SHOOTING LIST
Started
2001-11-11; printed 2003-10-24
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Object
name |
Size |
Comments,
image url |
RA |
Dec |
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EGB
6 |
12 |
Large for a PN
(in Leo?); VERY dim; use RC f/9 or
f/7 and clear, RGB |
09
52 59.1 |
+13
44 34 |
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PuWe1 |
20 |
Purgathofer-Weinberger
1 - large planetary nebula (h-alpha). 1 hour image of it (300mm lens, f/2.8
h-alpha filter). Rick Schranz: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SBIG/files/purgathofer-weinberger1.jpg |
06
19 33.9 |
+55
36 45 |
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IC
289 |
30x45
arcsec |
Tiny planetary
in Cassiopeia |
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IC
443 |
27
x 7 or 50 (TheSky)
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Very large SN
remnant, H alpha, in Gemini;
http://www.psiaz.com/Schur/astro/ccdimagepages/ic443.html; Wil Milan:
http://www.astrophotographer.com/IC443_Ha.html |
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IC1275
+N6559 |
large |
Mix of dark,
reflect, & emis nebulae E of Lagoon:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap020520.html |
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IC1296 |
Small |
Nice spiral
close to M57, 2.5 ring diams from the Ring |
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IC1396 |
170x140 |
Huge emission
nebula, Cepheus, very faint! |
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IC1805 |
Medium |
Mysterious em
neb; fine detail, see http://members.aon.at/wpromper/ic_1805n.htm |
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IC
2177 |
120
diam |
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IC3461 |
8
min |
Nice clump of
gals in Virgo |
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M001 |
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http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/M1.html;
fascinating polarized light shot at
http://www.psiaz.com/Schur/astro/ccdimagepages/m1polarized.html |
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M005 |
Big? |
Great
Globular: http://www.psiaz.com/Schur/astro/ccdimagepages/m5.html |
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M051 |
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http://home.earthlink.net/~gstevens914/pm51w.htm;
A. Block: http://www.noao.edu/outreach/aop/observers/m51block4.jpg |
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M61 |
6
x 6 |
Face-on spiral
in Virgo (AdamBlock). Use 1x1 RGB on RC f/9; then L-R and DDP. |
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M063 |
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Sunflower gal:
http://www.wodaski.com/wodaski/images/new/FCT150/sunflower_crop.jpg |
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M074 |
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Face on SG
with SNova: http://www.astrooptik.com/Bildergalerie/PolluxGallery/M74.htm |
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M081 |
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Gendlers
version: http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/M81.html http://www.ccdtom.com/m81_tak4_lrgb.htm
nice lrgb image Carrico |
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M083 |
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Beautiful
face-on spiral in Virgo? http://users.westconnect.com.au/~sjastro/M83c.html |
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M87 |
8
x 7 |
Spiral gal in
Virgo |
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M99 |
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Beautiful
small spir gal: http://www.psiaz.com/Schur/astro/ccdimagepages/m99.html |
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M106 |
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Big spiral
gal: http://www.noao.edu/outreach/aop/observers/m106.html |
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N70 |
Small |
Cluster of
galaxies in Andromeda; AdamBlocks 20 RC: http://www.noao.edu/outreach/aop/observers/n70.html |
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N708 |
Small
(RC f/9) |
Cluster of
galaxies in Andromeda. See
http://www.hiddenloft.darkhorizons.org/NGC/n708.htm |
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N1491
+ S-206 |
21
arcmin |
Nice emission
nebula in Perseus: http://www.PSIAZ.com/Schur/astro/ccdimagepages/n1491.html |
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N1535 |
Small |
Planetary neb,
intense blue, Eridanus, see http://www.psiaz.com/schur/astro/ccdimagepages/ngc1535.html
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N2022 |
16
sec |
Blue planetary
nebula: http://members-fp-1.rwc1.sfba.home.net/space-pics/Ngc2022.htm |
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N2067 |
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Large blue
reflection nebula: http://www.starryscapes.com/nebula/ngc2067.html |
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N2174 |
20-30 |
Dim Orion
emission nebula + bright star |
6h
9.7 |
+20°
30 |
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N2175 |
Large!
Epsilon! |
Orion-Gemini
emission nebula + bright star (cf N2174); http://www.astrophoto.net/ngc2175.html |
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N2244 |
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Rosette emis
nebula; Loke Tan, http://www.starryscapes.com/nebula/rosette.html;
graylak: http://www.gralak.com/Astro/Rosette-HA-LRGB2-Reduced.jpg |
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N2359 |
8 |
Thors Helmet
in Monoceros (Winter) |
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N2362 |
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Open cluster:
http://home.att.net/~hermperez1/ngc2362.htm |
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N2392 |
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Small round
blue planetary "Eskimo" at
http://www.noao.edu/outreach/aop/observers/n2392.html |
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N2403 |
18
x 12 |
Spiral gal in
Camelopardalis (Winter) |
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N2841 |
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Faint spiral |
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N2903 |
RC
x 1 (12x6) |
Very nice
face-on spiral in Leo, mag 9.3 |
9
32.2 |
21
30 |
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N2964-2968 |
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Nice pair of
spirals |
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N3184 |
RC
x 0.67 |
Very nice
face-on spiral in UMa |
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N3190 |
RC
x 0.75 |
A different
Leo Trio or quartet very nice! Include 3183, 3185, 3187, and 3190 for best
result. |
10h
18m |
+21°
50 |
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N3242 |
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Beautiful blue
PN, Jupiters ghost: http://members.cox.net/space-pics/Ngc3242.htm |
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N3351
(M95) |
8
x 5 |
Leo barred
spiral |
10h44m |
+11°
42 |
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N3379,-84,-89 |
6
x 1 |
Another Leo
trio |
10h
48.2m |
+12°
35 |
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N3953 |
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Nice spiral in
UMa http://www.mindspring.com/~sb635/ngc3953el.htm |
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N3993 |
Small! |
Nice group of
small galaxies in Leo:
http://www.astrooptik.com/Bildergalerie/PolluxGallery/NGC3993.htm |
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N4236 |
Large
AP f4.5 or 6 |
Very nice
spiral or irreg gal Rich Jacobs http://www.azastronomy.com/images/030525%20NGC4236%20ColorLabel.jpg |
Draco;
GOOD GUIDE STAR! |
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N4535 |
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Nice barred
spiral in Virgo; 7x6 min |
12h34.3m |
+08
12 |
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N4568 |
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Amazing pair
of spiral galaxies (ABlock): http://www.noao.edu/outreach/aop/observers/n4568.html |
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N4606 |
3-5
min |
Nice clump of
gals in Virgo |
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N4676 |
3
x 1.5 ? |
Amazing tiny
dim mice galaxies:
http://www.psiaz.com/Schur/astro/ccdimagepages/mice.html |
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N4725 |
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Nice spiral
galaxy for 416? http://www.astrooptik.com/Bildergalerie/PolluxGallery/NGC4725.htm |
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N4736
(M94) |
13
x 12 |
Nice face-on
spiral in C Venatici |
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N5033 |
11
x 5 |
Nice spiral
galaxy in C Venatici |
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N5139 |
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Omega
Centauri; fantastic: http://www.starryscapes.com/clusters/ngc5139.html |
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N5248 |
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Nice spiral in
a field with other spirals using RC at f/7; alone at f/9 |
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N5395 |
5
x 2 |
Pair of tiny
interacting CVn galaxies:http://www.noao.edu/outreach/aop/observers/n5394.html |
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N5921 |
4.9
min |
Beautiful,
SMALL, barred spiral in Serpens:
http://www.psiaz.com/Schur/astro/ccdimagepages/n5921.html |
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N5985 |
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Nice spiral,
said to have a good guide star (ST-7) |
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N6050 |
RC
@ f/9 |
Cluster of small
galaxies in Hercules; Adam Block |
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N6337 |
48
sec |
Pale blue PN
in Scorpius |
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N6357 |
25
min |
Big H-a
emission nebula in Scorpius: http://www.celestialimage.com/page2b.html |
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N6520 |
RC
f/10 |
Beautiful open
cluster with Barnard 86 dark neb; Russ Croman: |
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N6543 |
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Nice plan neb
(yellow-green!): http://home.attbi.com/~jeboud/ngc6543.htm |
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N6781 |
small |
Nice small red
PN: http://www.noao.edu/outreach/aop/observers/n6781.html |
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N6820 |
40
x 30 |
Nice emission
neb in Vulpecula: needs AP f6 |
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N6823 |
Large |
Nice emission
nebula near M27; see http://www.galaxies.com/ccds/ngc6823_3inch.jpg |
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N6888 |
18
x 12 |
Crescent neb
(Ha emission) in Cyg; needs Ap f6 ? |
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N6946 |
13
x 13 |
NICE Face on
spiral, Cepheus, A Block; T Hallas: www.noao.edu/outreach/aop/observers/n6946.html |
20h24.8 |
+60
09 |
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N7009 |
Small |
Beautiful
planetary; Saturn nebula. see
http://www.azastronomy.com/images/020929%20NGC7009RC%20color.jpg |
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N7023 |
Iris
Nebula |
Small blue
planetary; http://home.t-online.de/home/c-h.scholz/images/ngc7023.htm;
also http://home.earthlink.net/~stracgs3/pages/n7023.htm
; also Hallas http://www.astrophoto.com/NGC7023.htm
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N7317-7320 |
4
x 4 |
Stephans
Quintet: small, faint! Pegasus. |
22h36 |
+33°
58 |
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N7331 |
11
x 4 |
Nice spir gal
group: use 60inch fl and 100+min lum http://www.threebuttes.com/ngc7331.htm
Pegasus |
22h
37.1 |
+34°25 |
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N7385 |
12
x 14NS |
Center of
group of 7 small galaxies in Peg |
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N7464 |
6
x 4 |
Center gal of
3 small gal in Peg |
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N7479
(Peg) |
3.5
x 3.2 |
Beautiful
barred spiral gal; Adam Block; Pegasus http://www.astrooptik.com/Bildergalerie/PolluxGallery/NGC7479.htm;
http://robgendler.astrodigitals.com/7479.html |
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N7662 |
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Small Blue
Snowball planetary nebula:
http://www.psiaz.com/Schur/astro/ccdimagepages/n7662.html |
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N7814 |
6.3
x 2.2 arcmin |
Edge on spiral
galaxy in Pegasus: http://www.psiaz.com/Schur/astro/ccdimagepages/n7814.html |
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SH2-129 |
Very
big 60 |
Cepheus,
diffuse emis neb |
21h
15.2 |
+60
00 |
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SH2-132 |
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Cepheus
emission nebula |
22
25 29 |
+55
54 02 |
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U
Ceph |
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Variable star,
6.7 to 9.2, 2.49 day period |
1h2.3
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+81
53 |
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Ugc10241 |
tiny |
Tadpole gal;
tiny with long tail disturbed spiral
http://www.psiaz.com/Schur/astro/ccdimagepages/ugc10214.html |
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M84-M86
++ |
3
RA x 30 ? |
Markarians
chain http://www.astrosurf.com/jwisn/chain.htm N4387, N4388,
N4402, N4425, N4435, N4438.Long cluster of tiny gals |
12h
25.1m |
+12°
53 |
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Hickson
87 (in TheSKY, ESO 597-36 |
Triplet
or quad of galaxies |
Very small,
faint. Use RC at f/9.0, long exposures and clear filter. Rotate for a guide
star. |
20
47 20 |
-19
51 17 |
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Comet
Neat VI |
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Brightening in
Jan Feb 2003; position 5 Jan: |
05
35 50 |
+11
53 50 |
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EGB
= Ellis-Grayson-Bond
