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Plans

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File Name	Date	Objects	Description
TSP2008_Bino_Observing_Prog.txt	2008/05/09	50	TSP Binocular Observing Program created by John Wagoner of the Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas. Observe any 25 objects from the 50 listed below. All observations must be made at the Texas Star Party to qualify and all are within range of small to medium sized binoculars and are available for observation between 10:00PM AND 4:00AM during TSP2008. Contributed by: Tom Mote Dec Range: -48.3° to +61.6° Types: Open(30), I Gal(1), Globular(14), Open+D Neb(3), NonExist(1), P Neb(1)
TSP2008_GlobularGlory.txt	2008/05/05	25	Texas Star Party 2008 [ http://texasstarparty.org ] Telescope Observing Program by John Wagoner. From http://texasstarparty.org/tspclub2.pdf ---The regular observing program is Globular Glory. This is a list of the 25 best globular clusters to observe during the summer months. NOTE: Last year's "Be a SAP" list is also allowed, and you only need 25 objects off of either list to get the 2008 pin. "Be a SAP" is available as an Astroplanner download also, just look for TSP2007_Telescope.txt [2007/05/05] Contributed by: Jim Donahue, Austin TX Dec Range: -47.5° to +43.1° Types: Globular(25)
Celestial_Sampler_May_-_Vir.txt	2008/05/04	6	Extrat from Celestial Samples of Sue French Contributed by: Matteo Dec Range: +12.9° to +18.2° Types: Galaxy(6)
Celestial_Sampler_May_-_Com.txt	2008/05/04	10	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	2008/05/03	6	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)
ST_Celestial_Sampler_May.txt	2008/04/11	37	Sky & Telescope Book, Celestial Sampler, by Sue French- MAY Note: User Field #1 are sequence numbers. If you re-sort data, can return to order they appear in book by sorting on this field. Duplicates removed Contributed by: Steve Berte Dec Range: +12.6° to +47.3° Types: Unknown(4), Dbl(1), Var Star(1), Globular(3), Galaxy(25), Open(1), Dbl+Var Star(2)
Dunlop_100.txt	2008/04/11	100	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)
AprilGalaxies.txt	2008/04/11	98	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)
ST_Celestial_Sampler_Mar.txt	2008/03/17	36	Sky & Telescope Book, Celestial Sampler, by Sue French- MARCH Duplicates deleted from sub-plans. Note: User Field #1 are sequence numbers. If you re-sort data, can return to order they appear in book by sorting on this field. Contributed by: Steve Berte Dec Range: -25.7° to +31.9° Types: Unknown(5), Open(16), Dbl(9), P Neb(3), Triple(1), Dbl+Var Star(1), Mult(1)
ST_Celestial_Sampler_Apr.txt	2008/03/17	34	Sky & Telescope Book, Celestial Sampler, by Sue French- APRIL Note: User Field #1 are sequence numbers. If you re-sort data, can return to order they appear in book by sorting on this field. Contributed by: Steve Berte Dec Range: -29.9° to +69.7° Types: Unknown(5), Galaxy(19), Dbl(3), Var Star(2), Open(1), P Neb(2), Globular(1), Dbl+Var Star(1)
AS_0408_DSO_Spr11BestGlobul.txt	2008/03/17	11	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)
WinterGalaxies.txt	2008/02/16	542	500+ Winter Galaxies taken from the NGC and Messier catalogs Contributed by: Paul J. Brustas Dec Range: -56.7° to +69.7° Types: Galaxy(542)
ST_DSW200803.txt	2008/02/08	10	Some Telescope Treasures in Gemini by Sue French in Sky & Telescope Mar, 2008 Size and magnitude are from the catalogues and in some case is slightly different than listed in the article. South 548 added manually. Contributed by: Willie Strickland, willie@igc.org Dec Range: +13.2° to +31.9° Types: Open(3), Galaxy(1), P Neb(4), Dbl(2)
ST_DSW200802.txt	2008/02/08	8	Starry Delights for February Nights by Sue French in Sky & Telescope Feb, 2008 Size and magnitude are from the catalogues and in some case is slightly different than listed in the article. Nagler 1 manually entered Contributed by: Willie Strickland, willie@igc.org Dec Range: -27.2° to -14.0° Types: Open(3), Dbl(2), Galaxy(2), Asterism(1)
sky_commander_alignment_sta.txt	2008/01/30	37	Alignment Stars for Sky Commandes DSC Contributed by: Lou Behrman Dec Range: -26.4° to +89.3° Types: Star(35), Dbl(1), Mult(1)
Clusters0208.txt	2008/01/29	13	ClustersFeb2008 from ASTRONOMY MAGAZINE Contributed by: Paul Brustas Dec Range: -31.6° to +62.3° Types: Open(13)
Binocular_Highlights_Sept-N.txt	2008/01/11	20	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)
Binocular_Highlights_Mar-Ma.txt	2008/01/11	25	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_Jun-Au.txt	2008/01/11	36	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_Dec-Fe.txt	2008/01/11	28	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)
ST_DSW_01Jan08.txt	2008/01/01	11	S&T, January 2008, Deep Sky Wonders, Sue French, "Perseus's Flying Mantle" Contributed by: J. Edom Dec Range: +39.0° to +49.0° Types: Galaxy(5), Open(4), P Neb(1), Dbl(1)
AS_0108_DSO.txt	2008/01/01	21	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)
CityAstronomy_Top_Ten_Photo.txt	2007/12/31	12	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)
CityAstronomy_Southern_Show.txt	2007/12/31	10	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_Now_Try_These.txt	2007/12/31	87	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_MidNorth_lats.txt	2007/12/31	10	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_Hi_North_Lats.txt	2007/12/31	10	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_Double_Stars.txt	2007/12/31	10	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)
ST_Celestial_Sampler_Feb.txt	2007/12/12	47	Sky & Telescope Book, Celestial Sampler, by Sue French- FEBRUARY Note: User Field #1 are sequence numbers. If you re-sort data, can return to order they appear in book by sorting on this field. Contributed by: Steve Berte Dec Range: -24.8° to +35.8° Types: Unknown(5), Open(13), Mult(1), Dbl(11), SNR(1), D Neb(3), Dbl+Var Star(2), E Neb(3), Triple(1), Neb(1), Open+E Neb(1), Asterism(1), Globular(1), Var Star(1), P Neb(1), DkNeb(1)
ST_DSW_12Dec07.txt	2007/12/11	12	S&T, December 2007, Deep-Sky Wonders, S. French, "Square Dancing" Contributed by: J. Edom Dec Range: +12.3° to +30.5° Types: Galaxy(7), Asterism(2), Globular(1), P Neb(1), Open(1)
ST_Jan_Celestial_Sampler.txt	2007/12/09	41	Sky & Telescope Book, Celestial Sampler, by Sue French- JANUARY Note: User Field #1 are sequence numbers. If you re-sort data, can return to order they appear in book by sorting on this field. Contributed by: Steve Berte Dec Range: -0.0° to +74.4° Types: Unknown(5), Dbl(4), Open(15), Mult(2), E Neb(6), P Neb(2), Galaxy+SyfGal(1), Galaxy(4), Asterism(1), Star(1)
Kalers_Stars_and_their_Spec.txt	2007/12/06	233	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)
ST_Celestial_Sampler_Sep.txt	2007/12/03	43	Sky & Telescope's Book, Celestial Sampler, by Sue French. SEPTEMBER objects -User field 1 used for sequence numbers (Seq#) to allow sorting of objects as they appear in the book. -Section titles included to help in referencing the book. Contributed by: Steve Berte Dec Range: -33.0° to +39.7° Types: Unknown(5), Globular(8), Dbl(10), Open(5), Var Star(2), DkNeb(1), Asterism(2), Mult(2), Triple(1), Star+Var Star(1), Star(4), P Neb(2)
ST_Celestial_Sampler_Oct.txt	2007/12/03	39	Sky & Telescope's Book, Celestial Sampler, by Sue French. OCTOBER objects -User field 1 used for sequence numbers (Seq#) to allow sorting of objects as they appear in the book. -Section titles included to help in referencing the book. Contributed by: Steve Berte Dec Range: -23.2° to +50.5° Types: Unknown(5), Open(7), DkNeb(1), BrNeb(2), Dbl(9), P Neb(2), SNR(2), Globular(6), Dbl+Triple(1), Asterism(1), Open+Asterism(1), Mult(1), Triple(1)
ST_Celestial_Sampler_Nov.txt	2007/12/03	32	Sky & Telescope's Book, Celestial Sampler, by Sue French. NOVEMBER objects -User field 1 used for sequence numbers (Seq#) to allow sorting of objects as they appear in the book. -Section titles included to help in referencing the book. Contributed by: Steve Berte Dec Range: -21.0° to +62.6° Types: Unknown(5), Open(13), Dbl(7), Var Star(1), P Neb(2), Galaxy(3), D Neb(1)
ST_Celestial_Sampler_Dec.txt	2007/12/03	36	Sky & Telescope's Book, Celestial Sampler, by Sue French. DECEMBER objects -User field 1 used for sequence numbers (Seq#) to allow sorting of objects as they appear in the book. -Section titles included to help in referencing the book. Contributed by: Steve Berte Dec Range: -32.6° to +67.4° Types: Unknown(5), Open(19), Var Star(1), Dbl(1), Mult(1), Galaxy(6), Knot(1), Globular(1), Triple(1)
ST_Celestial_Sampler_Aug.txt	2007/12/03	38	Sky & Telescope's Book, Celestial Sampler, by Sue French. AUGUST objects -User field 1 used for sequence numbers (Seq#) to allow sorting of objects as they appear in the book. -Section titles included to help in referencing the book. Contributed by: Steve Berte Dec Range: -31.0° to +6.9° Types: Unknown(5), Open(10), Dbl(6), Mult(1), P Neb(2), Dbl+Var Star(1), Open+D Neb(4), Globular(3), DkNeb(3), Galaxy(1), Neb(1), E Neb(1)
Urban_Astronomer_Guide.txt	2007/11/15	162	Objects from the book "The Urban Astronomer's Guide" by Rod Mollise Includes section titles w/book page numbers as headers. Also adds sequence numbers to all entries to allow you to sort objects by the order they appear in the book to make cross referencing easier. RA/Dec values with section titles are just to ensure if you accidently slew to a title your scope will stay in same general area of the sky. Contributed by: Steve Berte Dec Range: -37.1° to +69.1° Types: Unknown(17), Galaxy(43), P Neb(12), Globular(21), Dbl(14), Mult(2), Quasar(1), Triple(1), Open+D Neb(4), Open(40), SNR(1), D Neb(1), E Neb(5)
SG36SummerPlanetaries.txt	2007/11/08	6	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)
SG35CygnusNebulosities.txt	2007/11/08	10	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)
SG34ObservingPlanetaryNeb.txt	2007/11/08	11	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)
SG33ChallengeWinterNeb.txt	2007/11/08	8	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)
SG32FindaSupernova.txt	2007/11/08	8	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)
SG31StalkingtheHorsehead.txt	2007/11/08	4	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)
SG30TrackDowntheHelix.txt	2007/11/08	4	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)
SG29DustyDarkNebs.txt	2007/11/08	5	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)
SG28GhostlyGasNebulae.txt	2007/11/08	6	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)
SG27ArtObservingPlanetarie.txt	2007/11/08	5	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)
SG26SecretWorldDNebs.txt	2007/11/08	24	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)
SG25FiveChallengingGlobs.txt	2007/11/08	5	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)
SG24SplitaStarInTwo.txt	2007/11/08	4	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)
SG23DistantSuns.txt	2007/11/08	7	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)
SG22OC_CanisMajor.txt	2007/11/08	7	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)
SG21SouthernClusters.txt	2007/11/08	9	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)
SG20SummerClusters.txt	2007/11/08	4	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)
SG19ScanningScutum.txt	2007/11/07	11	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)
SG18DramaticGlobulars.txt	2007/11/07	10	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)
SG17StandoutClusters.txt	2007/11/07	15	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)
SG16Autumn'sGalaxies.txt	2007/11/07	10	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)
SG15GalaxiesGreatSquare.txt	2007/11/07	16	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)
SG14GalaxyHuntingBear.txt	2007/11/07	19	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)
SG13GalaxiesofSextans.txt	2007/11/07	11	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)
SG12ObservingSculptor.txt	2007/11/07	4	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)
SG11ExploreVirgoCluster.txt	2007/11/07	22	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)
SG10GalaxiesofCetus.txt	2007/11/07	10	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)
SG09LegendFaintGalaxies.txt	2007/11/07	4	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)
SG08GalaxyHuntBigDipper.txt	2007/11/07	14	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)
SG07ObservingAndromeda.txt	2007/11/07	6	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)
SG06ExploreSouthernSky.txt	2007/11/07	12	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)
SG05WondersComaCluster.txt	2007/11/07	14	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)
SG04MagnificentOrion.txt	2007/11/07	9	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)
SG03JourneyCenterGalaxy.txt	2007/11/07	12	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)
SG02NewDimensions.txt	2007/11/07	11	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)
SG01TreasuresWinterMilkyWay.txt	2007/11/07	40	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)
Stetson_Photometric_Standar.txt	2007/10/19	126	Stetson Photometric Standard Fields as published on http://www1.cadc-ccda.hia-iha.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/community/STETSON/standards/ can be used for photometric calibration purposes. For most fields an object of interest was centred in the fields. In those cases an object type was assigned to the field and supplematary info was taken from an appropriat catalogue: AP DSO, GCVS, Herschel1, MilkyWay Glob Cluster Catalogue, NGC Acc, O.VisOC or PGC. The size refers to the size of the field, not the object mentionend in the type-field n BVRI - (user 2-field) refers to the number of stars observed in the filters BVRI (Johnson-Cousin) Other Phot. Stand.-field (user 1-field) refers to the presence of LONEOS (LON) and/or Landolt (Lan) stars in or near the field (usually within 30' or 60' in some cases) Contributed by: I.R. van de Stadt Dec Range: -77.3° to +85.2° Types: Globular(41), Globular+SMC(1), Var Star(1), Open(13), Galaxy(13), Unknown(44), Galaxy+GalClus(1), Open+LMC(3), LMC(5), SNR(1), Globular+LMC(1), SyfGal+Galaxy(1), BL Lac+Var Star(1)
ST_DSW_11Nov07.txt	2007/10/07	7	S&T, Nov 2007, Deep-Sky Wonders, Sue French "The Winged Horse" [2007/10/06] Contributed by: Jim Donahue Dec Range: +12.2° to +34.4° Types: Globular(2), P Neb(1), Galaxy(4)
ST_DSW_10Oct07.txt	2007/10/07	9	S&T, Oct 2007, Deep-Sky Wonders, Sue French "Unsung Marvels in Cygnus" [2007/10/06] Contributed by: Jim Donahue Dec Range: +29.4° to +37.0° Types: Star(1), Star+Var Star+Dbl(1), Dbl(1), P Neb(3), E Neb(1), Open(1), Asterism(1)
ST_DSW_09Sep07.txt	2007/10/07	9	S&T, Sep 2007, Deep-Sky Wonders, Sue French "The Graceful Swan" [2007/10/07] Contributed by: Jim Donahue Dec Range: +32.9° to +40.2° Types: Open(3), E Neb(1), Dbl(2), Asterism(1), Var Star(2)
ST_DSW_08Aug07.txt	2007/10/07	12	S&T, Aug 2007, Deep-Sky Wonders, Sue French "Return of The Hero" [2007/10/07] Contributed by: Jim Donahue Dec Range: +35.6° to +40.7° Types: Globular(1), Galaxy(4), Dbl(3), Asterism(2), P Neb(2)
ESP2007_The_Meaning_of_Life.txt	2007/09/30	34	"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)
SynScan_V2_Stars.txt	2007/09/19	99	SkyScan ( SynScan) alignment stars (named stars) list for V2.x controllers. Some star named amended from standard catalogues to match "incorrect" names used in SkyScan. 98 objects. Contributed by: Ken Harrison Dec Range: -69.7° to +89.3° Types: Star(29), Dbl(64), Mult(2), Dbl+Var Star(3), Var Star(1)
Local_Group_Galaxies.txt	2007/09/12	58	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)
ST_Extragalactic_Globulars.txt	2007/08/09	14	"A Tour of Extragalactic Globulars", by Richard Jakiel. Sky and Telescope, October 2001, pg. 115. Contributed by: Michael Portuesi Dec Range: -34.7° to +64.8° Types: Globular(13), Galaxy(1)
ST_Best_Abell_Planetaries.txt	2007/08/09	15	"The Best Abell Planetary Nebulae", by Eric Honeycutt. Sky and Telescope, May 2002, pg. 98. Contributed by: Michael Portuesi Dec Range: -19.9° to +80.4° Types: P Neb(15)
RosseSpirals.txt	2007/08/06	90	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)
DSM_GAL_All.txt	2007/07/15	263	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)
DSM_GAL.txt	2007/07/15	114	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)
AS_Best_Interacting_Galaxies.txt	2007/07/14	59	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)
Carbon_Stars_NCKAS.txt	2007/07/11	106	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)
ST_Reddest_Carbon_Stars.txt	2007/07/08	21	"Carbon Stars: Reddest of the Red", by Brian A. Skiff. Sky and Telescope, May 1998, pg. 90 Contributed by: Michael Portuesi Dec Range: -62.1° to +76.6° Types: Var Star(18), Star(2), Triple(1)
MitskyMarch.txt	2007/07/08	61	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)
MitskyFebruary.txt	2007/07/08	103	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)
MitskyApril.txt	2007/07/08	190	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)
MitskySeptember.txt	2007/07/07	150	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)
MitskyOctober.txt	2007/07/07	201	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)
MitskyNovember.txt	2007/07/07	179	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)
MitskyJanuary.txt	2007/07/07	209	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.
MitskyDecember.txt	2007/07/07	210	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)
MitskyAugust.txt	2007/07/06	134	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)
ST_DSW_07Jul07.txt	2007/07/01	12	S&T, July 2007, Deep Sky Wonders, S. French, "Heavenly Hero" Contributed by: J. Edom Dec Range: +11.9° to +27.9° Types: Mult(2), P Neb(3), Dbl(3), Galaxy(1), Asterism(3)
HT-3083.txt	2007/06/30	110	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)
MitskyJune.txt	2007/06/28	105	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)
MitskyJuly.txt	2007/06/28	112	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)
EVAC_EdgeOnGalaxies.txt	2007/6/15	47	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)
ST_Targets_05May07_Dbl_Star.txt	2007/6/10	25	S&T, May 2007, Targets, James Mullaney, My Favorite Double Stars of Spring Contributed by: J. Edom Dec Range: -47.3° to +54.9° Types: Mult(6), Dbl(17), Triple(2)
ST_DSW_06Jun07.txt	2007/6/10	16	S&T, June 2007, Deep-Sky Wonders, Sue French, Where Virgo Walks Contributed by: J. Edom Dec Range: -19.9° to +3.6° Types: Galaxy(13), P Neb(2), Globular(1)
ST_DSW_05May07.txt	2007/6/10	11	S&T, May 2007, Deep-Sky Wonders, Sue French, V Is For Virgo Contributed by: J. Edom Dec Range: -1.5° to +5.3° Types: Galaxy(8), Dbl(2), Quasar(1)
AS_0607_DSO.txt	2007/6/9	19	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)
NS_Charts.txt	2007/5/31	362	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)
ST_Double_Stars_Spring.txt	2007/5/12	25	"My Favorite Double Stars of Spring", by James Mullaney. Sky and Telescope, May 2007, page 69 Contributed by: Michael Portuesi Dec Range: -47.3° to +83.4° Types: Mult(3), Dbl(21), Triple(1)
AS_0407_BSO.txt	2007/4/15	19	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)
ST_DSW_04Apr07.txt	2007/4/12	22	Sky&Telescope, April 2007, Deep Sky Wonders, S. French, "The Lions Lair" Contributed by: J. Edom Dec Range: -0.0° to +20.2° Types: Galaxy(19), Dbl(1), Mult(1), Triple(1)
AS_0407_DSO.txt	2007/4/12	16	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)
CCD_Objects.txt	2007/4/3	82	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)
Asterisms.txt	2007/4/3	107	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)
TSP2007_Telescope.txt	2007/3/26	25	Texas Star Party 2007 [ http://texasstarparty.org ] Telescope Observing Program by John Wagoner. From http://texasstarparty.org/tspclub2.pdf ---The regular observing program is "Be A Sap (Shapley-Ames Person)". This is a list of 25 Shapley-Ames galaxies (out of 1200). Contributed by: Jim Donahue, Austin TX Dec Range: +25.8° to +72.3° Types: Galaxy(25)
ST_DSW_03Mar07.txt	2007/2/25	12	Sky & Telescope, March 2007, Deep Sky Wonders, S. French, "Bark with the Overdog" Contributed by: J. Edom Dec Range: -25.0° to -13.1° Types: Unknown(1), Dbl(1), Open(8), E Neb(1), P Neb(1)
ST_Targets_03Mar07.txt	2007/2/24	8	Sky & Telescope, March 2007, Targets, L. Dalrymple, "A Bundle of Wonders in Puppis" Contributed by: J. Edom Dec Range: -40.0° to -36.2° Types: Open(6), P Neb(1), Star(1)
AS_0307_DSO.txt	2007/2/24	11	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)
Night_Mar_07_Planetarium.txt	2007/2/23	11	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)
Sbab_070213_Linaro.txt	2007/2/20	17	Personal observation report from Italy. Contributed by: Fabio Babini Dec Range: -8.2° to +47.2° Types: P Neb(1), Dbl+Var Star(1), D Neb(2), Open(5), Open+D Neb(3), Galaxy(2), Globular(2), Planet(1)
Universe_Virgo.txt	2007/2/16	20	Virgo and friends from Dave Eicher's The Universe From Your Backyard Contributed by: Uncle Rod Mollise Dec Range: -18.0° to +13.2° Types: Galaxy(19), Quasar(1)
Universe_Vela.txt	2007/2/16	13	Vela and friends from Dave Eicher's The Universe From Your Backyard Contributed by: Uncle Rod Mollise Dec Range: -57.0° to -23.0° Types: Star+Var Star(1), Dbl(1), Var Star(1), Galaxy(1), E Neb(1), Open(6), P Neb(1), Globular(1)
Universe_Ursa_Major.txt	2007/2/16	15	Ursa Major and friends from Dave Eicher's The Universe From Your Backyard Contributed by: Uncle Rod Mollise Dec Range: +41.4° to +69.7° Types: Galaxy(11), Var Star(1), P Neb(1), Dbl+Asterism(1), Dbl(1)
Universe_Taurus.txt	2007/2/16	15	Taurus and friends from Dave Eicher's The Universe From Your Backyard Contributed by: Uncle Rod Mollise Dec Range: +12.5° to +30.8° Types: Open(6), Var Star(1), P Neb(2), D Neb(1), Star+Var Star(3), Dbl(2)
Universe_Scorpius.txt	2007/2/16	15	Scorpius and friends from Dave Eicher's The Universe From Your Backyard Contributed by: Uncle Rod Mollise Dec Range: -44.7° to -19.5° Types: Dbl(3), E Neb(1), Star+Var Star(2), Globular(5), Open(3), P Neb(1)
Universe_Pisces.txt	2007/2/16	16	Pisces and friends from Dave Eicher's The Universe From Your Backyard Contributed by: Uncle Rod Mollise Dec Range: +2.8° to +15.8° Types: Galaxy(11), W Dwarf(1), Dbl(2), Unknown(1), Star+Var Star(1)
Universe_Perseus.txt	2007/2/16	14	Perseus and friends from Dave Eicher's The Universe From Your Backyard Contributed by: Uncle Rod Mollise Dec Range: +31.9° to +57.6° Types: P Neb(2), Open(6), Galaxy(2), Var Star(1), Star+Var Star(1), Dbl(1), D Neb(1)
Universe_Pegasus.txt	2007/2/16	13	Pegasus and friends from Dave Eicher's The Universe From Your Backyard Contributed by: Uncle Rod Mollise Dec Range: +8.2° to +34.4° Types: Galaxy(8), Dbl(1), Globular(1), Star+Var Star(2), Open(1)
Universe_Orion.txt	2007/2/16	16	Orion and friends from Dave Eicher's The Universe From Your Backyard Contributed by: Uncle Rod Mollise Dec Range: -24.5° to +20.7° Types: Star+Var Star(1), Dbl+Var Star(1), Globular(1), Galaxy(1), Dbl(1), Open+D Neb(1), E Neb(3), Open(1), D Neb(4), DkNeb(1), P Neb(1)
Universe_Monoceros.txt	2007/2/16	11	Monoceros and friends from Dave Eicher's The Universe From Your Backyard Contributed by: Uncle Rod Mollise Dec Range: -10.8° to +9.9° Types: Dbl(2), Open+D Neb(2), Open(5), D Neb(1), Dbl+Var Star(1)
Universe_Lynx.txt	2007/2/16	12	Lynx and friends from Dave Eicher's The Universe From Your Backyard Contributed by: Uncle Rod Mollise Dec Range: +33.4° to +61.5° Types: Globular(1), Galaxy(8), Dbl(2), Star+Var Star(1)
Universe_Lupus.txt	2007/2/16	14	Lupus and friends from Dave Eicher's The Universe From Your Backyard Contributed by: Uncle Rod Mollise Dec Range: -57.9° to -33.1° Types: P Neb(5), Open(6), Globular(3)
Universe_Libra.txt	2007/2/16	12	Libra and friends from Dave Eicher's The Universe From Your Backyard Contributed by: Uncle Rod Mollise Dec Range: -23.6° to +5.1° Types: Galaxy(8), Globular(2), P Neb(1), Star+Var Star(1)
Universe_Leo.txt	2007/2/16	14	Leo and friends from Dave Eicher's The Universe From Your Backyard Contributed by: Uncle Rod Mollise Dec Range: -7.7° to +29.0° Types: Galaxy(11), Var Star(1), Dbl(2)
Universe_Gemini.txt	2007/2/16	13	Gemini and friends from Dave Eicher's The Universe From Your Backyard Contributed by: Uncle Rod Mollise Dec Range: +17.8° to +31.9° Types: Open(5), Triple(1), SNR(1), P Neb(3), Dbl(2), Star+Var Star(1)
Universe_Eridanus.txt	2007/2/16	14	Eridanus and friends from Dave Eicher's The Universe From Your Backyard Contributed by: Uncle Rod Mollise Dec Range: -41.1° to -3.0° Types: Galaxy(10), Var Star(1), Dbl(2), P Neb(1)
Universe_Draco.txt	2007/2/16	15	Draco and friends from Dave Eicher's The Universe From Your Backyard Contributed by: Uncle Rod Mollise Dec Range: +55.4° to +75.3° Types: Galaxy(13), Galaxy+Quasar(1), P Neb(1)
Universe_Corvus.txt	2007/2/16	16	Corvus and friends from Dave Eicher's The Universe From Your Backyard Contributed by: Uncle Rod Mollise Dec Range: -32.8° to -9.8° Types: Globular(2), Galaxy(9), P Neb(2), Var Star(2), Dbl(1)
Universe_Coma.txt	2007/2/16	15	Coma and friends from Dave Eicher's The Universe From Your Backyard Contributed by: Uncle Rod Mollise Dec Range: +14.4° to +28.0° Types: Open(1), Galaxy(9), Dbl(2), Var Star(1), Globular(2)
Universe_Cepheus.txt	2007/2/16	12	Cepheus and friends from Dave Eicher's The Universe From Your Backyard Contributed by: Uncle Rod Mollise Dec Range: +42.3° to +85.3° Types: P Neb(2), Open(8), Var Star(1), E Neb(1)
Universe_Centaurus.txt	2007/2/16	13	Centaurus and friends from Dave Eicher's The Universe From Your Backyard Contributed by: Uncle Rod Mollise Dec Range: -61.9° to -31.6° Types: Dbl(1), Triple(1), Open(3), P Neb(1), Galaxy(5), Globular(2)
Universe_Cassiopeia.txt	2007/2/16	16	Cassiopeia and friends from Dave Eicher's The Universe From Your Backyard Contributed by: Uncle Rod Mollise Dec Range: +47.6° to +61.6° Types: Open(9), Galaxy(3), D Neb+BrNeb(1), E Neb(2), D Neb(1)
Universe_Carina.txt	2007/2/16	12	Carina and friends from Dave Eicher's The Universe From Your Backyard Contributed by: Uncle Rod Mollise Dec Range: -64.4° to -52.7° Types: Star(1), Star+Dbl+Var Star(1), Open(7), P Neb(1), E Neb(2)
Universe_Canes.txt	2007/2/16	17	Canes Venatici and Friends from Dave Eicher's The Unvierse From Your Backyard Contributed by: Uncle Rod Mollise Dec Range: +13.9° to +47.3° Types: Galaxy(15), Dbl(1), Globular(1)
Universe_Cancer.txt	2007/2/16	14	Cancer and neighbors from Eicher's The Universe from Your Backyard. Contributed by: Uncle Rod Mollise Dec Range: -26.2° to +25.8° Types: Dbl(2), Open(3), P Neb(1), Galaxy(8)
Universe_Camelopardalis.txt	2007/2/16	14	Camelopardalis from Eicher's The Universe from Your Backyard Contributed by: Uncle Rod Mollise Dec Range: +60.9° to +82.6° Types: Galaxy(10), P Neb(2), Open(1), Star+Var Star(1)
Universe_Bootes.txt	2007/2/16	14	Bootes and friends from Dave Eicher's The Universe From Your Backyard Contributed by: Uncle Rod Mollise Dec Range: +8.9° to +53.9° Types: Galaxy(10), Globular(1), Dbl(2), Mult(1)
Universe_Auriga.txt	2007/2/16	14	Auriga and friends from Dave Eicher's The Universe From Your Backyard Contributed by: Uncle Rod Mollise Dec Range: +32.0° to +46.1° Types: Open(6), D Neb(1), Open+D Neb(2), E Neb(1), P Neb(1), Dbl(1), Star(1), Dbl+Var Star(1)
ST_DSW_02Feb07.txt	2007/2/16	17	Sky & Telescope, February 2007, Deep Sky Wonders, S. French, "Hazy Gleams and Starry Streams" Contributed by: Joe Edom Dec Range: +29.8° to +41.5° Types: E Neb(3), Dbl(4), R Neb+Star(2), Open(2), P Neb(2), Galaxy(1), DkNeb(2), Mult(1)
AS_0207_WinterClusters.txt	2007/1/20	12	"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)
ST_DSW_01Jan07.txt	2007/1/1	14	Sky & Telescope, January 2007, Deep Sky Wonders, S. French, "Chasing the Starry Cetus" Contributed by: J. Edom Dec Range: -3.0° to +11.0° Types: Dbl(3), Dbl+Var Star(1), Galaxy(9), Unknown(1)
ST_DSW_12Dec06.txt	2006/12/20	7	Sky & Telescope, December 2006, Deep Sky Wonders, Sue French, "A Whale of a Tale" Contributed by: J. Edom Dec Range: -26.6° to +2.1° Types: P Neb(1), Galaxy(5), Globular(1)
AS_1206_Horsehead_Nebula.txt	2006/12/7	20	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)
ST_DSW_10Oct06.txt	2006/11/10	16	Sky & Telescope, October 2006, "Return of the Little Fox", Sue French, DSW column Contributed by: Joe Edom Dec Range: +21.2° to +29.3° Types: E Neb(3), Open(7), Asterism(1), P Neb(2), Unknown(1), Star+Var Star(1), Var(1)
SkyWatcher2007_Sep.txt	2006/10/28	10	September 2007, Ken Hewitt-White, Skywatch 2007 Contributed by: Joe Edom Dec Range: +18.8° to +75.7° Types: Unknown(1), Open(2), P Neb(3), Globular(1), Galaxy(3)
SkyWatcher2007_Oct.txt	2006/10/28	14	October 2007, Ken Hewitt-White, Skywatch 2007 Contributed by: Joe Edom Dec Range: -12.5° to +49.9° Types: P Neb(1), DkNeb(1), Open(5), E Neb(4), Globular(3)
SkyWatcher2007_Nov.txt	2006/10/28	15	November 2007, Ken Hewitt-White, Skywatch 2007 Contributed by: Joe Edom Dec Range: +34.4° to +61.9° Types: Open(10), Galaxy(5)
SkyWatcher2007_May.txt	2006/10/28	22	May 2007, Ken Hewitt-White, Skywatch 2007 Contributed by: Joe Edom Dec Range: -11.6° to +55.2° Types: Galaxy(21), Dbl(1)
SkyWatcher2007_Mar.txt	2006/10/28	11	March 2007, Ken Hewitt-White, Skywatch 2007 Contributed by: Joe Edom Dec Range: -20.8° to +35.8° Types: Open(10), P Neb(1)
SkyWatcher2007_Jun.txt	2006/10/28	20	June 2007, Ken Hewitt-White, Skywatch 2007 Contributed by: Joe Edom Dec Range: +12.4° to +33.5° Types: Open(1), Globular(1), Galaxy(17), Dbl+Var Star(1)
SkyWatcher2007_Jul.txt	2006/10/28	15	July 2007, Ken Hewitt-White, Skywatch 2007 Contributed by: Joe Edom Dec Range: -42.9° to +43.1° Types: Unknown(1), Open(5), Globular(8), Galaxy(1)
SkyWatcher2007_Jan.txt	2006/10/28	13	January 2007, Ken hewitt-White, Skywatch 2007 Contributed by: Joe Edom Dec Range: -0.5° to +57.1° Types: Open(7), P Neb(1), Galaxy(4), Dbl(1)
SkyWatcher2007_Feb.txt	2006/10/28	6	February 2007, Ken Hewitt-White, Skywatch 2007 Contributed by: Joe Edom Dec Range: -6.0° to +55.8° Types: Galaxy(1), Dbl(1), Open+D Neb(1), D Neb(1), Open(1), Dbl+Var Star(1)
SkyWatcher2007_Dec.txt	2006/10/28	9	December 2007, Ken Hewitt-White, Skywatch 2007 Contributed by: Joe Edom Dec Range: -26.6° to +41.7° Types: Galaxy(5), Open(2), Knot(1), Globular(1)
SkyWatcher2007_Aug.txt	2006/10/28	9	August 2007, Ken Hewitt-White, Skywatch 2007 Contributed by: Joe Edom Dec Range: -24.9° to -12.2° Types: Open+D Neb(4), Open(4), Globular(1)
SkyWatcher2007_Apr.txt	2006/10/28	9	April 2007, Ken Hewitt-White, Skywatch 2007 Contributed by: Joe Edom Dec Range: +13.0° to +69.7° Types: Galaxy(9)
SkyWatch2007_DblStars.txt	2006/10/28	51	"50 Delightful Double Stars", Sissy Haas, Skywatch 2007 Contributed by: Joe Edom Dec Range: -29.3° to +72.2° Types: Dbl(39), Dbl+Var Star(2), Mult(5), Triple(1), Star+Dbl(1), Star+Dbl+Var Star(3)
SkyWatch2007_DSO.txt	2006/10/28	28	"Hidden Treasures of the Deep Sky", Stephen James O'Meara, Skywatch 2007 Contributed by: Joe Edom Dec Range: -36.6° to +51.2° Types: Open(11), Galaxy(9), Globular(1), P Neb(3), E Neb(1), Unknown(1), D Neb(1), Open+D Neb(1)
AS_1106_DSO.txt	2006/10/28	36	"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)
TAC_Eye_Candy.txt	2006/10/3	197	A list of over 190 spectacular objects compiled by Jane Smith, Jamie Dillon, and Bob Jardine of TAC (The Astrononmy Connection). TAC is an online group of observers in the San Francisco Bay Area. http://www.observers.org/observing/eyecandy/ Contributed by: Michael Portuesi Dec Range: -47.5° to +78.2° Types: DkNeb(1), Open(44), P Neb(30), Galaxy(86), Globular(19), E Neb(15), 0.00(1), Asterism(1)
CalStar_General_06.txt	2006/9/18	100	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)
CalStar_Challenge_06.txt	2006/9/18	50	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)
Menard_List_Stellar.txt	2006/9/9	70	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)
Menard_List_DSO.txt	2006/9/9	325	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)
SAC_Best_NGC.txt	2006/9/6	112	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)
ST_DSW_Sept06.txt	2006/8/15	9	From the Sky & Telescope Sept 2006 "Deep Sky Wonders" column by Sue French: "Foxfire Nights" with 9 objects in Vulpeca. Contributed by: Jim Macak Dec Range: +20.2° to +28.0° Types: Dbl(2), Open(5), Star(1), DkNeb(1)
Messier_Accurate.txt	2006/8/13	110	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)
S33_Cygnus.txt	2006/7/8	32	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)
CSAug.txt	2006/7/8	34	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)
CSJun.txt	2006/6/17	42	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)
CSJul.txt	2006/6/17	39	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)
S33_Summer_2006.txt	2006/6/10	62	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)
MacRobert_4_Monoceros.txt	2006/5/29	20	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)
Mayo.txt	2006/5/20	84	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)
ST_French0706.txt	2006/5/19	16	Sue French's July 06 Deep Sky Wonders Contributed by: Cliff Hedgepeth Dec Range: -30.6° to -17.8° Types: Globular(8), DkNeb(3), P Neb(2), Open(1), Dbl(2)
Messier.txt	2006/5/17	110	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)
Best_Non-Messier.txt	2006/5/17	87	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)
MacRobert_9_Scorpius.txt	2006/5/14	10	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)
MacRobert_8_Ophiuchus.txt	2006/5/14	10	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_7_Dipper.txt	2006/5/14	15	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_6_SpringGalaxy.txt	2006/5/14	14	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_5_Gemini.txt	2006/5/14	9	Starhop 5, "Among the Gemini Twins", from the book Star-Hopping for Backyard Astronomers, by Alan MacRobert.