5/11July201111:59:00 PMLEDA 214104CVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/5/11July201111:00:00 PMM 3CVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/6/11July201112:38:00 AMNGC 5173CVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/6/11July201112:17:00 AMWhirlpool GalaxyCVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/6/11July201112:53:00 AMNGC 5296CVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/6/11July201112:53:00 AMNGC 5297CVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/6/11July201112:59:00 AMNGC 5301CVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/6/11July20111:15:00 AMNGC 5377CVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/6/11July201112:03:00 AMNGC 5375CVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/6/11July20111:21:00 AMNGC 5425UMaCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/6/11July20112:29:00 AMM 102DraCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/6/11July20112:55:00 AMNGC 5879DraCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/6/11July20113:04:00 AMNGC 5905DraCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/6/11July20112:51:00 AMSplinter GalaxyDraCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/6/11July20113:00:00 AMNGC 5908DraCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/6/11July20113:10:00 AMCat's Eye NebulaDraCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/6/11July20113:20:00 AMRing NebulaLyrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/6/11July20113:28:00 AMNGC 6765LyrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/6/11July20113:35:00 AMBlinking PlanetaryCygCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/6/11July20113:30:00 AMBlue FlashDelCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/6/11July20114:00:00 AMPleiadesTauCherry Springs SP10x50 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"""
7/6/11July201112:38:00 AMNGC 5168CenCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/26/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 7331PegCherry 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"""
7/29/11July201111:59:00 PMStephan's QuintetPegCherry Springs SPElliott'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 DewGalaxy Group 22h36m34.7s"+34∞01'38"""
7/30/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6027SerCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/30/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6100SerCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/30/11July201111:59:00 PMBlinking GalaxySerCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/30/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6692LyrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/30/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6700LyrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/30/11July201111:59:00 PMSeyfert's SextetSerCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/30/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6765LyrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/30/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 246CetCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/30/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6589SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/30/11July201111:59:00 PMVeil Nebula (West)CygCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/30/11July201111:59:00 PMVeil Nebula (East)CygCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/30/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6568SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/30/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6583SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/30/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6595SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/30/11July201111:59:00 PMM 25SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/30/11July201111:59:00 PMM 12OphCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/30/11July201111:59:00 PMM 10OphCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/30/11July201111:59:00 PMM 19OphCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/30/11July201111:59:00 PMM 56LyrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/30/11July201111:59:00 PMM 71SgeCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6976AqrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 7010AqrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 7051AqrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 7065AqrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 7065AAqrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMHickson 88AqrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 5055CVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMLittle Ghost NebulaOphCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6565SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6629SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMLagoon NebulaSgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMB 246OphCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMSnake NebulaOphCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMInk SpotSgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMB 97SctCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMPipe NebulaOphCherry Springs SPNaked EyeNAKED 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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMRuprecht 36PupCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMIC 1257OphCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMCollinder 331OphCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6520SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6583SgrCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"Tranp: 7/10. Seeing: 5/10 Comfortable, a bit dewey. 52 for low."Open Cluster 18h16m33.4s"-22∞07'53"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMM 73AqrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMM 62OphCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6284OphCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6287OphCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6293OphCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6304OphCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6316OphCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6325OphCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6355OphCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6366OphCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMM 14OphCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6401OphCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6517OphCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6539SerCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6544SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6553SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMM 28SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6638SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6642SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMM 72AqrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 7006DelCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/31/11July201111:59:00 PMNGC 6540SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
8/1/11August201111:18:00 PMRuprecht 140SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
8/1/11August201111:59:00 PMNGC 6522SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
8/1/11August201111:58:00 PMNGC 6528SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
8/1/11August201111:13:00 PMNGC 6624SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
8/1/11August201111:07:00 PMM 54SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
8/2/11August20115:30:00 AMJupiterAriCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
8/2/11August20112:01:00 AMNGC 6158HerCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
8/2/11August20112:00:00 AMNGC 6166HerCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
8/2/11August20111:21:00 AMNGC 6239HerCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
8/2/11August20111:40:00 AMNGC 6255HerCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
8/2/11August20111:49:00 AMNGC 6297DraCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
8/2/11August20111:48:00 AMNGC 6296OphCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
8/2/11August20112:00:00 AMACO 2199HerCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
8/2/11August20111:50:00 AMNGC 622CetCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
8/2/11August20113:17:00 AMM 1-64LyrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
8/2/11August201112:41:00 AMNGC 6567SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
8/2/11August20113:48:00 AMNGC 6820VulCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
8/2/11August20113:34:00 AMSh 2-84SgeCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
8/2/11August201112:20:00 AMNGC 6596SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
8/2/11August201112:35:00 AMNGC 6603SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
8/2/11August201112:30:00 AMM 18SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
8/2/11August20113:36:00 AMNGC 6823VulCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
8/2/11August20113:36:00 AMNGC 6827VulCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
8/2/11August20113:32:00 AMCollinder 408SgeCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
8/2/11August20112:05:00 AMDolidze 6CygCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
8/2/11August20111:35:00 AMNGC 6229HerCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
8/2/11August201110:34:00 AMM 69SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
8/2/11August201110:40:00 AMNGC 6652SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
8/2/11August201110:51:00 AMM 70SgrCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
5/16/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 2787UMaCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small, bright. Central core. Oval/lens shaped. "Clear and cold - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 09h20m25.0s"+69∞09'12"""
5/16/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 2810UMaCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small, circular ball with central core. "Clear and cold - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 09h23m15.0s"+71∞47'37"""
5/16/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 2892UMaCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very bright core. Smal. "Clear and cold - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 09h33m55.5s"+67∞33'53"""
5/16/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 2976UMaCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very nice. Lens shaped. Uniform in brightness. "Clear and cold - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 09h48m16.6s"+67∞51'40"""
5/16/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 2985UMaCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small, bright - spiral? "Clear and cold - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 09h51m28.7s"+72∞13'25"""
5/16/12May201211:59:00 PMBode's GalaxyUMaCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Saw lower arm fairly well. "Beautiful evening - T: 7/10. S: 7/10Galaxy 09h56m34.3s"+69∞00'33"""
5/16/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 3027UMaCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Faint, lens shaped. No central brightening. "Clear and cold - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 09h56m45.9s"+72∞08'51"""
5/16/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 3065UMaCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice - forms a pair with 3066. "Clear and cold - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 10h02m59.5s"+72∞06'47"""
5/16/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 3066UMaCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice - part of a pair with 3065 "Clear and cold - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 10h03m15.0s"+72∞04'05"""
5/16/12May201211:59:00 PMThe GarlandUMaCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice halo - nearby M81 and M82. "Clear and cold - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 10h04m18.7s"+68∞40'36"""
5/16/12May201211:59:00 PMCoddington's NebulaUMaCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Large, dim. Maybe a notch in the halo? "Clear and cold - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 10h29m20.0s"+68∞21'08"""
5/16/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 3348UMaCherry Springs SPElliott'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: 6/10Galaxy 10h48m06.2s"+72∞46'37"""
5/17/12May201211:59:00 PMMarsLeoCherry Springs SPElliott'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: 7/10Prime Solar System Object 10h47m20.7s"+09∞18'41"""
5/17/12May20129:59:00 PMSaturnVirCherry Springs SPElliott'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: 7/10Prime Solar System Object 13h32m36.0s"-06∞44'47"""
5/17/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 3506LeoCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Faint cotton ball. Some slight brightening. "Beautiful evening - T: 7/10. S: 7/10Galaxy 11h03m53.1s"+11∞00'27"""
5/17/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 3524LeoCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very compact spindle, nice field. "Beautiful evening - T: 7/10. S: 7/10Galaxy 11h07m12.2s"+11∞18'59"""
5/17/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 3547LeoCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Similar to 3506. "Beautiful evening - T: 7/10. S: 7/10Galaxy 11h10m35.9s"+10∞39'04"""
5/17/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 3559LeoCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small cotton ball. "Beautiful evening - T: 7/10. S: 7/10Galaxy 11h11m25.3s"+11∞56'48"""
5/17/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 3593LeoCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small spindle, bright core. "Beautiful evening - T: 7/10. S: 7/10Galaxy 11h15m17.1s"+12∞44'54"""
5/17/12May201211:59:00 PMM 65LeoCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Lots of nice extension on this object tonight. "Beautiful evening - T: 7/10. S: 7/10Galaxy 11h19m35.9s"+13∞01'24"""
5/17/12May201211:59:00 PMM 66LeoCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very nice view. Spiral arms are visible in the halo. "Beautiful evening - T: 7/10. S: 7/10Galaxy 11h20m55.0s"+12∞55'17"""
5/17/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 3628LeoCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Large extent - fairly faint, but dustlane was well visible. "Beautiful evening - T: 7/10. S: 7/10Galaxy 11h20m57.0s"+13∞31'09"""
5/17/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 3666LeoCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Thin, fairly faint. "Beautiful evening - T: 7/10. S: 7/10Galaxy 11h25m06.1s"+11∞16'19"""
5/17/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 3705LeoCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice spindle. Bright-ish core. Sprial? "Beautiful evening - T: 7/10. S: 7/10Galaxy 11h30m47.3s"+09∞12'22"""
5/17/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 3773LeoCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Tiny fuzzball "Beautiful evening - T: 7/10. S: 7/10Galaxy 11h38m52.8s"+12∞02'30"""
5/17/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 5921SerCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice small. Fairly bright. Barred (Confirmed in the Vickers). "Beautiful evening - T: 7/10. S: 7/10Galaxy 15h22m35.5s"+05∞01'31"""
5/18/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 3300LeoCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small, faint. "Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 10h37m19.0s"+14∞06'19"""
5/18/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 3338LeoCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Faint halo, some brightening toward the center. "Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 10h42m48.1s"+13∞40'48"""
5/18/12May201211:59:00 PMM 95LeoCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Saw the 13th mag supernova in the halo. Nice view. "Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 10h44m38.0s"+11∞38'11"""
5/18/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 3357LeoCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small cotton ball. "Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 10h45m01.3s"+14∞01'03"""
5/18/12May201211:59:00 PMM 96LeoCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice central bar seen. "Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 10h47m26.0s"+11∞45'09"""
5/18/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 3377LeoCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice little edge on. "Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 10h48m22.8s"+13∞55'06"""
5/18/12May201211:59:00 PMM 105LeoCherry Springs SPElliott'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: 6/10Galaxy 10h48m29.9s"+12∞30'51"""
5/18/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 3384LeoCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Part of a lovely trio with M105 and 3389 "Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 10h48m57.2s"+12∞33'41"""
5/18/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 3373 (NGC 3389)LeoCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Part of a nice trio with M105 and 3384 "Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 10h49m08.3s"+12∞27'56"""
5/18/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 3391LeoCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small - box shaped galaxy. Interesting. "Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 10h49m36.9s"+14∞09'07"""
5/18/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 3412LeoCherry Springs SPElliott'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: 6/10Galaxy 10h51m33.7s"+13∞20'40"""
5/18/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 3489LeoCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice, small. Bright with some mottling in the halo. "Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 11h00m58.9s"+13∞49'58"""
5/18/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 3506LeoCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small cotton ball. "Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 11h03m53.1s"+11∞00'27"""
5/18/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 4138CVnCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice, fairly bright. has a nice core. "Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 12h10m08.8s"+43∞37'02"""
5/18/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 4143CVnCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very small. Bright core. Small halo. "Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 12h10m15.1s"+42∞27'58"""
5/18/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 4183CVnCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Very thin spindle. "Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 12h13m55.6s"+43∞37'50"""
5/18/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 4217CVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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: 6/10Galaxy 12h16m29.4s"+47∞01'27"""
5/18/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 4220CVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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: 6/10Galaxy 12h16m50.1s"+47∞48'56"""
5/18/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 4226CVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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: 6/10Galaxy 12h17m04.7s"+46∞57'27"""
5/18/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 4242CVnCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Large, faint, mottled face on "Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 12h18m08.6s"+45∞33'05"""
5/18/12May201211:59:00 PMM 106CVnCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice view. "Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 12h19m35.8s"+47∞14'10"""
5/18/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 4346CVnCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice little spindle with halo. "Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 12h24m05.9s"+46∞55'35"""
5/18/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 4389CVnCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice edge on - some brightening at core with averted vision. "Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 12h26m12.6s"+45∞37'03"""
5/18/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 4449CVnCherry Springs SPElliott'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: 6/10Galaxy 12h28m48.8s"+44∞01'31"""
5/18/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 4460CVnCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20" TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Lovely edge on! "Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 12h29m23.2s"+44∞47'48"""
5/18/12May201211:59:00 PMM 83HyaCherry Springs SPElliott'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: 6/10Galaxy 13h37m45.2s"-29∞55'55"""
5/18/12May201211:59:00 PMNGC 5302CenCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Part of a galaxy cluster. Should come back to this. "Nice night; 40s - T: 7/10. S: 6/10Galaxy 13h49m34.7s"-30∞34'33"""
6/7/12June20126:10:00 AMVenusTau"Venice, Italy"10x50 OrionWow. 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"""
6/13/12June201211:59:00 PMEagle NebulaSerCherry Springs SP10x50 Orion"I have seen this many, many times. Never logged. Next observation, I shall log. "Diffuse Nebula 18h19m33.1s"-13∞48'44"""
6/13/12June201211:59:00 PMCollinder 302ScoCherry Springs SPSteve'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"""
6/14/12June201211:59:00 PMNorth American NebulaCygCherry Springs SPSteve'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"""
6/15/12June201211:59:00 PMAndromeda GalaxyAndCherry Springs SP10x50 Orion Imaged just before astronomical twilight using the piggy-backed Canon camera. Galaxy 00h43m26.2s"+41∞20'05"""
6/15/12June20121:38:00 AMOmega NebulaSgrCherry Springs SP10x50 Orion"Another object, seen many many times. "Diffuse Nebula 18h21m33.5s"-16∞10'32"""
6/16/12June20122:45:00 AMVeil Nebula (West)CygCherry Springs SPSteve'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"""
6/16/12June201211:59:00 PMNorth American NebulaCygCherry Springs SP10x50 OrionImaged! Diffuse Nebula 20h58m58.8s"+44∞25'20"""
6/19/12June201211:59:00 PMVeil Nebula (West)CygCherry Springs SPSteve'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"""
6/19/12June201211:59:00 PMVeil Nebula (East)CygCherry Springs SPSteve's Celestron C8"TeleVue Nagler 2 20mm, 102x Imaged two objects - this one and also some of North American. "Seeing: 4/10 - Transp: 3/10Supernova Remnant 20h56m57.0s"+31∞45'54"""
6/20/12June201211:59:00 PMLagoon NebulaSgrCherry Springs SPSteve'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"""
6/21/12June201211:59:00 PMCygnusCygCherry Springs SPSteve's Celestron C8Took 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"""
6/22/12June201211:59:00 PMOmega NebulaSgrCherry Springs SPSteve'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"""
6/23/12June201211:59:00 PMAndromeda GalaxyAndCherry Springs SPSteve's Celestron C8Imaged with the 300mm lens towards early Sunday morning. Galaxy 00h43m26.5s"+41∞20'06"""
6/23/12June201211:59:00 PMIC 1396CepCherry Springs SPSteve's Celestron C8Imaged 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"""
6/23/12June20123:41:00 AMM 22SgrCherry 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"""
6/23/12June201211:59:00 PMTerzan 8SgrCherry 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"""
7/10/12July201211:59:00 PMNorth American NebulaCygCherry Springs SPSV 102 Refractor"Imaged, tested the new mount. Camera lens at 55mm "Diffuse Nebula 20h58m59.4s"+44∞25'28"""
7/11/12July201211:59:00 PMCygnusCygCherry Springs SPSV 102 RefractorDid some widefiled shots of this region with the camera lens at 55mm Constellation 20h35m44.9s"+44∞35'24"""
7/11/12July201210:46:00 PMIC 4634OphCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small, but conspicuous. UHC makes it more apparent. "Planetary Nebula 17h02m21.0s"-21∞50'35"""
7/11/12July201211:59:00 PMNGC 6235OphCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Squashed appearance. "Globular Cluster 16h54m12.4s"-22∞11'47"""
7/11/12July201210:44:00 PMM 62OphCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "Globular Cluster 17h02m03.5s"-30∞07'52"""
7/11/12July201210:48:00 PMNGC 6284OphCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "Globular Cluster 17h05m17.5s"-24∞46'53"""
7/16/12July201211:08:00 PMHercules GlobularHerCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20Imaged as part of a quick test.Globular Cluster 16h42m09.7s"+36∞26'25"""
7/17/12July201211:59:00 PMVeil Nebula (East)CygCherry Springs SPSV 102 RefractorImaged 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"""
7/18/12July20121:00:00 AMNGC 6951 (NGC 6952)CepCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Lens shaped. nice "Galaxy 20h37m27.2s"+66∞09'04"""
7/18/12July201211:59:00 PMLagoon NebulaSgrCherry Springs SPSV 102 RefractorImaged M8 this evening with the SV102. Diffuse Nebula 18h04m50.7s"-24∞23'04"""
7/18/12July20121:00:00 AMNGC 6939CepCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Large, hazy, not very bright. "Open Cluster 20h31m48.4s"+60∞42'22"""
7/21/12July201212:00:00 AMIC 1542AndCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/21/12July201212:00:00 AMNGC 80AndCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/21/12July201212:00:00 AMNGC 83AndCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Part of the a grouping of galaxies, including 80 and 91."Galaxy 00h22m03.4s"+22∞30'14"""
7/21/12July201212:00:00 AMNGC 90AndCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x The third in a nice collection of galaxies. "Galaxy 00h22m32.4s"+22∞28'13"""
7/21/12July201212:00:00 AMNGC 93AndCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Galaxy part of a nice trio. "Galaxy 00h22m44.2s"+22∞28'42"""
7/21/12July201212:00:00 AMNGC 160AndCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/21/12July201212:00:00 AMIC 1559AndCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Observed with NGC 169 "Galaxy 00h37m33.7s"+24∞03'15"""
7/21/12July201212:00:00 AMNGC 169AndCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Part of a duo with 160. IC 1559 is attached. "Galaxy 00h37m33.0s"+24∞03'38"""
7/21/12July201212:00:00 AMNGC 183AndCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/21/12July201212:00:00 AMNGC 214AndCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x A very nice halo. "Galaxy 00h42m09.6s"+25∞34'07"""
7/21/12July201212:00:00 AMNGC 233AndCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Bright core "Galaxy 00h44m18.7s"+30∞39'19"""
7/21/12July201212:00:00 AMNGC 252AndCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice galaxy. Interesting field. "Galaxy 00h48m43.5s"+27∞41'34"""
7/21/12July201210:56:00 PMNGC 6160HerCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Part of ACO 2197 - want to reobserve as part of cluster "Galaxy 16h28m07.9s"+40∞54'10"""
7/21/12July201210:56:00 PMNGC 6158HerCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "Galaxy 16h28m08.5s"+39∞21'35"""
7/21/12July201210:56:00 PMNGC 6166HerCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "Galaxy 16h29m05.8s"+39∞31'42"""
7/22/12July20124:10:00 AMJupiterTauCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/22/12July20124:00:00 AMUranusCetCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/22/12July20123:27:00 AMNeptuneAqrCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TMB Planetary 5mm, 508x Small - grey blue disk. "Prime Solar System Object 22h19m07.2s"-11∞07'13"""
7/22/12July20121:45:00 AMNGC 6946CygCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20Imaged tonight with the adjacent open cluster. Galaxy 20h35m11.7s"+60∞11'57"""
7/22/12July201212:13:00 AMPN G035.9-01.1AqlCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
7/22/12July20122:06:00 AMVeil Nebula (East)CygCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20Imaged tonight - trying to get more data on this object. Supernova Remnant 20h56m57.6s"+31∞46'04"""
7/22/12July201211:58:00 PMWild Duck ClusterSctCherry Springs SPSV 102 RefractorThis was my first target of the night. Open Cluster 18h51m47.7s"-06∞15'07"""
7/22/12July201212:12:00 AMNGC 6738AqlCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "Open Cluster 19h01m58.5s"+11∞38'12"""
7/22/12July201212:18:00 AMNGC 6755AqlCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Large "Open Cluster 19h08m28.7s"+04∞17'24"""
7/22/12July201212:19:00 AMNGC 6756AqlCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Nice cluster! Will reobserve on a better night. "Open Cluster 19h09m21.6s"+04∞43'43"""
7/23/12July20121:41:00 AMNGC 6946CygCherry Springs SPSV 102 RefractorImaged late - from 3:15am onward into dawn. Galaxy 20h35m11.7s"+60∞11'58"""
7/23/12July20121:18:00 AMCrescent NebulaCygCherry Springs SPSV 102 RefractorImaged tonight with SV102 - only got a few six minute exposures due to clouds passing. Diffuse Nebula 20h12m42.0s"+38∞21'27"""
9/17/12September20125:00:00 AMJupiterTauCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"Very nice view - high power, 4mm click stop held up. Saw Europa transit."Good seeingPrime Solar System Object 04h59m06.7s"+21∞53'06"""
3/12/13March201310:00:00 PMC/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"""
5/30/13May201312:00:00 AMM 5SerCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20Globular Cluster 15h19m16.7s"+02∞02'06"""
5/30/13May201312:00:00 AMM 4ScoCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20Imaged M4 to test AstroTortilla Hazy and warm. Upper 60s. Tranp 5/10. Seeing 5/10Globular Cluster 16h24m27.9s"-26∞33'18"""
6/3/13June201311:59:00 PMC/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS)UMiCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
6/3/13June201311:59:00 AMHD 140283LibCherry 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"""
6/3/13June201311:59:00 PMTerzan 2ScoCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20 Globular Cluster 17h28m27.3s"-30∞48'44"""
6/5/13June20133:00:00 AMC/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"""
7/10/13July201312:00:00 AMPelican NebulaCygCherry Springs SPSV 110 EDImaged this with my new SV110.Diffuse Nebula 20h51m37.1s"+44∞30'18"""
7/11/13July201311:59:00 PMNGC 6146HerCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small and faint - with 6147 nearby. "Galaxy 16h25m39.3s"+40∞52'00"""
7/21/13July201311:22:00 PMNGC 6775AqlCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "Open Cluster 19h17m32.1s"-00∞53'42"""
8/5/13August20134:21:00 AMM 74PscCherry Springs SPSV 110 EDImaged with the supernova. Skies were a little hazy but the images did come out. Took 20 x 6 min framesAverage conditionsGalaxy 01h37m27.0s"+15∞51'10"""
8/5/13August201311:59:00 PMAbell 64AqlCherry 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"""
8/5/13August201311:59:00 PMVeil Nebula (West)CygCherry Springs SPSV 110 EDImaged during the first part of the night. 20 x 6 min. shots.Supernova Remnant 20h46m18.1s"+30∞46'14"""
8/5/13August201311:59:00 PMPelican NebulaCygCherry Springs SPSV 110 EDTook 24 x 6 min exposures in the first half of this night. Diffuse Nebula 20h51m37.4s"+44∞30'27"""
8/5/13August20134:21:00 AMPelican NebulaCygCherry Springs SPSV 110 EDImaged. Details to follow. Average conditionsDiffuse Nebula 20h51m37.4s"+44∞30'26"""
8/5/13August201311:59:00 PMVeil Nebula (East)CygCherry Springs SPSV 110 EDImaged this section of the Veil with the SV110--did this the second half of the night.Supernova Remnant 20h57m00.1s"+31∞46'23"""
8/8/13August201310:21:00 PMNGC 5777DraCherry Springs SP"Tony's 24"" Starmaster""TeleVue Ethos 8mm, 8.0mm, 251x Nice little spinde of light. "Galaxy 14h51m39.0s"+58∞55'42"""
8/8/13August201310:21:00 PMNGC 5870DraCherry 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"""
8/8/13August20131:00:00 AMNGC 5969DraCherry Springs SP"Tony's 24"" Starmaster""TeleVue Ethos 8mm, 8.0mm, 251x "Galaxy 15h35m11.1s"+56∞24'44"""
8/8/13August20131:00:00 AMNGC 5971DraCherry 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"""
8/9/13August201312:30:00 AMC/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS)SerCherry 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"""
8/9/13August20132:30:00 AMM 102DraCherry 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"""
8/9/13August20131:00:00 AMNGC 5963DraCherry 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"""
8/9/13August20131:00:00 AMNGC 5965DraCherry 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: AverageGalaxy 15h34m22.2s"+56∞38'49"""
8/9/13August20131:21:00 AMLEDA 2512461DraCherry 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"""
8/9/13August201311:11:00 PMVeil Nebula (East)CygCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20Imaged 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"""
8/10/13August201311:06:00 PMVeil Nebula (West)CygCherry Springs SPSV 110 ED Taking several more shots (8) of six minutes.Supernova Remnant 20h46m18.0s"+30∞46'15"""
8/10/13August201311:44:00 PMNGC 6974CygCherry Springs SPSV 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"""
8/12/13August20131:00:00 AMNGC 7380CepCherry Springs SPSV 110 EDI 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"""
9/3/13September201311:59:00 PMNGC 661TriCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x Small oval with some lens shape. Bright core. "Galaxy 01h45m03.2s"+28∞46'29"""
9/3/13September201311:59:00 PMNGC 669TriCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
9/4/13September201311:59:00 PMNGC 7619PegCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
9/5/13September201311:57:00 PMCocoon NebulaCygCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20I imaged this object with 19 x 6 min exposures. Diffuse Nebula 21h53m58.4s"+47∞20'10"""
9/5/13September20131:00:00 AMNGC 7380CepCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20Finished my imagig run - 18 x 6 min exposures. Open Cluster 22h47m57.5s"+58∞12'25"""
9/6/13September20131:59:00 AMNGC 210CetCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
9/6/13September20131:59:00 AMNGC 7331PegCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
9/6/13September20131:59:00 AMNGC 7336PegCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "Galaxy 22h38m02.0s"+34∞33'25"""
9/6/13September20131:59:00 AMNGC 7335PegCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "Galaxy 22h37m59.5s"+34∞31'23"""
9/6/13September20131:59:00 AMNGC 7337PegCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "Galaxy 22h38m06.8s"+34∞26'58"""
9/6/13September20131:59:00 AMNGC 7340PegCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20"TeleVue Ethos 13mm, 195x "Galaxy 22h38m24.4s"+34∞29'07"""
9/6/13September20131:59:00 AMNGC 7541PscCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
9/6/13September20131:59:00 AMNGC 7531GruCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
9/6/13September20131:59:00 AMNGC 6778AqlCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
9/6/13September20131:59:00 AMNGC 6790AqlCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
9/6/13September20131:59:00 AMNGC 6804AqlCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
9/6/13September20131:59:00 AMIC 4846AqlCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
9/6/13September20131:59:00 AMNGC 6773AqlCherry Springs SPElliott'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"""
9/7/13September201312:24:00 AMPacMan NebulaCasCherry Springs SPElliott's Obsession 20Started 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"""
6/28/14June201412:00:00 AMSh 2-90VulCherry Springs SPSV 110 EDVery 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"""
6/28/14June201412:00:00 AMIC 1318CygCherry Springs SPSV 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"""
6/29/14June201412:00:00 AMSh 2-90VulCherry Springs SPSV 110 ED Seeing: 3/5 Transp.: 3/5 Hazy and cloudy to start. Warm.Diffuse Nebula 19h49m55.8s"+26∞54'21"""
7/23/14July20142:17:00 AMIC 5068CygCherry Springs SPSV 110 EDimaged with 25 frames Seeing: 3/5 Transp.: 3/5 Hazy and cloudy to start. Warm.Diffuse Nebula 20h51m22.1s"+42∞34'26"""
9/29/19September20198:46:00 PMNGC 1023PerCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""APM 20mm, 76x Part of H400 "Galaxy 02h41m38.7s"+39∞08'43"""
9/29/19September20198:51:00 PMCleopatra's EyeEriCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""APM 20mm, 76x Part of H400 "Planetary Nebula 04h15m10.9s"-12∞41'19"""
9/29/19September20198:48:00 PMh PerseiPerCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""APM 20mm, 76x Double Cluster - seen a million times. Part of H400 "Open Cluster 02h20m24.8s"+57∞12'57"""
9/29/19September20198:48:00 PMChi PerseiPerCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""APM 20mm, 76x Seen a lot! Part of H400 "Open Cluster 02h23m43.3s"+57∞13'24"""
9/29/19September20198:49:00 PMNGC 1027CasCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""APM 20mm, 76x Part of H400 "Open Cluster 02h44m13.4s"+61∞40'30"""
9/29/19September20198:50:00 PMNGC 1245PerCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""APM 20mm, 76x Part of H400 "Open Cluster 03h16m04.2s"+47∞18'23"""
9/29/19September20198:47:00 PMNGC 1342PerCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""APM 20mm, 76x Part of H400 "Open Cluster 03h32m54.7s"+37∞26'27"""
9/29/19September20198:51:00 PMNGC 1444PerCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""APM 20mm, 76x Part of H400 "Open Cluster 03h50m54.8s"+52∞42'51"""
9/29/19September20198:50:00 PMNGC 1513PerCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""APM 20mm, 76x Part of H400 "Open Cluster 04h11m24.8s"+49∞33'45"""
9/29/19September20198:51:00 PMNGC 1528PerCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""APM 20mm, 76x Part of H400 "Open Cluster 04h16m52.8s"+51∞15'36"""
9/29/19September20198:50:00 PMNGC 1545PerCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""APM 20mm, 76x Part of H400 "Open Cluster 04h22m26.1s"+50∞17'45"""
9/30/19September20198:31:00 PMNGC 584CetCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""APM 20mm, 76x Part of H400 "Galaxy 01h32m20.4s"-06∞45'59"""
9/30/19September20198:30:00 PMNGC 596CetCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x Part of H400 "Galaxy 01h33m51.6s"-06∞55'49"""
9/30/19September20198:31:00 PMNGC 615CetCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""APM 20mm, 76x Part of H400 "Galaxy 01h36m05.2s"-07∞14'22"""
9/30/19September20198:32:00 PMNGC 720CetCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""APM 20mm, 76x Part of H400 "Galaxy 01h53m58.4s"-13∞38'28"""
9/30/19September20198:32:00 PMNGC 752AndCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""APM 20mm, 76x Part of H400 "Open Cluster 01h58m52.1s"+37∞52'46"""
4/6/20April20203:13:00 PM29P/Schwassmann-WachmannPscMesa Redonda ObservatoryAntares 12 inch Dobsonian Comet 01h29m29.9s"+17∞45'00"""
6/20/20June202011:50:00 PMNGC 5557BooCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10"""Logged as part of my H400 observing effort Galaxy 14h19m17.2s"+36∞24'16"""
6/20/20June202011:12:00 PMM 102DraCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10"""Official entry as part of H400 observing plan Galaxy 15h07m04.4s"+55∞41'23"""
6/20/20June202011:09:00 PMNGC 5982DraCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10"""Saw as part of the H400 plan. No other details noted. Galaxy 15h39m06.8s"+59∞17'39"""
6/20/20June202011:14:00 PMCat's Eye NebulaDraCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10"""Seen many times - officially logged here as part of my H400 obsering plan Planetary Nebula 17h58m36.4s"+66∞37'57"""
6/20/20June202010:39:00 PMNGC 5466BooCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""APM 20mm, 76x Logged as part of H400 effort. "Globular Cluster 14h06m22.1s"+28∞26'30"""
6/20/20June202011:17:00 PMNGC 6144ScoCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10"""Official log entry as part of the H400 obserinv plan Globular Cluster 16h28m29.4s"-26∞03'59"""
6/21/20June202012:00:00 AMSplinter GalaxyDraCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10"""Officially logged here as part of my H400 plan Galaxy 15h16m26.9s"+56∞15'31"""
6/21/20June202012:00:00 AMM 107OphCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10"""Officially logged as part of the H400 plan Globular Cluster 16h33m41.0s"-13∞05'43"""
8/19/20August20207:59:00 PMNGC 6781AqlCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10"""Logged as part of H400 Planetary Nebula 19h19m28.9s"+06∞34'48"""
8/19/20August202011:58:00 PMNGC 6755AqlCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10"""Logged as part of H400 Open Cluster 19h08m50.5s"+04∞18'06"""
8/19/20August20207:58:00 PMNGC 6756AqlCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10"""Logged as part of the H400 Open Cluster 19h09m43.3s"+04∞44'26"""
8/19/20August20208:00:00 PMNGC 6830VulCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x Logged as part of the H400 "Open Cluster 19h51m52.4s"+23∞09'19"""
8/19/20August20208:02:00 PMNGC 6940VulCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x Logged as part of the H400 plan "Open Cluster 20h35m18.4s"+28∞21'23"""
8/19/20August20208:01:00 PMNGC 6885VulCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10"""H400 Open Cluster 20h12m53.4s"+26∞32'33"""
9/18/20September202011:18:00 PMNGC 7606AqrCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x Faint, large glow. Part of H400 "Galaxy 23h20m09.4s"-08∞22'17"""
9/19/20September20208:34:00 PMNGC 908CetCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""APM 20mm, 76x Lovely. Mottled halo. Part of H400 "Galaxy 02h24m02.1s"-21∞08'18"""
9/19/20September20208:35:00 PMNGC 936CetCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x Bright core. Near 941, 955 "Galaxy 02h28m40.7s"-01∞03'46"""
9/19/20September20208:35:00 PMNGC 1055CetCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""APM 20mm, 76x Nice - near M77. Mira is visble, too "Galaxy 02h42m48.7s"+00∞31'55"""
9/20/20September20203:41:00 AMNGC 941CetCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""APM 20mm, 76x "Galaxy 02h29m31.2s"-01∞03'31"""
9/20/20September20203:41:00 AMNGC 955CetCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""APM 20mm, 76x Fainter athan 936. Bright field star nearby. "Galaxy 02h31m36.5s"-01∞01'00"""
10/16/20October20208:39:00 PMNGC 1022CetCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x Lenticular, bright. 991 near "Galaxy 02h39m34.8s"-06∞35'15"""
10/16/20October20208:42:00 PMNGC 1052CetCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x Nice trio. Logged as part of H400 "Galaxy 02h42m06.3s"-08∞10'00"""
10/16/20October20208:44:00 PMNGC 1084EriCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""Tele Vue Ethos 13mm, 117x Lovely, mottled. Part of H400 "Galaxy 02h47m01.6s"-07∞29'28"""
10/17/20October20208:21:00 PMNGC 185CasCherry 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"""
10/17/20October20208:23:00 PMNGC 278CasCherry 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"""
10/17/20October20208:28:00 PMNGC 613SclCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""APM 20mm, 76x Logged as part of the H400 "Galaxy 01h35m16.4s"-29∞18'45"""
10/17/20October20202:06:00 AMNGC 991CetCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""APM 20mm, 76x "Galaxy 02h36m34.5s"-07∞03'51"""
10/17/20October20202:09:00 AMNGC 1042CetCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""APM 20mm, 76x "Galaxy 02h41m25.5s"-08∞20'39"""
10/17/20October20208:13:00 PMNGC 6946CygCherry 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"""
10/17/20October20201:09:00 AMNGC 6939CepCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""APM 20mm, 76x H400 plan "Seeing good; Transp goodOpen Cluster 20h31m54.8s"+60∞44'12"""
10/17/20October20208:15:00 PMNGC 7142CepCherry 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"""
10/17/20October20208:14:00 PMNGC 7160CepCherry 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"""
10/18/20October202012:00:00 AMNGC 147CasCherry Springs SP"Starmaster 10""""APM 20mm, 76x Large and faint. "Galaxy 00h34m21.1s"+48∞37'26"""
9/6/21September202111:05:00 PMNGC 6217UMiCherry 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: 7/10Galaxy 16h31m38.2s"+78∞09'29"""
9/6/21September202111:15:00 PMBarnard's GalaxySgrCherry 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 breezeGalaxy 19h46m10.4s"-14∞44'51"""
9/6/21September202111:35:00 PMLittle GemSgrCherry 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 breezePlanetary Nebula 19h45m10.9s"-14∞06'02"""
9/6/21September202111:40:00 PMNGC 6645SgrCherry 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 breezeOpen Cluster 18h33m51.9s"-16∞52'00"""
9/7/21September202112:50:00 AMNGC 7814PegCherry 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 breezeGalaxy 00h04m22.0s"+16∞15'59"""
9/7/21September202112:15:00 AMBarnard's GalaxySgrCherry 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 bGalaxy 19h46m10.4s"-14∞44'51"""
9/7/21September202112:41:00 AMNGC 7448PegCherry 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 breezeGalaxy 23h01m08.6s"+16∞05'49"""
9/7/21September202112:22:00 AMArrowhead ClusterCepCherry 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 breezeOpen Cluster 23h12m00.1s"+60∞41'13"""
9/8/21September202111:45:00 PMNGC 6834CygCherry 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"""
9/9/21September202111:00:00 PMCocoon NebulaCygCherry 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"""
9/9/21September202111:25:00 PMNGC 136CasCherry 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"""
9/9/21September202112:50:00 AMNGC 6866CygCherry 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"""
9/9/21September202112:14:00 AMNGC 6885VulCherry 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"""
9/9/21September202112:32:00 AMNGC 6910CygCherry 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"""
9/9/21September202110:32:00 PMNGC 7209LacCherry 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"""
9/9/21September202110:48:00 PMNGC 7243LacCherry 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"""
9/9/21September202111:15:00 PMNGC 7296LacCherry 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"""
9/10/21September202111:00:00 PMNGC 5673BooCherry 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"""
9/10/21September202111:00:00 PMNGC 5676BooCherry 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"""
9/10/21September202110:15:00 PMNGC 6569SgrCherry 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"""
9/11/21September20211:45:00 AMNGC 55SclCherry 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"""
9/11/21September20211:45:00 AMNGC 300SclCherry 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"""
9/11/21September20212:40:00 AMNGC 129CasCherry 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"""
9/11/21September20212:50:00 AMSailboat ClusterCasCherry 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"""
9/11/21September20213:10:00 AMNGC 381CasCherry 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"""
9/11/21September20213:30:00 AMNGC 436CasCherry 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"""
9/11/21September20213:55:00 AMNGC 559CasCherry 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"""
9/11/21September20213:45:00 AMNGC 637CasCherry 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"""
10/9/21October202111:15:00 PMNGC 7789CasCherry 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"""
10/9/21October202110:45:00 PMNGC 7790CasCherry 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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