|
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)
Use this table to go to a constellation directly:
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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|
1 |
LX10
C11 |
M 37 |
OpnCl |
Aur |
05:52.4 |
+32:33 |
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|
1 |
AT80
GS80
C11 |
M 38 |
OpnCl |
Aur |
05:28.4 |
+35:50 |
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|
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
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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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