Canis Minor

By Steve Coe				13" f/5.6 unless noted


NGC 2350  100X--very faint, small, elongated 2X1 in PA 110,
very little brighter middle.

NGC 2394  100X--not rich, not compressed, pretty large, very
little compressed, stars 10...11.  12 stars in 2 chains to
NW of Eta CMI.  Not well detached.

UGC 3912  100X-- extremely faint, pretty small, little elongated
1.5X1 in PA 110, very, very little brighter in the middle.
Never really held steady.  Averted vision helps a lot.
A toughie even on a great night.  Granite Wash Mt. S=7, T=9.

Abell 20  PK214+ 7.1   100X--extremely faint, pretty small,
not brighter in the middle, round, 2 very faint stars involved
on north side.  UHC helps a little--not many photons to filter.
Extremely low surface brightness, averted vision helps.  Tough.
150X--no better with and without filter, at limit of 13" and
superior night at Sentinel.


Abell 22  PK215+11.1   100X  nothing at right spot on excellent
night at Granite Wash Mt.


Abell 24  PK217+14.1  100X--just barely seen with averted vision.
Extremely faint, pretty large, not brighter middle, round,
2 very faint stars involved.  150x--helps some, still not held
steady, seen about 30% of the time.  The UHC never helped.
Above observation is from Buckeye on a 6/10 night.  
Going to Sentinel the next night it was much easier, still
faint, but not difficult.  The UHC helps some on a better night.