Contributed Observing Plans
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The Night Sky Observer's Guide (NSOG) Project
The Sky Atlas 2000.0 Companion Project
Plans
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| 01_Scottys_DSO_January.txt |
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A listing of the January viewing list from the book "Deep Sky Wonders" from Walter Scott Houston Contributed by: Robert LaPorta Dec Range: -37.2° to +57.2° Types: Dbl(1), Galaxy(5), BrNeb(2), Open(7), Neb(3), D Neb(1), Globular(1), NonExist(4), P Neb(1), Asterism(2), Open+D Neb(1), Star+Var Star(1) |
| 02_Scottys_DSO_February.txt |
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A listing of the February viewing list from the book "Deep Sky Wonders" from Walter Scott Houston Contributed by: Robert LaPorta Dec Range: -57.8° to +82.6° Types: Star(1), OC(1), D Neb(1), Galaxy(19), P Neb(6), ast(1), Open(3), Dbl (1), GalClus(1), Dbl(2) |
| 03_Scottys_DSO_March.txt |
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A listing of the March viewing list from the book "Deep Sky Wonders" from Walter Scott Houston Contributed by: Robert LaPorta Dec Range: -40.1° to +49.9° Types: Dbl(3), Open+D Neb(2), P Neb(1), Open(19), Galaxy(8), Globular(2) |
| 04_Scottys_DSO_April.txt |
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A listing of the April viewing list from the book "Deep Sky Wonders" from Walter Scott Houston Contributed by: Robert LaPorta Dec Range: -32.3° to +72.3° Types: Dbl(3), Open(3), Mult(1), Star+Var Star(1), Globular(4), Galaxy(49), P Neb(4) |
| 05_Scottys_DSO_May.txt |
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A listing of the May viewing list from the book "Deep Sky Wonders" from Walter Scott Houston Contributed by: Robert LaPorta Dec Range: -47.5° to +41.4° Types: GalClus(1), Galaxy(38), Globular(1) |
| 06_Scottys_DSO_June.txt |
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A listing of the June viewing list from the book "Deep Sky Wonders" from Walter Scott Houston Contributed by: Robert LaPorta Dec Range: -19.3° to +62.1° Types: Open Cluster(1), Globular(4), Galaxy(53), NonExist(1), P Neb(2) |
| 07_Scottys_DSO_July.txt |
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A listing of the July viewing list from the book "Deep Sky Wonders" from Walter Scott Houston Contributed by: Robert LaPorta Dec Range: -26.6° to +66.6° Types: Dbl+Var Star(2), Dbl(1), Dark Nebula(1), Dark nebula(1), Star+Var Star(2), P Neb(5), GalClus(1), Open(3), Globular(18) |
| 08_Scottys_DSO_August.txt |
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A listing of the August viewing list from the book "Deep Sky Wonders" from Walter Scott Houston Contributed by: Robert LaPorta Dec Range: +7.4° to +89.3° Types: Mult(2), Triple(1), P Neb(5), Dbl(8), Galaxy(10), D Neb(1), Open(7), Globular(2), Star(1) |
| 09_Scottys_DSO_September.txt |
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A listing of the September viewing list from the book "Deep Sky Wonders" from Walter Scott Houston Contributed by: Robert LaPorta Dec Range: +9.2° to +60.2° Types: Mult(1), Dbl(2), D Neb(3), Open+D Neb(1), Unknown(1), Open(13), P Neb(8), Galaxy(2), Neb(3), NonExist(1) |
| 10_Scottys_DSO_October.txt |
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A listing of the October viewing list from the book "Deep Sky Wonders" from Walter Scott Houston Contributed by: Robert LaPorta Dec Range: -43.7° to +31.5° Types: Open Cluster(1), P Neb(6), Galaxy(31), Globular(5), Open+Asterism(1), Open(2), Dbl(1), Star+Var Star(1), Mult(2) |
| 11_Scottys_DSO_November.txt |
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A listing of the November viewing list from the book "Deep Sky Wonders" from Walter Scott Houston Contributed by: Robert LaPorta Dec Range: -39.2° to +63.4° Types: Galaxy(19), Open(8), Globular(1), Neb(1) |
| 12_Scottys_DSO_December.txt |
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A listing of the December viewing list from the book "Deep Sky Wonders" from Walter Scott Houston Contributed by: Robert LaPorta Dec Range: -24.6° to +57.2° Types: P Neb(3), Open(9), D Neb(2), Galaxy(20), Globular(1), Open+D Neb(1), Star+Var Star(1) |
| AAAA_Urban_Astronomy_Club.txt |
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The AAAA Urban Astronomy Club List of Objects The American Association of Amateur Astronomers has created a List of Deep Sky Objects (and double and variable stars) for Northern hemisphere observers living in urban regions. Contributed by: David Swift Dec Range: -34.8° to +72.0° Types: Open(49), Galaxy(11), E Neb(2), P Neb(9), Globular(12), Open+Nebsty(1), Dbl(11), Dbl+Var Star(2) |
| AAVSO_ETO.txt |
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AAVSO Variable Stars Easy To Observe Contributed by: Kevin McCarthy Dec Range: -77.8° to +77.7° Types: Star+Var Star(66), Dbl+Var Star(5) |
| AGWA_75_catalogue.txt |
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This is a list of 75 sourthern astronomical objects. It accompanies the Deep Sky observing guide written for the Astronomical Group of Western Australia (AGWA: http://btow.com.au/agwa.shtml). The 75 objects are divided into three groups of 25, each of increasing difficulty, spread across the entire southern sky. The first (the AGWA 25) contains objects that can be seen with the eye or binoculars. The second group (the AGWA 50) has 25 objects that require a small telescope, a 60mm refractor or a small reflector‰??the traditional entry level size telescope. The third group (the AGWA 75) requires a medium sized telescope, in the 15cm range. However, if you are fortunate enough to have a larger telescope these objects are still worth examining. Contributed by: Ian Bacon Dec Range: -72.5° to +11.2° Types: Globular Cluster(22), Galaxy(10), Emission Nebula(7), Open Cluster(20), Planetary Nebula(9), Dark Nebula(2), Dwarf Galaxy Core(2), Cluster and nebula(1), Reflection Nebula(1), Quasar(1) |
| AL_BinoDS.txt |
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The Astronomical League Binocular Deep Sky Club List Contributed by: Bruce Skelly Dec Range: -29.8° to +72.0° Types: Open(56), Galaxy(2), Unknown(1), Globular(1) |
| AL_Caldwell.txt |
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The Astronomical League Caldwell Club List Contributed by: Craig Colvin Dec Range: -80.9° to +85.3° Types: Open(30), P Neb(13), S Gal(25), BrNeb(12), Globular(18), E Gal(6), IrrGal(4), SNR(2), D Neb(2), DkNeb(1) |
| AL_DoubleStarClub.txt |
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The Astronomical League Double Star Club Plan for AstroPlanner Contributed by: Randy Smith Dec Range: -29.3° to +89.3° Types: Mult(43), Dbl(25), Triple(32) |
| AL_HerschelIIClub.txt |
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Astronomical League Herschel II Club plan for AstroPlanner Contributed by: David Swift Dec Range: -29.8° to +80.8° Types: Galaxy(324), Open(43), Knot(3), E Neb(18), P Neb(10), Globular(2) |
| AL_Herschel_400.txt |
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The Astronomical League Herschel 400 Club List Contributed by: Craig Colvin Dec Range: -32.8° to +78.2° Types: P Neb(24), Open(105), Galaxy(231), Globular(35), Neb(5) |
| AL_MessierClub.txt |
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Messier List with added user fields. User Field 1 (Binocular) contains the binocular category (Easy, Tougher, Challenge) as defined by the Astronomical League Appendix B (11x80 Binoculars) for the Messier Binocular Certificate. This should give you a relative indication of the difficulty of the object. User Field 2 (Chart) contains the chart number from the "The Year-Round Messier Marathon Field Guide" by Harvard Pennington. Sorting this field shoud provide you with a search order for any Messier Merathon. Contributed by: Rod Gallagher Dec Range: -34.8° to +69.7° Types: SNR(1), Globular(29), Open(26), D Neb+Open(1), Open+E Neb(3), Neb+Open(1), Star Cld+Open(1), P Neb(4), Galaxy(40), Dbl(1), E Neb(1), Asterism(1), D Neb(1) |
| AL_OpenClusters.txt |
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The Astronomical League Open Cluster object list. Contributed by: Chris Todd Dec Range: -34.8° to +85.3° Types: Open(125) |
| AL_PN.txt |
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Astronomical League Planetary Nebula Observing Guide List Amended with magnification and filter recommendations Contributed by: Mark Huss Dec Range: -40.4° to +82.6° Types: P Neb(110), Open(1), E Neb(1), p+P Neb(1), BrNeb(1) |
| AL_SSBinocular.txt |
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Astronomical League Southern Sky Binocular Club. For 7x50 or better binoculars. Contributed by: Paul Rodman Dec Range: -72.8° to -30.0° Types: Globular(15), Galaxy(3), Open(53), E Neb(1), DkNeb(1) |
| AL_SouthernSkyClub.txt |
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The Astronomical League Southern Sky Telescopic Club List Contributed by: Randy Smith Dec Range: -80.9° to -11.6° Types: Globular(26), Galaxy(18), Open(39), E Neb(3), P Neb(8), Mult(1), DkNeb(3), Triple(2) |
| AL_UrbanClub.txt |
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The Astronomical League Urban Club was created to allow those who want to enjoy the wonders of the heavens in the comfort of their own neighborhoods to do so, and to maximize the observing experience despite the presence of heavy light pollution. Contributed by: Rod Gallagher Dec Range: -34.8° to +72.0° Types: Open(53), Galaxy(11), E Neb(2), P Neb(9), Globular(12), Dbl(12), Dbl+Var Star(1) |
| AL_globulars.txt |
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Astronomical League Globular Cluster Cliub listing Contributed by: Owen Brazell Dec Range: -82.2° to +79.6° Types: Globular(190) |
| AL_planetaries.txt |
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Objects from the Astronmoical leagues Planetary nebula club Contributed by: Owen Brazell Dec Range: -40.4° to +82.6° Types: P Neb(107), E Neb(3) |
| AS_0108_DSO.txt |
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Astronomy, Deep-Sky Observing, A. Goldstein, "Observe celestial odd couples" Contributed by: J. Edom Dec Range: -37.0° to +55.7° Types: Open(5), P Neb(5), Galaxy(3), Globular(3), DkNeb(1), E Neb(3), Star+Var Star(1) |
| AS_0207_WinterClusters.txt |
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"Explore winter's 12 best star clusters" by Steve Coe from February 2007 Astronomy Magazine. Contributed by: Michael Portuesi Dec Range: -32.2° to +35.8° Types: Open(12) |
| AS_0307_DSO.txt |
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Astronomy Magazine, March 2007, S. Gottlieb, "See Winter's Best Planatary Nebulae" Contributed by: J. Edom Dec Range: -18.2° to +60.9° Types: P Neb(11) |
| AS_0407_BSO.txt |
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Astronomy, April 2007, Bright-Sky Observing, J. Mullaney, "Observing the sky's most colorful double stars" Contributed by: J. Edom Dec Range: -26.4° to +66.1° Types: Dbl(14), Triple(2), Mult(1), Star(1), Dbl+Var Star(1) |
| AS_0407_DSO.txt |
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Astronomy, April 2007, Deep-Sky Observing, S. Gottleib, "Explore a dozen must-see galaxies" Contributed by: J. Edom Dec Range: -31.6° to +61.6° Types: Galaxy(16) |
| AS_0408_DSO_Spr11BestGlobul.txt |
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Astronomy Magazine, Deep Sky Observing Column by Steve Coe April 2008, "Spot Spring's 11 Best Globular Clusters" From Omega Centauri to M5, spring's globulars offer diverse targets for all observers. User defined field #1 used for sequence numbers so you can sort on order in the article. Contributed by: Steve Berte Dec Range: -47.5° to +47.5° Types: Globular(11) |
| AS_0607_DSO.txt |
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Astronomy, June 2007, Deep-Sky Observing, S. Coe, "Explore Forgotten Scorpius" Contributed by: Joe Edom Dec Range: -44.7° to -19.8° Types: Dbl(2), Globular(4), Open(8), E Neb(2), DkNeb(1), P Neb(2) |
| AS_0705.txt |
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Astronomy; July 2005; "Summer Splendors"; Ian Ridpath Contributed by: Joe Edom Dec Range: -42.4° to +55.2° Types: Globular(6), Var Star(2), Dbl(14), Star(1), Open(7), Mult(1), P Neb(3), E Neb(1) |
| AS_0805_DSO.txt |
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Astronomy Magazine, August 2005, "Jewels on velvet", Alan Whitman, Deep Sky Observing Contributed by: Joe Edom Dec Range: -29.5° to -16.1° Types: DkNeb(15), Globular(9) |
| AS_1106_DSO.txt |
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"Observing Fall's Top Galaxies", Deep Sky Observing, Michael E. Bakich, Astronomy Magazine, November 2006 Contributed by: Joe Edom Dec Range: -41.1° to +70.1° Types: Galaxy(36) |
| AS_1206_Horsehead_Nebula.txt |
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Astronomy Magazine, December 2006, R. Shubinski, "All about the Horsehead Nebula" Contributed by: J. Edom Dec Range: -7.3° to +10.7° Types: Open(3), Neb(1), DkNeb(1), E Neb(10), D Neb+BrNeb(1), P Neb(1), D Neb(2), Open+D Neb(1) |
| AS_3-inch.scope.universe.txt |
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List of objects from Astronomy Magazine, December 2005, "Around the Universe with a 3-inch Scope" by Raymond Shubinski Contributed by: AJ KleinOsowski Dec Range: -26.5° to +89.3° Types: Dbl(9), Star(2), Open(6), Mult(4), Globular(6), P Neb(8), Triple(1), Open+D Neb(4), Galaxy(9), E Neb(2) |
| AS_APR2002.txt |
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Objects from Astronomy Magazine, Apr 2002, "Celestial Portraits: Hydra". Contributed by: Jim Wilkins Dec Range: -32.8° to +6.4° Types: Open(1), P Neb(3), Galaxy(8), Globular(2), I Gal(1), Dbl(1), Var Star(2) |
| AS_AlignStarsBF.txt |
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Alignment star (named star) list for Celestron Advanced Series telescopes. Contributed by: Ken Hutchinson Dec Range: -89.0° to +89.3° Types: Dbl(147), Star(82), Mult(5), Triple(4), Dbl+Var Star(9) |
| AS_Aug2002.txt |
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Astronomy Magazine August 2002. Celetial Portraits by Tom Polakis. Contributed by: Jim Wilkins Dec Range: -43.7° to -18.6° Types: Globular(3), P Neb(1), Dbl(2), D Neb(1), E Neb(1), DkNeb(1), Var Star(1), Galaxy(8), Star+Var Star(1) |
| AS_Aug2003.txt |
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Astromy Magazine August 2003. Celetial Portraits by Tom Polakis and Beautiful Universe. Contributed by: Jim Wilkins Dec Range: -59.2° to -37.7° Types: P Neb(5), Galaxy(3), Globular(1), I Gal(1), Open(7), DkNeb(1) |
| AS_Best_Interacting_Galaxies.txt |
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The Best Interacting Galaxies from the article "Watching a Celestial Ballet", by Alan Goldstein, Astronomy Magazine, August 2002 pg. 78 Contributed by: Michael Portuesi Dec Range: -40.1° to +68.3° Types: Galaxy(59) |
| AS_BinoAutumn.txt |
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Trekking the Autumn Sky by Ian Ridpath,Astronomy, September 2004, pp. 70-73 Contributed by: Willie Strickand, willie@igc.org Dec Range: -20.8° to +67.4° Types: Galaxy(3), Dbl(8), P Neb(3), Globular(2), Star(2), Mult(3), Open(3), Triple(1) |
| AS_Feb2002.txt |
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Objects from Astronomy 2002 magazine: "Celetial Portraits" by Tom Polakis and "Sky Show" by Martin Radcliffe and Alister Ling. Contributed by: Jim Wilkins Dec Range: -36.6° to +10.9° Types: Open+D Neb(3), D Neb(2), Open(9), E Neb(3), P Neb(1), S Gal(1) |
| AS_Feb_2003.txt |
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Objects from the Sky Show, Lepus & Columba, and Top 10 articles in Astronomy February 2003 Contributed by: Paul Rodman Dec Range: -40.1° to +69.7° Types: Planet(5), Dbl(3), Var Star(1), Open(6), Comet(1), Minor(1), Triple(2), Star(1), Star+Var Star(1), P Neb(4), Galaxy(12), NonExist(1), Globular(2), E Neb(4), Open+D Neb(3) |
| AS_Galactic.Carnival.txt |
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List of objects from article "Catch The Galactic Carnival" by Richard Jakiel in the June 2005 issue of Astronomy magazine. Object notes contain verbatim descriptions snipped from the article text. Contributed by: AJ KleinOsowski Dec Range: -43.0° to +69.7° Types: Galaxy(44), Globular+Galaxy(1), I Gal(6), Unknown(1) |
| AS_Jun2001.txt |
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Objects from Astronomy Magazine June 2001...Celetial Portraits: Ophiuchus by Tom Polakis and Sky Show: The Deep Sky by Martin Radcliff and Alister Ling. Contributed by: Jim Wilkins Dec Range: -30.1° to +6.9° Types: DkNeb(1), Star(1), Dbl(2), Mult(1), Globular(17), Open(2), P Neb(3) |
| AS_Jun2003.txt |
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Objects from Astronomy Magazine, June 2003, Celestial Portraits by Tom Polakis. Contributed by: Jim Wilkins Dec Range: -72.7° to -55.6° Types: Dbl(3), Open(6), P Neb(4), Globular(2), Triple(1), DkNeb(1), Galaxy(1) |
| AS_June2005.Galactic.txt |
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List of galaxy objects from the article "Catch The Galactic Carnival" by Richard Jakiel in the June 2005 issue of Astronomy magazine. Object notes include verbatim descriptions snipped from the article. Contributed by: AJ KleinOsowski Dec Range: -43.0° to +69.7° Types: Galaxy(44), Globular+Galaxy(1), I Gal(6), Unknown(1) |
| AS_Wolf_Rayet_bubbles.txt |
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Wolf Rayet bubbles from Steve Gottlieb's article in Feburary 2006 Astronomy magazine Contributed by: Owen Brazell Dec Range: -58.8° to +60.0° Types: E Neb(6), Star(1) |
| Andromeda_2.txt |
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Andromeda objects...dbl stars and DSO's. There are some duplicates which I have not weeded out Contributed by: Jim Wilkins Dec Range: +23.2° to +51.1° Types: Dbl(294), Dbl+Var Star(2), Galaxy(6), Open(3), P Neb(1), S Gal(1) |
| AprilGalaxies.txt |
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List of 100 Messier & (mostly) NGC galaxies for the month of April Contributed by: Paul Brustas Dec Range: -32.8° to +63.2° Types: Galaxy(97), P Neb(1) |
| Asterisms.txt |
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This plan is primarily made up of narrow field asterisms which are some of the more interesting star formations in the universe. The source for this plan is the SAC catalog of asterisms. Contributed by: Bruce Morrell Dec Range: -67.4° to +89.0° Types: Asterism(104), Quasar(1), E Neb(1), Open(1) |
| Bennett.txt |
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The Jack Bennett Catalogue. Objects noted by legendary South African comet hunter, Jack Bennett. Bennett used a 5" short-focus refractor working at 21x for his comet sweeping. Contributed by: Paul Rodman Dec Range: -72.7° to -0.0° Types: Galaxy(46), Globular(70), P Neb(9), E Neb(1), Open(26) |
| Best_Non-Messier.txt |
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List of the Best Non-Messier Objects (the SAA 100) as defined on astronomyboy.com, all credit to the original author. Contributed by: Robert Shaffer Dec Range: -72.1° to +72.5° Types: Open(31), Galaxy(23), P Neb(16), Globular(3), E Neb(12), Open+D Neb(1), Star(1) |
| Binocular_Highlights_Dec-Fe.txt |
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From the book, Binocular Highlights 99 Celestial Sights for Binocular Users by Gary Seronik, Sky and Tel. Stargazers Series, ©2006 New Track Media LLC, SkyTonight.com Highlights for the months December January February Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -38.5° to +63.1° Types: Open(20), Mult(1), Dbl(3), Asterism(1), Open+D Neb(1), D Neb(1), Star(1) |
| Binocular_Highlights_Jun-Au.txt |
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From the book, Binocular Highlights 99 Celestial Sights for Binocular Users by Gary Seronik, Sky and Tel. Stargazers Series, ©2006 New Track Media LLC, SkyTonight.com Highlights for the months June July August Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -42.4° to +55.2° Types: Dbl(4), Globular(7), Mult(4), Dbl+Var Star(1), Open(11), DkNeb(3), Asterism(1), P Neb(2), Star(2), Open+D Neb(1) |
| Binocular_Highlights_Mar-Ma.txt |
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From the book, Binocular Highlights 99 Celestial Sights for Binocular Users by Gary Seronik, Sky and Tel. Stargazers Series, ©2006 New Track Media LLC, SkyTonight.com Highlights for the months March April and May Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -21.3° to +89.0° Types: Asterism(1), Open(3), Dbl(6), Galaxy(8), Star+Var Star(2), Globular(2), Star(1), Triple(1), Var Star(1) |
| Binocular_Highlights_Sept-N.txt |
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From the book, Binocular Highlights 99 Celestial Sights for Binocular Users by Gary Seronik, Sky and Tel. Stargazers Series, ©2006 New Track Media LLC, SkyTonight.com Highlights for the months September October November Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -26.6° to +61.6° Types: Open(8), Galaxy(5), Dbl(2), Star+Var Star(1), Globular(3), P Neb(1) |
| CCD_Objects.txt |
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This plan is made of popular CCD objects as surveyed on various astrophotography websites. It is by no means complete, but a good starting point. Contributed by: Bruce Morrell Dec Range: -59.9° to +69.7° Types: Unknown(2), Dbl+E Neb(1), Dbl+DkNeb(1), Mult(1), D Neb(19), Open+D Neb(13), E Neb(6), P Neb(8), Globular(7), Galaxy(18), Open(4), I Gal(2) |
| CELHARJMUL.txt |
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The rest of the items from J. Mullaney's book "Celestial Harvest" not covered in S&T 4/03 Heavily commented and inexpensive in observing log format. Contributed by: Carl Roberts, EE1958@yahoo.com Dec Range: -47.3° to +89.3° Types: Open(36), Mult(44), Galaxy(24), Triple(27), Dbl(31), P Neb(20), Unknown(17), Var Star(18), Globular(17), Star+Var Star(3), Dbl+Var Star(1), E Neb(5), Star+Dbl(1), NonExist(1), Star(3), D Neb(1), Neb+Open(1), etc. |
| CSAug.txt |
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Sue French's Celestial Sampler - August Contributed by: Randy H. Smith Dec Range: -31.0° to +6.8° Types: Open(12), Dbl(7), Dbl+Var Star(1), P Neb(2), Var Star(1), Open+D Neb(3), Globular(3), DkNeb(3), Galaxy(1), E Neb(1) |
| CSJul.txt |
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Sue French's Celestial Sampler - July Contributed by: Randy H. Smith Dec Range: -42.4° to +76.6° Types: Globular(13), Galaxy(2), P Neb(2), Dbl(9), Open(7), Star(2), Star+Var Star(3), Asterism(1) |
| CSJun.txt |
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Sue French's Celestial Sampler - June Contributed by: Randy H. Smith Dec Range: -4.1° to +89.3° Types: Globular(5), Dbl(20), Star(8), Asterism(3), Galaxy(6) |
| CalStar_Challenge_06.txt |
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CalStar Challenge List 2006 by Steve Gottlieb Contributed by: Paul Rodman Dec Range: -34.3° to +73.6° Types: GalClus(9), Galaxy(9), Globular(6), PNeb(16), ENeb+RNeb(1), Open(2), ENeb(4), RNeb(1), SNR(2) |
| CalStar_General_06.txt |
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CalStar General List for 2006 by Steve Gottlieb Contributed by: Paul Rodman Dec Range: -40.1° to +72.5° Types: PNeb(19), Open(34), DNeb(2), Globular(5), ENeb(6), Galaxy(26), SNR(2), RNeb(2), Open+Neb(3), ENeb+RNeb(1) |
| Carbon_Stars_NCKAS.txt |
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Carbon Star List from the North Central Kansas Astronomical Society (NCKAS) web site at http://www.nckas.org/carbonstars/ Contributed by: Steve Berte Dec Range: -40.0° to +78.6° Types: Star(106) |
| Celestial_Sampler_May_-_Com.txt |
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Extrat from Celestial Sampler of Sue French Contributed by: Matteo Dec Range: +17.7° to +28.0° Types: Globular(2), Open(1), Dbl+Var Star(1), Galaxy(5), Mult(1) |
| Celestial_Sampler_May_-_Tre.txt |
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Extract from Celestial Sampler book of Sue French Contributed by: Matteo Dec Range: +28.4° to +47.3° Types: Dbl(1), Star+Var Star(1), Globular(1), Galaxy(3) |
| Celestial_Sampler_May_-_Vir.txt |
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Extrat from Celestial Samples of Sue French Contributed by: Matteo Dec Range: +12.9° to +18.2° Types: Galaxy(6) |
| CityAstronomy_Double_Stars.txt |
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From the book, City Astronomy by Robin Scagell, Sky and Tel. Observer's Guide Series, Series Editor, Leif J. Robinson Top ten double stars Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -63.1° to +58.4° Types: Star(2), Dbl(8) |
| CityAstronomy_Hi_North_Lats.txt |
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From the book, City Astronomy by Robin Scagell, Sky and Tel. Observer's Guide Series, Series Editor, Leif J. Robinson Top ten showpieces visible from high northern latitudes Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -5.4° to +57.1° Types: Galaxy(1), P Neb(2), Open(4), Open+D Neb(1), Dbl(1), Globular(1) |
| CityAstronomy_MidNorth_lats.txt |
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From the book, City Astronomy by Robin Scagell, Sky and Tel. Observer's Guide Series, Series Editor, Leif J. Robinson Top ten showpieces visible from mid-northern latitude Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -47.5° to -6.3° Types: Open(6), Open+D Neb(2), Galaxy(1), Globular(1) |
| CityAstronomy_Now_Try_These.txt |
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From the book, City Astronomy by Robin Scagell, Sky and Tel. Observer's Guide Series, Series Editor, Leif J. Robinson Now try these Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -57.2° to +69.7° Types: Galaxy(17), Open(33), P Neb(14), SNR(1), E Neb(1), D Neb(2), NonExist(1), Globular(16), Open+D Neb(1), Unknown(1) |
| CityAstronomy_Southern_Show.txt |
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From the book, City Astronomy by Robin Scagell, Sky and Tel. Observer's Guide Series, Series Editor, Leif J. Robinson Top ten southern showpieces Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -72.8° to -40.4° Types: Galaxy(2), Globular(1), E Neb(1), Open(5), P Neb(1) |
| CityAstronomy_Top_Ten_Photo.txt |
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From the book, City Astronomy by Robin Scagell, Sky and Tel. Observer's Guide Series, Series Editor, Leif J. Robinson Top ten photographic objects Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -3.0° to +56.6° Types: E Neb(7), DkNeb(1), Open(2), Neb(2) |
| Clusters0208.txt |
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ClustersFeb2008 from ASTRONOMY MAGAZINE Contributed by: Paul Brustas Dec Range: -31.6° to +62.3° Types: Open(13) |
| Com_and_CVn.txt |
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Plan for the current S33 double star project: Coma Berenices & Canes Venatici Contributed by: William Schart Dec Range: +14.4° to +49.8° Types: Dbl(31), Triple(2) |
| Comets-20041209.txt |
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According to http://encke.jpl.nasa.gov/eph.html these comets are visible on 12-9-2004. I left out C/LINEAR 2003 K4 because it is so low on the horizon. Note that the designation on the webpage is slightly different from what you get if you import the data using Astroplanner's menu File -> Import Comet ... which is what I did. I went to the webpage for the list then chose the menu item and checked the boxes for those comets listed on the webpage. Contributed by: Willie Strickland - willie@igc.org Dec Range: +90.0° to -90.0° Types: Comet(13) |
| DSM_GAL.txt |
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DeepSky Multiple Galaxies Observe Multiple Galaxies in a 1degree FOV. This plan just lists the target Galaxies. 114 targets - 263 Galaxies total. Magnitude range = 3.5 - 12.5 Manually compiled using AP 1.5.8 Contributed by: Fred Dase Dec Range: -69.5° to +75.3° Types: Galaxy(114) |
| DSM_GAL_All.txt |
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DeepSky Multiple Galaxies Observe Multiple Galaxies in a 1degree FOV. This plan lists all the Galaxies in the plan 263 Galaxies total. Magnitude range = 3.5 - 12.5 Manually compiled using AP 1.5.8 Contributed by: Fred Dase Dec Range: -69.5° to +75.5° Types: Galaxy(263) |
| DeepMap_600.txt |
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Based on Orion Telescope's DeepMap 600 star chart. DeepMap 600 iis a 1-page foldout star chart that lists and plots over 600 of the best Deep Sky objects, a good selection of variable stars, and a nice selection of double/multiple stars. Orion sells it for about $14.00 and it's a nice guide. The original list was developed by Steve Gottlieb for Orion. [2003/1/26; revised 2004/11/03] Contributed by: Scott Chizzo; revised by Bob Jardine Dec Range: -60.3° to +89.3° Types: DkNeb(4), Open(150), Galaxy(217), P Neb(46), Open+D Neb(15), Globular(55), D Neb(20), Open+Asterism(1), I Gal(2), Dbl(51), Dbl+Var Star(10), Star+Var Star(13), Triple(10), Mult(15), Var Star(1), Dbl+Asterism(1) |
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Based on Orion Telescope's DeepMap 600 star chart. DeepMap 600 iis a 1-page foldout star chart that lists and plots over 600 of the best Deep Sky objects, a good selection of variable stars, and a nice selection of double/multiple stars. Orion sells it for about $14.00 and it's a nice guide. The original list was developed by Steve Gottlieb for Orion. [2003/1/26; revised 2004/11/03] Contributed by: Scott Chizzo; revised by Bob Jardine Dec Range: -60.3° to +89.3° Types: Dbl(45), Dbl+Var Star(10), Triple(9), Galaxy(181), I Gal(2), Open(106), DkNeb(4), Mult(14), P Neb(37), D Neb(17), Globular(39), Open+D Neb(10), Star+Var Star(6), Var Star(1), Open+Asterism(1), AP DSO(1) |
| DeepSkyChallengeObjects.txt |
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Created using The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada's Deep Sky Challenge observing list. This list is designed for advanced astronomers. Requires UHC or OIII filters and a fairly large scope. Contributed by: David Swift Dec Range: -34.3° to +89.1° Types: E Neb(12), Open(2), Galaxy(12), Globular(4), DkNeb(2), P Neb(6), GalClus(3), Galaxy+Quasar(1), Star(1), BrNeb(1), E/R Neb(1) |
| Dunlop_100.txt |
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Top 100 objects from James Dunlop's catalog of Southern Hemisphere Deep-Sky Objects. Glen Cozens and Graeme L. White, 2001. James Dunlop: Messier of the Southern Sky. Sky & Telescope, Vol. 101, No. 6 (June 2001), pp. 112-116 Contributed by: Paul Kemp Dec Range: -72.7° to -29.9° Types: Globular(24), Open+D Neb+SMC(1), Open+D Neb+LMC(2), Galaxy(37), P Neb(3), Open(29), D Neb(2), I Gal(1), R Neb(1) |
| ESP2004_Binocular.txt |
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The Eldorado Star Party 2004 -- http://www.texasstarparty.org/eldorado.html Binocular Banquet by John Wagoner Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas Contributed by: Willie Strickland - willie@igc.org Dec Range: -23.2° to +61.3° Types: Globular(5), P Neb(1), Galaxy(2), Open(16), Open+D Neb(1) |
| ESP2004_Galaxy_Gumbo.txt |
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The Eldorado Star Party 2004 -- http://www.texasstarparty.org/eldorado.html Galaxy Gumbo by John Wagoner Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas 10 Galaxies for large aperture telescopes Contributed by: Willie Strickland - willie@igc.org Dec Range: +12.3° to +34.0° Types: Galaxy(10) |
| ESP2004_Texas_Terror.txt |
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The Eldorado Star Party 2004 -- http://www.texasstarparty.org/eldorado.html Texas Terror by John Wagoner Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas 25 objects for small to medium telescopes Contributed by: Willie Strickland - willie@igc.org Dec Range: -20.8° to +68.2° Types: P Neb(5), Open(11), Galaxy(8), E Neb(1) |
| ESP2005 Killer Clusters.txt |
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Killer Clusters for the 2005 Eldorado Star Party by John Wagoner - ESP Observing Chairman A list of twenty-five objects for small to intermediate telescopes. Now don‰??t let that name scare you. The objects are fairly easy, it is just that those pesky planetaries are back. All objects are available for observation between 8:00PM and 3:00AM any time during the ESP. http://www.texasstarparty.org/eldorado.html Contributed by: Willie Strickland - willie@igc.org Dec Range: -20.8° to +72.5° Types: Open(17), P Neb(4), Globular(1), E Neb(2), Galaxy(1) |
| ESP2007_The_Meaning_of_Life.txt |
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"This observing list tells a story of birth, life and death within the Universe. Each entry has ... a paragraph or two explaining why the object is important astrophysically and where is sits on the timeline of the Universe ." Bill Tschumy , Austin Astronomical Society http://www.texasstarparty.org/eldorado.html http://www.texasstarparty.org/espobserve.pdf Contributed by: Willie Strickland, willie@igc.org Dec Range: -39.4° to +61.2° Types: Unknown(3), Open+D Neb(1), Open(7), E Neb(4), Galaxy(8), Globular(6), Triple(2), P Neb(3) |
| EVAC_EdgeOnGalaxies.txt |
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EVAC's Edge-On Galaxy observing program, based on a list compiled by Tom Polakis. Contributed by: Jeff Young Dec Range: -30.3° to +70.5° Types: Galaxy(47) |
| For_Light_Polluted_Skies.txt |
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"111 Treasures for Light Polluted Skies" Deep Sky objects for city dwellers. Derived from Sky & Telescope, April 2003 Contributed by: Scott Chizzo Dec Range: -47.5° to +69.7° Types: Dbl(26), Galaxy(19), Triple(6), Mult(11), Open(14), Star+Var Star(1), Dbl+Var Star(6), Star(4), P Neb(8), Open+D Neb(3), Globular(11), I Gal(1), Var Star(1) |
| HT-3083.txt |
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Stephen James O'Meara. "Hidden Treasures". Deep-sky companions series, Cambridge 2007. All 109 objects (NGC2903 and NGC2905 included separately). Contributed by: Guillermo J. Yanez Dec Range: -62.9° to +82.6° Types: Open(43), Globular(8), Galaxy(36), E Neb(4), P Neb(14), Asterism(2), Unknown(1), Star(1), DkNeb(1) |
| Hartungs.txt |
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This list was complied and crossed checked with "Hartung's Astronmical Objects for Southern Telescopes, Second Edition". The ID numbers corresponded with the the Ref No found between pages 110 and 147 Contributed by: Anthony McCulloch Dec Range: -89.3° to +57.2° Types: Galaxy(169), Dbl(529), Globular(120), P Neb(107), Open(132), E Neb(28), Var Star(25), D Neb(3), NonExist(2), BrNeb(4), Unknown(3), SNR(1), DkNeb(4), Star(1), Neb(1) |
| HrclsDbls.txt |
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Scotty'sDSOMay Contributed by: Anon. Dec Range: +9.7° to +50.4° Types: Dbl(66) |
| Hundred_Greatest_Stars.txt |
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Stars from the book: The Hundred Greatest Stars by James B. Kaler. Ordered by increasing R.A. ID is the number used in the book. Contributed by: Paul Rodman Dec Range: -89.0° to +89.3° Types: Sun(1), Star+Dbl+Var Star(9), Unknown(23), Dbl(4), Star(21), Dbl+Var Star(1), Star+Var Star(9), Var Star(27), P Neb(5), Triple(1), Star+Dbl(2) |
| JMI_NS-DS.txt |
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The Non-Stellar Deep-Sky (NS/DS) object catalog found in the JMI NGC-MAX computers. Contributed by: Don Gallian Dec Range: -68.2° to +86.0° Types: BK 58 OC(1), BL 1 - OC(1), ST 19 - OC(1), VB 1 - Re N(1), HU 11 - PN(1), KI 14 - OC(1), ST 24 - OC(1), Within M32 - BH(1), KI 16 - OC(1), BK 4 - OC(1), D0 13 - OC(1), BK 62 - OC(1), NE 1 - G(1), ST 3 - OC(1), etc. |
| Kalers_Stars_and_their_Spec.txt |
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Spectral classes of all the stars and DSO's referenced in James B Kaler's book " Stars and their spectra"; 1997 paperback edition. I've also added some comments where appropriate.Some faint white dwarf info has been omitted, as have some stars which could not be located in SIMBAD (http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad) An illustration of a star's spectrum in the book is shown by a * and page number. i.e.*p168. In addition to Kaler's stars I've also added data on 20 stars brighter than 10 mag, used by the ESO for spectral reference.(www.eso.org/observing/standards/spectra/stanlis.html) Additional G2 type reference stars have also been listed from Barry Malpas' list and others. Corrections and amendments, contact me. Contributed by: Ken Harrison Dec Range: -69.3° to +81.9° Types: Star(100), Dbl(40), Mult(36), Star+Var Star(20), Triple(21), P Neb(5), Dbl+Var Star(2), Var Star(3), W Dwarf(1), WRStar(2), Star+WRStar(1), Var Star+SN(1), Open+D Neb(1) |
| LevyList.txt |
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The Levy List: A Catalog of Deep Sky Objects See Deep Sky Objects: The Best and the Brightest from Four Decades of Comet Chasing by David Levy (Prometheus, 2005) See also "Introducing the Levy List" (Sky and Telescope December 2005) "This is a catalog of objects that have caused me to stop, look, and wonder during my 40 years of comet hunting. The ... list contains different types of interesting objects- like no. 61, the Cetus Ring- that have stopped my search over some 3100 hours with my eye at the eyepiece (as of Fall 2005)." Contributed by: Mark Huss Dec Range: -85.4° to +78.2° Types: Open(56), Galaxy(225), Globular(51), P Neb(16), E Neb(22), Asterism(6), Star+Var Star(11), Var Star(1), Dbl(5), Star(2), Quasar(1), BrNeb(1), Dbl+Var Star(1), Unknown(3), DkNeb(1) |
| Local_Group_Galaxies.txt |
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Galaxies discovered to be in our Local Group as of 2007. Data not in catalogues (unknown ID) has been added from various internet sources - therefore please consider this as a beta version. User field 1 suggests good starting points for N.Hemisphere imaging. Please post comments/corrections to Yahoo group or via my website http://annmarie.tamaris.org.uk thanks. Contributed by: AnnMarie Jones Dec Range: -72.8° to +67.2° Types: Galaxy(58) |
| MacRobert_10_Lyra.txt |
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Starhop 10, "Plumbing the Depths of Lyra", from the book Star-Hopping for Backyard Astronomers, by Alan MacRobert. Contributed by: Michael Portuesi Dec Range: +30.2° to +39.7° Types: Mult(1), Dbl(8), Var Star(2), Triple(1), Open(1), P Neb(1), Globular(1) |
| MacRobert_11_MilkyWay.txt |
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Starhop 11, "A Meander in the Summer Milky Way", from the book Star-Hopping for Backyard Astronomers, by Alan MacRobert. Contributed by: Michael Portuesi Dec Range: +17.5° to +28.0° Types: Triple(1), Dbl(1), Var Star(1), Open(3), R Neb+Star(1), BrNeb(1), Mult(1), Star(1), Globular(1), P Neb(1) |
| MacRobert_12_NorthCross.txt |
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Starhop 12, "Along the Northern Cross", from the book Star-Hopping for Backyard Astronomers, by Alan MacRobert. Contributed by: Michael Portuesi Dec Range: +28.0° to +40.8° Types: Mult(1), Open(5), Var Star(2), Star(1), Dbl(3), Triple(1) |
| MacRobert_13_Deneb.txt |
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Starhop 13, "Deneb and the North America Nebula", from the book Star-Hopping for Backyard Astronomers, by Alan MacRobert. Contributed by: Michael Portuesi Dec Range: +32.9° to +48.4° Types: Dbl(2), Open(7), E Neb(1), Mult(1), P Neb(1), DkNeb(1) |
| MacRobert_14_Cassiopeia.txt |
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Starhop 14, "A Walk Through Cassiopeia", from the book Star-Hopping for Backyard Astronomers, by Alan MacRobert. Contributed by: Michael Portuesi Dec Range: +56.5° to +63.7° Types: Mult(1), Dbl(2), Open(8), Triple(2), Star(2), E Neb(2), P Neb(1) |
| MacRobert_1_Orion.txt |
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Starhop 1, "A Binocular Tour of Orion's Belt", from the book Star-Hopping for Backyard Astronomers, by Alan MacRobert. Contributed by: Michael Portuesi Dec Range: -6.0° to -0.3° Types: Open+D Neb(1), Dbl(8), D Neb(1), Triple(1), Open(2) |
| MacRobert_2_Auriga.txt |
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Starhop 2, "Clusters in the Heart of Auriga", from the book Star-Hopping for Backyard Astronomers, by Alan MacRobert. Contributed by: Michael Portuesi Dec Range: +32.5° to +46.0° Types: Mult(1), Dbl(5), Star(2), Open(10), E Neb(2) |
| MacRobert_3_Perseus.txt |
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Starhop 3, "From Capella into Western Wilds", from the book Star-Hopping for Backyard Astronomers, by Alan MacRobert. Contributed by: Michael Portuesi Dec Range: +43.7° to +51.3° Types: Mult(2), Open(7), E Neb(1) |
| MacRobert_4_Monoceros.txt |
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Starhop 4, "The Depths of Monoceros", from the book Star-Hopping for Backyard Astronomers, by Alan MacRobert. Contributed by: Michael Portuesi Dec Range: +4.6° to +12.9° Types: Star(3), Dbl(4), Open(8), Var Star(1), Open+D Neb(2), D Neb(1), Triple(1) |
| MacRobert_5_Gemini.txt |
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Starhop 5, "Among the Gemini Twins", from the book Star-Hopping for Backyard Astronomers, by Alan MacRobert. Contributed by: Michael Portuesi Dec Range: +20.9° to +31.9° Types: Dbl(4), Mult(1), P Neb(3), Open(1) |
| MacRobert_6_SpringGalaxy.txt |
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Starhop 6, "A Springtime Galaxy Hunt", from the book Star-Hopping for Backyard Astronomers, by Alan MacRobert. Contributed by: Michael Portuesi Dec Range: +36.6° to +49.3° Types: Star(2), Galaxy(11), Dbl(1) |
| MacRobert_7_Dipper.txt |
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Starhop 7, "Across the Big Dipper's Bowl", from the book Star-Hopping for Backyard Astronomers, by Alan MacRobert. Contributed by: Michael Portuesi Dec Range: +52.3° to +58.0° Types: Star(1), Open(1), Asterism(1), Galaxy(9), P Neb(1), Var Star(1), Dbl(1) |
| MacRobert_8_Ophiuchus.txt |
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Starhop 8, "At the Head of Ophiuchus", from the book Star-Hopping for Backyard Astronomers, by Alan MacRobert. Contributed by: Michael Portuesi Dec Range: +2.5° to +14.4° Types: Dbl(1), Star(2), Mult(2), Galaxy(1), Open(3), P Neb(1) |
| MacRobert_9_Scorpius.txt |
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Starhop 9, "Up from Antares", from the book Star-Hopping for Backyard Astronomers, by Alan MacRobert. Contributed by: Michael Portuesi Dec Range: -26.5° to -19.5° Types: Dbl(3), Globular(3), Mult(2), Star(2) |
| Mayo.txt |
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Objetos en Mayo Contributed by: Anon. Dec Range: -47.5° to +69.7° Types: Comet(3), Open(22), Triple(1), E Neb(2), Planet(5), P Neb(5), Globular(16), Open+D Neb(5), Galaxy(23), D Neb(2) |
| Menard_List_DSO.txt |
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Deep sky objects from "The List" by Vic Menard (see: http://tinyurl.com/qg2tz). Contributed by: Paul Lannuier Dec Range: -59.9° to +82.6° Types: Galaxy(178), P Neb(56), Globular(29), Open(43), E Neb(13), D Neb(1), Open+D Neb(5) |
| Menard_List_Stellar.txt |
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Stellar objects from "The List" by Vic Menard (see: http://tinyurl.com/qg2tz) Contributed by: Paul Lannuier Dec Range: -60.8° to +78.6° Types: Dbl(57), Star(12), P Neb(1) |
| Messier.txt |
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Just a simple tour of all of the Messier Objects for those who may choose to just not bother to do this themselves. Contributed by: Robert Shaffer Dec Range: -34.8° to +69.7° Types: P Neb(6), Globular(29), Open(27), Open+D Neb(5), Galaxy(39), Dbl+Asterism(1), D Neb(2), Open+Asterism(1) |
| Messier_Accurate.txt |
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This plan is a (more) accurate version of the Messier catalog. The objects where searched in the NGC Accurate catalog looking in the notes field for a "= M" identifier. The objects that could not be retrieved in this way were fetched in NGC Accurate and IC Accurate catalogs with ther NGC and IC numbers from the SEDS website, and the objects M40 and M45 were used from the Messier catalog, with positions, size and magnitude updated according to the SEDS website. Contributed by: Hugo Silva Dec Range: -34.8° to +69.7° Types: E Neb(5), Globular(29), Open(31), P Neb(4), Galaxy(40), Dbl+Asterism(1) |
| Messier_Marathon.txt |
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Messier Marathon Search Sequence This file presents the Messier objects in the order of the Marathon Search Sequence given by Don Machholz in his Messier Marathon Observer's Guide. Contributed by: David Swift Dec Range: -34.8° to +69.7° Types: Galaxy(40), Open(26), P Neb(4), Globular(29), Open+E Neb(3), E Neb(1), D Neb(1), SNR(1), Dbl(1), Star Cld+Open(1), Neb+Open(1), D Neb+Open(1), Asterism(1) |
| Mini_Messier_Marathon.txt |
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This list of 25 Messier Objects forms a "mini Messier marathon" for beginners. It contains the best, brightest, and easiest-to-find objects. It was taken from an article by Ed Ting in Night Sky Magazine, March/April 2006 issue, page 38. Contributed by: Michael Portuesi Dec Range: -26.5° to +69.7° Types: Galaxy(6), Open(9), Open+D Neb(4), Globular(4), P Neb(2) |
| MitskyApril.txt |
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Mitsky's April Objects Contributed by: Scott Pellet Dec Range: -33.6° to +71.1° Types: Dbl(72), Mult(6), Triple(7), Star+Var Star(1), Star+Dbl(1), Unknown(3), Galaxy(98), P Neb(2) |
| MitskyAugust.txt |
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Mitsky's August Objects Contributed by: Scott Pellet Dec Range: -36.8° to +80.0° Types: Unknown(4), Triple(4), Dbl(66), Mult(2), Dbl+Var Star(3), DkNeb(9), Open(21), P Neb(9), Globular(11), Open+D Neb(3), Galaxy(1), GalClus(1) |
| MitskyDecember.txt |
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Mitsky's December Objects Contributed by: Scott Pellet Dec Range: -41.1° to +73.9° Types: Unknown(4), Mult(6), Dbl(94), Triple(4), Star+Dbl(1), Star(2), Galaxy(72), Open(20), Open+E Neb(1), P Neb(3), E Neb(2), R Neb+Star(1) |
| MitskyFebruary.txt |
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Mitsky's February Objects Contributed by: Scott Pellet Dec Range: -31.7° to +78.4° Types: Unknown(4), Star(1), Dbl(37), Star+Dbl(1), Mult(3), Triple(4), Dbl+Var Star(1), Galaxy(2), Open(37), E Neb(5), P Neb(6), Globular(1), D Neb+BrNeb(1) |
| MitskyJanuary.txt |
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Mitsky's January Objects Contributed by: Scott Pellet Dec Range: -36.2° to +75.3° Types: Unknown(13), Dbl(92), Star(17), Var Star(10), Dbl+Var Star(2), Mult(2), Open(33), DkNeb(4), P Neb(6), Galaxy(15), Globular(1), D Neb(4), Open+D Neb(1), E Neb+R Neb(2), D Neb+BrNeb(1), HH Object+R Neb(1), etc. |
| MitskyJuly.txt |
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Mitsky's July Objects Contributed by: Scott Pellet Dec Range: -43.4° to +82.0° Types: Unknown(5), Dbl(33), Mult(14), Triple(5), Dbl+Var Star(1), Var Star(1), Galaxy(15), P Neb(9), Globular(16), DkNeb(5), Open(8) |
| MitskyJune.txt |
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Mitsky's June Objects Contributed by: Scott Pellet Dec Range: -26.5° to +64.8° Types: Unknown(5), Dbl(38), Triple(5), Mult(6), Globular(5), Galaxy(45), GalClus(1) |
| MitskyMarch.txt |
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Mitsky's March Objects Contributed by: Scott Pellet Dec Range: -33.6° to +72.3° Types: Unknown(5), Dbl(27), Mult(5), Triple(3), Open(5), Galaxy(14), P Neb(1), GalClus(1) |
| MitskyNovember.txt |
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Mitsky's November Objects Contributed by: Scott Pellet Dec Range: -39.2° to +85.3° Types: Unknown(5), Dbl(85), Star(8), Var Star(3), Star+Dbl(3), Mult(2), Triple(3), Star+Dbl+Var Star(2), Galaxy(43), Open(19), P Neb(4), Globular(1), D Neb(1) |
| MitskyOctober.txt |
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Mitsky's October Objects Contributed by: Scott Pellet Dec Range: -37.9° to +83.2° Types: Unknown(4), Dbl(103), Dbl+Var Star(2), Mult(6), Triple(9), Var Star(1), Star+Dbl(1), Galaxy(46), P Neb(6), Open(19), E Neb(1), DkNeb(2), D Neb+BrNeb(1) |
| MitskySeptember.txt |
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Mitsky's September Objects Contributed by: Scott Pellet Dec Range: -25.0° to +82.9° Types: Unknown(4), Dbl(86), Mult(2), Star(1), Triple(2), Var Star(1), Dbl+Var Star(4), Globular(6), Open+Asterism(1), P Neb(7), Galaxy(6), DkNeb(7), Open+D Neb(1), Open(17), E Neb(4), GalClus(1) |
| NRASCNGC.txt |
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The Finest NGC Objects by Alan Dyer from the Observer's Handbook 2003 of The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada pg. 279 Contributed by: Carl Roberts, EE1958@Yahoo.com Dec Range: -68.6° to +78.2° Types: Galaxy(61), P Neb(23), E Neb(14), Open(17), Globular(2) |
| NS_Charts.txt |
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Listing of the 340+ Galaxies covered in Thompson and Bryan' s " The SuperNovae Search Charts & Handbook" published by Cambridge Contributed by: Ken M Harrison Dec Range: -69.5° to +80.2° Types: Galaxy(360), NonExist(1), Unknown(1) |
| Night_Mar_07_Planetarium.txt |
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Plan for The Sky At Night's plantarium guide for March 2007's cover CD Contributed by: AceJace (shaft1066) Dec Range: -11.6° to +47.2° Types: Dbl(1), Moon(1), Planet(2), Globular(1), Galaxy(3), GalClus(2), Star(1) |
| OAG_variables_GEA.txt |
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Observation of suspicious variables Contributed by: Angel Otero Dec Range: -5.6° to +39.8° Types: Var Star(6), Star(3), Nova(1) |
| Objects_for_Public_Nights.txt |
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The 52 Finest Objects for Public Nights was created for the Meade Advanced Products Users Group (mapug.com) Contributed by: Rod Gallagher Dec Range: -29.9° to +69.1° Types: Galaxy(3), Dbl+Var Star(2), P Neb(4), Dbl(20), Globular(7), Triple(4), Open(6), D Neb+Open(1), Open+E Neb(2), Quadruple(1), Star+Var Star(1), Multiple(1) |
| Rich_Field.txt |
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This is a list of objects compiled by Thom Bemus that can be seen in a 4" refractor, Astroscan or 10x50 binoculars. Those objects listed together under the Group heading are either in the same low power field of view or are very close, and viewable with telescopes or binos with fields of view of 4 degress or more. While most of the groups reveal far less detail in the indivdual objects, it is the beauty of the group that is most impressive. Many of the nebulae in this list are greatly enhanced by an O-III filter. Contributed by: Carol Beigel Dec Range: -41.8° to +69.7° Types: Galaxy(10), Open(43), DkNeb(4), P Neb(4), Globular(13), Star Chain(1), Open+D Neb(9), D Neb(6), NonExist(1) |
| RosseSpirals.txt |
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The "Rosse Spirals" appeared in the August 2001 edition of the Royal Astronomical Society's Quarterly Journal (Vol 42 Issue 4). These are NGC objects having features described by Rosse, which strongly supported the conclusion that they have spiral structure. Contributed by: Anonymous Dec Range: -21.2° to +63.2° Types: Galaxy(90) |
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33 Doubles in Cas from S33.org observing project for July/August 2003 Check www.S33.org for more information and the S33 yahoo group for observations and lots of help observing these doubles. User 2 is the Position Angle User 3 is the S33 DI rating Contributed by: David Holt Dec Range: +51.0° to +76.2° Types: Dbl(34) |
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The Spirit of 33 Cygnus Double Star Observing Project Contributed by: Jeff Burton Dec Range: +28.0° to +53.4° Types: Dbl(25), Triple(5), Mult(2) |
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Spirit of 33 (http://www.carbonar.es/s33/33.html) Summer 2006 Observing Project There are some differences between the AstroPlanner list and the list given on the S33 web site. Not sure what the cause is for all cases. Contributed by: Robin Lauryssen-Mitchell Dec Range: -10.4° to +80.0° Types: Dbl(62) |
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Sci.Astro.Amateur Top 100 objects Contributed by: Paul Rodman (original source unknown) Dec Range: -72.1° to +72.5° Types: Planetary Nebula(16), Globular Cluster(3), Open Cluster(34), Galaxy(23), Galactic Cluster(2), Asterism(2), Bright Nebula(13), Galactic Chain(1), Quasar(1), Dark Nebula(2), Star(1), Supernova Remnant(2) |
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Saguaro Astronomy Club 110 Best NGC objects Contributed by: Joe Novak Dec Range: -47.5° to +78.2° Types: P Neb(22), Galaxy(59), Open(20), E Neb(9), Globular(2) |
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Chapter 1 Treasures of the Winter Milky Way From the book:Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: +31.4° to +63.3° Types: Open(24), Galaxy(5), E Neb(5), P Neb(4), DkNeb(2) |
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Chapter 2 A New Dimension to Winter Deep-Sky Objects From the book:Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -5.4° to +36.4° Types: Open(4), E Neb(5), Open+D Neb(1), DkNeb(1) |
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Chapter 3 Journey to the Center of the Galaxy From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -41.8° to -18.1° Types: Open(6), Open+D Neb(2), DkNeb(3), Globular(1) |
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Chapter 4 Magnificent Orion From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -5.9° to +0.1° Types: Open+D Neb(1), D Neb(2), E Neb(4), Open(1), Dbl(1) |
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Chapter 5 The Wonders of the Coma Cluster From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: +18.4° to +28.6° Types: Open(1), Dbl(4), Galaxy(9) |
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Chapter 6 Explore the Southern Sky From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -72.8° to -43.0° Types: Globular(4), Galaxy(2), Open(5), E Neb(1) |
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Chapter 7 Observing the Andromeda Galaxy From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: +40.7° to +48.5° Types: Galaxy(5), Open(1) |
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Chapter 8 Galaxy Hunting around the Big Dipper From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: +41.1° to +69.7° Types: Galaxy(14) |
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Chapter 9 Legendary Faint Galaxies From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: +12.3° to +59.7° Types: Galaxy(4) |
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Chapter 10 The Galaxies of Cetus From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -20.8° to +0.4° Types: Galaxy(9), P Neb(1) |
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Chapter 11 Explore the Virgo Cluster From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: +4.5° to +13.2° Types: Galaxy(22) |
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Chapter 12 Observing the Sculptor Group of Galaxies From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -39.2° to -20.8° Types: Galaxy(4) |
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Chapter 13 The Galaxies of Sextans From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -7.7° to +5.8° Types: Galaxy(11) |
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Chapter 14 Galaxy Hunting in the Great Bear From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: +42.7° to +55.7° Types: Galaxy(19) |
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Chapter 15 Galaxies of the Great Square From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -57.0° to +27.7° Types: Galaxy(16) |
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Chapter 16 Autumn's Galaxies - The Best and Brightest From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -30.3° to +48.5° Types: Galaxy(10) |
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Chapter 17 Standout Winter Star Clusters From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -23.9° to +58.3° Types: Open(14), P Neb(1) |
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Chapter 18 Dramatically Diverse Globulars From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -31.0° to +36.5° Types: Globular(10) |
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Chapter 19 Scanning the Scutum Starcloud From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -10.8° to -4.9° Types: E Neb(1), Open(5), Star+Var Star(1), DkNeb(2), Globular(1), P Neb(1) |
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Chapter 20 Splashy Summer Star Clusters From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -41.8° to -19.1° Types: Open(4) |
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Chapter 21 Southern Clusters of All Ages From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -64.4° to -52.9° Types: Open(9) |
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Chapter 22 Exploring Open Clusters in Canis Major From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -31.3° to -15.6° Types: Open(7) |
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Chapter 23 The Distant Suns From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -26.5° to +47.5° Types: Globular(7) |
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Chapter 24 Split a Star In Two From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -16.7° to +31.9° Types: Star(3), Dbl+Var Star(1) |
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Chapter 25 Five Challenging Globulars From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: +17.7° to +28.5° Types: Globular(5) |
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Chapter 26 The Secret World of Dark Nebulae From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -32.7° to +59.1° Types: DkNeb(24) |
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Chapter 27 The Art of Observing Planetaries From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -40.4° to +55.0° Types: P Neb(5) |
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Chapter 28 Ghostly Glow of Gaseous Nebulae From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: +4.9° to +34.2° Types: Open(5), E Neb(1) |
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Chapter 29 Challenge of Dusty Dark Nebulae From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -32.7° to -18.1° Types: DkNeb(5) |
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Chapter 30 Tracking Down the Helix From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -20.8° to -0.8° Types: Open+Asterism(1), P Neb(2), Globular(1) |
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Chapter 31 Stalking the Elusive Horsehead From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -2.5° to -1.9° Types: E Neb(3), DkNeb(1) |
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Chapter 32 Find a Supernova Remnant From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -25.5° to +38.4° Types: SNR(1), E Neb(5), NonExist(1), Open(1) |
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Chapter 33 Challenge of Winter Nebulae From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: +33.4° to +61.5° Types: E Neb(4), Open(4) |
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Chapter 34 Observing Bright Planetary Nebulae From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -40.4° to +72.5° Types: P Neb(11) |
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Chapter 35 Observing Nebulosities in Cygnus From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: -71.8° to +44.5° Types: E Neb(8), Unknown(2) |
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Chapter 36 Great Summer Planetaries From the book: Stars and Galaxies: Astronomy Library No. 4 Astronomy's Guide to Observing the Cosmos David J. Eicher, editor Published by Astromedia, a Division of Kalmbach Publishing Co. 1992 Contributed by: Richard Hendrix Dec Range: +6.5° to +54.5° Types: P Neb(6) |
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Objects from Sky and Telescope Apr 2002 from "Binocular highlight' by Gary Seronik and "Gregarious Galaxies" by Sue French. Contributed by: Jim Wilkins Dec Range: +11.7° to +21.5° Types: Galaxy(9) |
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Sky and Telescope April 2003 objects from Small Scope Sampler by Sue French, Deep Sky Notebook by Alan Whitman. Contributed by: Jim Wilkins Dec Range: +1.4° to +21.5° Types: Galaxy(26), Mult(1), Dbl(1), Star+Var Star(1), Minor(1), Planet(5) |
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April 2006 Sky and T |