00_ALL OF HERSHEL 400


NGC_#	Con	Type	RA_2000	Declination	Mag	Size	Hershel_#	Observation Notes
404	AND	E0	01 09.5	+35 43	10.1	4'X4'	H II 224	Bright, pretty large, somewhat elongated, somewhat brighter in the middle, near Beta And.
752	AND	OPNCL	01 57.8	+37 41	5.7	50.0'	H VII 32	Bright, Large, not Compressed, many nice chains of stars.
891	AND	Sb	02 22.6	+42 21	11.5	14.0'X3.0'	H V 19	17.5"--pretty Bright, pretty Large, very Elongated, central bulge obvious, outer arms show sculptured detail at 200X
7662	AND	PLNNB	23 25.9	+42 33	8.6	17"X14"	H IV 18	17.5"--pretty Bright, pretty Small, Round greenish dot at 100X. 320X central hole seen easily, central star suspected in good seeing.
7686	AND	OPNCL	23 30.2	+49 08	5.6	15.0'	H VIII 69	Pretty bright, pretty compressed, round, surrounds a yellow 8th mag star, very nice at 100X.
205	AND	E6	00 40.4	+41 41	8.0	17'X10'	H V 18	(M 110) Bright, Large, not compressed, dimmer than M 32 in the 8" at 60X. Just seen in the 10 X 50 binoculars.
6756	AQL	OPNCL	19 08.7	+04 41	10.6	4.0'	H VII 62	Pretty small, much compressed, elongated, compact cluster at 165X. I counted 15 members resolved.
6781	AQL	PLNNB	19 18.5	+06 32	11.8	111"X109"	H III 743	Bright, Large, somewhat elongated at 100X. It is immediately obvious without the UHC filter. This planetary is shaped like the gibbous moon with the south side brighter in an arc. There is one star involved that stands out very nicely. The UHC filter helps some. I estimate its' size at one arc minute.
6755	AQL	OPNCL	19 07.8	+04 14	7.5	15.0'	H VII 19	Large, not compressed, irregular shape and has nice chains of stars at 100X. 50 members counted. This object and 6756 both fit in the one degree field of my giant 38mm Erfle eyepiece. I called it the Double Cluster in Aquila. Both clusters are just visible in the 11 X 80 finder.
7606	AQR	GALXY	23 19.1	-08 29	11.5	5.8'X2.6'	H I 104	Pretty bright, pretty much elongated and brighter in the middle with a stellar nucleus at 165X.
7723	AQR	GALXY	23 38.9	-12 58	12.0	3.6'X2.6'	H I 110	Pretty faint, pretty large, somewhat elongated. It has a stellar core at 100X. The core is about 10" in size at 220X.
7727	AQR	GALXY	23 39.9	-12 18	11.5	4.2'X3.4'	H I 111	Pretty faint, round, pretty bright nucleus, averted vision helps the contrast of this galaxy. There is an attendant galaxy about 20' to the West. I believe it is NGC 7724.
7009	AQR	PLNNB	21 04.2	-11 22	8.3	28"X23"	H IV 1	is the Saturn Nebula, a famous planetary with outer ansae (wing-like projections) and a bright inner disk. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1782 but Lord Rosse was the first to see the extending ansae. The projections reminded him of the planet Saturn and he gave this object its' nickname. Amateurs have been trying to duplicate that observation ever since. The observation of the Saturn Nebula is made with Helen and Richard Lines' 20" f/6 Newtonian in Meyer, Az. The nebula is bright, small, somewhat elongated and light green at 150X. Raising the power to 225X will show the ansae as faint projections from the bright central section. At 400X the central star is obvious and the ansae stand out more clearly. One of the bright spots along the ansae (Helen Lines calls them wing tanks) is visible at this higher power. All these observations are on a night I rated 7/10 for seeing and transparency and I found that the U 7009 UHC filter did NOT help with either the central disk or the ansae detail. Several observers, myself included saw the nebula as light green, without the UHC filter installed.
772	ARI	Sb	01 59.4	+19 00	11.5	8.0'X5.0'	H I 112	Bright, Large, little elongated in PA 135 degrees. The arms of this face-on spiral are very mottled. The core is much brighter than the arms at 165X and the very center has a stellar nucleus in moments of good seeing.
2126	AUR	OPNCL	06 03.0	+49 54	10.2	6.0'	H VIII 68	pretty bright, pretty large, irregular shape, not compressed. 22 stars counted in an arrowhead shape at 135X. There is a 6th mag star on the NE edge of the cluster.
1931	AUR	CL+NB	05 31.4	+34 15	11.3	3'X3'	H I 261	Bright, pretty large and somewhat elongated. Looks like a small comet at very low powers. There is a triple star in the center, it is resolved at 200X.
2281	AUR	OPNCL	06 49.3	+41 04	5.4	15.0'	H VIII 71	Pretty bright, pretty large, not compressed, not rich at 100X. A dozen 10th and 11th mag stars with some fainter attendants.
1664	AUR	OPNCL	04 51.1	+43 42	7.6	18'	H VIII 59	Pretty bright, pretty large, not rich, not compressed. Seen in 11X80 finder. 30 Stars counted in 13" at 135X. There is an 8th mag star on the south side of cluster, with a nice chain of fainter stars leading to it.
1857	AUR	OPNCL	05 20.2	+39 21	7.0	6'	H VII 33	Bright and Rich. Very nice at 165X, an 8th mag yellow star with several nice star chains radiating out from it. 45 members counted in about 12 minutes of cluster size.
1907	AUR	OPNCL	05 28.0	+35 19	8.2	7.0'	H VII 39	pretty bright, pretty small, much compressed and resolved at 165X. Just seen in 11X80 finder, I counted 22 stars in 13".
5248	BOO	Sc	13 37.4	+08 53	11.4	6.8'X5.0'	H I 34	Bright, Large, elongated 2.5 X 1 in PA 135. Has a very bright middle and an almost stellar nucleus at 135X. Averted vision increases the size of galaxy quite a bit and also shows off some beautiful mottling in the outer arm regions.
5466	BOO	GLOCL	14 05.5	+28 32	9.1	11.0'	H VI 9	Pretty bright, large, little elongated 1.5 X 1 in PA 15, somewhat like a heart shape, pretty rich and compressed at 165X. 28 stars counted on a night I rated 7/10 for seeing. Even though this globular has a bright core, it is still a pretty low surface brightness object, kind of like Omega Centauri in a 2".
5557	BOO	E1	14 18.3	+36 29	12.2	2.2'X2.0'	H I 99	Pretty bright, pretty large, little elongated 1.5 X 1 in PA 90 and much brighter in the middle with an almost stellar nucleus at 165X.
5676	BOO	Sc	14 32.8	+49 27	11.7	4.0'X1.7'	H I 189	Pretty bright, pretty large, much elongated 3X1 in PA 45 and brighter in the middle at 100X. Going to 165X will show off a stellar nucleus and some nice mottling on a sharp night.
5689	BOO	SBa	14 35.5	+48 44	12.7	4.0'X1.1'	H I 188	Pretty bright, pretty large, much elongated 3 X 1 in PA 90 and much brighter in the middle at 100X. NGC 5693 is to the south and it is faint, small, round and not brighter in the middle.
1502	CAM	OPNCL	04 07.7	+62 20	5.7	8.0'	H VII 47	Bright, large, and pretty rich at 100X. There are 27 stars counted in the cluster with several bright pairs and a nice blue and gold double on the north east side. This somewhat scattered open cluster is easy in the 11X80 finder.
1961	CAM	SBp	05 42.2	+69 23	11.5	4.5'X4.5'	H III 747	Pretty faint, pretty large, Elongated 3 X 2 in PA 90, brighter in the middle and somewhat mottled at 100X.
1501	CAM	PLNNB	04 07.0	+60 55	12.0	56"X48"	H IV 53	Bright, Large, round at 165X. The central star comes and goes at lower powers but is held steady at 270X. This planetary is a light blue disk at all powers. There are some dark markings within the disk, somewhat like the Eskimo Nebula in Gemini.
2655	CAM	S(B)a	08 55.6	+78 13	11.5	6.5'X5.8'	H I 288	Bright, pretty large and little elongated at 135X. This galaxy is much brighter in the middle with a bright central nucleus at 220X.
2403	CAM	Sc	07 36.8	+65 37	9.5	17.8'	H V 44	Bright, large and elongated 1.5X1 in PA 135 degrees at 135X. This object is bright enough to be seen with the 11X80 finderscope. There are several stars involved with faint spiral structure in the outer sections in this lovely galaxy. The middle is gradually much brighter. From the darkest sites, the spiral arms of this galaxy shimmer and sparkle with mottling.
559	CAS	OPNCL	01 29.5	+63 18	9.5	4.4'	H VII 48	Counted 15 members at 135X. Bright, pretty large, elongated 2x1, rich. Those 15 stars are superimposed on a very grainy backround and the whole thing can be seen in the 11X80 finder.
7790	CAS	OPNCL	23 58.4	+61 13	8.5	5'	H VII 56	Counted 32 stars at 100X. Pretty compressed, pretty rich, brightest star 11th mag.
7789	CAS	OPNCL	23 57.0	+56 44	6.7	16.0'	H VI 30	160 Stars estimated by counting 40 in the N to W quadrant. Bright, large, very rich, very much compressed at 100X. There are many dim members in this excellant cluster. Dark lanes wind through this group from edge to edge and give the impression of spiral structure. At 165X the cluster fills the field with many lovely pairs and delicate asterisms. This cluster has been a favorite since my first observation.
1027	CAS	OPNCL	02 42.7	+61 33	6.7	20.0'	H VIII 66	Bright, pretty large, pretty rich, somewhat compressed at 135X. 33 stars counted. There is no nebulosity seen, even with the UHC. Page 41 of the Atlas of Deep Sky Splendors shows a photograph with lots of nebulosity in this area. I tried to see it with the UHC and the 38mm Erfle eyepiece and could only pick out the part near Mel 15.
663	CAS	OPNCL	01 46.0	+61 15	7.1	16.0'	H VI 31	Counted 69 stars at 100X. Bright, large, very rich, much compressed. Several 8th mag members across the face of the cluster. There is a curved north to south dark lane down the middle of the cluster. This is one of the best Non-Messier open clusters. It is unmistakeable in the 11X80 finder.
659	CAS	OPNCL	01 44.2	+60 42	7.9	5.0'	H VIII 65	Counted 11 stars at 100X. Pretty bright, pretty small, not rich, not compressed.
654	CAS	OPNCL	01 44.1	+61 53	6.5	5.0'	H VII 46	Counted 34 stars at 165X. Pretty bright, rich,compressed and round. There is a 7th mag star on the south side. There are lots of unresolved members even at 165X. A nice cluster.
637	CAS	OPNCL	01 42.9	+64 00	8.2	3.5'	H VII 49	16 stars counted at 135X. Bright, pretty large, not compressed, pretty rich. Several of the brighter stars are about 10th mag. There is a lovely triangle of stars near the center. The cluster is easy in the 11X80 finder.
436	CAS	OPNCL	01 15.6	+58 49	8.8	6.0'	H VII 45	28 stars counted at 165X. Pretty bright, small, somewhat compressed, pretty rich, nice at high power. There are several multiple stars involved.
381	CAS	OPNCL	01 08.3	+61 35	9.3	6.0'	H VIII 64	63 Stars counted at 135X. Bright, pretty large, compressed, lots of dim members provide a "cottage cheese" backround. Seen in 11X80.
278	CAS	Sc	00 52.0	+47 33	10.9	2'X2'	H I 159	Pretty bright, pretty large, round, much brighter middle. There is a 10th mag star on the north side.
225	CAS	OPNCL	00 43.4	+61 47	7.0	12.0'	H VIII 78	21 stars counted at 135X. Bright, pretty large, little compressed. There is a nice chain of 7 stars on he east side.
185	CAS	dE0	00 39.0	+48 20	9.7	12'X10'	H II 707	Pretty faint, large, elongated 1.5x1, somewhat brighter middle, sonewhat mottled at 100X.
129	CAS	OPNCL	00 29.9	+60 14	6.5	21.0'	H VIII 79	Counted 30 stars at 100X. Bright, pretty large, pretty rich, little compressed. Seen in 11X80 finder.
136	CAS	OPNCL	00 31.5	+61 32	99.9	1.2'	H VI 35	Counted 10 stars at 165X. Faint, small, compressed. Someone has a lot of nerve calling this a cluster.
457	CAS	OPNCL	01 19.1	+58 20	6.4	13.0'	H VII 42	Bright, large, pretty rich, compressed. 63 stars counted including Phi Cass, it is a light yellow star at the edge of the cluster at 100X. There is another bright star near Phi that gives the effect of having two glowing eyes looking back at the observer. In the Southwest we call this cluster the Kachina Doll, two sparkling eyes and the rest of the cluster outlines outstreched arms with feathers. Many tribes in the Southwest made such dolls for their rites.
6946	CEP	Sc	20 34.8	+60 09	10.5	14'	H IV 76	This face-on spiral galaxy has a low surface brightness and therefore responds to the atmosphere more than edge-on systems. For that reason I have called this object "pretty faint" on a night I rated 5/10 and then called it "pretty bright" on a night that was 8/10 in the mountains of Northern Arizona. In any case it is pretty large, somewhat elongated and has a bright, almost stellar nucleus. Even at the best of times I have never seen spiral structure in this object. There is a very dim extension that forms a 'V' shape.
7510	CEP	OPNCL	23 11.5	+60 34	7.9	4.0'	H VII 44	bright, pretty large, somewhat compressed cluster at 165X.I counted 22 members in an irregular shape, with several nice lines of stars. In a wide field eyepiece, cluster King 19 is in the same field.
7380	CEP	OPNCL	22 47.0	+58 06	7.2	12.0'	H VIII 77	pretty bright, pretty large, not compressed, triangularly-shaped cluster of 36 stars at 100X. There is nebulosity involved in the cluster, it can be seen without the UHC filter, but the filter helps the contrast very much. The nebula is dim enough that when I use my red flashlight to take notes, the nebula disappears for a few moments when I return to the eyepiece.
7142	CEP	OPNCL	21 45.9	+65 48	9.3	4.3'	H VII 66	pretty bright, large, not compressed, rich cluster of 30 stars at 100X.
6939	CEP	OPNCL	20 31.4	+60 38	7.8	8.0'	H VI 42	Bright, large, rich, compressed and irregularly round in shape at 135X. I estimated 70 stars, there are lots of dimmer members. This cluster has many lovely chains of stars meandering out into the Milky Way. It is easy in the 11X80 finder.
40	CEP	PLNNB	00 13.0	+72 32	10.7	60"X40"	H IV 58	bright, large, and elongated 1.5X1. Central star obvious at 200X. The color is grey at all powers. At 200X and above from one of our best locations, the nebula shows off two brighter ends that look like "polar caps" on Mars. The western cap is larger and brighter. From a poorer site on a night I rated 5/10 for seeing and transparency, the brighter parts of the planetary make it appear to have a spiral shape. The "polar cap" effect only appears on the best of nights.
7160	CEP	OPNCL	21 53.7	+62 36	6.1	7.0'	H VIII 67	bright, pretty large, scattered group of 16 stars at 135X. Two 9th mag stars and several fainter ones, not much.
779	CET	Sb	01 59.7	-05 58	12.0	4.1'X1.4'	H I 101	Pretty bright, Large, much elongated, much bright middle. Somewhat mottled at 165X.
157	CET	Sc	00 34.9	-08 24	10.4	4'X3'	H II 3	Pretty bright, large, elongated 2 X 1 and somewhat brighter in the middle at 100X. An 11th mag star in involved on the east side. At 135X this galaxy shows some mottling in moments of good seeing.
1055	CET	SB	02 41.8	+00 26	11.5	8'X4'	H I 1 = H II 6	Pretty bright, pretty large, much elongated (3 X 1), bright middle. Averted vision makes this object grow larger and will just bring out a dark lane running along the galaxy edge.
1052	CET	GALXY	02 41.0	-08 15	12.0	3'X2'	H I 63	Pretty bright, pretty small, round, much brighter middle. This is the brightest galaxy in a small group. The central three galaxies offer an interresting contrast. NGC 1052 is round and pretty noticeable at 100X. One nearby companion is round and very faint, while another is pretty faint and elongated 3 X 1. They all fit in a 20 mm Erfle eyepiece which has a 30' field and gives 100X on the 13". A very nice grouping.
1022	CET	Sb	02 38.5	-06 40	12.5	3'X2'	H I 102	Pretty bright, pretty large, round, somewhat brighter middle.
936	CET	SBa	02 27.7	-01 09	11.0	5.6'X4.5'	H IV 23	Pretty bright, pretty large, round, much brighter middle. This is a barred spiral, but I could not see any central bar structure.
908	CET	Sc	02 23.1	-21 13	11.0	5.5'X2.8'	H I 153	Pretty bright, large, elongated 2 X 1, gradually brighter middle. At 165X the core of this galaxy is elongated in the same PA as the galaxy.
615	CET	Sb	01 35.1	-07 19	12.5	4.0'X1.7'	H II 282	Pretty bright, pretty small, somewhat elongated, much brighter middle.
596	CET	E2	01 32.8	-07 01	12.5	3.5'X2.2'	H II 4	Pretty bright, pretty small, round, much brighter middle at 100X. Has a stellar core at 135X in moments of good seeing.
584	CET	E4	01 31.3	-06 51	12.0	3.8'X2.4'	H I 100	Faint, small, elongated 2 X 1, not brighter middle.
246	CET	PLNNB	00 47.1	-11 53	8.5	240"X210"	H V 25	is a very nice planetary to break up all these galaxies. It is bright, large and round at 100X. There are several dark areas in this nebula and they combine to look like this is a doughnut someone took a bite from. The UHC filter makes this effect more noticeable. There are three stars involved at 165X.
247	CET	S-	00 47.0	-20 45	8.9	20'X7'	H V 20	Pretty faint, very large, much elongated (4 X 1) and has a star at one end. It is not much brighter in the middle at 100X in the 13". This object was much more conspicuous in my old 17.5" at 130X. In either scope, this galaxy has a pretty low surface brightness and does not deserve the 10th mag rating it gets in many listings. The outer portions are mottled in both scopes, with good seeing.
720	CET	E4	01 53.0	-13 44	11.5	4.4'X2.8'	H I 105	Pretty bright, pretty large, much elongated 3 X 1, somewhat brighter middle with bright almost stellar core.
2204	CMA	OPNCL	06 15.7	-18 39	8.6	13.0'	H VII 13	not much, "K" shape, 30 stars and somewhat milky backround, orange 9 mag * to one side.
2354	CMA	OPNCL	07 14.3	-25 44	6.5	20.0'	H VII 16	Bright, large, not compressed at 100X. 40 * in Milky Way field, several dark lanes in group with nice chains of stars. Just seen in 10X50 binoculars.
2360	CMA	OPNCL	07 17.8	-15 37	7.2	13.0'	H VII 12	Bright, large, compressed, rich and round. Easy in 8X50 finder. At 100X there are about 20 pretty bright stars with another 50 for fill in. This is a winter favorite.
2362	CMA	OPNCL	07 18.8	-24 57	4.1	8.0'	H VII 17	pretty bright, pretty large, somewhat compressed, round at 165X. Tau CMA and about 45 stars. Tau has dark band around it, then cluster members. Tau has two companions that form almost a straight line. Tau is white, the two comes are bluish and both are on one side of Tau. Having a bright triple star in the center of a cluster is quite unique and I return to this object often.
2775	CNC	Sa	09 10.3	+07 03	11.5	5.0'X4.0'	H I 2	Bright, large, elongated 1.8 X 1 in PA 165, much brighter in the middle at 165X. Mottling in arms and core elongated 2 X 1 in same PA as galaxy.
4448	COM	GALXY	12 28.2	+28 38	11.9	4.0'X1.5'	H I 91	pretty bright, pretty large, elongated 2X1, much brighter middle at 100X.
4459	COM	GALXY	12 29.1	+13 59	11.6	3.5'X2.7'	H I 161	pretty bright, pretty small, much brighter middle at 100X. At the edge of the Coma Galaxy Cluster, so there are four small, faint companions in the 40' field of view.
4473	COM	GALXY	12 29.9	+13 26	11.2	3.6'X2.3'	H II 114	pretty bright, pretty small, round, much brighter middle, has a very faint, round companion to the NW.
4477	COM	GALXY	12 30.1	+13 39	11.9	3.8'X3.5'	H II 115	Bright, large, considerably brighter middle, round. 12th mag star on the south side.
4494	COM	GALXY	12 31.3	+25 47	10.7	4.5'X4.3'	H I 83	bright, pretty large, round, much brighter middle at 100X
4548	COM	SBb	12 35.5	+14 30	11.5	5.5'X4.5'	H II 120	pretty faint, pretty large, somewhat elongated, somewhat brighter middle. Marked M 91 on U2000. Messier gave a position near here for an object "dimmer than M 90". Shapley says it may be a comet that got away, NGC 4571 has been suggested. Owen Gingerich says it was a duplicate observation of M 58.
4559	COM	GALXY	12 35.9	+27 58	10.7	13.0'X5.2'	H I 92	bright, large, much elongated 3X1, somewhat brighter middle at 135X. Three stars involved in south arm make this object unique, don't miss it.
4689	COM	GALXY	12 47.9	+13 46	12.8	4.0'X3.5'	H II 128	pretty faint, pretty large, somewhat elongated, not much brighter middle at 100X.
4419	COM	GALXY	12 27.0	+15 03	11.6	3.1'X1.0'	H II 113	pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter middle, much elongated at 100X.
4725	COM	GALXY	12 50.4	+25 33	10.2	12.0'X9.0'	H I 84	bright, large, much elongated, very bright middle at 100X. My old 17.5" would show a hint of barred spiral structure at 125X, but I have not had the chance to use the 13" on this object from an excellant site to see if the smaller scope will duplicate that feat.
4565	COM	Sb	12 36.3	+26 00	10.3	15.5'X1.9'	H V 24	very bright, very large, extremely elongated 10X1, very bright middle at 135X. Dark lane is easy at a good site, it can be held with direct vision. At 200X some fine detail within the dark lane is visible in moments of good seeing at our best sites in the mountains of northern Arizona. It has always looked like the classic flying saucer. At a Saguaro Astronomy Club star party someone called it "God's Frisbee". This spectacular edge-on galaxy is also a companion to Comet Coe. The story goes like this: I had just completed a new 17.5" Dobsonian and had had only few chances to get it out into dark sky. I trucked it to a club gathering at one of the best sites we use. When I observed NGC 4565 it had an obvious companion that I immediatly thought was a comet. After showing it to A. J. Crayon and several other club members, I looked it up and it was quite obvious in a photograph in Burnham's. Oh well, so much for fame 4565 and fortune. Several "friends" pointed out that it could be a very long period comet that is coming directly at the earth.
4394	COM	GALXY	12 26.0	+18 13	11.9	3.6'X3.4'	H II 55	M85 bright, large, somewhat elongated, star involved on north side of nucleus. 4394 following is pretty bright, small, elongated.
4350	COM	GALXY	12 24.0	+16 42	11.5	2.5'X0.9'	H II 86	pretty bright, pretty large, much elongated, brighter middle at 100X.
4314	COM	GALXY	12 22.6	+29 54	11.5	4.6'X4.5'	H I 76	pretty bright, pretty large, much elongated, brighter middle, very mottled at 100X. 4308 in field (faint, very small, not much).
4293	COM	GALXY	12 21.3	+18 24	11.6	5.8'X3.3'	H V 5	pretty bright, large, much elongated, brighter middle at 135X.
4278	COM	GALXY	12 20.2	+29 18	11.2	3.5'X3.5'	H I 90	Bright, pretty large, little elongated 1.2 X 1 in PA 90, very bright middle. Two pretty faint companions to the South.
4274	COM	GALXY	12 19.9	+29 37	11.1	7.3'X2.7'	H I 75	bright, pretty large, much elongated, brighter middle at 100X. Has three companions in 40' field of 20mm Erfle. Brightest of three is 4278.
4251	COM	GALXY	12 18.2	+28 11	11.5	3.6'X2.0'	H I 89	pretty bright, pretty small, elongated 2X1, much brighter middle at 135X.
4245	COM	GALXY	12 17.7	+29 37	12.4	3.5'X3.3'	H I 74	pretty bright, pretty large, somewhat elongated, much brighter middle at 100X.
4203	COM	GALXY	12 15.2	+33 13	11.8	3.5'X3.3'	H I 175	bright, pretty large, very bright middle at 100X. Very mottled arms, really grows with averted vision.
4150	COM	GALXY	12 10.6	+30 25	12.6	2.1'X1.5'	H I 73	Pretty bright, pretty large, much elongated 2.5 X 1 in PA 135 Stellar nucleus contained in a bright middle at 165X.
4147	COM	GLOCL	12 10.1	+18 33	10.3	4.0'	H I 19	Bright, pretty large, round, bright middle at 165X. Five stars are resolved in good seeing. A nice globular to break up all these galaxies.
4414	COM	GALXY	12 26.4	+31 14	10.9	4.8'X3.2'	H I 77	pretty bright, pretty large, elongated 3X1, much brighter middle at 100X. At 165X, stellar core comes and goes with the seeing.
4450	COM	GALXY	12 28.6	+17 06	11.2	5.5'X3.7'	H II 56	pretty bright, pretty large, little elongated, much brighter middle at 135X.
3962	CRT	GALXY	11 54.7	-13 58	10.6	2.9'X2.6'	H I 67	Pretty bright, pretty large, elongated 1.5 X 1 in PA 160 at 165X. The bright middle in this object is almost stellar at 220X, it seems consistently to have a central point that is less than 2 arc seconds in size at high power.
4361	CRV	PLNNB	12 24.5	-18 48	10.3	80"	H I 65	Bright, large, somewhat elongated (1.5 X 1) in PA 90, grey in color at 135X. The central star is obvious at all powers. Going to 220X brings out an almost "mottled" effect across the face of this planetary nebula, a strange effect for this type of object. Most planetaries I have seen appear smooth at high powers, this one does not.
4038	CRV	Sp	12 01.9	-18 51	10.7	2.6'X1.8'	H IV 28	Pretty bright, pretty large, irregularly round and somewhat brighter in the middle at 100X. Going to higher powers reveals some of the bizarre nature of this extraordinary galaxy pair. The "shrimp" or "comma" shape of the two interacting galaxies is evident at 165X and 220X. There are several small dark features seen and the entire galaxy pair is very mottled, almost like a sponge, at high power.
4027	CRV	GALXY	11 59.6	-19 15	11.7	3.0'X2.3'	H II 296	Pretty faint, large, elongated 1.5 X 1 in PA 110 and much brighter in the middle at 220X. This galaxy exhibits some nice mottling in the outer section. What I found bizarre is that the central core of this galaxy is elongated in PA 75, much different from the angle of elongation of the main galaxy. I cannot think of another example of an object with a bright core that is skewed in relation to its' main body.
4111	CVN	GALXY	12 07.1	+43 05	11.4	4.3'X0.8'	H I 195	Bright, pretty large, much elongated 3 X 1 in PA 165X, very bright middle with a bright nucleus. Has a companion to the East. This edge on galaxy is razor thin at 135X.
5273	CVN	E1p	13 42.1	+35 38	12.7	2.8'X2.3'	H I 98	Pretty faint, Pretty large, somewhat brighter middle, round, this low surface brightness galaxy is helped a lot by averted vision. There is a tough companion to the Southeast.
5195	CVN	P	13 30.1	+47 16	10.6	7'X5'	H I 186	Pretty bright, pretty large, Irregularly round and much brighter in the middle at 135X. On the best of nights the connecting bridge to M51 is obvious and there are several dark markings across the face of this strange shaped object.
5033	CVN	Sb	13 13.5	+36 36	10.9	11.5'X5.5'	H I 97	Bright, large, very much elongated 4 X 1 in PA 0, with a bright, stellar nucleus and mottle arms at 135X.
5005	CVN	Sb- II	13 11.0	+37 03	10.6	6.3'X3.0'	H I 96	Bright, Large, much elongated 4 X 1 in PA 60. At 165X there is a nice dust lane and a somewhat elongated core with a stellar nucleus.
4800	CVN	GALXY	12 54.5	+46 32	12.0	1.7'X1.2'	H I 211	Bright, pretty small, very bright middle, little elongated 1.2 X 1 in PA 0. This object has a very high surface brightness.
4656	CVN	GALXY	12 43.9	+32 11	10.6	22.0'X3.0'	H I 176	Bright, Large, very much elongated in PA 30, NGC 4657 is superimposed on the North end and makes this strange galaxy look like a hockey stick.
4631	CVN	GALXY	12 42.1	+32 33	9.8	17.0'X3.5'	H V 42	Very bright, very large, very much elongated 6 X 1 in PA 90, bright middle. At 100X this very mottled galaxy is a rather bizarre shape that members of the Saguaro Astronomy Club call "The Slug". It is just visible in the 11 X 80.
4618	CVN	GALXY	12 41.5	+41 10	11.5	4.5'X3.5'	H I 178	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter in the middle and elongated 2 X 1 in PA 30 at 100X.
4485	CVN	Ir	12 30.5	+41 43	12.4	3.0'X2.5'	H I 197	Pretty bright, pretty small, elongated 1.5 X 1 in PA 20, I never saw a connecting bridge to 4490.
4449	CVN	Ir	12 28.2	+44 06	10.0	6.0'X4.5'	H I 213	Bright, pretty large, elongated 2 X 1 in PA 45, little brighter in the middle with several stars involved. At 135X this irregular galaxy is very mottled.
4346	CVN	GALXY	12 23.4	+47 00	12.3	3.2'X1.3'	H I 210	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter in the middle and elongated 2 X 1 in PA 90 degrees at 100X.
4258	CVN	Sb	12 18.9	+47 19	9.6	22.0'X9.0'	H V 43	Very bright, very large, very, very bright middle with an almost stellar nucleus. It is very much elongated 3 X 1 in PA 165. AT 135X this lovely galaxy sparkles with mottling.
4214	CVN	Ir	12 15.7	+36 20	10.3	11'X9.0'	H I 95	Bright, pretty large, round, very much brighter in the middle with a bright nucleus at 100X. At 165X, it is unusual to see this round galaxy has an elongated nucleus at PA 45 degrees.
4490	CVN	GALXY	12 30.6	+41 39	10.1	7.0'X3.5'	H I 198	Pretty bright, large, very much elongated 2.5 X 1 in PA 135, brighter middle at 100X.
4143	CVN	GALXY	12 09.7	+42 33	12.0	2.9'X1.8'	H IV 54	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brigther in the middle, elongated 2 X 1 in PA 165 at 100X.
4151	CVN	GALXY	12 10.6	+39 25	11.2	7.0'X6.0'	H I 165	Pretty faint, Large, much brighter in the middle with an almost stellar nucleus, this round, face on galaxy has a low surface brightness at 135X and averted vision helps it quite a bit. There is an elongated companion to the north.
6866	CYG	OPNCL	20 03.7	+44 00	7.6	7.0'	H VII 59	Large, rich, considerably compressed and well resolved at 165X. I counted 62 stars from 10th to 14th mag.
7128	CYG	OPNCL	21 44.0	+53 43	9.7	3.1'	H VII 40	Pretty faint, pretty small, compressed, not rich, this is a lovely ring of stars at 135X, with a nice orange member of about 12th mag on the east side.
7086	CYG	OPNCL	21 30.5	+51 35	8.4	9.0'	H VI 32	is a bright, pretty large, rich and pretty compressed open cluster at 100X. It is a nice cluster with about 60 stars resolved.
7062	CYG	OPNCL	21 23.2	+46 23	8.3	7.0'	H VII 51	Pretty bright, pretty small, pretty rich, compressed. I counted 26 stars at 165X in this nice cluster.
7044	CYG	OPNCL	21 12.9	+42 29	12.0	3.5'	H VI 24	Faint, pretty small, Elongated 2 X 1 in PA 90, not compressed, not rich. I counted 16 stars and a backround haze at 135X.
7008	CYG	PLNNB	21 00.6	+54 33	12.0	86"X69"	H I 192	is a pretty bright, pretty large, roundish planetary at 200 X in the 17.5". It has several irregular bright spots and three stars are involved in the nebula. There is a nice blue and gold double star at its' edge.
6910	CYG	OPNCL	20 23.1	+40 47	7.4	8.0'	H VIII 56	Pretty bright, pretty large, pretty rich, compressed, 39 stars counted at 100X.
6834	CYG	OPNCL	19 52.2	+29 25	7.8	5.0'	H VIII 16	Pretty bright, large, pretty rich, compressed, and somewhat triangular at 100X. I counted 38 stars with one dark yellow 10th mag near the center.
6826	CYG	PLNNB	19 44.8	+50 31	8.8	27"X24"	H IV 73	is the Blinking Planetary. This medium sized, 9th magnitude planetary can be located at 100X. It appears as a non-stellar blob in the Milky Way. I first saw the blinking effect in an 8" scope at 200X. If you look directly at the planetary the central star is prominent compared to the greenish nebulosity. Then averted vision will make the nebula appear brighter and overwhelm the star. Alternating between direct and averted vision will produce a blinking on-then-off effect that is fascinating. In the 17.5" the effect is unmistakeable. There are several other planetary nebulae that have the right central star to nebula brightness to show off this effect.
7000	CYG	BRTNB	20 58.8	+44 20	99.9	120'X100'	H V 37?	is the North America Nebula. This large area of nebulosity needs an RFT to be seen in its entirety. A dim glow can be seen in the area with the naked eye and 10 X 50 binoculars at a dark site will show the North America shape. In a 4 1/4" f/4 with a 20mm Erfle and a UHC filter, the nebula is very bright and very large, filling the 1.5 degree field with nebulosity. The brightest section is "Mexico" and the Pelican Nebula (IC 5067) can be seen nearby.
6905	DEL	PLNNB	20 22.4	+20 06	12.0	44"X38"	H IV 16	Bright, pretty large, elongated 1.5 X 1, central star easy at 100X. Moving up to 270X with a Barlow lens reveals that the east and west sides are brighter than the rest of the nebula. This planetary is pale green at all powers. I have heard NGC 6905 called the "Blue flash nebula" but I have never seen blue in this object.
6934	DEL	GLOCL	20 34.2	+07 24	8.9	2'	H I 103	Bright, pretty large, much compressed, round and has a brighter middle at 100X. It can be seen in the 11 X 80 finder or 10 X 50 binoculars. This is the type of object that responds with a much better view on a clear, transparent night. On a night I rated 6/10 for seeing and transparency, down on the floor on the desert near the Organ Pipe Cactus National Forest, I could only resolve 3 stars with a mottled core at 160X. At the same power on a beautiful night in the Red Rock country near Sedona at 5000 ft., this globular blazed with 40 stars resolved, 6 of them in the core area. This is the kind of observation to postpone until those rare 9/10 evenings when stars twinkle very little and the Milky Way blazes overhead.
7006	DEL	GLOCL	21 01.5	+16 11	10.6	2.8'	H I 52	Pretty bright, pretty small, round, very bright middle and very compressed at 100X. This very distant globular is one of the most mottled objects I have ever seen in the 13" at 180X. This extremely grainy globular has only shown me stars on its' face one time. Using my old 18" f/6 at 210X, I saw 3 stars superimposed on the surface of NGC 7006. One was held steady, the other two appeared and disappeared with the seeing. This was on a night I rated 8/10 for transparency and 7/10 for seeing.
5866	DRA	E6p	15 06.5	+55 45	11.1	6.5'X3.0'	H I 215	Bright, large, much elongated 3X2, much brighter middle at 165X. The dark lane has been easy on nights of good seeing and transparency. On mushy nights the dark lane is not seen at any power.
6543	DRA	PLNNB	17 58.6	+66 38	8.3	22"X16"	H IV 37	Bright, large, elongated 1.8 X 1. The central star can be seen at all powers, but is stellar only on the best of nights. Using 250X to 320X there is much detail within the planetary. Two brighter curved areas give the impression of spiral strucure. The very center of the nebulosity does not get near the central star, somewhat like M-42, where the nebulosity has been blown away from the central Trapezium.
3147	DRA	Sb	10 16.9	+73 24	11.3	4.7'X4.0'	H I 79	Pretty bright, pretty large, little elongated, with a much brighter core at 100X. It is just seen in the 11X80 finder. In moments of good seeing at 135X, it has a stellar core.
5982	DRA	E3p	15 38.6	+59 21	12.4	3.9'X2.1'	H II 764	Pretty bright, pretty small, little elongated 1.5 X 1 in PA 90 and much brighter in the middle at 135X.
5907	DRA	Sb+	15 15.9	+56 19	11.4	12.8'X1.8'	H II 759	Bright, large, very much elongated, bright middle at 100X. At 200X the core is gradually brighter with a stellar nucleus.
1084	ERI	Sc	02 45.9	-07 35	12.0	3'X2'	H I 64	Easily seen at 100X, pretty bright, elongated and somewhat mottled at 180X.
1407	ERI	EO	03 40.1	-18 34	12.0	2.5'X2.5'	H I 107	Pretty bright, round and much brighter in the middle at 100X. NGC 1400 and 1407 are surrounded by 10 fainter galaxies within 30 arc minutes.
1535	ERI	PLNNB	04 14.2	-12 44	10.4	20"X17"	H IV 26	Bright, pretty large, round, easy to spot at 100X. Going to 180X shows two concentric rings, one bright near the center, the other ring dimmer and larger that forms the outer edge of this planetary. The central star is easy at high power and the nebula is light blue at all powers.
2371	GEM	PLNNB	07 25.6	+29 29	13.0	74"X54"	H II 316	Bright, pretty large, box shaped at 100X. High power shows much structure. The southeast end in much brighter and the central star is seen at 220X. This planetary is grey in color at all powers.
2420	GEM	OPNCL	07 38.5	+21 34	8.3	10.0'	H VI 1	Pretty bright, pretty large, somewhat compressed, 30 stars at 135X. Several nice star chains on involved with an "oatmeal" backround of fainter stars.
2395	GEM	OPNCL	07 27.1	+13 35	8.0	12.0'	H VIII 11	Bright, pretty large, elongated 2 X 1, resolved at 100X, approximately 50 stars in a nice cluster.
2372	GEM	PLNNB	07 25.6	+29 29	13.0	74"X54"	H II 317	Bright, pretty large, box shaped at 100X. High power shows much structure. The southeast end in much brighter and the central star is seen at 220X. This planetary is grey in color at all powers.
2355	GEM	OPNCL	07 16.9	+13 47	9.7	9.0'	H VI 6	Pretty bright, pretty large, much compressed at 100X. Just seen in 11 X 80 finderscope. I counted 80 stars with a bright yellow star near the center of this cluster.
2304	GEM	OPNCL	06 55.0	+18 01	10.0	5.0'	H VI 2	Faint, pretty small, somewhat compressed, not much at 100X. I counted 11 stars in a 5 arcmin area, shaped like a comma or Corona Borealis cluster.
2266	GEM	OPNCL	06 43.2	+26 58	9.5	7.0'	H VI 21	Pretty bright, pretty small, rich, much compressed and resolved at 100X. I counted 50 stars at 135X.
2158	GEM	OPNCL	06 07.5	+24 06	8.6	5.0'	H VI 17	Pretty bright, pretty small, very compressed, arrowhead shape. I counted 12 stars and saw a very grainy backround at 165X on a night I rated 7/10.
2129	GEM	OPNCL	06 01.0	+23 18	6.7	7.0'	H VIII 26	Pretty bright, pretty small, not compressed, 22 stars counted at 100X, just seen in 11 X 80 finderscope.
2392	GEM	PLNNB	07 29.2	+20 55	8.6	47"X43"	H IV 45	Bright, large, round and somewhat annular at 100X. The central star is easy and this planetary is light green at all powers. The "Eskimo" features are seen at 220X and are somewhat better at 320X on a night I rated 8/10 for seeing and contrast.
6207	HER	Sc	16 43.1	+36 50	12.5	3.3'X1.2'	H II 701	pretty bright, pretty large, elongated 2x1, somewhat brighter in the middle at 100X.
6229	HER	GLOCL	16 47.0	+47 32	9.4	4.5'	H IV 50	Pretty bright, pretty large, round and brighter in the middle at 100X.
5694	HYA	GLOCL	14 39.6	-26 32	10.2	3.6'	H II 196	Pretty bright, pretty large, Round, brighter in the middle; 165X and 320X, very grainy, no resolution on a night I rated 5/10. At a much better site on an evening I rated 8/10 the 17.5" would show 6 stars superimposed on a hazy outer corona.
2548	HYA	OPNCL	08 13.8	-05 48	5.8	54.0'	H VI 22	M48? Somewhat scattered, Very Bright, can be seen naked eye, 12 stars are resolved in 8X50 finder, many chains of stars, little compressed, 7 's near center form an arch or boomerang shape. One 9 mag orange at 60X.
2811	HYA	Sb	09 16.3	-16 18	13.0	2.7'	H II 502	pretty Bright, very Elongated, much brighter middle at 100X. faint * in following arm
3242	HYA	PLNNB	10 24.8	-18 38	8.6	40"X35"	H IV 27	Wow, Looks like CBS eye, greenish at all powers, Central star easy at 300X. Very bright, large, round. AT 650X on a night I rated 8/10 for seeing, there is a small, dark circular area around the central star. A very nice planetary with lots of internal detail at high power.
3621	HYA	GALXY	11 18.3	-32 49	9.9	10'X6.5'	H I 241	Bright, Large, elongated, much brighter in the middle, seen in finder and 10x50 binocs, nice
7296	LAC	OPNCL	22 28.2	+52 17	9.7	4.0'	H VII 41	Pretty bright, small and not compressed. I counted 18 stars at 200X. This group is fan-shaped and there is a nice yellow star at the apex of the fan.
7243	LAC	OPNCL	22 15.3	+49 53	6.4	21.0'	H VIII 75	Bright, large and not compressed at 100X. 29 stars were counted in this rather coarse cluster. A dark lane divides the cluster into 1/3 and 2/3 groups.
7209	LAC	OPNCL	22 05.2	+46 30	6.7	25.0'	H VII 53	Bright, large, rich, pretty compressed in a 15 arc minute area at 100X. I counted 59 stars, many in lovely chains that fade out into a Milky Way backround. There is a smooth progression of magnitudes from 9th to 12th within this cluster.
3686	LEO	GALXY	11 27.7	+17 13	11.6	3.1'X2.5'	H II 160	Pretty faint, pretty large, somewhat brighter in the middle, little elongated 1.5 X 1 in PA 0 at 135X. There is a similar galaxy in the field to the south.
3912	LEO	GALXY	11 50.1	+26 29	13.2	1.8'X1.0'	H II 342	Faint, pretty small, round, a little brighter in the middle, this galaxy is not much at 135X.
3810	LEO	GALXY	11 41.0	+11 28	11.4	4.1'X2.8'	H I 21	Pretty bright, pretty large, brighter in the middle, elongated 1.8 X 1 in PA 30 at 135X.
3655	LEO	GALXY	11 22.9	+16 35	11.6	1.6'X1.0'	H I 5	Pretty bright, small, little elongated 1.2 X 1 in PA 30, brighter in the middle, this galaxy is not much at 135X.
3640	LEO	GALXY	11 21.1	+03 14	11.8	4.5'X4.0'	H II 33	Pretty bright, pretty large, little elongated 1.5 X 1 in PA 90, much brighter in the middle at 135X. There is a very faint, small, round companion (NGC 3641) which can be seen with averted vision only.
3628	LEO	GALXY	11 20.3	+13 36	11.5	15.5'X4.3'	H V 8	Pretty bright, large, somewhat brighter in the middle, very much elongated in PA 90 with a hint of a dark lane at 165X.
3626	LEO	GALXY	11 20.1	+18 21	11.2	2.8'X2.0'	H II 52	Pretty bright, small, elongated 2.5 X 1 in PA 165, much brighter in the middle with an almost stellar nucleus at 135X.
3608	LEO	GALXY	11 17.0	+18 09	11.7	3.0'X2.5'	H II 51	Pretty bright, pretty large, round, bright middle at 100X. There are two companions in the 30 arc min field of view.
3607	LEO	GALXY	11 16.9	+18 03	10.2	4.5'X4.0'	H II 50	Pretty bright, pretty large, round, much brighter in the middle with a stellar nucleus, somewhat mottled at 135X. Located in a group of three.
3593	LEO	GALXY	11 14.6	+12 49	11.8	5.2'X2.1'	H I 29	is pretty bright, pretty large, elongated and has a much brighter middle. What is bizarre about this galaxy is that at 200X in the 12.5", the core is elongated 2X1. I don't remember seeing an elongated nucleus in a galaxy before.
3521	LEO	GALXY	11 05.8	-00 02	10.1	13.5'X7.0'	H I 13	Bright, Large, elongated 2.5 X 1 in PA 135 and brighter in the middle at 100X. Looks like a mini-Andromeda galaxy.
3190	LEO	Sb	10 18.1	+21 50	11.9	4.5'X1.7'	H II 44	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter middle, Elongated 2 X 1 in PA 135 at 135X. Extremely faint, small and round companion to the NW (NGC 3187).
3900	LEO	GALXY	11 49.2	+27 01	12.5	3.2'X1.6'	H I 82	Pretty faint, pretty large, little elongated 1.2 X 1 in PA 0, brighter middle, averted vision helps the contrast of this object quite a bit at 135X.
3489	LEO	GALXY	11 00.3	+13 54	10.9	3.2'X1.9'	H II 101	Pretty bright, pretty large, elongated 3 X 1 in PA 75, much brighter in the middle with a stellar nucleus at 135X, averted vision makes this galaxy grow in size.
2964	LEO	Sc	09 42.9	+31 51	12.5	3.5'X1.9'	H I 114	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter middle with an occaisonally stellar nucleus, elongated 1.5 X 1 in PA 90
3193	LEO	E0	10 18.4	+21 54	12.4	2.5'X2.5'	H II 45	Pretty bright, pretty small, round, much brighter middle with an occaisonally stellar nucleus, a 10th mag star is on the North side at 135X.
3226	LEO	GALXY	10 23.4	+19 53	13.3	2.5'X2.2'	H II 28	form a pair 50' east of Gamma Leo. 3227 is pretty bright, considerably elongated and has a pretty bright nucleus that is almost stellar. 3226 is pretty bright, round and has a bright core. These observations are with a 12.5" f/6 at 160X. What is weird about these two galaxies is that they appear to overlap each other even at high powers! The round galaxy is at one end of the elongated galaxy and it looks like a club with a knot at one end. Don't take my word for it, go look for yourself.
3227	LEO	Sa	10 23.5	+19 52	12.2	6.5'X4.5'	H II 29	form a pair 50' east of Gamma Leo. 3227 is pretty bright, considerably elongated and has a pretty bright nucleus that is almost stellar. 3226 is pretty bright, round and has a bright core. These observations are with a 12.5" f/6 at 160X. What is weird about these two galaxies is that they appear to overlap each other even at high powers! The round galaxy is at one end of the elongated galaxy and it looks like a club with a knot at one end. Don't take my word for it, go look for yourself.
3377	LEO	GALXY	10 47.7	+13 59	10.7	4.0'X2.5'	H II 99	Bright, pretty large, much brighter middle with a bright, stellar nucleus, elongated 1.5 X 1 in PA 30. This nice galaxy is a little mottled in the outer sections at 135X.
3379	LEO	E1	10 47.8	+12 35	9.6	3.8'X3.8'	H I 17	(M-105) Bright, large, little elongated, very bright middle, stellar nucleus, two companions in the field at 100X.
3384	LEO	E7	10 48.3	+12 38	10.0	5.4'X2.8'	H I 18	Pretty faint, large, somewhat elongated and not much brighter in the middle, rather mushy at 100X.
3412	LEO	GALXY	10 50.9	+13 25	10.8	3.3'X1.9'	H I 27	Bright, pretty large, elongated 2.5 X 1 in PA 135, very bright in the middle with stellar nucleus at 135X. This galaxy is somewhat mottled.
2903	LEO	Sb	09 32.2	+21 29	10.0	13.3'X6.0'	H I 56	is one of the best non-Messier galaxies. It is easy in 10x50 binocs or a large finder scope. At 175X in the 12.5" f/6 this galaxy is bright and is mottled across the face with a much brighter core. There is a bright spot about 4 arc minutes from the core.
1964	LEP	Sb	05 33.3	-21 57	11.5		H IV 21	Pretty bright, Small, somewhat elongated and brighter in the middle at 100X. There is a pretty bright star involved near the core on the SW side.
5897	LIB	GLOCL	15 17.4	-21 01	8.6	12.6'	H VI 19	Pretty faint, large, gradually brighter in the middle and rich at 135X. I counted 22 stars resolved on a night I rated 6/10 for seeing and transparency. There is certainly not the usual "blazing core" to this globular.
3245	LMI	GALXY	10 27.3	+28 30	11.6	2.9'X1.9'	H I 86	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter in the middle with a bright nucleus, elongated 2 X 1 in PA 165, there is a faint companion to the north at 100X.
3414	LMI	GALXY	10 51.3	+27 59	12.1	3.0'X2.6'	H II 362	Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter in the middle and little elongated 1.2 X 1 in PA 45. The companion galaxy