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HR |
Scope |
Name |
Type |
Con |
RA |
Dec |
Remarks |
Delphinus
|
2 |
C11 |
NGC 6891 |
PlnNb |
Del |
20:15.2 |
+12:42 |
Small, round, bluish nebula.
Best seen with 187x and UHC. Brightness not uniform, but shows more faint
area along the edge, especially at the NW-side. |
1 |
C14 |
NGC 6905
|
PlnNb |
Del |
20:22.4 |
+20:07 |
"Blue flash
nebula"
(recently added to favourites) |
2 |
C11 |
NGC 6905
|
PlnNb |
Del |
20:22.4 |
+20:07 |
"Blue flash
nebula"
Nice view at 187x without filters because of rich starfield. UHC and OIII
improve contrast of the nebula.
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1 |
C14 |
NGC 6934 |
GloCl |
Del |
20:34.1 |
+07:24 |
(recently
added to favourites) |
2 |
C11 |
NGC 6934 |
GloCl |
Del |
20:34.1 |
+07:24 |
Nice globular for larger
scopes, shows a few resolved stars with high power and averted vision
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Doradus
|
1 |
Bino
AT80 |
LMC
|
Galxy |
Dor |
... |
... |
"Large
Magellanic Cloud" - of couse only seen with bino's and
travel/spottingscope... |
Draco
|
1 |
AP13
C14 |
NGC 65907
|
Galxy |
Dra |
|
|
"Splinter Eye
galaxy"
(recently
added to favourites) |
2 |
C11 |
NGC 6503
|
Galxy |
Dra |
17:49.4 |
+70.09 |
Bright elongated, lenticular
galaxy. Smooth appearance, no core visible
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1 |
C14 |
NGC 6543
|
PlnNb |
Dra |
17:58.6 |
+66:38 |
"Cat's Eye
nebula"
(recently
added to favourites) |
2 |
C11 |
NGC 6543
|
PlnNb |
Dra |
17:58.6 |
+66:38 |
"Cat's Eye
nebula". Bright, oval, blue-green planetary. Faint outer halo
visible, UHC and OIII make the halo stand out better.
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Eridanus
|
2 |
C11 |
NGC 1535
|
PlnNb |
Eri |
04:14.2 |
-12:44 |
Very bright, faint outer regions
visible. Better contrast with UHC. Despite the low position in the Dutch
skies there is an indication of bluish color.
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Gemini
|
1 |
AT80
GS80
LX10
C11 |
M 35 |
OpnCl |
Gem |
06:08.9 |
+24:20 |
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1 |
C14 |
NGC 2371/2 |
PlnNb |
Gem |
|
|
(recently added to favourites) |
1 |
C11 |
NGC 2392 |
PlnNb |
Gem |
07:29.2 |
+20:55 |
"Eskimo
nebula"
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2 |
LX10
MK67
C11 |
NGC 2158
|
OpnCl |
Gem |
06:07.5 |
+24:06 |
Nice little cluster next to M35
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2 |
C11 |
NGC 2266
|
OpnCl |
Gem |
06:43.2 |
+26:58 |
Beautiful triangular cluster with
one side of bright stars and lots of fainter stars
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2 |
C11 |
PK 189+ 7.1
|
PlnNb |
Gem |
... |
... |
Nice little planetary, round and
smooth
See my drawing
of this object
|
2 |
C11 |
PK 194+ 21
|
PlnNb |
Gem |
... |
... |
Nice small planetary, bright
core, more faint towards the edge.
See my drawing
of this object
|
Hercules
|
1 ! |
AP13
MK67
LX10
C11 |
M 13 |
GloCl |
Her |
16:41.7 |
+36:28 |
Superb globular,
absolute favourite, together with M42 and Veil nebula
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1 |
C11 |
M 92 |
GloCl |
Her |
17:17.1 |
+43:08 |
Very fine globular |
2 |
LX10 |
M 92 |
GloCl |
Her |
17:17.1 |
+43:08 |
Beautiful globular cluster, some
stars already resolved with 50x |
1 |
C11 |
NGC 6210 |
PlnNb |
Her |
16:44.5 |
+23:49 |
This planetary shows a beautiful
baby-blue color |
Lacerta
|
1 |
C11 |
NG C7209
|
OpnCl |
Lac |
22:05.2 |
+46:30 |
Very beautiful cluster because of
the very particular arrangement of the stars: Lots of stars in curved
strings. The strings of brightes stars form the shape of a scorpion |
Leo
|
1 |
C14 |
M 65 |
Galxy |
Leo |
... |
... |
|
2 |
MK67
C11 |
M 65 |
Galxy |
Leo |
... |
... |
|
2 |
MK67
C11 |
M 66 |
Galxy |
Leo |
... |
... |
|
2 |
MK67
LX10
C11 |
NGC 2903
|
Galxy |
Leo |
... |
... |
Very nice elongated galaxy with
bright core
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|
2 |
C11 |
NGC 3521 |
Galxy |
Leo |
... |
... |
A bright elongated galaxy with a
very bright core |
Lupus
|
2 |
AT80 |
NGC5822 |
OpnCl |
Lup |
... |
... |
A cluster of many faint stars
(max. mag. 10). This cluster has a very special shape with many strings of
stars. |
Lyra
|
1 |
MK67
AP13
C11 |
M 57 |
PlnNb |
Lyr |
... |
... |
"Ring nebula"
- On a good clear night, with low power (140x), the sight of the nebula, in
the rich field with many stars, is outstanding.
The MK67 with Pentax XL 40mm EP (45x) shows a beautiful field with a very
small but distictly annular nebula. |
1 |
C14 |
M 56 |
GloCl |
Lyr |
... |
... |
(recently
added to favourites) |
2 |
C11 |
M 56 |
GloCl |
Lyr |
... |
... |
Lot of resolved stars with medium
power. Very rich field. |
Lynx
|
2 |
C11 |
NGC 2683
|
Galxy |
Lyn |
... |
... |
A very nice and bright elongated
galaxy. Slightly brighter core. Looks like a small version of M31 |
Monoceros
|
1 |
GS80 |
NGC 2264 |
OpnCl |
Mon |
... |
... |
"Christmastree
cluster" |
1 |
AP13 |
NGC 2237 |
BrtNb |
Mon |
... |
... |
"Rosette nebula"
(recently added to favourites) |
1 |
C11 |
NGC
2251
|
BrtNb |
Mon |
... |
... |
"Hubble's
variable nebula" - small comet-shaped nebula. A very nice show with
the C11 at nights with good transparency.
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drawing of this object
|
2 |
Bino
AT80
C11 |
NGC 2264 |
OpnCl |
Mon |
... |
... |
|
2 |
C11 |
Cr 107 |
OpnCl |
Mon |
... |
... |
Large and sparse. A circle of
bright stars just within one FOV at 70x, very rich field. |
2 |
C11 |
M 50 |
OpnCl |
Mon |
... |
... |
Very nice with low power |
2 |
C11 |
NGC 2252 |
OpnCl |
Mon |
... |
... |
Large, lot of faint stars,
attractive curled shape |
2 |
C11 |
NGC 2324 |
OpnCl |
Mon |
... |
... |
Lots of faint stars! |
2 |
C11 |
Cr 104 |
OpnCl |
Mon |
... |
... |
A long string of stars next to
NGC2244. Extremely rich area |
2 |
C11 |
Mel 72 |
OpnCl |
Mon |
... |
... |
Lots of faint stars in triangular
shape. One bright star in corner |
Ophiuchus
|
1 |
AT80 |
NGC 6633 |
OpnCl |
Oph |
... |
... |
A beautiful cluster for low power
(40x), a lot of bright stars. Nice but sparse with higher power. |
1 |
C11 |
M 10 |
GloCl |
Oph |
... |
... |
Beautiful globular cluster, a lot
of resolved stars with 140x |
2 |
MK67
LX10
C11 |
M 12 |
GloCl |
Oph |
... |
... |
Beautiful globular cluster, a lot
of resolved stars with 100x |
2 |
MK67 |
NGC 4665
|
OpnCl |
Oph |
... |
... |
Large but sparse cluster, pretty
view with lowest power (45x) and the large FOV of the Pentax 40mm EP. |
1 |
C14 |
NGC 6309 |
PlnNb |
Oph |
... |
... |
"Box nebula"
(recently added to favourites) See my
drawing
of this object |
1 |
C14 |
NGC 6572 |
PlnNb |
Oph |
... |
... |
"Emerald nebula"
(recently added to favourites) |
2 |
C11 |
NGC 6572 |
PlnNb |
Oph |
... |
... |
This bright planetary shows a
nice soft baby-blue colour |
Orion
|
1 ! |
all |
M 42 |
BrtNb |
Ori |
... |
... |
"Great Orion
nebula"
Absolute favourite, together with M13 and Veil nebula |
1 |
C14 |
M 43 |
BrtNb |
Ori |
... |
... |
(recently
added to favourites) |
2 |
C11 |
M 43 |
BrtNb |
Ori |
... |
... |
Large and bright (with Lumicon
Deepsky filter) |
1 |
C14 |
NGC 2022 |
PlnNb |
Ori |
... |
... |
(recently
added to favourites) |
2 |
C11 |
NGC 1973 |
BrtNb |
Ori |
... |
... |
Beautiful patch of bright
nebulosity near M42 and M43 |
2 |
LX10
C11 |
NGC 2194 |
OpnCl |
Ori |
... |
... |
|
2 |
C11 |
NGC 2024
|
BrtNb |
Ori |
... |
... |
"Flame nebula"
Dark area very obvious, nebulosity greatly enhanced with Lumicon Deepsky
filter |
2 |
C11 |
IC 434
|
BrtNb |
Ori |
... |
... |
Large aera of bright nebulosity
south of Zeta Ori. Very obvious with UHC. Contains het famous Horsehead
nebula which can be just spotted on good dark nights as a dark patch in the
nebula. |
2 |
C11 |
NGC 2023 |
BrtNb |
Ori |
... |
... |
Patch of bright nebulosity around
a bright star, just south of NGC2024 |
Pegasus
|
1 |
C11 |
M 15
|
GloCl |
Peg |
21:30.0 |
+12:10 |
Very beautiful globular, shows a
compact core that is much more bright than the outer regions |
1 |
C11 |
NGC 7331
|
Galxy |
Peg |
22:37.1 |
+34:25 |
"Little
Andromeda" Very pretty elongated galaxy with very bright core
and extended outer regions. Almost edge-on.
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1 |
C14 |
NGC 7332
|
Galxy |
Peg |
22:37.4 |
+23:48 |
(recently
added to favourites) |
2 |
C11 |
NGC 7332
|
Galxy |
Peg |
22:37.4 |
+23:48 |
An even smaller "Andromeda".
Small elongated galaxy with bright core. Very much like NGC7331 but only 1/3
the size, very pretty.
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2 |
C11 |
NGC 7497 |
Galxy |
Peg |
23:09.1 |
+18:11 |
A faint but interesting looking
galaxy. Rather large and elongated.
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Perseus
|
1 |
Bino |
Mel 20
|
OpnCl |
Per |
03:22 |
+49:40 |
"Alpha Persei
association" Beautiful area with low power, great to move around in
with C11, but especially a bino-object. |
1 |
AT80
AP13 |
NGC 869 |
OpnCl |
Per |
02:09.3 |
+57:09 |
Member of the
"Double cluster" |
1 |
AT80
AP13 |
NGC 884 |
OpnCl |
Per |
02:09.7 |
+57:10 |
Member of the
"Double cluster" |
1 |
C11 |
NGC 1528
|
OpnCl |
Per |
04:15.5 |
+51:13 |
A beautiful bright and rich
cluster. Fills up the FOV @ 70x. Several arcs of stars give this cluster a
special look.
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2 |
C11 |
M 34
|
OpnCl |
Per |
02:42.3 |
+42:48 |
|
2 |
C11 |
NGC 1245 |
OpnCl |
Per |
03:14.9 |
+47:15 |
|
1 |
C14 |
NGC 1579
|
BrtNb |
Per |
|
|
(recently
added to favourites) |
1 |
C14 |
NGC 1023
|
Galxy |
Per |
02:40.6 |
+39:05 |
(recently
added to favourites) |
2 |
C11 |
NGC 1023
|
Galxy |
Per |
02:40.6 |
+39:05 |
Bright lens-shaped galaxy, like a
miniature M31
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2 |
C11 |
NGC 1491 |
BrtNb |
Per |
04:03.5 |
+51:19 |
Small patch of emissionnebula,
bright and best view without filter. OIII gives more contrast.
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1 |
C14 |
M 76 |
PlnNb |
Per |
01:425 |
+51:35 |
"Little
Dumbbell nebula".
(recently
added to favourites) |
2 |
LX10
C11 |
M 76 |
PlnNb |
Per |
01:42.5 |
+51:35 |
"Little
Dumbbell nebula".
Using UHC on the C11 @ 93x shows hints of the outer nebulosity on
both sides of the dumbbell. |
Pisces
|
2 |
C11 |
NGC 7541
|
Galxy |
Psc |
23:14.7 |
+04:32 |
Nice little galaxy, almost
edge-on. An elongated streak of light of uniform brightness.
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Puppis
|
1 |
C11 |
M 46 |
OpnCl |
Pup |
07:41.9 |
-14:49 |
Beautiful cluster, very special
because of foreground (background?) planetary NGC2438 |
2 |
Bino
AT80
C11 |
M 47
|
OpnCl |
Pup |
07:36.7 |
-14:29 |
|
2 |
C11 |
NGC 2440
|
PlnNb |
Pup |
... |
... |
Nice small planetary, bluish and
in a very rich field.
See my drawing
of this object
|
1 |
C14 |
NGC 2438 |
PlnNb |
Pup |
07:42.0 |
-14:44 |
(recently added to favourites) |
2 |
C11 |
NGC 2438 |
PlnNb |
Pup |
07:42.0 |
-14:44 |
Fore- or background to M46. Very
special!
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Scorpio
|
1 |
Bino
AT80 |
M 7 |
OpnCl |
Sco |
17:45.1 |
-34:48 |
Wonderful cluster for bino's and
small scopes |
1 |
AT80 |
M 6 |
OpnCl |
Sco |
17:40.6 |
-32:16 |
"Butterfly
cluster" Wonderful cluster for small instruments |
1 |
AT80 |
M 4 |
GloCl |
Sco |
16:23.8 |
-26:32 |
In the dark, clear skies of the
Sierra Nevada (southern Spain) this great globular showed many resolved
stars with the AT80 |
2 |
AT80 |
NGC 6281, NGC
6124, NGC 6400, Tr 24 |
OpnCl |
Sco |
|
|
Some nice clusters in Scorpio |
Scutum
|
1 |
LX10
C11 |
M 11 |
OpnCl |
Sct |
18:51.1 |
-06:16 |
"Wild duck
cluster" - very rich custer, beautiful with all EP's. Most
spectacular with the C11 at 140x |
2 |
C11 |
IC 1295
|
PlnNb |
Sct |
18:54.6 |
-08:50 |
Large, round planetary, hardly
visible without filter, comes out well with UHC |
Serpens
|
1 |
C11 |
M 5 |
GloCl |
Ser |
15:18.7 |
+02:04 |
Very fine globular |
1 |
C11 |
M 16 |
OpnCl+Nb |
Ser |
18:19.0 |
-13:47 |
Despite a very low position above
the horizon and "grey nights" the C11 at 70x + UHC shows the nebula around
the open cluster |
2 |
AT80 |
IC 4756 |
OpnCl |
Ser |
18:39.2 |
+05:27 |
Beautiful cluster for small
scopes and low power (best at 30x) |
Sextant
|
1 |
C14 |
NGC 3115 |
Galxy |
Sex |
10:05.4 |
-07:44 |
"Spindle
galaxy"
(recently added to favourites) |
2 |
C11 |
NGC 3115 |
Galxy |
Sex |
10:05.4 |
-07:44 |
"Spindle
galaxy" Fine edge-on galaxy, a very bright core and a long, narrow
streak of outer regions
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Sagitta
|
2 |
LX10
C11 |
M 71
|
GloCl |
Sgr |
19:53.9 |
+18:47 |
Very rich field |
Sagittarius
|
1 |
Bino
AT80
LX10
C11 |
M 24 |
OpnCl |
Sgr |
... |
... |
Fields full of stars... |
1 |
Bino
AT80
LX10 |
M 25 |
OpnCl |
Sgr |
... |
... |
Rich cluster with dense milkyway
area as background |
1 |
Bino
AT80
MK67
C11 |
M 8 |
BrtNb |
Sgr |
... |
... |
"Lagoon nebula"
A favorite for small instruments because of the extremely beautiful field,
one of the best sights in the sky (including M20 and M21). With the C11 at
low power + UHC or OIII filter the nebula can be seen with much detail. |
1 |
AT80
C11 |
M 22 |
GloCl |
Sgr |
... |
... |
In the dark, clear skies of the
Sierra Nevada (southern Spain) this great globular showed many resolved
stars with the AT80 With the C11 this globular is almost as impressive as
M13, while M13 is high in the sky and M22 is very low above the horizon... |
1 |
LX10 |
M 23 |
OpnCl |
Sgr |
... |
... |
Rich cluster with strings of
bright stars |
1 |
MK67
C11 |
M 17 |
BrtNb |
Sgr |
... |
... |
"Omega nebula"
Very bright and lots of detail with OIII. Also very nice view without
filter, the rich surrounding starfield adds to the view. |
1 |
LX10
C11 |
M 20 |
BrtNb |
Sgr |
... |
... |
"Trifid nebula"
- shape and dark lanes visible, despite of low altitude and "grey nights" |
2 |
AT80 |
NGC 6530
|
OpnCl |
Sgr |
18:04.8 |
-24:22 |
Within Lagoon nebula |
1 |
C14 |
NGC 6603 |
OpnCl |
Sgr |
18:18.6 |
-18:24 |
(recently added to favourites) |
2 |
LX10
C11 |
NGC 6603 |
OpnCl |
Sgr |
18:18.6 |
-18:24 |
Subtle little cluster within M24.
An elongated haze and some resolved stars. |
Taurus
|
1 |
Bino
AT80
AP13 |
M 45 |
OpnCl |
Tau |
03:47.2 |
+24:08 |
"Pleiades"
Superb sight with the AP13 @ 20x of 25x, Merope nebula stands out
well when the sky is transparant! |
1 |
C11 |
NGC
1514
|
PlnNb |
Tau |
04:09.5 |
+30:47 |
Very interesting planetary, a
bright star (mag. 9.4) with a faint (mag. 11), round, large (2') nebula
around it. Using UHC makes the nebula much better visible.
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2 |
LX10
C11 |
M 45 |
OpnCl |
Tau |
03:47.2 |
+24:08 |
|
1 |
C14 |
M
1
|
SnRem |
Tau |
05:34.8 |
+22:01 |
"Crab nebula"
(recently added to favourites) |
2 |
C11 |
M 1
|
SnRem |
Tau |
05:34.8 |
+22:01 |
"Crab nebula"
Large, bright, shape very well recognizable |
2 |
Bino
C11 |
NGC 1746 |
OpnCl |
Tau |
05:04.1 |
+23:46 |
|
Triangulum
|
2 |
AP13
C11 |
M 33
|
Galxy |
Tri |
01:34.1 |
+30:41 |
With good transparency some
structure is visible, light and dark area's and of course the bright
gasnebula NGC604 |
2 |
AP13
LX10
C11 |
NGC 604
|
BrtNb |
Tri |
01:34.5 |
+30:48 |
Very large starforming region in
M33! Easy to see, significant increase in contrast with UHC
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Ursa Major
|
1 |
LX10
C11 |
M 82 |
Galxy |
UMa |
09:56.1 |
+69:40 |
Bright, large, elongated, two
dark bands across visible |
1 |
C14 |
M
81
|
Galxy |
UMa |
09:55.8 |
+69:03 |
(recently
added to favourites) |
2 |
C11 |
M 81
|
Galxy |
UMa |
09:55.8 |
+69:03 |
Fine, bright galaxy, diffuse oval
shape with very bright core |
1 |
C14 |
M
97
|
PlnNb |
UMa |
|
|
"Owl nebula"
(recently added to favourites) |
2 |
AT80
GS80
LX10
C11 |
M 97
|
PlnNb |
UMa |
11:15.0 |
+55:00 |
"Owl nebula" |
1 |
C14 |
M
108
|
Galxy |
UMa |
|
|
(recently
added to favourites) |
1 |
C14 |
NGC 3079
|
Galxy |
UMa |
|
|
(recently
added to favourites) |
1 |
C14 |
NGC 3953
|
Galxy |
UMa |
|
|
(recently
added to favourites) |
1 |
C14 |
NGC 4088
|
Galxy |
UMa |
|
|
(recently
added to favourites) |
1 |
C14 |
NGC 4157
|
Galxy |
UMa |
|
|
(recently
added to favourites) |
2 |
C11 |
NGC 2841
|
Galxy |
UMa |
09:22.3 |
+50:58 |
Like a small M31, bright core and
broad oval shape
See my drawing
of this object
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for:
Messier45.com info-page + picture |
Vela
|
2 |
Bino
AT80 |
IC 2395 |
OpnCl |
Vel |
08:42.6 |
-48:08 |
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2 |
Bino
AT80 |
NGC 2547 |
OpnCl |
Vel |
08:10.2 |
-49:13 |
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Virgo
|
1 ! |
C11
C14 |
M 104 |
Galxy |
Vir |
12:40.0 |
-11:37 |
"Sombrero
galaxy" The shape of the galaxy and the dark band are visible. I find
it to be the most beautiful galaxy to observe with this scope.
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SEDS info-page + picture |
1 |
C14 |
M
90
|
Galxy |
Vir |
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|
(recently
added to favourites) |
1 |
C14 |
NGC 4567 NGC 4568 |
Galxy |
Vir |
12:36.5 |
+11:15 |
"Siamese twins"
(recently added to favourites) |
2 |
C11 |
NGC 4567 NGC 4568 |
Galxy |
Vir |
12:36.5 |
+11:15 |
"Siamese twins"
Pair of interacting galaxies
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SEDS
info-page + picture |
2 |
C11 |
NGC 4388 |
Galxy |
Vir |
12:25.8 |
+12:40 |
Nice edge-on galaxy, with low power
in same FOV with M84 and M86
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SEDS
info-page |
2 |
C11 |
M 61 |
Galxy |
Vir |
12:21.9 |
+04:28 |
Nice example of face-on galaxy
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SEDS
info-page + picture |
2 |
C11 |
NGC 4526
|
Galxy |
Vir |
12:34.0 |
+07:42 |
Large, bright, lens-shaped.
Positioned between two mag. 7 stars.
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SEDS
info-page + picture |
2 |
C11 |
NGC 4666
|
Galxy |
Vir |
12:45.1 |
-00:28 |
Pretty elongated, almost edge-on
galaxy. High magnification show a mottled structure in the central and brightest area.
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SEDS
info-page + picture |
1 |
C14 |
NGC
4206
|
Galxy |
Vir |
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|
(recently
added to favourites) |
1 |
C14 |
NGC
4216
|
Galxy |
Vir |
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