All objects I have observed have been given a rating according to the "Harshaw Scale", which is as follows :
1 Outstanding view
2 Very fine view, better than average
3. Average
4. Sub-average, disappointing
5. Very disappointing, hardly worth the effort

The table below shows the Deepsky objects I rated 1 and 2 (sorted by constellation)
As the rating depends on the instrument used for observation, the scope for which this rating is given is mentioned.
(Bino = 10x50 binoculars, AT80/GS80/ZS80 = 80mm f/6 refractors, MK67 = Intes 6" f/12 Maksutov, LX10 = Meade 8" f/10 SCT, C11 = Celestron 11" f/10 SCT, C14 = Celestron 14" f/11 SCT)

This page: Andromeda to Cygnus
Click here for: Delphinus to Vulpecula
Click here for: Real favourites (rating 1)

Use this table to go to a constellation directly:

Andromeda Ara Aquila Aquarius Auriga Bootes
Camelopardalis Canes Venatici Canis Major Cancer Carina Cassiopeia
Centaurus Cepheus Cetus Coma Berenices Corona Australis Corona Borealis
Crux Cygnus Delphinus Dorado Draco Eridanus
Gemini Hercules Lacerta Leo Lupus Lyra
Lynx Monoceros Ophiuchus Orion    
Pegasus Perseus Pisces Puppis    
Sagitta Sagittarius Scutum Scorpio Serpens Sextant
Triangulum Taurus Ursa Major Vela Virgo Vulpecula

 
HR Scope
Name
Type Con RA Dec Remarks

Andromeda

1 GS80
AP13
C11
C14

M 31

Galxy And 00:42.7 +41:16 "Andromeda Galaxy".
A view with the C11 on a good clear night shows the two dark bands through this famous galaxy. Also the large OB-association within the southern outer regions of the galaxy, NGC206, can be seen. Best view with low power (97x).
Through the 80mm f/6 refractor it is a great sight to see M31 together with M32 and M110 within one FOV 
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1 C11
NG C752
OpnCl And 01:57.8 +37:41 Large and a lot of bright stars. Beautiful area to surf through. The wide and bright double 56 And close to NGC752 adds to the beautiful field.
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2 Bino
NGC 752
OpnCl And 01:57.8 +37:41  
1 LX10
C11

NGC 891

Galxy And 02:22.6 +42:21 Very interesting edge-on galaxy, needs dark sky. Shows narrow dark band along its side on good nights.
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1 C11

NGC 7662

PlnNb And 23:25.9 +42:33 "Blue Snowball Nebula". Very bright, bluish, almost round nebula. Blue color best seen with low power (97x). Averted vision, especially at hig power (187x, 400x) shows a darker area inside the nebula and gives an impression of annularity.
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1 C14
M 110
Galxy And 00:40.4 +41:41 (Recently added to favourites)
2 GS80
M 110
Galxy And 00:40.4 +41:41 A very fine view, together with M31 and M32 in one FOV
2 GS80
C11
M 32
Galxy And 00:42.7 +40:52  
2 LX10

NGC 7686

OpnCl And 23:30.2 +49:08 Nice group around a bright orange star
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2 C11

Mayall 2

GloCl And 00:32.8 +39:34 (Aka G1) The brightest globular cluster in the Andromeda galaxy. Small (few arcseconds) and faint (magn. 13.7) but very interesting and not difficult to spot with the C11   

Ara

1 AT80
NGC 6397
GloCl Ara 17:40.7 -53:50 This globular, possibly the most nearby one, shows a lot of individual stars with the AT80 at 60x. A neat sight.
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Aquila

1 C14
NGC 6709
OpnCl Aql 18:51.5 +10:21 (Recently added to favourites)
2 LX10
NGC 6709
OpnCl Aql 18:51.5 +10:21  
2 C11

NGC 6781

PlnNb Aql 19:18.4 +06:33 Rather large and fairly bright planetary. Using OIII shows the annularity, very broad donut-like and a small hole in the middle.
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2 Bino

B 142-3

DrkNb Aql 19:40.7 +10:57 Intriguing dark patch in the Milky way close to Gamma Aql

Aquarius

1 C11
M 2
GloCl Aqr 21:33.5 -00:59 Wonderful globular. A bit low in the Dutch skies but, despite that, shows lots of resolved stars. Best view with 187x.
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1 MK67
NGC 7293
PlnNb Aqr     "Helix nebula" (Recently added to favourites)
2 LX10
NGC 7009
PlnNb Aqr 21:04.2 -11:22 "Saturn nebula"
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Auriga

1 AT80
GS80
M 36
OpnCl Aur 05:36.1 +34:08 Click here for: SEDS info-page + picture
1 LX10
C11
M 37
OpnCl Aur 05:52.4 +32:33 Click here for: SEDS info-page + picture 
1 AT80
GS80
C11
M 38
OpnCl Aur 05:28.4 +35:50 Click here for: SEDS info-page + picture  
1 C11
NGC 1907
OpnCl Aur 05:28.0 +35:19 A little jewel in a wonderful field. Very close to M38 and the double star STF705
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2 LX10

NGC 1664

OpnCl Aur 04:51.1 +43:42 Looks like a little parachute with one bright, mag. 7.4 star as parachutist
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2 MK67
C11
NGC 1931
BrtNb Aur 05:31.4 +34:15 Small nebulous area around a few stars
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Bootes

1 C14
NGC 5529
Galxy Boo      (Recently added to favourites)

Camelopardalis

2 LX10
C11

NGC 1502

OpnCl Cam 04:07.7 +62:20 Beautiful cluster, dominated by the bright double STF485
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2 AT80

Kemble 1

Astr Cam 03:58.0 +63:06 "Kemble's cascade" Beautiful chain of ~20 stars, mag. 5 to 9
1 C14
NGC 1501
PlnNb Cam 04:07.0 +60:55  (Recently added to favourites)
2 C11
NGC 1501
PlnNb Cam 04:07.0 +60:55 Subtle little nebula (mag. 12). A round grey spot, looking almost transparent.
2 C11

NGC 2403

Galxy Cam 07:36.8 +65:36 Large and bright galaxy with some foreground stars
2 C11
NGC 2655
Galxy Cam 08:55.6 +78:13 Nice mediumsized galaxy, bright stellar core with faint elliptical outer regions
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Carina

1 ! Bino
AT80
NGC 3372
BrtNb Car 10:43.8 -59:52 "Eta Carina Nebula" or "Keyhole nebula".
A bright and beautiful nebula with a lot of structure. Using a 25mm EP with UHC-filter on the AT80 shows the nebula extremely well. Elongated parts, detached parts, dark area's are seen, as well as several involved open clusters
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1 ! AT80
NGC 3293
OpnCl Car 10:35.8 -58:14 A small, bright and compact cluster which shows a stunning 3D-effect when observed with the AT80. There are several bright stars in different colors. Many faint stars around and in between, nicely arranged in a round shape give the impression of viewing a transparent globe.
Maybe the most beautiful OC in the sky for a small scope!
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1 Bino
AT80
NGC 3532
OpnCl Car 11:06.4 -58:40 A large and very beautiful cluster. The cluster has a very "regular" appearance, the distribution of stars is very even and the magnitudes are mainly between 7 and 9.
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2 AT80
IC 2602
OpnCl Car 10:43.2 -64:24 "Theta Car cluster" A loose cluster of several bright stars around Theta Car. A nice view with low power
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2 Bino
AT80
NGC 2516
OpnCl Car 07:58.1 -60:45 A very nice cluster with a lot of variation in the magnitudes of the stars (from mag 7 to 11).

Cassiopeia

1 LX10
NGC 457
OpnCl Cas 01:19.1 +58:20 "Owl cluster"
1 LX10
C11
NGC 7789
OpnCl Cas 23:57.0 +56:44 Very rich cluster, a circle of brighter stars and many, many fainter stars within.
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2 Bino
AT80
MK67
LX10

Stock 2

OpnCl Cas 02:15.0 +59:16 Large and beautiful cluster, lots of stars between mag. 8 and 9
1 AP13
C11
C14
M 52
OpnCl Cas 23:24.2 +61:35  
2 LX10
C11
M 103
OpnCl Cas 01:33.4 +60:39 Triangular shape with bright orange star in center. Incl. double star STF131
2 C11
NGC 281
BrtNb Cas 00:52.8 +56:37 "Pacman nebula". Nice combination of triple star and nebulosity
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2 LX10
C11
NGC 7790
OpnCl Cas 23:58.4 +61:13  
2 C11
NGC 7788
OpnCl Cas 23:56.7 +61:24 Same FOV with NGC7790
2 AT80

NGC 7789

OpnCl Cas 23:57.4 +56:43  
2 LX10
King 12
OpnCl Cas 23:53.0 +61:58 A bright double (mag. 10), a few fainter stars and a haze of unresolved stars

Centaurus

1 Bino
AT80
NGC 5139
GloCl Cen 13:26.8 -47:29 "Omega Centauri" - only seen on holidays, with bino's and spottingscope...
An extremely large and bright globular. With 60x individual stars can be seen along the edge and the whole object has a granular appearance.
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1 AT80

NGC 5128

Galxy Cen 13:35.5 -43:01 "Centaurus A" With the AT80 at 60x the dark band in this famous galaxy is visible, a very impressive sight.
2 Bino
AT80
NGC 3766
OpnCl Cen 11:36.2 -61:37 A very nice small, compact cluster in a very rich area. Almost rating 1 with the AT80...
2 AT80
NGC 5286
GloCl Cen 13:46.4 -51:22 A nice and bright globular, very easy to locate. It sits very close (4') to a mag. 4.6 star
2 AT80
NGC 3918
PlnNb Cen 11:50.3 -57:11 "Blue Planetary"

Cepheus

1  

 

Drknb Cep 21:11 +53:50 "Funnel cloud" Large dark nebula across the dense Milkyway between Cepheus and Cygnus. Very obvious with unaided eye under dark skies.
2 AT80
Trumpler37
OpnCl Cep 21:39.0 +57:30 A very rich field with several doubles
2 LX10

NGC 6939

OpnCl Cep 20:31.5 +60:40 A nice little cluster with haze of unresolved stars
2 C11

NGC 7023

BrtNb Cep 21:00.5 +68:10 Easy to see around a semi-bright star. Deepsky-filter helps to show a cloudy-structure and a kidneybean-like shape
2 C11
NGC 7354
PlnNb Cep 22:40.3 +61:17 Bright, round, mediumsized planetary in nice field. Better contrast with UHC but overall view best without filter
2 LX10
C11
NGC 40
PlnNb Cep 00:13.0 +72:31 Planetary with bright central star (mag. 116)

Cetus

2 C11

M 77

Galxy Cet 02:42.7 -00:01 Nice face-on galaxy with bright core and fainter outerregions

Canis Major

1 MK67

NGC 2362

OpnCl CMa 07:18.8 -24:57 "Tau CMa Cluster" Beautiful cluster around the bright Tau CMa
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1 C14

NGC 2359

BrtNb CMa     "Thor's helmet"  (Recently added to favourites)
2 MK67

M 41

OpnCl CMa 06:46.0 -20:45  

Cancer

2 GS80
MK67
C11
M 44
OpnCl Cnc 08:40.0 +19:40 "Praesepe" or "Beehive cluster"
1 C14
M 67
OpnCl Cnc 08:50.8 +11:49 (Recently added to favourites)
2 MK67
C11
M 67
OpnCl Cnc 08:50.8 +11:49  
2 C11
NGC 2775
Galxy Cnc 09:10.3 +07:02 An oval galaxy with a bright core, shows a somewhat mottled structure 

Coma Berenices

1 C11
NGC 4565
Galxy Com 12:36.3 +25:59 Superb edge-on galaxy
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1 C11
C14
M 64
Galxy Com 12:56.7 +21:41 "Blackeye galaxy" Dark patch near center noticable
1 C14
M 98
Galxy Com     (Recently added to favourites)
1 C14
Abell 1656
GalCl Com     (Recently added to favourites)
2 C11
M 88
M 98
M 100
Galxy Com     Some very nice "Messier-galaxies" in Com
2 C11

M 53

GloCl Com 13:12.9 +18:10 A very nice globular that shows a lot of resolved stars at 140x. One striking bright star, foreground?
2 C11

NGC 4414

Galxy Com 12:26.5 +31:13 An oval galaxy with a small bright core 

Corona Australis

2 AT80
NGC 6541
GloCl CrA 18:08.0 -43:42 In this nice globular a small, bright core is visible, surrounded by a more faint halo.

Crux

2 AT80
NGC 4755
OpnCl Cru 12:53.6 -60:21 "Jewelbox cluster" A very nice cluster for small scopes. Several bright stars in a triangular shape, with different colors, mixed with some more faint stars.
2 Bino
AT80
Coalsack
DrkNb Cru 12:53.0 -63:00 A striking and intriguing dark nebula adjacent to the Southern Cross. Readily visible with the unaided eye.

Canes Venatici

1 MK67
C11
M 3
GloCl CVn 13:42.2 +28:23 With 280x a field full of resolved stars...
1 MK67
LX10
C11
M 51
Galxy CVn 13:29.9 +47:12 "Whirlpool galaxy" together with NGC5195 - a famous couple
The C11 shows the brightest and darkest parts of the spiralstructure.
1 C14
M 106
Galxy Cvn     (Recently added to favourites)
1 LX10
NGC 4631
Galxy CVn 12:42.1 +32:33 Beautiful and bright edge-on galaxy
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1 C11
NGC 4111
Galxy CVn 12:07.1 +43:04 A small but bright lens-shaped galaxy, a little showpiece.
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2 MK67

M 63

Galxy CVn 13:15.8 +42:02 Nice oval shape and bright stellar core
2 MK67
C11
M 94
Galxy CVn 12:50.9 +41:07 A very bright core and faint, extended outer regions
1 C14

NGC 4656

Galxy CVn     (Recently added to favourites)
1 C14

NGC 4244

Galxy CVn 12:17.5 +37:48 (Recently added to favourites)
2 GS80
LX10
C11

NGC 4244

Galxy CVn 12:17.5 +37:48 Edge-on, very long and narrow
2 C11
NGC 4449
Galxy CVn 12:28.2 +44:06 Irregular, shows a somewhat rectangular shape and irregular distribution of brightness

Cygnus

1 ! Bino
GS80
LX10
C11
NGC 6960 NGC 6992
SnRem Cyg 20:45.7
20:56.4
+30:43
+31:43
"Veil nebula" - absolute favourite with C11, together with M42 and M13
With the GS80 at 12x + UHC-filter the whole arc of the eastern part (NGC6992) can be seen within one FOV!
With the C11 at 93x and OIII the view is stunning. The nebula appears very bright, with lots of detail.
1 GS80
C11
NGC 7000
BrtNb Cyg 21:01.0 +44:12 "North America nebula"
On a night with far from ideal sky-conditions (Astronomical twilight) this nebula was very well visible with the GS80 at 12x + UHC-filter, almost the whole nebula in one FOV.
With the C11 at 70x + UHC it was especially the "coastline" of the "Gulf of Mexico" which could be followed through several FOV's.
1 ZS80
AP13
IC 5067
BrtNb Cyg     "Pelican nebula" (Recently added to favourites)
1 C11
NGC 7039
OpnCl Cyg 21:11.2 +45:39 Large and rich cluster with some bright stars and a lot of faint stars. Somewhat triangular shape. Fits into one FOV with 93x.
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1 C11

NGC 6819

OpnCl Cyg 19:41.3 +40:11 Very pretty cluster in an extremely rich field. The cluster has an interesting W-like shape and consists of many faint stars that are nicely resolved with the C11 at low power. 
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1 C11

NGC 6826

PlnNb Cyg 19:44.8 +50:31 "Blinking planetary"
The blinking effect is amazing considering the brightness of the nebula as seen with averted vision. Best view with 187x
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1 C11

PK80- 6.1

PlnNb Cyg 21:02.3 +36:42 "Egg nebula"
Faint but very well visible with the C11 High power shows the bipolarity!
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1  

 

Drknb Cyg 21:11 +53:50 "Funnel cloud" Large dark nebula across the dense Milkyway between Cepheus and Cygnus. Very obvious with unaided eye under dark skies.
1 C11
NGC 7026
PlnNb Cyg 21:06.3 +47:51  (Recently added to favourites)
2 C11
NGC 7026
PlnNb Cyg 21:06.3 +47:51 Nice and bright planetary, very close to some field stars. Better visible with UHC and even better with OIII. Best view, however, in relation to the field, with 187x and UHC.
1 C14
NGC 7027
PlnNb Cyg 21:07.0 +42:14  (Recently added to favourites)
2 C11
NGC 7027
PlnNb Cyg 21:07.0 +42:14 Interesting planetary which shows an outer shell around the very bright round bluish core, using averted vision. UHC makes the bright core jump out while OIII dims the core somewhat and makes the outer shell better visible.
1 C14
NGC 7048
PlnNb Cyg      (Recently added to favourites)
2 LX10
NGC 6834
OpnCl Cyg 19:52.2 +29:24 A string of 5 bright stars and some fainter stars around (Best with low power, disappointing with C11) 
2 C11
NGC 7008
PlnNb Cyg 21:00.5 +54:33 Planetary with a somewhat irregular shape and two faint foreground(?) stars. The image is improved when using a UHC-filter
2 C11
M 39
OpnCl Cyg 21:322 +48:26 Large and loose, but the many bright stars make it a wonderful area to surf through with low power (70x, 93x)
2 C11

NGC 6888

BrtNb Cyg 20:12.8 +38:19 "Cresent nebula"
Small nebula which is only visible when using UHC. The brightest part looks like a comettail attached to a nearby star. Using OIII shows more of the nebula, a large patch of nebulosity appears, with brighter parts along the edge (the cresent) and fainter nebulosity in the interior.
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2 GS80

IC 1318

BrtNb Cyg 20:28 +40:00 Patches of the large area of nebulosity around Gamma Cygni are visible with the 80mm + UHC.
2 GS80

LDN 889

DrkNb Cyg 20:25 +40:10 Dark cloud in IC1318 east of Gamma Cygni. Shows as a broad dark lane in the nebula
2 C11

IC 1369

OpnCl Cyg 21:12.1 +47:44 Large but faint cluster, subtle because of the many faint stars that show up on the edge of visibility.

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