| RaDec | Type | Name | T# | U# | Magn | Size | Class | Con | Ez | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000115.633+602119.17 | ms | OSTRUVESTRUVE254 | 1 | 35 | 7.5 8 | 58.1"89° | N0 | Cas | 1 | 1 |
| Fri 1985/08/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Gorgeous red, blue double plotted in T as the 2 close ** closest to WZ Cas. | ||||||||||
| 0005+58.0 | jc | anon | 1 | 35 | 30 | Cas | 1 | 3 | ||
| Tue 1984/12/25 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Pretty field of doubles sp BETA Cas. | ||||||||||
| 001300.98+723119.3 | pn | n40 | 1 | 3 | 10.7 11.61m* | 60"x40" | 2b | Cep | 3 | 1 |
| Fri 1985/08/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Barely visible at x49 without UHC. UHC hurts - just darkens. Central * shows with x122 without UHC. Wed 1985/09/11 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 The center "*" of 3 ** in a line. Sun 1986/08/31 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 vFT pn at x49. Its off the 3 * line. Central * is easy at x122 without UHC. Fri 1990/08/24 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=7/9 Pale blue. Its the 2nd "*" from the f in a zig-zag line of 4 * 60°. Its on the sp side of the best-fit-straight-line. 11m* at center with a 50"x45"pf glow surrounding. UHC hurts. | ||||||||||
| 0025.2+6120 | oc | n103 | 1 | 15 | 9.8 12m* | 4.5 | II 2 p/II 1 m | Cas | 2 | 3 |
| Tue 1985/09/24 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Pretty 5' circlet of ** near a red, blue, blue (optical) triple. 3 BT** in the circlet. BT* 10's is in the CHI-12-Cas line. Fri 1986/09/05 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Prior observation rejected. I finally had luck finding the oc from the s. Its a vFT 3' glow at x49 situated at the center of a rich 40' group. I used oc n129 and the 3 ** between 129 and 103 to find it. The oc is closer to the n-most of those 3 ** than it is to 12 Cas. x122 and x272 + averted vision show about 20-25 **. Most ** are along a ns line 1' wide with spurs sticking out each side, mainly to the f. Field was sketched. Tue 1986/10/07 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Note- the 3 ** between 129 and 103 are difficult but seeable in viewfinder. Sat 1993/10/23 at Doug Bock's house, Fenton, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 10'x3'10° with 15 12m...**. | ||||||||||
| 0029.9+6013 | oc | n129 | 1 | 35 | 6.5 8.57m* | 21 | IV 2 p/III 2 m | Cas | 5 | 3 |
| Tue 1984/12/25 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Immediate asterism is a 15' W-shape made of 2 half C-shapes. FT. 14 **. Sketched. My sketch does not match WS at all but nothing else is in the area. The double shown in FG is 25'p 150's, and is 4'350°. Sun 1985/01/06 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 This is way too far. Must not be the right double. Sun 1985/12/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Its the p part of a LGr group. The oc itself matches WS exactly. All WS ** seen. W-shape is really not a good dcrp at all. Fri 1986/09/05 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed 19851215 observation. Its a 5' triangle of 3 9m** filled in with FTr ones. Many FT** np. The vBT* 20's is shown as a double in T even though I can't resolve it at x272. WS sketch is perfect. Sun 1987/10/25 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed, except I see more ** than WS on meridian. Mon 1990/09/17 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 Pretty loose 30'x20'150°. The 9m triangle is at the s edge and that area is only part of the oc according to U chart. At least 50 ** were seen. S edge is well detached from field but N edge is not. No central condensation. No colorful **. Sat 2005/10/29 at Casco Twp Lindsay & Meldrum using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 Hard to define the boundary of this oc at the n edge, but I'd say its 20'x15'150°. BT equilateral triangle of 10m** at the s edge, and that s edge is what's drawn in the WS sketch, but I believe the oc extends to the n as well. At x131, the SM part in the WS sketch, which is 7' in size, contains 25 **, including the 3 10m** and a couple of 11m**, but is mainly 12m..13m**. When I extend it to 20'x15', I count an additional 25 **. Located in a rich field. Stands out pretty well from the field, except the n edge is hard to define. Not compressed. 5m* 15'165° of the triangle. 3 BT** in a 3' arc are 15'75°. No colorful ** in the oc. No conspicuous pairs. | ||||||||||
| 0031.9+6309 | oc | King14 | 1 | 15 | 8.5 11m* | 7.3 | III 2 p/III 1 p | Cas | 2 | 3 |
| Sun 1985/10/06 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Just p a BT*. An 8' smattering of about 20 ** with 4 tail feathers in a row. Many ** in the main oc are arranged in rows radiating from the center. WS sketch is good but I don't see quite that many **. Fri 1986/09/05 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Just n of CHI Cas (which is shown in WS sketch). Oc133 is also shown in WS. Sat 1986/11/22 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Sketched. Sat 1993/10/23 at Doug Bock's house, Fenton, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 Good sketch done under n146. 8'x5'0°. Description given on 19851006 is good. Fri 1995/08/25 at Lake Hudson State Recreation Area, south of Jackson, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=4/9 transparancy=7/9 By far the best cluster in this field of n133/n146/King14. Located half way between n133 and KAPPA Cas. But alas, the clouds moved in just as I began to observe this cluster before I got a description into my tape recorder. The clouds just thickened as time passed, and the fun and games for tonight ended here. Mon 1995/10/16 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 King14 is the richest of n133/n146/King14. 8' round cluster with all of the BT** (..10m) in the f half. The p half is richer in FTr **. The sp quadrant is made of a ring of 8 11m..12m** with one 13m* near the center of the ring. Really clumpy and not compressed. Several clumps of ** are present. It is fairly well-detached from the field. No colorful ** were noted. | ||||||||||
| 003251+393540 | xg | g1 | 4 | 60 | 13.7 | And | 7 | 1 | ||
| Mon 1995/10/16 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 Appears as a nonstellar FT fuzzy * at x68 and x131. Forms the 30° vertex of an isoceles triangle with 2 11m**. The gc is the faraway sp corner of the triangle and the ** are 11m* 2'30° and a tight 11m double * 2'345°. That double is easily resolved in pa 345° at x131. At x262 the fuzzy * shows three BTenings which appear to be stellar and come and go with the seeing. x478 finally reveals this to be again a set of 2 ** and the gc. The gc is the 90° vertex of the right-angle formed by those 2 **, and is clearly nonstellar at this power. The gc does not resolve into its own member **. The ** are np and sp the gc. Both the gc and the inner-more ** are about 14m. The nesting of this gc within a triangle thats within a triangle leads to my proposed name of the "Russian Doll". It seems a coincedance of nature that this distant gc, which is far too SM to appear nonstellar at low power, has ** in the line of sight which make it quite suspect at lower powers. A cosmic "I am here" signpost. | ||||||||||
| 004022.5+414111 | eg | M110 | 4 | 60 | 8.07:8.92 | 21.88x10.96 170° | E5P | And | 3 | 3 |
| Wed 1985/10/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 eFT shapeless glow was seen. Located 40'np M31. Tue 1986/10/07 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed. Sun 1986/12/21 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Using CUpl2 I tried to see arms but nothing in the glow stands out as a nucleus at all. I'm probably just seeing nucleus. Wed 1987/11/11 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 7'x3'175° glow surrounding a 3' nucleus. Note that I don't think this is elliptical -- it looks like a spiral. Fri 1990/08/24 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=7/9 7'x3'175° glow. No stellar nucleus. Very gradual BTness increase from edge to center. No structure, mottling, or dust lanes show. Fri 1994/02/11 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 725 PM EST. Nope. Fri 1994/08/05 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 8'x3'160° halo with a 3'x1' BTr core and a stellar dot 12m nucleus. The f side of the core was sharply cut off as if by a dust lane, but I could not see any black sky there, but instead only a lighter gray of the halo. A 12m* lies within the halo near the s edge, and a 13m* is near the n edge. Fri 1994/09/02 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 Saw G73 as a 14m**. !Try to observe the dust patch. | ||||||||||
| 0040.6+4044 | xo | n206 | 4 | 60 | vFT | 4x2 0° | And | 7 | 1 | |
| Sat 1989/09/30 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 Nope. Searched using AD on a night of great seeing for quite a while at all powers. Wed 1992/01/29 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 6'x2'20° glow at x60. Not too hard to find or see using the v-shaped group of 5 **. (3 in a line, then 2 FTr ones next to that line. The 2 FTr ones point to n206). At x122, the glow becomes very difficult to see, but xFT stellar points come and go, like a vFT gc which is just beginning to resolve. I never realized M31 was still visible at this distance from the nucleus, but when I move from n206 1 x60 field p and compare the sky background, I see that n206 is within a FT glow and the field p is not. Fri 1994/08/05 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 4'x2'0° BTening in the sp outer arm of M31. At x170 it shows a few **, over a BT underlying nebulous glow, but I don't know whether they're in n206 or superimposed. See M31's observation for tonight. Sun 1995/10/22 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=8/9 5'x3'30°. At x262, I see several superimposed 14m** or giant HII regions. Definitely better without the UHC. Still shows up in the UHC, but is better at x262 alone. The superimposed ** or HII regions do not enhance with the UHC. | ||||||||||
| 004241.9+405155 | eg | M32 | 4 | 60 | 8.08:9.03 | 8.71x6.46 170° | cE2 | And | 1 | 2 |
| Wed 1985/02/27 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 SM smear found via M31. Tue 1986/10/07 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 2' fuzzball 30' due s of the nucleus of M31. vBT stellar nucleus. Fri 1994/02/11 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 725 PM EST. Nope. Fri 1994/08/05 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 xBT 4'x3'135° glow with a slightly BTr 1' round core and an 11m stellar nucleus centered within the core. Mon 1995/10/16 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 At x131, its a 4'x3'150° round glow gradually BTr in the middle, with an intensely BTr stellar nucleus. | ||||||||||
| 004244.4+411608 | eg | M31 | 4 | 60 | 3.44:4.36 | 190.55x61.66 35° | SA(s)b I-II | And | 1 | 1 |
| Thu 1984/10/25 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Fuzzy. Unresolved edges. No spiral arms. vSMr than 160'x40'. More like 10'x5' was observed. Sun 1986/12/21 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Using CUpl2 I could see the knot that is at the end of the arm closest to the closest satellite eg. That entire side of the eg was noticable and the edge was rounded. The other side of the nucleus was not seen. Fri 1987/10/23 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Using K1987035 I could see n289 with x122 and the thing marked 'fuzzy' and 'and + *' easily. Could not see n295. This sketch is 1/2 x49 field f M31. Wed 1987/11/11 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 vFT 50'x10'45° strip is aglow. Sat 1989/09/30 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 Searched for oc n206 but couldn't find it. Used AD for quite a while on a good night. Wed 1992/01/29 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 n206 was observed tonight, and as I looked at n206 and moved the scope around, I could see that the glow from M31 was still visible way out to that size. When looking at n206, the background sky was aglow from the FTr outer regions of M31, but 1 x60 field p, the background was black. Sat 1992/02/01 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 Viewed n206 again, then gc G76, from the DSO description and table. G76 was an xFT "*". Fri 1994/02/11 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 725 PM EST. pLG (1°) vBT glow with FT extensions in pa 225° for a 3° total length. Neither M32 nor M110 was seen. M31 is just barely naked eye from this site with AV. Fri 1994/08/05 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 Unless otherwise noted, all observations were at x85. I divided M31 into thirds. I used the word nucleus to mean the very center of the eg, core to mean the vBT area in the immediately vicinity of the nucleus, halo to mean the moderately BT LG region surrounding the core, and arms to mean the subtle FT spiral arm regions surrounding the halo. At the center of the eg was an xBT and sharp 9m stellar nucleus, which still appeared stellar at x170. Moving outward from this nucleus, the core of the eg remained vBT for the 0.5' radius surrounding the nucleus, then faded pretty rapidly out to a 3' radius where it blended into the eg's LG central halo. The core extended a bit further into the halo toward the sp and nf, making its total size about 12'x6', but the extensions beyond the 6' diameter round part were not appreciably BTr than the halo beyond. A 10m* was superimposed on the core 3'sp of the nucleus, and an 11m* was superimposed on the halo 6'sp of the nucleus, however, these magnitudes were difficult for me to estimate since they lay atop the eg's already-BT glow. The halo remained relatively BT for an oval-shaped area of 35'x8'30°, and this direction defined the major axis of the eg. From here on I will simplify these directions calling the ends of the major axis s and n, and the ends of the minor axis p and f. PA's are still true sky directions. The p edge of the halo was very abruptly cut off by a 3' wide dark dust lane which showed several Milky Way ** atop its blackness. Moving outward from the dust lane, still p, was a BT 5' wide swath of light, presumably a spiral arm, then a 2' wide second dust lane, then a vFT 1' wide second spiral arm. Both of the dust lanes and both of the arms were arcs which ran "parallel" to the sharply cut-off p edge of the halo. The inner arm could be traced from where it split away from the halo's s tip, to due p of the nucleus where it rapidly faded to black sky. The outer arm was only visible as a 15'x1' arc which ended 15' due p the nucleus and began 15's-ward. The n side of the halo had no dust lanes and did not reach quite as far from the nucleus as the inner edge of the dust lane on the p side. Flanking either side of the halo were much FTr but equally LG extensions to both the n and the s. The s third of the eg looked more interesting than the n third, so that's where I gazed next. The inner dust lane described above is what terminated the halo, cutting it off from the FTr s arms. The cut was clean and black from the central major axis toward the p, but f of the major axis, the FT glow of the s arms reached inward to touch the inner halo. At the point along the major axis where the inner dust lane ended, a straight line of 3 superimposed 11m** separated by about 5' each ran along the major axis. The first was right at the s outer edge of the halo, the 3rd was at the inner edge of the innermost arm, and the 2nd was centered both between those 2 ** and within the dust lane. M32 is 15'sf these **. Just f of those **, the inner arm reached out from behind the halo, running s past the beginning of the dust lane, curving p around the s edge of the inner dust lane, and continuing its curve until it was heading n under the outer edge of the inner dust lane as described above in the central region. As the arm curved around the s of the halo, it, as well as all features s-ward were pFT. Only when the telescope was swept p and f and the BTness of the sky in this region was compared against the background sky outside the arms did it become obvious that I was still seeing M31's glow. About 20's along the major axis from the central one of the 3 ** at the beginning of the dust lane, and a bit p the major axis, was n206, a 4'x2'0° BTening in outer arm. At x170, n206 showed a few stellar dots with BT underlying nebulosity, but I don't know whether those ** are really within n206 or simply superimposed. n206 is the BTst feature in M31 outside of the core. The part of the arms s of n206 was filled with dark patches and the arms of M31 in this region became harder to trace as connected features. However, one clear feature was a dust lane which began at the f edge of n206. It ran s, then curved a bit toward the f and forked into one branch which continued running U, and another branch which rapidly curved f and ran off toward the nf. S-ward still, the eg's glow eventually disappeared about 15's of n206, which in turn was 45's of the nucleus of M31. Returning back to the central region and heading n, the eg showed much less detail than in the s third. This n third consisted of a much more homogenous glow with no dark lanes, abrupt edges, or intense BTenings. It was simply half of a very LG oval, running for a total distance of about 80'n from the nucleus. It was 20' wide at the n edge of the halo, and gradually tapered off to 10' in width at a point 10' from the n edge, after which it rapidly came to a rounded end with black sky beyond. Switching to x44 and returning to the central region, more glow appeared on the f side of the major axis than had at x85. This xFT glow appeared BTr on the n and s thirds of the eg than in the central third. In the s region, it reached its peak BTness in the area s of M32. In the n region, it appeared equally BT for the entire n 40' of the eg. I couldn't see this FT glow as easily in the central 60' of the eg, but comparison with the sky field following it showed that an xFT glow was still present there. All told the eg showed me light from a 140'x40' area of the sky. Next I used OHO to find gc's and oc's. Using x131, I *-hopped from n206 to the gc G76, which was easily visible as a 13m stellar dot just 30"300° of a 13m superimposed *. I'd never have known I was looking at a gc without the labelled pix, but it was a thrill to be viewing a gc in another eg with Felicity. Oc C202 and oc C203 appeared as 13m stellar dots separated by about 15" from each other with a little bit of surrounding fuzz. They were located on the sf edge of the halo. Oc C410 was just a 14m dot near my limit of detection, located a bit outside the nf edge of the halo. Mon 1995/10/16 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 At low power, the two dust lanes and arms are easily visible tonight. n206 shows easily. The BT nucleus shows well, centered in the core. There is a 12m* superimposed about 4'p the nucleus. At x262, I see an 11m stellar nucleus in the center. At x478, the nucleus is still stellar. I did NOT see G156, G119, C179, G96 nor G52. Clusters C202 and C203 show up as 2 slightly nebulous ** which are separated from each other by about 20" in pa 345°. G76 is easy at x131. Its really close to a 13m* in pa 135°. Cluster C107 is distinctly nonstellar at x135. Its xFT and seeable only with averted vision. C205 is an xFT glow seen only with averted vision only, and is located in an interesting region of M31. Two dust lanes with a BT lane between them appear, and C205 is on inner edge of the BT lane. These lanes are really well delineated, and were seen easily at x131. G87 was seen as a 14m stellar dot. Sun 1995/10/22 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=8/9 Tonight I'm looking for more of the gcs and associations on DSO17. A67 just barely shows as a BTening. Its nonstellar, more like a nebulous smudge just barely BTr than the background. G78 is a definitely-there 13m stellar dot at x170. G280 is 14m stellar and pretty easy to find, being about half way between a BT pair of ** and a single * which is closer to the major axis of M31. M31's glow is still visible in the G78 area. G78 is also part of a triangle with a * and cluster C410. C410 is a fuzzy nonstellar 3" glow at x170. G272 is right nearby, just about 5' away. Its stellar, FTr than G280. G279 is the FTst one so far, and is seen with averted vision only. Its lucky that its positioned between 2 BT**, or else it would be much harder to find and identify. I don not see A40, A41, or A42, but this region does have some interesting dark lanes in it which are fairly obvious at x170. See tonight's observation of n206. A54 is an obvious BTening at x68, similar in appearance to n206 but not as LG or BT. A curving chain of ** points right to it from the pnp and makes it pretty easy to find. Its round, and 2' in size. At x170, a 14m* shows, which is either superimposed or is the core HII region of this association. This association is located on the inner edge of a BT lane, outer edge of a dark lane that runs in pa 60°. The UHC blocks both the the glow and the 14m point. x262 reduces this association to only the 14m stellar point. A49 is much more subtle, its just barely there at x68, showing as a 0.5' fuzzy glow. There's a 4' anchor shape of 11m** on the nf side, and a 10m* about 5's. | ||||||||||
| 0043.5+6147 | oc | n225 | 1 | 16 | 7.0 9m* | 12 | III 1 p n | Cas | 2 | 3 |
| Mon 1984/11/12 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 x49 field is rich but FT. Mon 1984/12/10 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Poor seeing. x49 field is very sparse. x122 is rich. x98 sketched. All but a couple of the ** sketched in WS were seen but WS is sketched with n on bottom and WS says BTst ** are at s edge and I say p edge. Sun 1985/11/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 I see more ** than WS. Shape is duplicated like this - write a double capitol Y. Turn it upside down and write a SM y to the upper-left. Don't know what the note about BT** in WS is all about. WS pix looks right (those notes were written 2 weeks after telescope bought). Tue 1986/10/07 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 WS sketch is either poor or old or indicates rapid motion. Need to make my own sketch. Fri 1986/10/10 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Sketched. Mon 1990/09/17 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 10' equilateral triangle pointing p. Made of a higher percentage of BT** than the average oc. A ns chain of 5 9m** 5'f. Well detached from the field. No colorful **. No central condensation. No * chains. A pretty evenly-distributed equilateral triangle. Counted 10 10m**, 6 11m**, and 9 12m..**. Mon 1995/10/16 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 I agree with the prior descriptions of the cluster, and Felicity doesn't really add much to this cluster. | ||||||||||
| 0045.5+6424 | oc | be4 | 1 | 16 | 10.6 12.57m* | 5.0 | I 2 p | Cas | 1 | 3 |
| Fri 1985/10/11 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Fairly prominent x49 double (triple at x122) with an arrowhead pointing sf that points to a sickle further sf. These 3 areas take up 12'. Sun 1986/12/21 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed. This oc was sketched as part of oc King16. Its the nf part of that pix consisting of a BT* with a dense 1° arc that turns into a sparser arc that wraps around n and p sides. Some ** f all of this, too. Sun 1987/10/25 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed. | ||||||||||
| 004703.32-115219.3 | pn | n246 | 10 | 261 | 8.0 11.94m* | 225"x210" | 3b | Cet | 5 | 3 |
| Wed 1985/10/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nope. Too far s for a pn from here. Tue 1986/10/28 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nope. Fri 1987/10/23 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 eFT 3' glow with x49+UHC. Used T to find -- many nearby BT **. Sun 1990/09/16 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 xFT 4' glow with x61+UHC. Glow does not show without UHC. Without UHC, I see 5 11m..** over the glow which I can see with UHC. Fri 1990/10/26 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 Same observation except I can see the ** at x61+UHC, too. x61 is best power -- very difficult at x122. WS sketched ** perfectly but whereas WS sees a very partial annular glow, I see a more complete circular 4' glow. X122+UHC shows a hole in the middle. 6 ** involved within 8'. The 3 BTst are the n-most 3 of those 6 **. They form a triangle with 75°-75°-30° vertexes. The 30° vertex points 330°. The pn surrounds the 2 75° vertexes of that triangle. Mon 1995/10/16 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 vLG 3' perfectly round glow just slightly darker in the middle, with 3 superimposed ** and 2 ** just s. One of the superimposed ** is centered, one is near the n edge at pa 330°, another is near the p edge at pa 240°. Pn is best viewed at x131+UHC. UHC enhances it quite a bit, and its barely visible at x131 alone. The entire p side all the way from n to s is BTr and sharper-edged than the f side. vFT 13m* near the 120° edge of the pn. Very nice pn. | ||||||||||
| 004733.1-251718 | eg | n253 | 18 | 306 | 7.07:8.04 | 27.54x6.76 52° | SAB(s)cP | Scl | 1 | 1 |
| Tue 1986/10/28 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nope. Skyglow. Sun 1988/01/10 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=4/9 Nope with or without LPR. Skyglow. Sat 1989/09/30 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 vFT 15'x5'45° glow. Easiest at x49+LPR. Center is about 10's an 8m 8m* 5'f pair. Still seeable in x122+LPR but no details added. Sun 1990/09/16 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 vBT 25'x6'45° glow. A couple of 12m** are superimposed on this eg. Very slight BTness increase towards the center. No stellar nucleus but nuclear area is BTr than the surrounding glow. N edge is rather hard. Probably a dust lane cuts it off. Entire surface is slightly mottled. Thu 1994/09/29 at Boon, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 An absolutely stunning sight in Felicity. 25'x4'30° glow gradually BM. 3 superimposed 12m**, 2 are nf center, 1 is sf center. 2 9m** about 10's the core. 11m* just 5'p the nucleus. Nf extension ends on a 14m*. A dust lane encircles the sp edge of the core and the center of that lane (that is, the part due sp the core) runs straight out into the halo to the sp, cutting the sp halo in half and dividing it into a loop. The halo fades rapidly and suddenly on the nf edge of the core, and maintains a constant FT glow as it extends np till it reaches the edge of the halo. The dust lane continues along major axis np of core all the way across the core to the nf side, then seems to wrap weakly around that side of the core. A truly fantastic sight. Possibly the 5th best eg in the sky, after M51, M31, M33, and M82. Sat 1995/09/23 at Birmingham, OH using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 I have a really nice view of this eg from here tonight. I see a 25'x4'60° pBT glow much BM in the core. There's a 5'x2' central core that is much BTr than the rest of the eg. 12m* on the nf edge of the core, but its hard to judge the magnitude because its superimposed, and because this object is so far S. 12m* just at the edge of the glow on the 60° end of the core. 13m* just outside of the core within the spiral arms. Its is due s of the center. The whole face of the eg is mottled. There are BT field ** sp the eg, and one 9m* nf. An obvious dark lane begins in the np quadrant of the core and runs in pa 240° toward the outer spiral arms. As I look at it here, the arms and the dark lane are going clockwise. The center of the core is BTr and there's a stellar pip which is just slightly BTr than the rest of the core. At higher powers, the arms fade pretty rapidly outside the core. They're often nearly invisible but once in a while they are still glimpsed. | ||||||||||
| 004906.040+574857.21 | vb | ads671 | 1 | 36 | 3.44 7.51 | varies | G0 V | Cas | 1 | 3 |
| Thu 1984/12/20 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Easy to resolve. The second * is a pretty red one Wed 1992/03/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=5/9 Yellow, red 12"310°. | ||||||||||
| 005248-2635.4 | gc | n288 | 18 | 307 | 8.10 12.6m* | 13.8 oval | X | Scl | 5 | 3 |
| Tue 1986/10/28 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nope. Skyglow. Sun 1988/01/10 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=4/9 Nope with or without LPR. Skyglow. Sat 1989/09/30 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 eFT 5' glow found with x49+LPR+TAPS. Won't take x122. No resolution. Sun 1990/09/16 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 Very nice, LG, 8', pFT gc. Easily resolved at x122 into at least 30 ** over a vFT remaining glow. Thu 1994/09/29 at Boon, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 Very nice beautiful very loose 6' gc easily resolved to the center at only x131. BT 11m* at n edge. Streamers come out the s edge, both sp, due s, and sf, and they make this gc triangle-shaped. | ||||||||||
| 005250.1+563717.0 | ms | ads719 | 1 | 36 | 8 10 9 | 1.4"82° | Cas | 5 | 1 | |
| Fri 1986/10/10 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Yellow, 1.5"85°, blue 3.3"120°, blue 9"190°, and 16"330° at x272. * B and E very difficult. Located 1.75° due f ALPHA Cas. Wed 1989/09/27 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 Gorgeous colorful *. Yellow, red, blue were the colors seen in x272. | ||||||||||
| 005922.638+004709.33 | ms | STRUVE80 | 10 | 217 | 8.3 8.7 | 26.4"333° | Cet | 1 | 3 | |
| Sat 1994/10/01 at Boon, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=8/9 Yellow blue 30"320°. FT 3'250°. | ||||||||||
| 010218.379+815232.14 | vs | U Cep | 1 | 3 | 6.75-9.24 | 2.4930475 | eb | Cep | 1 | 1 |
| Fri 1985/09/13 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Very red. | ||||||||||
| 010727+322319 | gg | n383 | 4 | 91 | 10 | Psc | 1 | 1 | ||
| Fri 1994/12/02 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 Excellent BT group of 5 seeable egs in 25'. n383 is a pBT 1' round glow well condensed to a vBT 20" core. 10m* 2'195°. n382 should be between n383 and that *, but I don't see it. 6'165° from n383 is n385, a vFT vSM 30" glow slightly BM with a stellar nucleus suspected. n384, 2' further s, is a vFT vSM 30" glow of uniform surface BTness. At 5'330° and 8'330° from n383 are n380 and n379, respectively. Neither is quite as BT as n383, but they're both BTr than n385 and n384. Both are about 45", round, and BM. A stellar nucleus shows in n380, but not n379. This group is a very easy find off 76 and 78 Psc, which are located between And and Tri. It gets a 1-1 rating, because 5 egs show in a x131 field, and I suspect I'll be returning here often. The other numerous egs shown in U were not seen. Sun 1995/10/22 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=8/9 See tonight's observations of n372, n379, n380, n383, n384, n385, and n388. | ||||||||||
| 011424.046-075522.57 | ms | STRUVEI3 | 10 | 262 | 5.2 8.7 | 49.7"331° | F0 | Cet | 1 | 3 |
| Thu 1994/09/29 at Boon, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 Yellow, Lilac 50"330°. | ||||||||||
| 0119.1+5820 | oc | n457 | 1 | 36 | 6.4 8.59m* | 13 | I 3 r/II 3 r | Cas | 1 | 1 |
| Fri 1984/11/02 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 vBT and richer than average. 2 BT** in the middle of the base of a teepee. Tue 1984/12/04 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 x61 field sketched. Tue 1984/12/25 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 PHI Cas is at 0121+582 and the triple shown in FG is at 0124+578. Wed 1990/09/26 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=5/9 x122 is best power. The main concentration is a 10'x6'135° bar of 33 **. The bar begin at PHI Cas (the BT wide double) at the sf edge and runs np to 2/3 of the way from PHI Cas to 2 9m** which are separated from each other by the same amount as PHI Cas and oriented in almost the same direction. The bar contains a red * centered on the np edge, and several tight pairs of **. A chain of 9m..10m** runs along the sf edge of the major axis of the bar. A subgroup of 6 13m** is at the nf corner of the bar. Coming off the bar to the sp are 4 ** in a nearly-rectangular-shape. A chain of BT** runs off to the fnf, beginning with the red * mentioned before. Easy to find -- PHI Cas is naked eye. It is well detached from the field. My original impression of the oc was a teepee-shape, which is formed by viewing it with PHI Cas at the top of the field. The ** which come off the bar to the sp and fnf form the sides of the teepee. Wed 1991/10/16 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Detailed cmap completed. Thu 1995/08/17 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 pFT misty patch of light with no ** resolved. Located just p PHI Cas. Sat 2005/10/29 at Casco Twp Lindsay & Meldrum using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 Wow, this is really transformed by 14" of aperture. At x131 it appears as a pretty densely packed round 13' grouping of 88 **. 2 BT ** are at the ssf edge pa 150°. BT red * in the f half of the cluster. Magnitudes range down from EPSILON to a bunch of 10m**, down to 14m when I count 88 **. This is really a great cluster in x131. In x43, the cluster looks just like the familiar owl without all the 14m**. | ||||||||||
| 012004.908+581353.71 | ms | PHI Cas | 1 | 36 | 5 12 | 48.6"208° | F5p | Cas | 1 | 1 |
| Thu 1985/11/07 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 These are the 2 BTst ** in oc n457 (teepee) and 1 other *. | ||||||||||
| 012340.1+331522 | gg | n507 | 4 | 91 | 13 | Psc | 5 | 2 | ||
| Sun 1995/10/22 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=8/9 Tight group of several FT egs. See tonight's observations of n483, n494, n495, n496, n499, n504, n507, n508, n515, and n517. | ||||||||||
| 0133.2+6043 | oc | M103 | 1 | 37 | 7.4 11m* | 6 round | III 2 p/II 2 m | Cas | 1 | 2 |
| Fri 1984/11/02 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Fan-shaped with a dipper asterism in the same field of view. Tue 1984/12/04 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Sketched x61 field. Wed 1985/01/09 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 I don't resolve the doubles in the dipper that are shown in the WS sketch, but I do see ads1209. Sun 1985/02/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Central * is a red giant. Sat 1989/09/30 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 Detailed cmap completed tonight. Fri 1994/02/11 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 725 PM EST. vSM pBT nebulous round glow with 2 ** inside. Pretty obvious object located exactly 1/2 of the way from DELTA Cas to the arc of 3 7m** that guards n663. Sat 2005/10/29 at Casco Twp Lindsay & Meldrum using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 At x262, I find 35 ** in the 10' triangle. Red * on the nf edge. BTst ** are at the corners of the triangle. The np corner is made of 3 ** equidistant in a straight line. There are several ** nf that triangle, which changes this into an almost round cluster, and adds several ** making there be 40 ** down to 14m. | ||||||||||
| 013350.9+303937 | eg | M33 | 4 | 91 | 5.72:6.27 | 70.79x41.69 23° | SA(s)cd II-III | Tri | 7 | 1 |
| Wed 1986/01/08 at Ortonville, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 5-10' circular glow about as BT as the crab nebula. Located 55 minutes of time f DELTA And. Fri 1986/10/10 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 How did I ever miss it so many times?? (I have tried to find again with no luck from locations m and u several times before and since the 19860108 observation). Easy moon-sized glow when 25° from meridian. Using S198610422 (align with the BT** f) I saw n604, the nucleus, i133 (barely), and i132 (barely). Wed 1987/11/11 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 I don't think I saw i133 or i132 this time but n604 is really easy with UHC. Fri 1990/10/26 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 M33 is actually quite BT from here. I see a pBT 30'x20'ns glow. This glow gets BTr from the edges toward the nucleus, which is off-center to the np. At x30, this nucleus is non-stellar. x122 shows the nucleus to be a round 5' BT glow, with several ** atop it, the BTst of which is 12m on the nf edge. All of these ** are assumed to be foreground **. Panning outward from the nucleus, the BTr arm leaves the 30'x20' glow from the sp, then curves to the p, then to the n. The p-most edge of the glow is at the edge of the x30 field when the glow is centered, making it 40' from the center of the glow. The arm becomes FTr and patchier as you follow it outward. The other arm leaves the 30'x20' glow at the sf edge, bends f, then bends n. Its not as BT as the previously described arm. The arms run counter-clockwise. N604 is easy with x61+UHC. Sat 1995/08/19 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=4/9 transparancy=7/9 LG amorphous 1° subtle glow slightly BM. Mon 1995/10/16 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 Observing right on the meridian. Gorgeous open-armed eg. Arms show very well tonight. Observing with x68. BT 2' central core with a 5' FTr core surrounding it. More-obvious arm comes out the np side of the core, wraps toward the n, with a slight curl toward nf on the end. Coming out the s side of the core is a much thicker arm that runs s for quite a while and then curls a little bit toward the sp. Then I lose it, but after a short distance I see a BT emission region. There are several nonstellar glows strewn across the face of the eg, and the subtle glow of the eg almost fills the 37' x68 field. The glowing region is 30'x25'30°. At x262, I can see an 11m* superimposed at 2'30° from the core. Several other ** are superimposed but that is the BTst of the ** superimposed on the core. n604 is on the n end. There's a 12m* right next to it. It stands out well at x68 alone, and x68+UHC makes it the BTst thing in the eg. Its clearly nonstellar at x131, elongated in pa 120°. A85, A87, and A66 were not seen. A75 is easily seen at x131 alone as a 13m stellar dot with a general round BTening of 1' surrounding it. This was seen before I tried to identify anything from a pix. A14 is an easily-seen vBT nonstellar glow much BM. | ||||||||||
| 0134.5+3048 | xn | n604 | 4 | 91 | BT | 45" round | E | Tri | 1 | 1 |
| Fri 1986/10/10 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Difficult but seeable in x49 alone. * f. 1' cottonball brought out nicely with x122+UHC. Wed 1987/11/11 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Easy with UHC. | ||||||||||
| 014219.7+513435 | pn | M76 | 1 | 37 | 8.0 12m* | 65" | 3+6 | Per | 5 | 3 |
| Sun 1985/02/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nothing seen without UHC. With UHC a haze was seen at all powers. Confirmed with * at same declination 4 minutes of time f. No distinguishable shape--just a smear. Thu 1985/11/07 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Hourglass-shape evident at x122+UHC. vFT. Mon 1988/01/18 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=8/9 transparancy=4/9 Easily seen at x49 alone or with UHC or LPR. Filters increase definition a lot. Fri 1990/10/26 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 1.5'x0.5'45° bar-shape, pinched in the middle. vFT glow surrounds the whole thing at x122+UHC. Fri 1994/02/11 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 730 PM EST. Nope. I have the T* right next to it, but see no pn. Thu 1995/08/17 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 Nope. | ||||||||||
| 0144.1+6153 | oc | n654 | 1 | 16 | 6.5 7.4m* | 5 i | II 3 m/II 2 r | Cas | 3 | 3 |
| Thu 1984/12/20 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Many WS ** were resolved, but many more are not. x122 is best field. There is a slightly nebulous haze at the tightest area. Its possible to just barely get this in same x49 field as n663 (my diamond). Sat 1984/12/22 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 To find this get n663 (my diamond). This oc is the hazy patch 40'np. Wed 1986/01/08 at Ortonville, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 In ortonville this is a gorgeous x49 salt-and-pepper oc. Sat 1989/09/30 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 Detailed cmap completed tonight. Mon 1990/09/17 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 18 11m..** + nebulousity in 5'. 8m* 150°. Really a nice salt-and-pepper oc at x30. No * colors. Well detached from the field. No central condensation. The whole oc is a dense knot. | ||||||||||
| 0146.1+6115 | oc | n663 | 1 | 16 | 7.1 8.4m* | 16 | III 2 m/II 3 r | Cas | 1 | 1 |
| Fri 1984/11/02 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 I found this oc near M103 a few nights ago and now know what it is. Very beautiful. Lots of doubles. Several pairs within this oc are oriented such that they form diamond-shapes, which leads me to my name for this oc. Fri 1986/09/12 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 I see a couple of magnitudes FTr than my reticle sketch. See separate database entries for the 3 doubles. Sat 1989/09/30 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 Detailed cmap completed tonight. Mon 1990/09/17 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 Football-shaped 15'x7'135° group of 9m..** with a 10'x2' lens-shaped dark area running along the center of the major axis. Medium detachment from the field. No central condensation. 2 of the 9m** are orange. Diamond-shapes are at the np, sp, and sf edges. Nf section is the richest part of the oc. Fri 1994/02/11 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 950 PM EST. vFT pLG glow with no resolution guarded from DELTA Cas by an arc if 3 7m**. | ||||||||||
| 0148.4+7157 | oc | cr463 | 1 | 16 | 5.7 8.49m* | 36 | III 2 p | Cas | 1 | 2 |
| Fri 1986/10/31 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 vLG (full x49 field) and pretty oc. I'd call it medium, not poor. Easy find with coordinates alone -- well isolated. Sun 1987/12/20 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Gorgeous LG oc made mainly of FT**. Only a few 8m or so. Wed 1991/10/16 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Detailed cmap completed. | ||||||||||
| 015008.546+221631.29 | ms | ads1457 | 4 | 128 | 6 7.5 | 2.7"166° | K1III+A6V | Ari | 1 | 1 |
| Wed 1985/10/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 A pretty yellow, blue double. Very close. x122 splits but x272 required to see colors. | ||||||||||
| 015117.077+645115.54 | ms | ads1459 | 1 | 17 | 6.5 8.5 | 34.8"35° | K5 | Cas | 1 | 2 |
| Tue 1985/12/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Yellow, blue 35"35° split with x49. | ||||||||||
| 0152.7+5704 | oc | st4 | 1 | 37 | 11pm* | 20 | III 1 p | Per | 2 | 1 |
| Sun 1986/11/30 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Medium rich 10'x25'pf group of about 35 mostly FT**. Sketched. Location in T is ok. Sun 1987/12/20 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Easily confirmed. Gorgeous LG pf oc that I would by no means call poor -- at least medium. Well sketched in my book. Wed 1991/10/16 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Detailed cmap completed. | ||||||||||
| 015331.804+191745.06 | ms | ads1507 | 10 | 129 | 4.6 4.7 | 7.8"0° | A0p | Ari | 1 | 1 |
| Sun 1984/12/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Green, Blue. Barely resolved at x49. | ||||||||||
| 0157.8+3741 | oc | n752 | 4 | 92 | 5.7 9m* | 50 | III 1 m | And | 1 | 1 |
| Mon 1984/11/12 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 vLG and beautiful. There's a pair of BT** separated by 9' located 50's of oc center. Tue 1985/01/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Pretty loose - really spread out. White, blue, red triple is towards s of oc center. Wed 1985/02/27 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 BT red * in middle. LGr than x49 field. All but the FTst ** on BCH151 seen. For example, 2 of 4 ** in the part between ** #8 and #11 were seen. The BCH152 pix is about 4 x49 fields. Wed 1990/09/26 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=5/9 At x30 its a 45' pretty round group of about 75 **. 1 orangish 7m* is about 10'ssf the cluster center and is part of a orange 7m / blue 9m / red 10m triplet which I called white, blue, red on 19850115. The 2 5m** are 40'ssp of cluster center. There is 1 9m* at the f edge and several at the p edge. The rest are 10m..**. The oc is an easy find s of GAMMA And, and very easy to see once found. Although class says its not condensed I see a 15'x8'15° football-shaped central knot of 20 **. Just sp this central knot is a 15' round area with no ** except 1 11m in the center of it. At sp edge of the void is a nice chain of 5 **. Cluster is well detached from the field in that the general vicinity does not contain nearly the concentration of 11m..12m** that the oc does. Wed 1991/10/16 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Detailed cmap completed. Sat 1992/02/01 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 Looked from Imlay City, trying to see A262 which is mentioned on K19910946, but could not see any of these egs for sure. Just a few xFT possible glows. Sat 1995/08/19 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=4/9 transparancy=7/9 Oval 45'x30'90° glow with a few resolved **. BTst * is a 9m* near the sf edge. A BT J-shape of ** is sp. | ||||||||||
| 0158.7+6011 | oc | n743 | 1 | 37 | 10pm* | 5 | II 1 p/IV 1 p | Cas | 1 | 3 |
| Sun 1986/12/21 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 6' arrowhead with a jewel inside it. Field has several BT**. Looks like ob assoc but its not. Sketched. Sun 1987/12/20 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Confirmed. Wed 1991/10/16 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Detailed cmap completed. | ||||||||||
| 020202.810+024549.12 | vb | ads1615 | 10 | 219 | 4.18 5.21 | varies | A2p | Psc | 1 | 3 |
| Wed 1985/10/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Barely resolved at x272. 2"275°. Tue 1986/10/28 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed. | ||||||||||
| 020353.977+421946.96 | ms | ads1630a | 4 | 62 | 2.26 5.1 | 9.8"63° | K2 III | And | 1 | 3 |
| Tue 1985/01/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Yellow or orange, blue 9". Only saw 1 pair. Try again to find second pair. Fri 1985/02/08 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Only 1 pair again. | ||||||||||
| 021247.497-022337.07 | ms | ads1703 | 10 | 219 | 5.7 7.5 | 16.5"234° | G0 | Cet | 1 | 1 |
| Tue 1986/10/28 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Green, blue 16"235°. | ||||||||||
| 0215.0+5916 | oc | st2 | 1 | 37 | 4.4 8.18m* | 60 | III 1 m/I 2 m | Cas | 1 | 1 |
| Tue 1985/01/08 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 A full x49 field filled with about 50 **. Mon 1987/01/26 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Sketched. Sun 1987/12/20 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Gorgeous LG rich oc. Sat 1989/09/30 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 Detailed cmap completed tonight down to 12m. Sat 1995/08/19 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=4/9 transparancy=7/9 About 25 9m..10m** in a vLG 10'x45'0° oval. A V-shape of 10m** extends out of the f edge. The vertex of that V-shape is at the cluster edge and the 2 lines of the V-shape extend out toward the f. Wed 2005/11/02 at Casco Twp Lindsay & Meldrum using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 This is a huge cluster, seems LGr than the x43 field, but its difficult to define the edge. Myriad **, with more appearing at x131 and x262. Surprising that Messier missed both this and the nearby double cluster. This cluster is dubbed the 'muscleman cluster' and there are actually two men here. One is a stick figure in the finder with its head toward the p. Other people call this a bug, or a pineapple. In the x43 field, the muscleman with his head toward the n is the center of the cluster. The muscleman's body is a 10'x2' rectangle of 5 **, and 4 * chains form the two legs and the two arms that go up. There are only a couple ** where the head should be, so this is really a headless muscleman. | ||||||||||
| 0219.1+5709 | oc | n869 | 1 | 37 | 4.3 6.5m* | 30 | I 3 r | Per | 1 | 1 |
| Mon 1984/10/29 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Note the red * in the center. To find, begin between ALPHA Cas and ETA Cas and move f. Mon 1990/01/01 at Note added at desk, not observing using Note added at desk, no equipment used seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Detailed cmap was begun in fall 1989 but not yet completed. Wed 1990/09/26 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=5/9 Oc n869 is the p-more of the 2 ocs in the double oc. It is by far the richer, more condensed, and prettier of the 2. It is a 30'x20'135° group of over 100 **. Dominated by 2 orangish 8m** -- 1 is near the center of the oc, and the other is 4'30°. The 1 near the center is flanked to the p by a gorgeous arrowhead of 4 8m** and 1 11m*. 3'f the BT center * is the condensed core of 20 11m..** in a 5'x3'15° oval. The remainder of the cluster is a not-especially-dense background of 11m..** with only a few BTr. Easy to find -- it's naked eye. Well detached from the field because its so rich and so dense in the center. Sat 1995/08/19 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=4/9 transparancy=7/9 2 fuzzy patches aligned in pa 90° from each other. P-more (n869) has 2 close 9m** at its center with no other resolved **. F-more (n884) is BTr and LGr with more **. A vLG loop of 8m** extends np from these clusters. Wed 2005/11/02 at Casco Twp Lindsay & Meldrum using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 This is the p-more of the double cluster. It is the more compressed of the two, and is in fact one of the more compressed ocs I can recall. It has the pretty mushroom-shape in the center that I've always liked. The central knot is a human figure, with the mushroom forming the head. To the p of the mushroom are two legs that point downward, and two arms that go outward. The BT * that's the stalk of the mushroom becomes the nose of the man. S of the central knot is a line of 3 equidistant 13m**. Well detached from the field. n869 has more multiple ** than n884. | ||||||||||
| 0222.5+5707 | oc | n884 | 1 | 37 | 4.4 8m* | 30 | I 3 r | Per | 1 | 2 |
| Wed 1990/09/26 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=5/9 This is the poorer and sparser of the 2 ocs in the double oc. Most of the ** are in a 30' equilateral triangle. The center of the equilateral triangle is very sparse. The p-most vertex of the equilateral triangle is the richest knot of the oc, containing about 20 ** in a 6' circular area. 10'p this vertex (about 1/3 of the way from oc n884 to oc n869) is a red *. Running sf from the knot is a 25'x5' group, which is the sparsest leg of the equilateral triangle. Running sp from the knot is a 30'x10' richer and BT leg. N of this equilateral triangle are 2 6m** and a sparse smattering of FTr ones. The cluster is an easy find -- its naked eye. Its pretty well detached from the field, but not nearly as detached as 869. Sat 1995/08/19 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=4/9 transparancy=7/9 2 fuzzy patches aligned in pa 90° from each other. P-more (n869) has 2 close 9m** at its center with no other resolved **. F-more (n884) is BTr and LGr with more **. A vLG loop of 8m** extends np from these clusters. Wed 2005/11/02 at Casco Twp Lindsay & Meldrum using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 This is the f-more of the double cluster. This is not nearly as compressed as n869, but has more FTr ** than n869, yielding a higher * count than the BTr n869. I think n884 gains from this higher aperture more than n869. Well detached from the field. | ||||||||||
| 022233.1+422048 | eg | n891 | 4 | 62 | 9.93:10.81 | 13.49x2.51 22° | SA(s)b?sp | And | 4 | 2 |
| Thu 1986/10/30 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nope. Fri 1986/10/31 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nope. Wed 1987/11/11 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 eFT 30° glow. Just barely glimpsed with averted vision. Used WS pix to locate field and align on AD122 pix. Confirmed other AD **. The BT* sf should be just barely on the edge of the x49 field. To find, get GAMMA And (a double) and let drift for 19 minutes of time. Tue 1990/01/30 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=3/9 Nope. Sun 1990/09/16 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 10'x2'10° pBT glow. 12m* at both ends. 11m* about 1/2 way from center to N edge near P edge. Dust lane is difficult but seeable in S half, not noticed in N half. Central 1/3 is wider than the rest of the eg. Fri 1991/08/09 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=5/9 15'x2'20° glow. Wider in middle. BTr in s half. 10m* on np edge of nucleus. 12m* at sp end. BTst part is just sf the 10m*. Dust lane was not seen. Wed 1991/09/04 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 Same observation. Dust lane was still not seen. Fri 1994/12/02 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 pBT 13'x2'20° glow with a thin equatorial dark lane that shows easily at x131 with averted vision. Comparing to pix AD122 I'm seeing almost the entire eg, except much FTr than pix. No sign of the companion shown in pix just opposite the BT* at the edge of the bulge. Eg is slightly BTr in the wide ellipse-shaped core. The n half of the eg is BTr and wider than the s half, but the equatorial dark lane is easier to see in the s half. Several ** are nearby, a few touching the eg, and 2 are superimposed just f the dust lane near the s end. | ||||||||||
| 0232+58.9 | ja | anon | 1 | 38 | 6 6 | 120" | Per | 1 | 1 | |
| Wed 1985/01/02 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 BT red, blue double. | ||||||||||
| 0232.7+6127 | oc | i1805 | 1 | 17 | 6.5 9.0m* | 21 | III 3 p n | Cas | 2 | 3 |
| Tue 1985/01/08 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 About 40 ** in a 40' circular area. Center contains a perfect 2'x5' oval made of about 10-15 **. BTst * in the central oval is a close double *. A perfect spoke of 2 BT** goes nf. A good spoke goes np. Poor spoke goes s. A 2' wide diamond-shape is sf. The s-most * of the diamond is a double *. Sat 1995/08/19 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=4/9 transparancy=7/9 Mel15/i1805/i1795 is a pSM nebulous glow with a few resolved **. 2 9m** extend out the n edge. | ||||||||||
| 0233.6+5732 | oc | n957 | 1 | 38 | 7.6 9.5m* | 11 | III 2 p/III 2 m | Per | 5 | 3 |
| Fri 1985/02/08 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Used double oc to find. Very sparse at x49 - a few BT** and the central double show. At x122 many more FT** show around the double. Sketched. Study it a while to see all the sketched **. Sun 1985/11/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Runs 45°. x122 shows 24 FT** and a BT double and BT other-end **. x49 field has many BT** making it look like a LGr surrounding oc optically. Wed 2005/11/02 at Casco Twp Lindsay & Meldrum using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 Easy in x43. At x131 it becomes 30 ** in a 15'x5'105°. Not compressed. Pretty well detached from the field. 2 BT ** are on the s edge, one of which is a U * and the other is 1m FTr. The p more of those two ** is a 0.5'60° double that's easy in all powers. | ||||||||||
| 0237.3+5559 | oc | tr2 | 1 | 38 | 5.9 7.4m* | 20 | III 2 p/II 2 p | Per | 1 | 2 |
| Tue 1985/01/08 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 45'pf line of BT** with a crescent coming out the s end. Center * is BT yellow with a royal blue * next to it. None of the close doubles in the WS sketch were seen. Sun 1985/11/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Very pretty oc. I don't think WS sketch is very good at a detailed level - I can't even get a match with the ** I see and I've tried for about 15 minutes. Tue 1986/10/28 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 The WS sketch is good. Many of the doubles were probably too FT for Madison Heights. Wed 2005/11/02 at Casco Twp Lindsay & Meldrum using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 A very splashy cluster in x43. There's a X shape of BT **, with the center of that X being empty of **. That empty spot forms the center of the cluster. The BT ** that radiate out in the X shape conjure the view outside the windows of the Enterprise at warp speed moving through space toward the center of the cluster. At x131 the cluster becomes a 20' scattered cluster. Its not very rich, and certainly not compressed, but still pretty well isolated from the field. The BTst * is a red one toward the pa330° edge, with a blue companion at 2'135° and a FTr blue companion at 1'285°. There are several pairs in this cluster. Just outside the red * in pa 330° is a shield of 7 ** in a curved arc that guards that edge of the cluster. In pa 150° from the center are scattered **. 4 BT ** run in pa 60° from the center, and 5 BT ** run in pa 240° from the center. 40 ** counted in total. | ||||||||||
| 0242.0+4247 | oc | M34 | 4 | 62 | 5.2 7.33m* | 35.0 | II 3 m/II 3 r | Per | 2 | 2 |
| Mon 1984/10/29 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 First class. Lots of blue, white doubles. Shaped kind of like a spiral eg. Easy to find. Well detached. Sun 1985/12/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Very loose 40' cluster. Stands out well. Fri 1994/02/11 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 720 PM EST. About 10 vFT** in a pSM glow which surrounds most of them. One of the ** is off by itself to the s of the glow. 2 ** point to the cluster from the n within 2°. Thu 1995/08/17 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 pBT pLG glow with several 8m..9m** superimposed. | ||||||||||
| 025041.826+555343.73 | ms | ads2157 | 1 | 38 | 3.76 8.5 | 28.3"300° | K0 | Per | 1 | 1 |
| Fri 1985/02/08 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Yellow, blue 300°. Sun 1985/02/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 The yellow * is the yellowest yellow I've seen so far. | ||||||||||
| 030128.988+322445.40 | ms | ads2286 | 4 | 94 | 6.5 8 | 8.5"8° | G5 | Per | 1 | 3 |
| Sun 1985/11/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 White, blue 10"10°. Tue 1985/12/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Yellow, blue 8"8°. | ||||||||||
| 030607.724+792506.63 | ms | ads2294 | 1 | 4 | 6.5 9.5 | 4.8"232° | M0 | Cep | 1 | 2 |
| Thu 1985/04/18 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Red, blue 4"230°. BTst * in the field. Thu 1992/04/09 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=3/9 transparancy=4/9 Yellow, blue 5"235°. | ||||||||||
| 030810.131+405720.44 | vs | BETA Per | 4 | 63 | 2.12-3.40 | 2.8673075 | eb | Per | 1 | 1 |
| Thu 1985/10/31 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Watched it fade naked eye, but didn't keep records. | ||||||||||
| 031617.036+600206.36 | ms | ads2626 | 1 | 38 | 8.5 8.8 | 7.1"142° | A0 | Cam | 2 | 2 |
| Sun 1986/12/21 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Very close x49 double with equal magnitudes. Noted on st23 sketch. | ||||||||||
| 0316.3+6002 | oc | st23 | 1 | 38 | 6.5 | 15 | III 3 p n/II 3 p | Cam | 2 | 2 |
| Tue 1985/01/08 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Field matches WS. Sketched. Sparse. Fri 1985/11/22 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 I wonder what this means----its not in WS at all. Tue 1985/12/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 My sketch is correct. 11 minutes of time p that BT double * in Cam. 4 BT** diamond-shape. One is ads2626. FT** near 3 of them. Sun 1986/12/21 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Sketched again. | ||||||||||
| 0318.6+4131 | cg | A426 | 4 | 63 | :12.5 | 240 | 2 L | Per | 3 | 1 |
| Sun 1995/10/22 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=8/9 A pretty rich cluster of pFT egs. It can be a difficult field to match to a SkyMap plot because many * magnitudes don't match the sky right, but its definitely doable and seeable. See tonight's observations of n1260, n1268, n1270, n1272, n1273, n1275, n1278, n1282, n1283, n1293, and n1294. | ||||||||||
| 0322.1+4837 | ob | Per OB3 | 4 | 63 | 1.2 2.88m* | 185.0 | III 3 m | Per | 1 | 3 |
| Sun 1985/02/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Lots of BT** and many FTr **. Over 2° wide. Tue 1986/10/28 at Utica, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Great binocular oc. Sat 1995/08/19 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=4/9 transparancy=7/9 A gorgeous sprinkling of BT** 3°x2° extended fsf from ALPHA Per to DELTA Per. At least 50 ** show. Easy naked-eye object and great binocular object. | ||||||||||
| 033332.133+584553.58 | ms | ads2592 | 1 | 39 | 6.5 8 | 20.4"243° | A2 | Cam | 1 | 3 |
| Tue 1985/12/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Green, blue 20"240°. Thu 1986/10/30 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed. Very pretty double. | ||||||||||
| 034242.665+595809.79 | ms | ads2691 | 1 | 39 | 6 8 | 54.8"35° | K0 | Cam | 1 | 1 |
| Tue 1985/01/08 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Red, blue. Tue 1986/10/28 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Red, blue 55"30°. Thu 1986/10/30 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Very red, very blue. | ||||||||||
| 0347.0+2407 | oc | M45 | 4 | 132 | 1.2 2.87m* | 110 | I 3 r n | Tau | 1 | 1 |
| Thu 1984/10/25 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Huge easy dipper-shaped group of BT**. Easily seeable with naked eye. Won't nearly fit in x49. Best overall view is through viewfinder. x49 shows many multiple **. Thu 1984/12/20 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Saw the 2 flair ** but no magnitude change. Wed 1985/02/27 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 From BCH1884 saw A 20"100° wrong. B=100"215°. C=4"340°. D=5"260°. E=7"250°. Mon 1991/08/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 Slightly LGr than the x30 field. Counted 50 ** in 1/3 of the cluster at x30, so I'll estimate 150 4m..12m**. Most ** are blue-white, but a few are green, a few are blue, and a couple have a hint of yellow. The bowl is toward the p, and the handle is toward the f. The bowl opens nf. There is an interesting chain of ** s of the * that joins the bowl to the handle. Sat 1994/02/05 at Imlay City, MI using Sears Dosciver 7x50 Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 800 pm EST. 6 BT** in the shape of a very short-handled dipper, with about 10 FTr ** surrounding. Fills 1/4 of my binocular field. Right below where the bowl meets the handle, there's a pretty arc-shaped chain of 5 FT**. | ||||||||||
| 035407.925+315300.94 | ms | ads2843 | 4 | 95 | 2.85 9.5 | 12.9"209° | B1 I | Per | 1 | 2 |
| Sun 1984/12/30 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 3' and 4' optical double at x49. Real triple requires x122 and is about 7" and 7". One on either side of ZETA Sun 1985/02/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 15"170° and 25"90°. Optical 120"180°. Mon 1985/03/18 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 8m* 6"195°, 10m* 11"280°, 8m* 36"190°, 8m* 42"180°. Tue 1986/10/28 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Same observation. | ||||||||||
| 035417.385-025709.53 | ms | ads2850 | 11 | 222 | 4.7 6.2 | 6.7"347° | A2 | Eri | 1 | 1 |
| Sun 1985/11/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Yellow, blue 7"350°. Wed 1992/03/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=5/9 Yellow, blue 8"355°. | ||||||||||
| 0407.7+6220 | oc | n1502 | 1 | 18 | 5.7 6.9m* | 8 i | II 3 p/I 3 m | Cam | 2 | 1 |
| Tue 1984/12/04 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Striking in its compactness and BTness. WS sketched with n on bottom. Mon 1985/03/18 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Resketched much better. Variable SZ Cam is inside, but its only 7.0-7.29 in 2.7 days. Sat 1991/10/12 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 30 6m..13m** in an 8' arrowhead-shaped grouping. Arrowhead points np. 9m* at forward tip of the arrowhead. Rear end of the arrowhead is a V-shape pointing p, which contains the BTst 10 ** in the cluster. The point * of that V-shape is the double STRUVE485, which is 6m 6m* 18"300°. One of those ** is SZ Cam. 13m** are most concentrated between the V and the tip of the arrowhead. Extremely well isolated. 7m* 20'210°. Pretty yellow-blue wide 2'210° pair is 10'p the SZ Cam double. Wed 1991/10/16 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Detailed cmap completed. | ||||||||||
| 040917.00+304633.3 | pn | n1514 | 5 | 95 | 10 9.40m* | 120"x90" | 3+2 | Tau | 1 | 3 |
| Mon 1987/03/16 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nope. Tue 1987/03/17 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 I see no pn. Pretty sure of location relative to nearby T**. Thu 1987/03/19 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nope. Fri 1988/01/15 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=3/9 transparancy=5/9 Easy at x49+UHC. x49 alone shows the 9m central * only. x49+LPR shows no more than x49 alone. x122+UHC shows a FT glow around the *. At x49+UHC, I see a glow with a sharp BT sf edge surrounding a BT central *. Sat 1997/02/08 20:28:00 EST at Doug Bock's house, Fenton, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 vBT 9m central * with a 2'x1.5'15° glow surrounding. Seems slightly BTr on the p side. Best at x131+UHC. Fri 2008/10/31 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 9m central * with a 2' glow surrounding it. Best at x131+UHC. The * is a bit p the center of the glow. Relatively barren field. Easy * hop from 2 OMICRON and ZETA Per, two naked-eye **. | ||||||||||
| 041415.78-124421.6 | pn | n1535 | 11 | 268 | 9.6 12.24m* | 18"/44" round | 4+2c | Eri | 3 | 2 |
| Tue 1986/01/07 at Ortonville, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Not very difficult from here. Probably would be almost impossible at home. Distinguishable from a * at all powers. UHC enhances a little. No detail seen. To find, use GAMMA Eri n to *, then f. Fri 1988/03/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 Easy blue featureless 0.5' glow. Sat 1991/10/12 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 Very nice pn. 11m or 12m central * easily seeable at x272, seen marginally at x122. Surrounding this is a round BT shell, then a FTr one which is slightly elongated ns. 10m* 9'sp. 10m* 15'sp. 8m T* 40'nnp. | ||||||||||
| 0415.4+5114 | oc | n1528 | 1 | 39 | 6.4 8.7m* | 24 | II 2 m | Per | 3 | 2 |
| Mon 1984/11/12 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 First sighting-named it the mushroom because of the mushroom-like shape of the ** which make up the main part of the oc. Tue 1984/11/20 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed ngc#. FT but medium rich. Did a real close comparison with WS sketch. It is a lot more accurate than my sketch but mine looks more like the object. The central quadruple in the WS sketch is barely resolved at x122 + averted vision. The S-shape is hidden at x49 but becomes obvious at higher powers. Fri 1991/08/09 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=5/9 15' round cluster of 70 9m..13m**. Well detached. Not condensed. The mushroom shape is at the p end, and the staulk points sp. BTr ** are at the p end, and form the mushroom. The f half of the cluster is almost all FTr **. Easy find off LAMBDA Per. Wed 1991/10/16 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Detailed cmap completed. Thu 1995/08/17 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 vFT thumbprint of a glow with no ** resolved. Thu 1995/12/28 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=4/9 transparancy=5/9 Unconcentrated 15' triangular cluster with the base running n-s along the p edge. About 40 ..12m**. BTst ** are at p end, except for one of equal BTness at sf end. No colorful ** were seen. Two mushroom-shapes are present. The BTr is really just an arc of BT** with FT** for the stem. The base of the stem is toward the s. The FTr mushroom has the base of its stem pointing f. | ||||||||||
| 042839.715+155215.23 | ms | THETA-2 Tau | 11 | 178 | 3.4 3.8 | 337"346° | A7 III | Tau | 1 | 1 |
| Wed 1987/02/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Huge red, blue double in the center of the Hyades. Stunning pair easily resolved in viewfinder. Thu 1987/02/05 at Utica, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Easily resolved in binoculars and with naked eye but neither shows colors. | ||||||||||
| 0432.1+4352 | oc | n1582 | 5 | 65 | 7.0 9pm* | 37 | IV 2 p | Per | 1 | 3 |
| Sun 1984/12/30 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Easy to find. Stands out. S-shaped. 15 ** seen and all confirmed with WS sketch. The n end of WS was not seen. Thu 1986/02/27 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 At least 1 magnitude more than WS was seen. Its a good sketch though. Mon 1987/03/16 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Easy find - WS sketch is perfect. N end is easy at x49 from here. | ||||||||||
| 043637.5-000840 | eg | n1620 | 11 | 224 | 12.29:13.08 | 2.88x1.00 25° | SAbc | Eri | 2 | 1 |
| Sun 1995/10/22 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=8/9 This is a much nicer eg than I expected. Its really FT but its really nice and LG. Its a HUGE 6'x1'15° unconcentrated brushstroke of light. 9m U* 4'75°. Not too difficult to find. I know I'm seeing much LGr than the quoted size of 2.88'x1', which is quite unusual, but I'm positive that what I'm seeing is much more than 3'. There's a 14m* superimposed near the n tip. The eg looks just a little bit finely-textured (not strong enough to call mottling), but I don't see any core nor stellar nucleus. | ||||||||||
| 0440.4+5027 | oc | n1624 | 1 | 40 | 10.7 11.77m* | 1.9 i | I 2 p n/II 1 p | Per | 7 | 2 |
| Sun 1986/12/21 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 About 6 ** set in nebulousity at x122 + averted vision. x49 field sketched. Find off 0421+502 oc n1545. Tue 1987/03/17 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 2' glow at x49 which is resolved at x122 + averted vision into about 10 ** + nebulousity. x49+UHC increase contrast on the surrounding gn ever so slightly. x122+UHC shows nothing. To find, put the BT T* on s edge of x49 and go 30'n. Sun 1988/01/10 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=4/9 At x49, its an extremely inconspicuous vFT 2' glow. x122 shows about 10 ** in 2'. BTst * is at fsf edge. After I know where to look at x49 I can study it hard and barely resolve some **. Oc is barely f center of field. x49+UHC shows eFT nebulous glow throughout the oc. x122+UHC is invisible. x49+LPR shows very slight nebulousity but not as BT as x49+UHC. x122+LPR is seeable but no nebulousity. Easier find is to take the T* to the s (the np FT 1 of the 3) and center it on the s edge of x49 field. | ||||||||||
| 044128.2-025130 | eg | n1637 | 11 | 224 | 10.83:11.47 | 3.98x3.24 15° | SAB(rs)c | Eri | 3 | 2 |
| Fri 1988/03/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 Nope. Sun 1995/10/22 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=8/9 At x68 its a big 2.5'x2'30° cottonball which is vFT and very slightly BM to a nonstellar core. A 12m* just outside the glow in pa 30°. x170 shows pretty much the same thing. I think this might be a face-on spiral, and I think I see a hint of an arm that goes out the s end of the eg and runs toward the f. Also there's a round haze out to about 3' that surrounds what I've described so far. I now suspect this is a face-on barred spiral, and that the elongation I see is the bar, and the spiral arms are round, with only part of one observed clearly. | ||||||||||
| 044214.699+225724.81 | ms | TAU Tau | 5 | 134 | 4.28 8.9 | 0.1" | B5 | Tau | 1 | 1 |
| Fri 1990/10/26 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 Beautiful blue, green double *. | ||||||||||
| 0446.0+1905 | oc | n1647 | 11 | 134 | 6.4 8.61m* | 45 | II 2 m/II 2 r | Tau | 3 | 2 |
| Wed 1984/11/21 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Seems sparse to me. All 13m..** except for a 9m* and a 11m* on n side and a few scattered 12m**. Located 20 minutes almost due f the n-most BT* of the Hyades. Mon 1987/01/26 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 50 loose but pBT** in 35'. Make all of the magnitudes in prior observation 2 BTr. Thu 1987/02/05 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Sketched. Fri 1990/10/26 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 BT splash of 80 ** in a 50'x35'60° oval. 6m* 8m* pair 30's of oc center. The 6m* is yellow. 6 oc member ** are 9m, including a tight double in the center. The remaining ** are pretty evenly distributed, 10m..13m. Well detached from the field. Chain of BT** aligned 120° runs through center. Central half of cluster is condensed, but there's no SM central knot. Easy to find and see. Stands out well. | ||||||||||
| 0451.1+4342 | oc | n1664 | 5 | 65 | 7.6 10.56m* | 18 | III 1 p | Aur | 3 | 3 |
| Tue 1984/12/04 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 vFT and hard to find. x49 field sketched. x122 also sketched. Asterism also sketched. The WS sketch is upside down and has ** added onto the top of my LG sketch. Located exactly 2° p EPSILON Aur. Wed 1987/02/18 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed, except its extremely easy (on the meridian at least). Sat 1991/10/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 Umbrella-shaped 15' group of 40 11m..13m**. BT 9m* at the s edge. Just p that * begins a chain of 5 11m** which run n and lead to the main condensation of the oc. Those 5 form the stem of the umbrella, and the FTr oc ** at the n edge form the canopy. The edge of the oc is very well-defined on the n, np, and nf edges by arcs of 12m** filled in with FTr ones. Several parts of the oc show an xFT glow at x122, suggesting ** beyond the light grasp of my scope/eye system. The BTst of these glows is on the F edge. At x30, the oc is seeable but FT. Its really better detached at x30 than at x120. | ||||||||||
| 050033.909+033657.89 | ms | STRUVE627 | 11 | 224 | 6.6 7.0 | 21.3"260° | A0 | Ori | 2 | 3 |
| Wed 1992/03/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=5/9 Blue, green 20"270°. | ||||||||||
| 050820.191-083954.21 | ms | ads3722 | 11 | 270 | 5.8 9.8 | 21.6"81° | B8 | Eri | 1 | 3 |
| Wed 1987/02/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 White, ruddy red 22"80° easy in x49. | ||||||||||
| 051856.686+451450.23 | ms | ads3878 | 5 | 66 | 8 8.5 | 9.9"276° | F0 | Aur | 1 | 1 |
| Mon 1985/04/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Red 8m*, blue 8.5m* 6"285°, and c=9m* 120"135°. | ||||||||||
| 0521.7+3352 | ob | Aur OB1 | 5 | 97 | 360x300 | Aur | 1 | 1 | ||
| Thu 1988/02/18 at Utica, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 Very nice binocular group located in the s-center of the pentagon. | ||||||||||
| 0528.0+3519 | oc | n1907 | 5 | 97 | 8.2 11.26m* | 7 round | II 1 m n/I 1 m | Aur | 1 | 1 |
| Fri 1984/11/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 At x49 this is a vSM nebulous area in a rich * field. x272 doesn't help much due to the loss of BTness, but does resolve a few more **. Thu 1984/11/22 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Red, blue double * s. Tue 1985/01/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 vFT nebulousity 30's M38. Its near a double *. 30' more s is a pretty field with 2 greater-than-signs. They are made of blue and white ** with 1 BT red * in the greater-than-sign farthest from M38. Fri 1985/10/25 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed easily. Sun 1986/12/21 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Almost looks like a gc except no glow under the resolved **. At least 30 uncountable ** seen with x122 + averted vision + hood. Gorgeous salt-and-pepper oc. Thu 1988/01/14 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=3/9 transparancy=4/9 A gorgeous salt-and-pepper gc lookalike on meridian. Sun 1990/01/28 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 About 30 ** in a 5' area. Sat 1991/10/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 Very well-detached 5' jewel of 30 **. Very compressed. Stands out extremely easily from here. No averted vision required. 2 9m or 10m** just outside the oc to the sf. The red, blue double * mentioned on 19841122 is probably the wide pair 30's. Located 40'190° from M38. | ||||||||||
| 0528.6+3550 | oc | M38 | 5 | 97 | 6.4 9.5m* | 21 i | III 2 m/II 2 r | Aur | 1 | 1 |
| Fri 1984/11/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Denser than oc n1960 (at 0534). Approximately the same shape. Many doubles that turn into triples if I study long enough. Roughly *-shaped. BCH calls this PI-shaped. Sat 1988/04/09 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=3/9 transparancy=4/9 The BTst ** are organized into nearly straight lines that radiate n s p and f of oc center. The n arm is curved toward the f. F the f arm are the 2 BTst ** in the field. Sat 1994/02/05 at Imlay City, MI using Sears Dosciver 7x50 Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 930 pm EST. M36, M37, and M38 are all pLG pBT circular glows of unresolved **. They're in a nearly straight line with only M37 outside of the pentagon of Auriga. Fri 1994/02/11 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 740 PM EST. pLG round glow with no resolution. Located at the n point of a 2° eye-outline-shape. | ||||||||||
| 0531.4+3415 | oc | n1931 | 5 | 97 | 11.3 11.49m* | 1.0 round | I 3 p n | Aur | 5 | 3 |
| Thu 1987/02/19 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 At x49 it is a vSM 1' area of nebulousity within a LGr group of FT**. This LGr group is a 20'x4'105° oval. The oc is the 2nd * from the p point along the n edge. At x272 it shows as a still-very-nebulous area with 3 ** (presumably the triple aids 4112) showing. 2 of these are BT and easy, 3rd requires averted vision. Field sketched. Thu 1988/01/14 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=3/9 transparancy=4/9 Confirmed. Nebulousity seeable at all powers/filters. Sat 1991/10/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 At x272 I can resolve a tight double * 9m 10m 7"250°. pBT 2'x1.5'135° glow surrounds. | ||||||||||
| 053125.5+341638 | gn | n1931 | 5 | 97 | 3x3 | E+R | Aur | 2 | 3 | |
| Thu 1988/01/14 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=3/9 transparancy=4/9 SM 2' soft glow seeable in all powers with or without filters. Easy find off PSI Aur using AD59. Mon 1990/01/29 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 BT nebula at all powers. vBT center with FTr glow surrounding. Sat 1991/10/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 pBT 2'x1.5'135° glow with a vBT 9m center (which resolves into **. See oc observation). UHC does not enhance at all. | ||||||||||
| 053200.397-001756.81 | ms | ads4134 | 11 | 225 | 2.23 6.9 | 52.8"0° | O9 II | Ori | 1 | 1 |
| Thu 1985/11/07 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Gorgeous blue, green or royalblue double *. Wed 1987/02/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed. | ||||||||||
| 0534.5+2201 | gn | M1 | 5 | 135 | 11.3 16vm* | 6x4 135° | E(SNR) | Tau | 5 | 3 |
| Sun 1984/12/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Just a fuzzy glow. x61 was best view. Sun 1985/02/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 I've tried several times since 19841216 with many UHC tries. No nebula ever seen. Don't know what I saw before. Tue 1985/03/12 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 vFT nebulousity seen in excellent seeing conditions. Only seen at x61+UHC or x49+UHC. No details or ** seen. Tue 1986/10/28 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Fairly prominent 7' glow about 2 hours after rising. | ||||||||||
| 0535.0+0956 | oc | cr69 | 11 | 180 | 2.8p | 65 | II 3 p n | Ori | 1 | 1 |
| Mon 1987/01/26 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Pretty field including LAMBDA Ori. Wed 1988/02/17 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 Pretty field in telescope. Full x49 field. Binoculars only show the few BTst **. | ||||||||||
| 053508.260+095602.56 | ms | ads4179 | 11 | 180 | 3.6 5.5 | 4.3"44° | Oe5 | Ori | 1 | 2 |
| Wed 1985/01/02 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Pretty field in x49. Double * LAMBDA resolved at x120. The field also includes 4m PHI Ori, and another double *. | ||||||||||
| 0535.2-0555 | gn | n1980 | 11 | 270 | 2.77m* | 14x14 | E | Ori | 1 | 3 |
| Wed 1985/01/02 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 No nebulousity, but the 2 double ** are nice. Tue 1985/02/19 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nebulousity was seen at x122 with or without UHC. The double * is a FT 15"245°. The other nearby double * is wide BT 60"200°. Thu 1985/11/07 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Easy at x49 alone. Sat 1988/03/05 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=8/9 No nebulousity was seen with any UHC/LPR/power combination. Sat 1991/10/12 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 5' nebula around 2m IOTA Ori was seen at x122 alone. Slightly better with UHC. I'm not experienced at estimating the magnitude of extended objects, but this nebula is slightly BTr in surface BTness than eg n1961. Located 40' due s M42. Not difficult from here. Direct vision was used. | ||||||||||
| 0535.2-0425 | oc | n1981 | 11 | 225 | 4.6 6.26m* | 25 | III 2 p n/III 3 p | Ori | 1 | 3 |
| Thu 1984/11/22 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Poor field but easy to find because many ** are 7m or so. 22 ** counted in x49. All sketched. Mon 1987/01/26 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 This is really a pretty oc because so many members are so BT. Fri 1994/02/11 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 940 PM EST. LG 1° group of 3 BT** in a 0° line with many FTr ** sprinkled around them. | ||||||||||
| 053516.470-052322.80 | ms | ads4186 | 11 | 225 | 5.1 6.7 | O5 | Ori | 1 | 1 | |
| Sun 1995/10/22 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=8/9 6 ** are easy in the trapezium at x170. The two ** that are added to the 4 BT** of the trapezium are one thats between the 2 np ** (e on my diagram, 11m), and another that's right f the s-most * (f on my diagram, 11m). Thu 1995/12/28 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=4/9 transparancy=5/9 Got to see a mid-eclipse. At 7h04m pm EST, the 2 P-most two ** (the p-most (A=var) and the n-most (B=8.0m-8.6m)) are of equal BTness, and the FTst of the 4 main components. Next BTst * is the f-most (D=6.7m), which is 2/10 of the way from the prior 2 ** to the BTst *, which is the s-most (C=5.1m). | ||||||||||
| 0535.3-0523 | gn | M42 | 11 | 225 | 5 2.9m* | 66x60 | E+R | Ori | 1 | 1 |
| Sun 1984/12/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Gorgeous BT nebula with a bite taken out. BT 4 * multiple near the bite. Wed 1985/02/27 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 I can't see ** e f or h on BCH1327. Sat 1994/02/05 at Imlay City, MI using Sears Dosciver 7x50 Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 810 pm EST. 2 BT ** with a vBT pLG 30' glow surrounding. Glow extends much further to the p of the ** than the f, and just a bit further s than n. The glow is oval-shaped with a ratio of about 3 to 2, aligned 90°. Sun 1995/10/22 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=8/9 I've been so overwhelmed by M42 that in almost 11 years of telescopic observation with perhaps 200 times of observing it, I've written a grand total of 15 words of observing notes. How did I ever get my Messier certificate? Its time to make amends. In x68 with no filter, M42 is a gorgeous site, easily the most detailed nebula in the sky. The 37' field is completely aglow, with more nebulosity outside the field toward the s. The trapezium is at one end of a dark bite in the nebula that points f. This dark nebula is often called the fish's mouth, or Sinus Magnus, the Great Gulf. A look at the complete field makes the fish rather obvious. Just p the trapezium is the BTst part of the nebula itself. Its definitely green, with the strongest green nearest to the trapezium and becoming paler green as it moves outward from there. The green area is definitely square-shaped, with a very sharp and straight cutoff toward the sp and sf. The np edge of the square is a bit less squared-off and is softer. There's all kinds of texture throughout M42, especially in and near this inner square. At x478, this region is a mass of overlapping swirls of nebulosity which I've read others describe as cirrus. Steve Coe calls them storm clouds. The BT central area surrounding the Trapezium is named Regio Huygeniana. Moving p from the trapezium is a whisp of vBT nebulosity that becomes thinner the further I move from the trapezium. About 20' away from the trapezium is a fork where part of the nebulosity continues in a straight line, and the other fork sharply bends to the sf and runs in that direction for a SM distance. Running sf from the trapezium is a thick whisp of nebulosity that curls gradually toward the s, and this has just the slightest reddish twinge to it. It has a real sharp cutoff on the inside (p), and is much more gradual cutoff on the outside (f). This whisp is broken into two tendrils, Proboscis Major and Proboscis Minur, the Greater and Lesser Trunks. The darkness between is dubbed Regio Messierana. Running sp from the trapezium is the real sharp edge of green mentioned before, then a very thin 1' dark lane, and then FT gray nebulosity picks up again. Running nf, in addition to the fish's mouth there's a dark lane a few arcminutes wide separating M42 from M43. M43 is a definite comma-shape of nebulosity, which I'll describe in two parts. The M42-ward, round part of the comma has a BT* embedded off-center toward the nf. Attaching to the nf quadrant of the round part is the FTr arc part of the comma. It shows white nebulosity toward the np and lack of nebulosity toward the nf. At x170, there's a definite dark lane between the round part and the arc part, so the arc part is really a separate detached nebula that's about 6'x2'. Another part of M42 that looks a little bit reddish is the sp-most edge of the nebula. A whisp of nebulosity bends sp, with the strongest reddish twinge along its np edge. 6 ** are easy in the trapezium at x170. The two ** that are added to the 4 BT** of the trapezium are one thats between the 2 np ** (e on my diagram, 11m), and another that's right f the s-most * (f on my diagram, 11m). The texture in this part of the nebula becomes much more enhanced at x170. Along the wing that comes away from the trapezium toward the f, there's a long thin piece of nebulosity thats detached, n of the main wing. With the UHC, the BTst part of the nebula is about 40'. In the s part of the nebula is a LG oval 30'x15'90° hole missing nebulosity, surrounded by a by a loop of FT nebulosity further s which almost reaches the BT** s of M42. This loop connects the p and f wings of M42. The f edge of M42 is much sharper than the p edge, which just gradually fades into background sky. | ||||||||||
| 0535.3-0522 | oc | n1976 | 11 | 225 | 3.7 | 48 | n | Ori | 1 | 1 |
| Sun 1995/10/22 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=8/9 6 ** are easy in the trapezium at x170. The two ** that are added to the 4 BT** of the trapezium are one thats between the 2 np ** (e on my diagram, 11m), and another that's right f the s-most * (f on my diagram, 11m). | ||||||||||
| 053525.982-055435.60 | ms | ads4193 | 11 | 270 | 2.76 7 | 11.4"141° | O9 III | Ori | 1 | 3 |
| Wed 1987/02/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 White, green 11"140°, blue 50"100°. Sat 1988/03/05 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=8/9 Confirmed. At n edge of n1980. | ||||||||||
| 0535.5-0516 | gn | M43 | 11 | 225 | vBT 6.85m* | 20x15 | E+R | Ori | 2 | 3 |
| Tue 1985/02/19 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nope. Tried all UHC/powers. Thu 1985/11/07 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Surrounds NU Ori. Easy at x49+UHC and x122. Poor at x122+UHC. pFT under best conditions. Sun 1988/01/10 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=4/9 vFT glow around the * just n of Orion nebula. Tonight I found it easiest at x49 alone. Fri 1994/02/11 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 Nope. Sun 1995/10/22 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=8/9 See tonight's observations of M42. | ||||||||||
| 0535.6-0105 | oc | cr70 | 11 | 225 | 0.4 1.69m* | 150 | II 3 m n | Ori | 1 | 1 |
| Wed 1987/02/04 at Utica, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 This is a really pretty sight in binoculars. An s-shape * chain shows between 2 of the belt **. Wed 1988/02/17 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 Confirmed. Way too LG for good telescopic view, but show up nicely in binoculars. | ||||||||||
| 0536.1+3408 | oc | M36 | 5 | 97 | 6.0 8.9m* | 12 | II 3 m/I 3 r | Aur | 1 | 3 |
| Fri 1984/11/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Easy to find. Stands out well. Not very dense, but pretty. Denser in center. Arms extend out of center. Easily resolved. Fits well in x136 but this does not resolve any new **. Sat 1988/04/09 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=3/9 transparancy=4/9 5 arms of ** coming out of a central ring of **. First * on the sf arm is a very pBT close x49 double *. Sat 1994/02/05 at Imlay City, MI using Sears Dosciver 7x50 Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 930 pm EST. M36, M37, and M38 are all pLG pBT circular glows of unresolved **. They're in a nearly straight line with only M37 outside of the pentagon of Auriga. Fri 1994/02/11 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 745 PM EST. pLG circular glow with no resolution. There's a 7m* about 60'315° and another 60'135° | ||||||||||
| 0536.4+3408 | ms | STRUVE737 | 5 | 97 | 8.5 9 | 10.7"305° | Aur | 1 | 1 | |
| Sun 1985/04/28 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 White, white 11"305° resolved easily at x49. They're 2 of the BTst ** in the oc. Wed 1987/02/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed. | ||||||||||
| 053844.760-023600.15 | ms | ads4241 | 11 | 226 | 3.8 6.6 | 0.9"199° | B0 | Ori | 1 | 1 |
| Wed 1985/01/02 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Beautiful multiple * in an apparant oc. Only 4 of SIGMA Ori's ** seen. They are near a close double * and 2 other BT**. Tue 1985/02/19 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 8m* 12"70°. 10m* 12"210°. 6m* 40"80°. Sat 1992/01/25 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 Observed with Riyad Matti, Frank McCullough, and Steve Hughes at the first * party at Hawthorn Hollow. 8 ** were seen by all 4 people at x122. Before tonight, I only observed the 4 ** at the center of this multiple, but Riyad says that all 8 ** within the long-skinny wedge are it. I didn't take notes at the time of the observation, so I don't have any position angles or separations to report. I do remember that there were some colors, but I can't remember enough detail to report. | ||||||||||
| 054053-0228 | dn | b33 | 11 | 226 | 6x4 | 4 Ir | Ori | 9 | 1 | |
| Mon 1987/01/26 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nope. Wed 1987/02/18 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Extremely easy to get a match to the ** in a pix but no nebulousity was seen. Sat 1992/01/25 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 3' irregularly round dark patch in gn i434. Extremely low contrast with the BT nebula. Found by using UB137 p. The two ** shown on UB137 make perfect finders for the horsehead within the BT nebula. Observed with Riyad Matti at the first * party at Hawthorn Hollow after everyone else left. The edge of the horsehead from the nose to the ears appears as a BTr arc within i434, and is the easiest edge to see. The edge from the ears to the back of the neck was very diffuse and ill-defined. The part of BT nebulousity which should have been under the chin was not seen at all. See also gn i434 observation from this night. Best power was x49 or x60. UHC did not help a bit. Sat 1995/09/23 at Birmingham, OH using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 Definite sighting with x49+UHC. 2/3 of the way from the horizon to the meridian. The end touching the mane is the easiest part again. I see nothing under the chin. Extremely low contrast. Invisible at all other powers both with and without the UHC. | ||||||||||
| 0542-0219 | gn | i434 | 11 | 226 | eFT 2.05m* | 60x10 | E | Ori | 5 | 1 |
| Wed 1988/02/17 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 Nope using pix AD67 with any power or UHC or LPR. Sat 1992/01/25 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 Not that difficult after all. A vLG, perhaps 30'x10'0° wedge thinner at s edge. Low contrast against the background, but definitely seeable. HorseHead was observed also, see dn b33 observation for tonight. Observed with Riyad Matti at the first * party at Hawthorn Hollow after everyone else left. The edge on the same side as the HorseHead has the highest contrast against the background sky. | ||||||||||
| 054427.801-222654.36 | ms | ads4334 | 19 | 316 | 3.7 6.3 | 94.9"351° | F8 | Lep | 1 | 1 |
| Mon 1987/01/26 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Blue, green 95"350°. Mon 1988/01/18 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=8/9 transparancy=4/9 C * still not seen. | ||||||||||
| 0552.4+3233 | oc | M37 | 5 | 98 | 5.6 9.2m* | 24 | II 1 r/I 2 r | Aur | 2 | 1 |
| Fri 1984/11/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 This is vFT but gorgeous. At least 100 ** are barely resolved with x49. x136 resolves more. The BTr ** are shaped like a fat boomerang. Sun 1984/12/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Fills the x122 field. Looks almost like an overgrown (or very close) gc. Since most of the ** are so FT I'd assume this oc is distant therefore vLG. Sat 1988/04/09 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=3/9 transparancy=4/9 The oc is a salt-and-pepper speckling of mainly FT** displaying a central knot. The BTst ** are in the central knot and a bar extending from the center to the f edge and a bar from the center to the sp edge. These BTst ** form the boomerang-shape. Sat 1994/02/05 at Imlay City, MI using Sears Dosciver 7x50 Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 930 pm EST. M36, M37, and M38 are all pLG pBT circular glows of unresolved **. They're in a nearly straight line with only M37 outside of the pentagon of Auriga. Fri 1994/02/11 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 750 PM EST. pLG round glow with no resolution. Nf-most of 3 "**". The other 2 are real **, about 7m. | ||||||||||
| 055943.300+371244.66 | ms | ads4566 | 5 | 98 | 2.6 7.1 | 3.0"318° | A0 | Aur | 3 | 2 |
| Tue 1985/01/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 3' white, blue. 3" double not resolved. Mon 1985/04/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Able to see the eFT 3.0"318° with x272. | ||||||||||
| 060429.061+513424.29 | ms | ads4633 | 1 | 41 | 6.3 9.2 | 35"15° | A5 | Aur | 1 | 3 |
| Thu 1987/03/19 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Green, blue 35"15°. | ||||||||||
| 0607.4+2405 | oc | n2158 | 5 | 136 | 8.6 12.4m* | 5 | II 3 r | Gem | 2 | 3 |
| Wed 1986/01/08 at Ortonville, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 The field matches WS exactly but no members were seen. Thu 1987/03/19 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 3 ** were seen at x122 + averted vision. No nebulousity. Matches WS exactly except WS sees more **. Try on meridian. Fri 1987/03/20 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Same results on meridian. Tue 1991/10/15 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=3/9 transparancy=7/9 Gorgeous 5' angelfish-shaped cluster of at least 100 **. Very compressed. Very rich. Direct vision shows a glow, but averted vision resolves this glow into myriad **. Nose of the angelfish points n. Rear of angelfish has a 10m* near the center. First class salt-and-pepper cluster, but requires dark skies to see. Sun 1995/10/22 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=8/9 Triangular 4' cloud of **. Line of 12m** running in pa 30° along the p edge. A few other scattered 12m..13m** show at x170, but mainly its still an unresolved mass of FTr **. At x478 I count about 30 resolved **. The cluster is definitely concentrated. There's a BTr unresolved spot near the middle of the rest of the unresolved glow. 10m* just off the sf edge. From M35 to here is 30'sp. | ||||||||||
| 0608.5+1357 | oc | n2169 | 12 | 181 | 5.9 6.94m* | 7 | I 3 p n/III 3 m | Ori | 2 | 2 |
| Sun 1984/12/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 This is in a field with many BT**. The oc itself is off to one side. It is vBT and striking. Reminds me a lot of n1502 (at 0405). WS sketch is very accurate (note that its at high power). Lots of varied * colors. Saw red green and blue **. Mon 1987/01/26 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Mine is not a very good sketch. Wed 1987/02/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Resketched. Sat 1991/10/12 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 Very pretty 7'x4'70° cluster of 17 colorful ** divided into 2 parts. 11 ** in the sp-more part which is 4x3, shaped like a bow-tie. F this is a 2.5' gap with no **. The nf-part has 6 ** in a Y-shape with the base of the Y pointing ssp. Easy find off Orion's club **. Very well detached. Pretty cluster due to * colors. | ||||||||||
| 0608.8+2420 | oc | M35 | 5 | 137 | 5.1 8.2m* | 28 | III 2 m/III 3 r | Gem | 1 | 1 |
| Mon 1984/11/12 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Use pleiades to find. Tue 1984/12/04 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Very rich and vBT. Many blue **, doubles, and swirls. Good field at all powers. Located just n of Gem's p-more toe. Fri 1988/04/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 Several arcs of ** including a 10' arc of ** from the center to the n edge. That arc ends on the BTst * in the oc (which is right on the n edge). The center 5' of the oc is empty except for a couple of 13m**. Sat 1994/02/05 at Imlay City, MI using Sears Dosciver 7x50 Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 830 pm EST. vLG round grouping of 6 resolved ** with a lot of unresolved nebulousity surrounding. Located on top of Gemini's p foot. | ||||||||||
| 0609.3+2426 | ms | OSTRUVE134 | 5 | 137 | 7 8 | 31"188° | Gem | 1 | 1 | |
| Sun 1985/04/28 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 BTst * of M35. White, blue 30"190°. | ||||||||||
| 0613.8+1248 | oc | n2194 | 12 | 182 | 8.5 12.07m* | 10 | III 1 r/II 2 r | Ori | 2 | 3 |
| Tue 1986/01/07 at Ortonville, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Fairly rich field but no trace of oc. Fri 1987/02/20 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 FT glow but easily found via location relative to BT pointer ** nearby. 12 ** were counted at x122. WS pix is accurate but missing many FT field ** and a few FT cluster **. Mon 1988/01/18 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=8/9 transparancy=4/9 WS sketch is poor. I see at least 15 ** in 4' at x122. vFT -- requires long study. Sat 1991/10/12 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 30 13m** in 10'x6'pf over an unresolved glow. Gorgeous cluster from here. Rating changed from 7-5 to 2-3. Extremely rich and compressed. Well detached from the field. If it was round rather than elongated, I could mistake it for a gc. Trail of ** runs off to the fsf from the oc. Sat 1995/12/16 at Doug Bock's house, Fenton, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 Looks like a 7' thumbprint at x68. Still shows unresolved underlying glow at x170, but its pretty much resolved into **. Overall, the shape is round, but the BTr ** form an X shape. Pretty well detached from the field. BTst * is on the f edge. Not compressed. | ||||||||||
| 061539.010+360855.29 | ms | ads4849 | 5 | 98 | 6.9 7.9 | 11.3"217° | F0 | Aur | 2 | 3 |
| Wed 1987/02/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 White, blue 11"220°. Very pretty x49 jewel. | ||||||||||
| 062346.093+043534.22 | ms | ads5012 | 12 | 227 | 4.5 6.5 | 13.2"27° | A5 | Mon | 1 | 3 |
| Wed 1985/02/20 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Green, blue 13"5°. Thu 1995/03/23 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 Blue, green. 15"15°. | ||||||||||
| 0626.5-0444 | oc | n2232 | 12 | 227 | 3.9 5.03m* | 30 | IV 3 p/III 2 p | Mon | 2 | 3 |
| Tue 1984/12/25 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Sparse. 1 vBT*. 3 BT**. 12 FT**. Wed 1985/02/20 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Most WS ** seen. Mon 1987/01/26 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Still only most WS ** were seen -- not all. Sat 1991/10/12 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 WS and U apparently disagree about what the oc is, and I'd have to agree with WS. This matches the OHO description, too. Its a 30'x10'ns Andromeda-shaped triangular grouping of 25 5m..13m**. BTst * is at the point of the triangle, where Andromeda connects to Pegasus, and this area is also the richest part of the cluster, with 5 FT** surrounding that BT* within 2'. The rest of the cluster runs s from here. Apparently misplotted in U. | ||||||||||
| 062746.522+204721.67 | ms | ads5080 | 5 | 137 | 6.6 8.0 | 27.1"204° | K0 | Gem | 1 | 2 |
| Fri 1987/03/20 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Red, blue 20"190°. | ||||||||||
| 062849.461-070203.51 | ms | ads5107 | 12 | 272 | 4.6 5.1 | 7.2"132° | B2e | Mon | 1 | 3 |
| Wed 1985/01/02 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 3rd * is about 9"f * b. | ||||||||||
| 0630.3+0503 | gn | n2237 | 12 | 227 | 5.5 | 80x60 | E | Mon | 1 | 3 |
| Tue 1986/01/07 at Ortonville, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 No trace of nebulousity with or without UHC. Sat 1986/11/22 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Tried to see nebulousity using sketch UB129 but couldn't see any. Good transparent night. Fri 1991/03/15 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=8/9 transparancy=8/9 See oc observations for this night. The nebula is huge compared to the oc. Its about 80' (one x30 field). Entire 80' field is aglow -- this is not obvious until I move to look at any of the surrounding fields. Then the glow around the cluster is obvious. N-edge arc is especially BT. LPR is slightly better than no filter at all, and UHC is best view of all. x30+UHC is best view. Nebula is seeable without any filter at all, though. Fri 1994/02/11 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 940 PM EST. pBT group of 3 ** surrounded by about 1° of nebulousity. | ||||||||||
| 063218.535+174704.20 | ms | ads5166 | 12 | 137 | 6.3 6.9 | 20.0"210° | F8 | Gem | 1 | 2 |
| Wed 1992/03/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=5/9 Yellow, green, 20"200°. | ||||||||||
| 0632.4+0452 | oc | n2244 | 12 | 227 | 4.8 5.84m* | 24 | II 3 p n/II 3 r | Mon | 1 | 2 |
| Wed 1985/01/02 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 BT circular 20' oc. In a very rich * field but it stands out due to about 6 BT member **. Easily found by beginning at GAMMA Ori (lower shoulder). Oc is 25's and 1 hour f. About 75'nf the oc is a SM equilateral triangle triple. Fri 1985/03/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 No nebulousity seen with UHC. Mon 1987/01/26 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 WS sketch is poor. Wed 1987/02/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Resketched. Wed 1988/02/17 at Utica, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 Shows up well in binoculars too. Fri 1991/03/15 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=8/9 transparancy=8/9 25' cluster of about 50 6m..**. If all ** are included, the oc is round, but the 6 BT** are in a 20'x10'150° bar-shape in the center. BTst * is yellowish at sf corner of the bar. The 6 ** are evenly spread on the outside edges of a 20'x10' rectangle. The central * of the f edge is a 10m x30 double. The center of the p edge is a 7m* 11m* green, blue x30 double. Cluster is best in x61. Nebulousity was also seen tonight. See gn 2237 entry. | ||||||||||
| 063357.658+522741.33 | ms | ads5178 | 1 | 42 | 6.5 7.5 | 4.7"332° | Aur | 1 | 2 | |
| Thu 1985/04/18 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 White, red 5"330°. | ||||||||||
| 0634.7+0822 | oc | n2251 | 12 | 182 | 7.3 9.1m* | 10 oval | III 2 p/III 2 m | Mon | 1 | 2 |
| Tue 1986/01/07 at Ortonville, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Easy find. Well detached. Every WS * was seen. Looks like another oc 20's and 2 minutes of time p. Fri 1987/02/20 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Extremely easy. Mon 1988/01/18 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=8/9 transparancy=4/9 Extremely easy. Perfect match to WS. Tue 1991/04/02 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 30 ** in a 20'x5'135° group. 5' wide in the middle tapering off to the np and sf. Slightly compressed. Pretty well detached. Sp half has a slight glow behind the resolved **. 5' V-shape in the sp quadrant of the center contains the BTst *. That BTst * has a FT companion at 5"270°. There is a BT* 35'210° and 35'150° the cluster. Sat 1995/12/16 at Doug Bock's house, Fenton, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 At x68, I count about 25 ** in this vBT very elongated 18'x3'315° cluster. Seems to be composed of mainly BT**, and these BT** are somewhat detached from the rich-in-FTr ** field. On the s edge is a BT blue *, just n of it is a red *, and to the sp is a very close companion. | ||||||||||
| 063555.085+051832.39 | ms | STRUVE939 | 12 | 227 | 8.3 9.6 | 30.1"106° | B5 | Mon | 1 | 3 |
| Tue 1986/03/11 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 A pretty equilateral triangle with 30" separation between all 3 **. | ||||||||||
| 0637.1+0558 | oc | cr106 | 12 | 182 | 4.6p | 45 | III 3 p | Mon | 1 | 3 |
| Sat 1988/02/13 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 Sparse 50' field of about 50 **. The central 15' contains 12 very-much-FTr-than-the-average **. | ||||||||||
| 0637.8+0050 | oc | be24 | 12 | 227 | 17.0m* | <10 | II 2 p | Mon | 1 | 3 |
| Mon 1987/03/23 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Beautiful medium-rich BT oc of 30 ** in 30'. Easy find. Sketched. | ||||||||||
| 0641.0+0953 | oc | n2264 | 12 | 183 | 3.9 5pm* | 20 | IV 3 p n/III 3 m | Mon | 1 | 2 |
| Wed 1985/01/02 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 BT. Many doubles. Especially pretty asterism is on n end with a vBT* surrounded by 3 close doubles. The sketch in WS is extremely accurate and is a good representation of the appearance of this oc. Fri 1985/03/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 No nebulousity seen with UHC at any power. Tue 1987/04/07 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 No nebulousity was seen using UHC + BCH1207-11. Fri 1988/01/15 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=3/9 transparancy=5/9 No nebulousity was seen with x49 alone or +UHC or +LPR using BCH1207-11 or AD76-7. Tue 1991/04/02 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 50 ** in a 20'x15' a xmas-tree-shaped area. Extremely well detached. BT S Mon at center of base is surrounded by 11 ** in 5', one of which is a tight x61 double of about 10"110°. The BT* at the top of the xmas tree also has a FT 11m* 15"170° companion. Nebulousity was finally seen tonight as described in gn 2264 entry. | ||||||||||
| 0643.2+2658 | oc | n2266 | 5 | 138 | 9.5p 11pm* | 7 | II 2 m | Gem | 4 | 3 |
| Tue 1985/05/07 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Used EPSILON Gem to the one BT T* due n to find. Put these 2 ** at opposite edges of viewfinder and oc is 25'p. 3 members were seen. Sure of field **. Try again higher in sky. Wed 1986/01/08 at Ortonville, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 eFT glow at x49 resolved into about 30 FT** at x122 + averted vision. 1 BT* and 2 FT** seen on s edge of x49 field. Added finder directions. Mon 1987/03/16 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed. Fri 1990/03/30 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 About 15-20 FT** in 5' circle at x122 + averted vision. One 9m* on s edge. 2 11m** just n of it. Rest are 12m..**. Tue 1991/10/15 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=3/9 transparancy=7/9 Another fine cluster. At least 40 ** resolved with x122 and averted vision, mainly on the n side of the 9m*. 7' round cluster. An unresolved 3' ball remains, making this appear gc-like. Running nf from the 9m* is an unusual chain of 11m**, and it is really out of place in this cluster of 13m**. | ||||||||||
| 064614.133+592630.42 | vb | ads5400 | 1 | 42 | 5.4 6.0 | varies | A2 | Lyn | 1 | 2 |
| Thu 1987/03/19 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 White, blue, blue 2"75° 9"310°. The 9" * is barely seeable in x49. Mon 1992/05/04 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 Yellow, green 2"80°, blue 10"310°. | ||||||||||
| 064644.343+433438.77 | ms | ads5425 | 5 | 67 | 5.25 8.3 | 33"36° | G0 | Aur | 1 | 3 |
| Wed 1987/02/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Easy x49 green, red 30"35°. | ||||||||||
| 0647.0-2043 | oc | M41 | 19 | 318 | 4.5 6.9m* | 38 round | II 3 m/I 3 r | CMa | 1 | 1 |
| Wed 1985/01/02 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 It doesn't look like 2 groups to me. 2 red 8m** surrounded by 60-70 FTr. Fits x122 nicely. Too bad the city leaves a BT background glow. Located 4° due s of Sirius. Sat 1988/02/13 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 LG BT circular oc. Center * red. Sat 1994/02/05 at Imlay City, MI using Sears Dosciver 7x50 Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 820 pm EST. pLG round grouping of about 15 ** located almost 1 binocular field s (and just a little f) of Sirius. BT* is just outside the sf edge of the cluster. | ||||||||||
| 0649.3+4104 | oc | n2281 | 5 | 68 | 5.4 7.3m* | 15 | I 3 p/I 3 m | Aur | 1 | 1 |
| Wed 1985/01/02 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 This SM oc stands out well because of the degree of concentration. WS sketch is accurate but doesn't do justice to the richness or delicateness of the telescopic view. Tue 1991/04/16 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 15'x8'135° oval of 33 **. Well detached. Sf part is much richer and BTr. Focal point is a trapezium of BT** on the sp edge. F-most of those 4 is a 10"300° double *, and s-most is a 15"220° double *. At sf-most edge is a FT 15"31°0 pair. 7m* 2's the trapezium. 7m* 25'p the trapezium. Best at x61 for overall cluster view, but best detailed view is at x122. | ||||||||||
| 0651.8+0029 | oc | n2301 | 12 | 228 | 6.0 8.01m* | 12 i | I 3 m/I 3 r | Mon | 1 | 1 |
| Wed 1985/01/02 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Rich with FT**. I mainly saw the p edge but could see other WS ** when I looked for them. Tue 1985/01/08 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Gorgeous in clear seeing. Need to look a while to see the FT ones. Runs ns. Mon 1990/01/29 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 Situated in a 30'0° line of ** with a projection out to the f from the center. Vaguely similar to the coathanger oc but vSMr and denser. Center of the line and the projection to the p is the oc n2301. Its a gorgeous group of 30 ** with a red * in the center. | ||||||||||
| 065438.682+131039.92 | ms | ads5559 | 12 | 183 | 5.5 7.5 | 7"151° | F0 | Gem | 1 | 2 |
| Thu 1985/04/18 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 White, blue 5"130°. | ||||||||||
| 065606.648-140236.51 | ms | ads5605 | 12 | 273 | 4.5 8 | 3.0"340° | G5 | CMa | 6 | 3 |
| Mon 1987/03/23 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Red, blue 3.0"340° in x272. Difficult but vivid colors. | ||||||||||
| 0703.2-0820 | oc | M50 | 12 | 273 | 5.9 7.8m* | 16.0 oval | II 3 m/II 3 r | Mon | 1 | 2 |
| Tue 1985/01/08 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Fairly rich splash with many doubles. WS sketch is perfect. Center of the oc is richer than outlining area. Fri 1985/03/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Heart-shaped. 1 red * 7's of center. Center is about 7'. Full oc is 30'. Sat 1988/03/05 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=8/9 The heart-shape is sideways with the point of the heart to the p. Those are only the BTst **. Others surround. Fri 1988/04/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 A central knot of about 15 ** in 7' surrounded by a fairly empty area surrounded by the BT heart-shaped outliners. Sat 1994/02/05 at Imlay City, MI using Sears Dosciver 7x50 Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 910 pm EST. pSM fuzzy glow. Begin at Sirius, go through GAMMA CMa, then 2 more times that distance in the same direction. There is a BT* just p the cluster. No ** were resolved. | ||||||||||
| 0703.3-0504 | oc | Bochum3 | 12 | 228 | 9.9 11.19m* | 4 | IV 1 p | Mon | 7 | 2 |
| Wed 1987/02/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nope. Rich Milky Way area with several groups. Sun 1988/03/06 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=3/9 transparancy=5/9 Perfect location in T. 20'np the T* I have a hazy x49 spot that resolves into a tight 2' straight line of 4 ** surrounded by 10 vFT** at x272 + averted vision. Fri 1990/03/30 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 Confirmed using U228. Its really a line of 3 evenly-spaced ** in a 2' line ns with one more * 2's. These are 11m. Surrounded by 5-10 12m..13m**. | ||||||||||
| 070405.798+751349.11 | ms | ads5669 | 1 | 6 | 7.1 8.1 | 13"32° | K0 | Cam | 1 | 2 |
| Thu 1987/03/19 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Green red 15"30°. | ||||||||||
| 070406.521+203412.99 | ms | ads5742 | 5 | 138 | 4 10 | 87" | G0P | Gem | 1 | 3 |
| Wed 1986/01/08 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 White, blue 90". Thu 1987/02/05 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed. | ||||||||||
| 0714.6-1018 | oc | n2353 | 12 | 274 | 7.1 9.19m* | 20 | II 2 p/III 3 p | Mon | 1 | 3 |
| Tue 1985/01/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Saw and confirmed, but many ** are missing. It looks like decent seeing but s horizon has a glow. Thu 1985/02/07 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 1 vBT* surrounded by about 20 pBT** including a close x49 pair. Speckling of FTr ** was barely seen. Fri 1985/03/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Almost all WS ** seen at x122 after a while of looking. 2 of the members are obvious in viewfinder. Mon 1987/03/23 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 All WS ** were seen. I'd call it medium-rich, not poor. Tue 1991/10/15 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=3/9 transparancy=7/9 Round 10' knot of 26 10m..13m**, mainly to the nf of a 6m*. Continuing n is a 5' nearly-empty band, then a 25'x5' crescent of about 20 10m..13m**. Horns of the crescent point sp and sf. 15'n that crescent is another 6m*. | ||||||||||
| 071636.769-231856.21 | ms | ads5951 | 19 | 319 | 5 7 | 26.6"55° | K5 | CMa | 1 | 1 |
| Tue 1986/03/11 at South River Road, near Selfridge AFB, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Yellow, blue 25"35°. | ||||||||||
| 0717.7-1537 | oc | n2360 | 12 | 274 | 7.2 10.36m* | 13 | II 2 m/I 3 r | CMa | 3 | 1 |
| Fri 1985/03/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Very salt-and-peppery. Like winter salt-and-pepper only SMr. One BT* is at the p end of several lines that extend about 15'. About 5 minutes of time away from that * they all blend into salt-and-pepper which then has arms that wrap back toward the * only n and s of it. 1 vBT* about 40'f (not in oc). Sat 1988/02/13 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 Gorgeous oc. Easy find off ALPHA CMa to GAMMA CMa then f to BT*. Tue 1991/10/15 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=3/9 transparancy=7/9 12' circle of 50 11m..13m**. Another beauty of a cluster. No condensation was seen but this is a gorgeous, rich, and well detached oc. 9m* at f edge. 7m T* 30'p. | ||||||||||
| 0718.8-2456 | oc | n2362 | 19 | 319 | 4.1 4.39m* | 8 | I 3 p n/I 3 r | CMa | 1 | 1 |
| Tue 1985/01/08 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 20 ** in a 5' triangle. 1 vBT* in the center. I don't see 16' at all--very compact and dense. The central * can be seen in the viewfinder. Wed 1985/02/20 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 25 ** in 15'. Pretty tight oc. The central * (TAU CMa) looks like a double 6"80°. Wed 1987/02/18 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed. Sat 1988/02/13 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 Gorgeous oc. Mon 1991/03/11 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 Gorgeous 15' triangle of 30 ..11m** and about 15 12m..**. Vertices are at n, s, and f corners. vBT triple TAU CMa (10"90° and 20"80°) at center. Not condensed. Well detached. All ** appear blueish. 7m* 20'f center. 7m* 20'nnp center. Best view was in x122. Finding cannot be simpler -- just center on TAU CMa. | ||||||||||
| 072535.236+202942.27 | ms | STRUVE1083 | 5 | 139 | 7.2 8.3 | 6.4"44° | A5 | Gem | 1 | 3 |
| Wed 1992/03/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=5/9 Green, blue 6"45°. | ||||||||||
| 072902.9+131430 | pn | pk205+14.1 | 12 | 184 | 13 15.99m* | 10x6 | Gem | 4 | 2 | |
| Thu 1995/03/23 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 Excellent object in x94+UHC. I've never seen a pn quite like this one. Quite LG low surface BTness 10'x5'30° arc, shaped like a moon about 5 days old. The center of the moon is in pa 285° from the arc. 12m* on the nf edge of the glow, right on the limb of the moon, about 30° of circle from one of the horns. 14m* at the center of the terminator. 15m* in the ssp horn. 7m U* 20'15°. vFT, even with UHC. Pix K19890629 shows a dark streak, but I don't see it. Can only see without UHC if I know exactly where to look, and even then its just barely there. The nf part of the pn, behind the 12m*, is the BTst part of the pn. Opposite horn is also fairly BT, and the central part of the pn is quite FT. 9m** 10's, 9m* 8'135°. Fairly rich * field. Quite enjoyable pn because of the unusual shape. | ||||||||||
| 072910.77+205442.9 | pn | n2392 | 5 | 139 | 9.9 10.47m* | 13" round | 3b+3b | Gem | 1 | 1 |
| Thu 1985/02/07 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 SM blue-green fuzzy glow at x49 and x122. x122 shows a point of light at the center. x122+UHC shows a LGr and BTr nebula but the center * is gone. 7m* 3'n. Tue 1985/03/12 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 1' glow shows clearly at all power/UHC combinations including x272+UHC. Central * clearly seen at all powers. Easiest to find with x49+UHC. Tue 1991/04/16 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 1' BT blue glow surrounding a vBT 10m stellar nucleus at x122 alone. UHC loses the * and adds nothing. LPR dims the central * somewhat and adds nothing. x272 shows same features, only a little better. x272 best. Gradually BTr toward the center, then very suddenly BT cental *. Sat 1995/12/16 at Doug Bock's house, Fenton, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 Observing at x400 unfiltered, there's really quite a bit of detail here. I see the vBT 11m central *, and the surrounding 1.5' glow is blueish. That glow seems to be divided into two regions. The BT inner-more disk is about 0.5', round, and mottled. I think the face of the eskimo is embedded here, but I can't make out a definite image here. That inner disk seems to be bounded on the outside by a very thin dark ring, but its quite late and my brain might be making things up. Its probably just an abrupt change in the BTness profile. Outside of that ring is a definitely FTr, (but still easily seen), and much smoother glow which fades gradually as the eye scans outward, until it cuts-off abruptly at the 1.5' diameter. This is one excellent planetary. | ||||||||||
| 072921.872-145957.00 | vb | ads6126 | 12 | 274 | 6.4 7.5 | varies | F8 | Pup | 3 | 3 |
| Sat 1987/04/18 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 2"0° in x272. Wed 1992/03/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=5/9 Yellow, blue 2"10°. | ||||||||||
| 073435.994+315318.54 | vb | ads6175 | 5 | 100 | 1.94 2.92 | varies | A0 V | Gem | 1 | 3 |
| Mon 1985/04/29 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 2.9m* 3"73° and 9.0m* 73"150° in x272. Wed 1992/03/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=5/9 3"90°. Sat 1996/05/18 at Justin's Family Campground, Bad Axe, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=8/9 Split easily at x272 with pa 80°. | ||||||||||
| 0736.6-1429 | oc | M47 | 12 | 274 | 4.4 5.68m* | 30 | III 2 m/I 3 m | Pup | 1 | 1 |
| Tue 1985/01/08 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 vBT and LG. 60 ** in a 30' area. Double ** ads6208 and ads6216 were seen clearly. Sun 1985/03/10 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 BTst ** sketched. Both doubles seen at x49. Both orange ** in BCH1512 seen. Tue 1991/10/15 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=3/9 transparancy=7/9 Easy BT 30' group of about 70 5m..13m**. Central * is a tight double in x61. Just n of that double is a greenish *. The * chains here are amazing. Just n of those central ** is a V-shape of 9 ** very nearly in straight lines. SF the central ** is a nearly perfect half-circle of 6 **. Sat 1994/02/05 at Imlay City, MI using Sears Dosciver 7x50 Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 850 pm EST. 3 unequally spaced BT** in a pf line with about 10 FTr ones surrounding the p-more 2 of those, mainly toward the s of those 2 **. | ||||||||||
| 073636.088-142904.88 | ms | ads6216 | 12 | 274 | 9 10 9 | 0.5"159° | B9 | Pup | 1 | 1 |
| Wed 1987/02/18 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 White, white 7.3"299° seen at x49. Equal magnitude. Central * of n2422(M47). | ||||||||||
| 073654.5+653558 | eg | n2403 | 1 | 21 | 8.46:8.93 | 21.88x12.30 127° | SAB(s)cd III | Cam | 4 | 3 |
| Thu 1986/02/27 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Oval glow with a 10m* at both edges. Fri 1986/05/09 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 vFT 5'x2' glow with a 10m* at both ends. Thu 1987/02/19 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Exact same observation. Sun 1988/03/06 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=3/9 transparancy=5/9 Exact same observation. Tue 1991/10/15 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=3/9 transparancy=7/9 vBT 6'x3'pf glow. The 10m** are not quite at the edges. A 13m* is at the p edge. A 12m* is near the sp edge of the BT 2' ball-like nucleus. Rating changed from 2-5 to 4-3. Kidney-shaped, with the missing part of the oval being the s-central part. 2 9m** 15'p. Sat 1996/02/24 at Doug Bock's house, Fenton, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 5'x4'105° oval with a 12m stellar nucleus. 9m* near p edge in pa 240°, another on the f edge at pa 90°. Except for the stellar nucleus, its a soft FT glow with some mottling apparent. The 12m stellar nucleus is just slightly n of the line connecting the 2 9m** mentioned, and a little closer to the p-more of them. BT 0.5' round nonstellar patch on the nf edge of the eg appears to be a disconnected HII region. The UHC makes this patch slightly more prominent, and surprisingly it doesn't block out the eg completely. There's also a hint of a spiral arm coming out of the s edge of the core and arcing toward the p, then slightly n. 14m* 2'165° from the nucleus. 13m* just 1.5'240° from the 9m* on the f edge. 9m* on the p edge has a 13m* 2'255°. Sat 1996/03/16 at Doug Bock's house, Fenton, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 What I saw as a stellar nucleus is a superimposed *, not even on center. That * is on the s edge of the 2' round core. HII region is in the sf quadrant and it shows as a fuzzy * on UB25. With the UHC, that HII region is the most prominent feature of the eg. A short disconnected arm segment extends toward the p from near the s edge of the core. At x239, there are a lot of 13m..14m** strewn ato the eg, especially over the s edge of the core. There is still no stellar nucleus which shows at this power. | ||||||||||
| 0737.1-1351 | oc | n2423 | 12 | 274 | 6.7 9.02m* | 19 | IV 2 m/II 2 m | Pup | 1 | 2 |
| Tue 1985/01/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 2 nebulous areas spotted at x49. 30' and 36's of oc n2422. Neither showed more at x122. Sun 1985/03/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 The rich part is not quite as rich as WS pix but its still nice and rich. M47 @195°. Sat 1987/04/18 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 BT* in the center. About 30 others at x122. Easy find off M47. Tue 1991/10/15 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=3/9 transparancy=7/9 20' round group of 35 11m..13m** surrounds a 10m*. M47 1° ssp. | ||||||||||
| 073918.123+051329.95 | ms | Procyon | 12 | 229 | 0.38 10.7 | 3.9"113° | F5 IV | CMi | 1 | 3 |
| Tue 1986/03/11 at South River Road, near Selfridge AFB, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Pretty good * field. Vicinity is rich in SM pairs and triplets. | ||||||||||
| 0741.8-1448 | oc | M46 | 12 | 274 | 6.1 8.7m* | 27 | III 2 m/II 2 r | Pup | 2 | 1 |
| Sun 1984/12/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Rich with vFT**. Sun 1985/03/10 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Easiest to find via M47. Move 25's 6'f. Tue 1985/03/12 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 About 100 FT** + pn n2438 spread across a full 30' field. No central knot noted. Not as dense as winter salt-and-pepper but same salt-and-peppery appearance. Tue 1991/10/15 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=3/9 transparancy=7/9 30' cluster of 100 11m..13m** with 2 10m**, too. Slightly compressed. Well detached. Sat 1994/02/05 at Imlay City, MI using Sears Dosciver 7x50 Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 900 pm EST. About 1/4 field fsf of M47, a vFT pLG circular glow of unresolved **. Required averted vision to see. | ||||||||||
| 074150.59-144407.1 | pn | n2438 | 12 | 274 | 10.1 17.7m* | 73"x68" | 4+2 | Pup | 1 | 2 |
| Wed 1985/03/13 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Requires UHC. Takes x122 nicely. The 2 BTst ** in oc n2437 point directly to the pn. A pBT* is p the pn and the pn is slightly triangle-shaped pointing p away from the p *. Thu 1988/03/10 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 I see no ring structure at x49+UHC or x122+UHC. Instead I see a solid circle at both powers. Without UHC I can't see it at all. Tue 1991/10/15 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=3/9 transparancy=7/9 vLG pn (over 1'). Very slight darkening in the middle at x122 + UHC. Easy to see with x122 alone. No central * was seen. | ||||||||||
| 074155.37-181231.4 | pn | n2440 | 12 | 319 | 10.8 14.24m* | 74"x42" | 5+3 | Pup | 1 | 3 |
| Thu 1988/03/10 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 vBT blue-green pn easy at all power/UHC combinations -- even x122 alone. Mon 1991/03/11 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 Easy fuzzy blue * in x61. UHCblinks easily. 15" blue glow at x272 with a much BTr but still nonstellar center. No central * was seen. | ||||||||||
| 074332.374-282439.78 | ms | ads6324 | 19 | 362 | 4.6 13 | 26"33° | K5 | Pup | 1 | 2 |
| Thu 1987/02/19 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Easy red, blue 45"270° double * in x49. | ||||||||||
| 0744.6-2351 | oc | M93 | 19 | 320 | 6.2 8.2m* | 22 | IV 1 p/I 3 r | Pup | 1 | 1 |
| Tue 1985/03/12 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 About 40-50 ** 15'. Shaped like a butterfly. Fri 1985/03/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Salt-and-pepper SMr than winter salt-and-pepper but just as dense. 2 BT 7m** on f edge. About 20 blue-white 8m**. Many 9m**. Sat 1988/02/13 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 Gorgeous salt-and-pepper oc. Fri 1994/02/11 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 905 PM EST. xFT 15' round glow with no resolution. Not quite only-averted-vision, but nearly so. Located in a pretty rich * field. Need to try from a darker site (or when it gets a bit higher above the skyglow). Fri 1994/02/11 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 955 PM EST. xFT vSM 15' round glow with no resolution at all. Located 2°np XHI Pup toward Sirrius. BM, but no ** resolved. | ||||||||||
| 074929.893+031313.11 | ms | ads6391 | 12 | 230 | 7.9 9.6 | 21.7"41° | G0 | CMi | 1 | 3 |
| Tue 1986/03/11 at South River Road, near Selfridge AFB, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Yellow, blue 20"30°. | ||||||||||
| 0810.8-1249 | oc | n2539 | 12 | 275 | 6.5 9.15m* | 22 | II 1 m/III 2 m | Pup | 3 | 2 |
| Sun 1985/03/10 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 About 75 ** 30'. 4.5m* 19 Pup is p. No central knot noted but there are a few 1' areas with more than 3 **. Mon 1985/03/25 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 A meduim rich salt-and-pepper oc. Easy to identify using the multiple to the f. Several strong hints of FTr ** - just beyond by seeing limit. Mon 1987/03/23 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 I see more ** than WS here. Medium rich with no central knot. LG oc fills x122. BT* ads6647 f. Tue 1991/10/15 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=3/9 transparancy=7/9 30'x10'pf group of 75 10m..13m**. Very well detached. Not compressed but pretty rich. 5m T* (19 Pup) is 15'fsf the center of the oc. | ||||||||||
| 081212.693+173851.87 | vb | ads6650 | 12 | 140 | 5.5 6.0 | 0.9"337° | G0 | Cnc | 2 | 3 |
| Wed 1985/02/27 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Only 2 ** were seen. 6"80°. Wed 1992/03/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=5/9 Yellow, blue 6"75°, blue 1"340° in x272. | ||||||||||
| 0813.7-0547 | oc | M48 | 12 | 275 | 5.8 8.2m* | 54.0 | I 2 m/I 3 r | Hya | 1 | 1 |
| Sun 1984/12/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 About 40-50 pBT** and many more FT ones in 50'. Mon 1985/03/18 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Sketched. Best viewed in x49. Thu 1987/03/19 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 There's an s-shape in the middle. Fri 1988/04/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 Central knot is pronounced. BTst ** are in central knot and on n edge. Surrounding the central knot is a ring of almost no ** at all then the outliners. Tue 1991/10/15 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=3/9 transparancy=7/9 LG 50' cluster of about 70 10m..13m**. Slightly compressed. Well detached. Many 10m** in this cluster. Sat 1994/02/05 at Imlay City, MI using Sears Dosciver 7x50 Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 920 pm EST. vFT pSM glow which makes a perfect equilateral triangle with 2 ** at the f edge of Mon (29 and 30 Mon). SMr than M50. No ** resolved. | ||||||||||
| 082442.797+420018.42 | ms | s565 | 6 | 70 | 6.1 8.6 | 79.2"171° | K5 | Lyn | 3 | 1 |
| Sat 1992/03/14 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 Yellow, blue 80"170°. | ||||||||||
| 083750.422-064826.31 | ms | ads6900 | 12 | 276 | 6.5 7.5 | 61.0"202° | G0 | Hya | 1 | 1 |
| Fri 1987/03/20 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Yellow, blue 60"180°. * C was not seen. | ||||||||||
| 083956.447+193310.99 | ms | ads6915 | 12 | 141 | 7 12 | 1.2"291° | A0 | Cnc | 1 | 1 |
| Tue 1987/04/07 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 This is the p-most * of the crossbar in M44. BT triangle of 3 **. * B was not seen. At x49 I saw blue 7m, blue 7m* 45"160°, yellow 6m* 90"240°. | ||||||||||
| 0840.0+1959 | oc | M44 | 12 | 141 | 3.1 6.3m* | 95 | II 2 m/II 3 m | Cnc | 1 | 1 |
| Mon 1984/11/12 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 25 vBT** in almost 50'. Located at the center of the triangle formed by Pollux, Procyon and Regulus. Sat 1988/02/13 at Utica, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 Easily seen in viewfinder and a nice sight in binoculars, too. Fri 1988/04/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 Several BT multiple **. Very sparse in any telescopic power. Best view is through viewfinder or binoculars. Sat 1992/05/02 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 Fairly sparse 90' round group of about 80 6m..13m**. Even spread in magnitude. Pretty yellow / blue pair at center. Very isolated. Well detached. Not condensed. Wed 1992/05/27 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=5/9 None of the egs on pix S199003347 were seen at x122. M44 is pretty low, but I suspect I need more aperture to see them. By the way, M44 has a 20' house-shape of BT** in the center. Fri 1994/02/11 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 915 PM EST. vBT vLG (1.5°) round group of at least 20 **. Many FTr outliners beyond the 1.5° are probably not members. Easy find just a bit Castorward of the center of the triangle made by Castor, Procyon, and Regulus. Located in the center of a 3° triangle of 5m**. At the averted vision naked-eye limit for this site after I know where to look. This is really one of the better binocular objects in the sky. No noticable nebulousity. Sun 1995/04/02 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=8/9 transparancy=5/9 Doesn't quite fit into the x30 field. Many outstandingly colorful **. A tight 3' triangle of a very red, blue, and purple * is just a bit f the center of the cluster and points in pa 30°. Another triangle is near the np edge of the cluster and contains a yellow, blue, and purple ** in a slightly LGr triangle. 14's from the first triangle is a 4'x2' triangle of ** which points in pa 210° with a red * at the s point and 2 blue ** along the n edge. Just sf those is a wide pair that look yellowish and blueish. There's a chevron-shape of BT** at the np edge of the cluster which points toward the np (actually pa 150°). The second triangle mentioned above is at the nf corner of that chevron. Cluster is not condensed at all, but stands out extremely well from the field and is naked eye even in these hazy skies. | ||||||||||
| 084022.090+194011.51 | ms | ads6921 | 12 | 141 | 6.5 9 | 20.5"54° | G5 | Cnc | 1 | 1 |
| Tue 1987/04/07 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 This is the BT* group due n of the center * of the crossbar of M44. All ** were seen at x49. Yellow 6m, blue 9m* 20"55°, blue 8m* 60"340°, and green 9m* 80"45°. | ||||||||||
| 084641.817+284535.76 | ms | ads6988 | 6 | 102 | 4.02 6.6 | 30.4"307° | G5 | Cnc | 1 | 1 |
| Tue 1985/01/08 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Yellow, blue resolved with x49. Wed 1985/02/27 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Orange, blue 40"45°. | ||||||||||
| 0850.4+1149 | oc | M67 | 12 | 187 | 6.9 9.7m* | 30 | II 2 m/III 3 r | Cnc | 3 | 1 |
| Sun 1984/12/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Medium-rich speckling of FT** in an empty background field. Only a few BT**. Sort of like winter salt-and-pepper. Fills an x122 field. This is an old oc. Should see several red giants. Thu 1985/02/07 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 About 50 member ** seen. All FT except 1 red giant. The rest were too FT to see any color. Wed 1985/02/27 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 No color seen. 60 **. WS sketch has fewer ** than I see at x49. 12'sp the BT* is a super dense nebulous area. Mon 1985/04/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 The sp corner is extremely rich. Its a great area to use x272 on with averted vision. Sat 1992/05/02 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 Round 15' group of about 60 10m..13m** just 10'psp an 8m**. Looks poor at first, but the longer I look the more ** appear and the group begins to look dense. No * colors were seen. Well isolated. A few condensations of FT**, especially on the psp side. Fri 1994/02/11 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 935 PM EST. xFT 30' unresolved glow. Near the limit of direct vision with binoculars. Located as the center of 5 ** in the "dish of the radio telescope" asterism, a slightly curved 4° chain of 5 6m** with ALPHA Cnc at one end. The dish curves such that the "feed" is a pair of 6m** 5°n, which turn out to be OMICRON-1 and OMICRON-2 Cnc. Thu 1995/03/23 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 Easy in finder. Gorgeous rich cluster of at least 100 and probably more than 150 **. 25' fan shape with BT* at n edge, which is where the fan points. S edge is ragged, but the other 2 edges of the triangle appear pretty sharp. No red ** noticed. Quite a condensation of ** at pa 225° about 5' from the edge. This condensation is in the S198903 pix, ** D, E, F, K area. I used that pix to derive a limiting magnitude for tonight of 15.4m, based on seeing * N (15.30m) but not seeing * O (15.58m) or * P. Sun 1995/04/02 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=8/9 transparancy=5/9 The condensation in the p quadrant is in an area with no BT** which is surrounded by a semicircle of BTr ** on the n, f, and s side. The BTst * in the field is a blue 8m* 10'nf the center. The BTst ** in the cluster form an elongated 10'x4'30° ellipse. Other equally BT** are mainly at the nnp edge of the cluster. A couple of ** have a very pale tinge of reddishness to them, but no outstandingly colorful ** were seen. Sat 1995/05/06 at Note added at desk, not observing using Note added at desk, no equipment used seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Precessed 2000.0 coordinates from the RNGC are 085104+114821. | ||||||||||
| 085241.0+332503 | eg | n2683 | 6 | 102 | 9.75:10.64 | 9.33x2.19 44° | SA(rs)ab II-III | Lyn | 3 | 3 |
| Tue 1987/03/17 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 5'x1'45° glow. Many easy guide ** are nearby. Thu 1987/03/19 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed. Sat 1988/04/09 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=3/9 transparancy=4/9 5'x1'45°. No details show at x49 or x122. Non-stellar nucleus just slightly BTr than the overall glow. Tue 1991/04/16 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 6'x1.5'30° streak. Central 2'x1' BTr. 12m* just p the N arm. 11m* 3'f the nucleus. Eg is widest at nucleus and tapers off to the ssp and nnf. UHC and LPR filters do not help. | ||||||||||
| 085538.7+781328 | eg | n2655 | 2 | 7 | 10.10:10.96 | 4.90x4.07 90° | SAB(s)0a | Cam | 2 | 2 |
| Thu 1987/03/19 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 2' FT glow. Looks like a BT stellar nucleus that really stands out over the fuzz. Sat 1988/04/16 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=5/9 Fairly easy eg to find because its pBT. I see about a 3' glow surrounding a 1' BTr non-stellar nucleus. The nucleus is not eBT. Fri 1991/05/10 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 pBT stellar nucleus with a 2' FT fuzzy glow surrounding. Sat 1996/02/24 at Doug Bock's house, Fenton, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 At x131, a 1.5' round glow with a 12m stellar nucleus. 8m* 15'240°. | ||||||||||
| 091023.177+670804.52 | vb | ads7203 | 2 | 23 | 4.85 8.16 | varies | F8 | UMa | 4 | 3 |
| Thu 1985/04/18 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Yellow, blue 3"0°. Sat 1992/03/14 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 White, blue 4"355° in x122. | ||||||||||
| 091850.670+364809.49 | ms | STRUVE1334 | 6 | 103 | 3.9 6.6 | 2.7"229° | A2 | Lyn | 3 | 3 |
| Sat 1992/03/14 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 Green, blue 3"225°. | ||||||||||
| 092201.8+505831 | eg | n2841 | 2 | 44 | 9.22:10.09 | 8.13x3.55 147° | SA(r)ab: I | UMa | 2 | 3 |
| Fri 1987/04/24 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 pBT 3'x1'45° glow. 8m* 5'f. 37 Lyn is at the np edge of the x49 field when eg is centered. 34 Lyn is a wide x49 double green, blue 240"135° with a vFT 5"30° c * in x272. Sat 1988/04/16 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=5/9 Identical observation except it runs 135°. Tue 1991/05/07 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 5'x2'135° BT glow with a vBT stellar nucleus. Gradually BTr toward the middle till the stellar nucleus is reached. Looks very much like a mini M31. From this site, the glow of the eg just barely reaches an 11m* 3'np the nucleus. 8m* 5'nf. Easy find off THETA UMa. Good view at either x61 or x122. | ||||||||||
| 095533.5+690400 | eg | M81 | 2 | 23 | 6.94:7.89 | 26.92x14.13 157° | SA(s)ab I-II | UMa | 1 | 1 |
| Tue 1984/12/04 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Fuzzy. No arms or detail. Fri 1985/02/01 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Seeable, but only as a SM eFT and fuzzy glow. Tue 1985/04/09 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nope using x49 with or without UHC. Using FG176 I followed ** nearby to eg at left of pix. ** match perfect. Fri 1988/04/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 6'x3'135° glow. Inner 2'x1' is pBTr than the softer outer regions and centered in that BTr region is a vBT stellar nucleus. Wed 1992/05/27 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=5/9 8'x3'150° glow suddenly BM to a stellar eBT nucleus. More of the FT extensions show on the ssf arm than on the nnp arm. THere is a 10m* just barely within the glow of the ssf extension. The outermost parts of the arms, which run n-s p and f the core, were not seen. Try again for outer arms when near meridian. Sat 1993/04/24 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=5/9 Saw the supernova 1993j as an 11m replacement for the 14.5m* of the 3 triangle **. Fri 1994/02/11 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 1010 PM EST. pSM 10' round glow 1° due s of M82. 1° further s is a vFT*. Mon 1994/05/02 at Utica, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=4/9 transparancy=4/9 First light on first light night for Felicity. Easily visible. Much BTr than Meade 8". BT core with FT halo which is elongated and includes the easy 2 ** which are just barely visible in the 8" from here. Fri 1994/05/06 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 First light on first dark-site night for Felicity. vBT nonstellar nucleus with BT core and FT LG halo which is elongated in a ratio of approximately 3 to 2 in position angle 150°. Thu 1995/08/17 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 pLG pBT smudge BM located just n of a 9m*. 2 ** np point right at it. | ||||||||||
| 095554.0+694057 | eg | M82 | 2 | 23 | 8.41:9.30 | 11.22x4.27 65° | I0spP | UMa | 3 | 1 |
| Wed 1985/02/27 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Long thin 15'x2'70° smear. Mon 1988/03/21 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 Hydrogen filaments were not seen with LPR or UHC. Fri 1988/04/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 Very mottled surface at x122. About 3'f the center is a ns dark lane that cuts the eg. The part of the eg just f that lane is BTr than the rest of the eg. Fri 1991/05/10 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 8'x3'10° xBT glow. Very mottled. Dark lanes cut ns near f edge and also just f the center. Between the dark lanes is the BTst part of the eg. Fri 1994/02/11 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 1010 PM EST. 10'x2' cigar-shaped streak of glow located 1° due n of M81. Mon 1994/05/02 at Utica, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=4/9 transparancy=4/9 First light night for Felicity. Easily visible, with prominent perpendicular dust lanes. Fri 1994/05/06 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 First dark-site night for Felicity. Looks like I can touch it. Dark lanes are no work at all. They're easy direct vision features. The BT spot between the 2 major dark lanes has a stellar dot in the center. The eg is slightly curved. Its very mottled, with several BT stellar spots superimposed all along the central axis. Fri 1994/05/13 at Fish Lake, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 Beginning from the s end and working toward the n end, the eg begins with a diffuse edge which gradually becomes BTr and thicker for about 1/3 of the eg's length. Then a very weak dust lane cuts the eg in pa 20°. The n side of this dust lane is slightly BTr than the s side, and both are diffuse edges. The eg then becomes very rapidly BTr to another dust lane cutting in pa 0°. There's a vBT core just s of the lane, with a stellar dot in it. The n side of the lane is even BTr, and has a BT dot within it, too. Then the eg fades rapidly as I move n. Thu 1995/08/17 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 Nope. | ||||||||||
| 100454.989+552917.28 | ms | STRUVE1402 | 2 | 45 | 8 9.5 | 27.2"102° | K5 | UMa | 1 | 2 |
| Thu 1985/04/18 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Red, blue 30"100°. Sun 1987/05/17 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Orange, blue 30"100°. | ||||||||||
| 101958.346+195029.93 | ms | ads7724 | 13 | 144 | 2.2 3.5 | 4.4"124° | K0 III | Leo | 1 | 1 |
| Tue 1985/01/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Orange, blue barely resolved at x122. This is about my useful resolving limit. Wed 1987/04/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Easily resolved at x122. This is far from my limit. | ||||||||||
| 102446.11-183832.6 | pn | n3242 | 13 | 325 | 8.6 12.10m* | 45"x36"147° | 4+3b | Hya | 1 | 2 |
| Fri 1985/03/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 30" vSM and BT pn. Can stand x272 but no details seen. Easiest to find at x49 alone - look for the BT*. Mon 1985/03/25 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Round fuzz. No markings. No central *. vBT. Takes higher powers easily. Best at x122. Wed 1987/04/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Easy at all powers even with 5/8 moon. Very blue. Wed 1990/04/18 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 BTr at sp and nf edges. No central * was seen. Elongation of BTr region is obvious at x272. Mon 1991/06/03 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 x122+UHC is by far the best view. Shows a blue 1'x0.8'135° BT glow with a central * that is just barely BTr than the glow, and comes and goes with averted vision. This BT glow is surrounded by a vFT 1.5' round gray glow. | ||||||||||
| 104358.0+114215 | eg | M95 | 13 | 190 | 9.73:10.53 | 7.41x5.01 13° | SAB(r)b II | Leo | 5 | 3 |
| Fri 1985/03/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 FT glow. Tue 1986/03/11 at South River Road, near Selfridge AFB, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 FT glow. Fri 1987/05/15 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 2' FT glow. FTr than M96. Fri 1988/04/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 2' nondescript glow. Like M96, the nucleus isn't really much BTr than the haze (or else I'm only seeing the nucleus). 9m* less than 10'p. Sat 1992/05/02 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 2' round glow with a 0.5' suddenly BTr core. No stellar nucleus. 10m* 8'p. Thu 1995/03/23 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 At x94, its a vFT round 3' homogenous glow suddenly BM to a pBT 10m 30" core. Looks like a face-on spiral, but no spiral structure is evident in the halo at either x94 or x188. 10m* 8'p. 12m* 8'f. 14m* 1'n of the core. FTr than M96. Fri 1995/03/24 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 I wanted to reobserve this to try and see the bar, but I cannot. | ||||||||||
| 104645.2+114916 | eg | M96 | 13 | 190 | 9.25:10.11 | 7.59x5.25 5° | (R)SAB(rs)abP | Leo | 3 | 3 |
| Fri 1985/03/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 FT glow. Tue 1986/03/11 at South River Road, near Selfridge AFB, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 FT glow. Fri 1987/05/15 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 3' pBT glow. Fri 1988/04/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 3' nondescript glow. Very even BTness increase -- not an overpowering nucleus at all. BTr than M95. No ** in the same x122 field. Sat 1992/05/02 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 FT 4'x1.5'30° glow. Gradually BM to a 1' core, then suddenly BTr to a stellar nucleus. 10m* 15'pnp. Thu 1995/03/23 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 4'x2'120° eyeball-shaped halo pretty suddenly BM to a 30" 9m nonstellar core which occasionally shows a stellar nucleus at its center. Much BTr than M95. 13m* 4'p. 14m* 6'f. No details in the spiral arms at x94. Fri 1995/03/24 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 4'x2'135°. vBT 30"x15" core elongated in the same direction, and offset toward the np. This off-center core could also be caused by asymmetric BTness of the arms. No stellar nucleus shows at either x94 or x188. | ||||||||||
| 104749.9+123457 | eg | M105 | 13 | 190 | 9.28:10.24 | 5.37x4.79 | E1 | Leo | 3 | 3 |
| Fri 1987/05/15 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 2' pBT glow 30'sf a BT T*. Fri 1988/04/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 2.5'x2'ns glow. BT nucleus stands out above the rest of the egs glow. n3384 is about 10'105°. Wed 1990/04/18 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 Same observation. Tue 1991/06/04 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 3' round glow which very linearly increases in BTness from the edge to the pBT nuclear area, until a suddenly much BTr nucleus is reached. 13m* 5'5° is the same * as the one mentioned in n3384 observation of this date. n3384 is 8'65°, not 105°. Triangle of BT** 40'60°. Thu 1995/03/23 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 3'x2'30° halo with a vBT 10m nonstellar core but no other details. Its a high surface BTness bland elliptical. 12m* 6'45°. Forms a BT easy isoceles triangle with n3384 and n3389, which all easily fit in x94. N-S chain of 3 ** follows the triangle. n3384 10'nf. n3389 15'f. | ||||||||||
| 104817.2+123749 | eg | n3384 | 13 | 190 | 9.92:10.85 | 5.50x2.51 53° | SB(s)0-: | Leo | 3 | 3 |
| Fri 1987/05/15 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 1' pBT glow. M105 10'p. Fri 1988/04/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 1' pBT glow. M105 @285°. Wed 1990/04/18 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 1' glow. I see no elongation coming out of that 1' glow. Center of the glow has a stellar nucleus. Tue 1991/06/04 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 FT 1.5' round glow with a vBT stellar nucleus. Looks BT at first, but I think that's only because of the vBT nucleus. When I look objectively at the glow itself, ignoring the nucleus, its really pFT. 13m* 6'280° is the same * as the one mentioned in n3379 observation of this date. Triangle of BT** 40'60°. Thu 1995/03/23 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 2'x0.5'30° with BT 10m nonstellar core with a centered stellar nucleus. Forms a BT easy isoceles triangle with M105 and n3389, which all easily fit in x94. N-S chain of 3 ** follows the triangle. M105 10'sp. | ||||||||||
| 105324.916-021518.60 | ms | ads7967 | 13 | 235 | 6 10 | 35.2"178° | K0 | Leo | 1 | 3 |
| Tue 1985/04/09 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Yellow, blue 30"160°. | ||||||||||
| 105630.823+072316.44 | st | wolf359 | 13 | 191 | 13.66 | K0 | Leo | 2 | 3 | |
| Sat 1995/05/27 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 13m* with no color. Position shown in skymap finder chart. | ||||||||||
| 105949.520+585422.28 | ms | STRUVE1495 | 2 | 46 | 7.2 9.5 | 34.4"38° | K2 | UMa | 1 | 1 |
| Sat 1992/03/14 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 Yellow, blue 30"40°. | ||||||||||
| 110320.227+355813.33 | st | Lalande21185 | 6 | 106 | 7.47 | M2+ V | UMa | 3 | 1 | |
| Tue 1985/05/21 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Field sketched. Orange *. BTst * in field. | ||||||||||
| 110548.9-000215 | eg | n3521 | 13 | 236 | 9.02:9.83 | 10.96x5.13 163° | SAB(rs)bc II | Leo | 3 | 3 |
| Fri 1987/05/15 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 pBT 4'x2'150° glow. Sat 1988/04/09 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=3/9 transparancy=4/9 Confirmed. 9m* 10'f. Fri 1991/05/10 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 Very soft 5'x3'135° glow with a 12m stellar nucleus. 9m* 12'nf. Easy find off DELTA Leo. | ||||||||||
| 111131.8+554015 | eg | M108 | 2 | 46 | 10.03:10.69 | 8.71x2.24 80° | SB(s)cdsp | UMa | 2 | 3 |
| Fri 1987/04/24 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 vFT 5'x1'pf glow. Easy find off nearby guide **. Sat 1988/04/09 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=3/9 transparancy=4/9 FT 5'x1'80° glow. BT stellar nucleus. 9m* 10'f. 9m* 20'f. 8m* 25'sp. After observation I see that A19880495 says a foreground * is superimposed at the center of the eg so maybe my 'BT stellar nucleus' is just that *. Fri 1991/05/10 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 6'x1'85° pBT glow with a 13m stellar nucleus (or, apparently, a foreground *). 10m* at p edge. 10m* 7'p. 9m* 13'p. Wed 1992/02/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=8/9 transparancy=9/9 5'x2'80° FT glow. Lens shaped. 11m* 1'p center. 8m* 15'p center. Fri 1994/02/11 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 1020 PM EST. Nope. Sat 1994/05/28 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 BT 8'x2'70° glow with a stellar nucleus or superimposed * just inside the n edge and a bit f of center. The eg is a bit mottled, but no dark lanes or hard edges show. | ||||||||||
| 111447.71+550107.7 | pn | M97 | 2 | 46 | 12.0 15.88m* | 194" round | 3a | UMa | 4 | 3 |
| Tue 1985/03/12 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Field sketched. Need UHC to see at all. 4' haze. No central * seen. Best view is x49+UHC. Just barely visible with x122+UHC. Located 2 hours 9 minutes of time p Mizar. Mon 1986/06/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Seeable in x49. UHC still enhances. Sat 1988/04/09 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=3/9 transparancy=4/9 Seeable in x49 alone. 3' featureless glow. UHC enhances greatly. LPR does not enhance much at all. Wed 1992/05/27 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=5/9 4' round slightly-mottled glow. No eyes stand out. Viewed at x62 and x122 both with and without UHC. Best at x62 + UHC. 12m* 4'20°. Fri 1994/02/11 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 1020 PM EST. Nope. Sat 1994/05/28 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 BT 3' round glow appears slightly mottled. Easy without UHC, but UHC still enhances considerably. Couldn't really make out any definite "eyes", but mottling is apparent. 12m* 3'n. | ||||||||||
| 111810.938+313145.24 | vb | ads8119 | 6 | 106 | 4.32 4.79 | varies | G0 | UMa | 2 | 3 |
| Sun 1987/04/19 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 2.3"90° easily resolved in x272. | ||||||||||
| 111855.3+130535 | eg | M65 | 13 | 191 | 9.33:10.25 | 9.77x2.88 174° | SAB(rs)ab II | Leo | 2 | 1 |
| Fri 1986/05/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Easy find with M66 in field. Fri 1988/04/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 6'x2'ns glow. Not vBT, distinctly non-stellar nucleus -- at x122 it looks like its about 1.5'x1.5'. 11m* on sp edge. Mon 1992/04/27 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=9/9 Very soft and pFT 5'x2'175° glow becomes suddenly much BM at a 1.5' round core. I see no stellar nucleus within that core. No dust lane was seen. Sat 1994/05/28 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 pBT 8'x3'160° oval which becomes gradually BTr to a 3' round core and then very suddenly to an 11m stellar nucleus. Core becomes gradually BTr toward the nucleus, then the nucleus really jumps out. No dark lanes show up. 10m* 4's. 11m* 4'30°. Fri 1995/03/24 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 vBT 8'x2'165° streak slightly BM to a 1'x0.5'45° core with a stellar nucleus superimposed at the center. Halo is BTr on the n side than on the s side, and on the n side it has a bit of a curve toward the f. I see no texture in the halo, but the f side of the eg is cutoff more sharply than the p side, so I might be seeing a dark lane on the f side, but I see no glow from the eg beyond the supposed dark lane. 11m* 3'210° from nucleus. 12m* 3'45°. M66 20'120°. Sat 1995/04/22 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 Core in pa 330°. Arm on the n side of the eg seems to be BTr on the p edge, making me suspect it comes out of the p edge of the core. Arm on s side seems to come out of the f edge of the core. | ||||||||||
| 111922.603-013917.88 | ms | ads8131 | 13 | 236 | 7.0 8.0 | 9.6"252° | F8 | Leo | 1 | 3 |
| Wed 1987/04/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Slightly green and slightly blue 10"250° in x49. | ||||||||||
| 112014.5+125942 | eg | M66 | 13 | 191 | 8.92:9.65 | 9.12x4.17 173° | SAB(s)bc II | Leo | 2 | 2 |
| Wed 1985/02/27 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 SM FT smear. At x49 its the 3rd "*" of 3 in a line each 5' apart. Fri 1986/05/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Easy find with M65. Fri 1988/04/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 BT 4'x3'150° glow. Pretty stellar nucleus seems to be off-center towards the p edge. 9m* couple'np. Mon 1992/04/27 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=9/9 pBT 4'x3'0° glow which becomes gradually BM to a 1.5'x0.5'0° core with a stellar nucleus at the center. 10m* 5'np. Sat 1994/05/28 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 pBT 5'x3'0° glow with a BT 2'x1'135° core and a vBT nonstellar nucleus. No dark lanes show. Chain of BT** p. Fri 1995/03/24 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 BT vLG 6'x3'15° irregularly-shaped glow with a 1'x0.5'150° core and a stellar nucleus inside it. The halo is of very uneven surface BTness. At x170, I see an appendage coming out of the s edge of the main halo which curves toward the sp and ends on a * that is 4'210° from the core. The offset in angle between the halo and the core is obvious at this power. M65 20'300°. 4 9m** just np the eg. The closest is 4'330° from the core. The 2nd is 7'330°. | ||||||||||
| 112016.3+133522 | eg | n3628 | 13 | 191 | 9.48:10.28 | 14.79x2.95 104° | SbPsp II | Leo | 5 | 3 |
| Fri 1986/05/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nope. Sat 1987/04/18 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Glimpsed using pix S198704459. vFT 8'x1'pf glow. Use pix to find. Fri 1988/04/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 vFT long thin sliver. This time I used pix S198804451 to find. Fri 1991/05/10 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 8'x2'pf vFT sliver. No details show, even at x122. Used U to find. M65 and M66 show easily and are BT. Cannot see and dark lanes, as mentioned on S198604427. Sat 1992/01/25 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 8'x3'110° oval. Mottled at x122 with a BTr nonstellar core. Sat 1994/05/28 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 FT 8'x2'90° soft glow. There are a couple of superimposed 14m**. The eg has hard n and s edges, and 0.5's of the s edge, there seems to be an xFT 4'x0.5'90° xxFT glow, making me think I'm seeing an intervening dark lane. Sat 1995/04/22 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 Obvious dust lane is quite easy, going across the entire eg. Riyad sees the FT flared extensions p and f the BT inner regions. These do not show on UB109, but show well on A19920373. I can perhaps see the one on the f end but definitely not the one on the p end. | ||||||||||
| 113144.927+142152.23 | ms | ads8196 | 13 | 192 | 6.1 8.2 | 15.4"326° | G0 | Leo | 1 | 2 |
| Thu 1985/04/18 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 White, red 16"355°. | ||||||||||
| 113442.471+164749.37 | ms | ads8220 | 13 | 192 | 6 7.5 | 3.4"209° | B3 | Leo | 1 | 2 |
| Thu 1985/04/18 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Blue, green 3.3"210° 60"230°. | ||||||||||
| 115258.735+374307.68 | st | gmb1830 | 6 | 107 | 6.46 | G5 | UMa | 3 | 1 | |
| Thu 1985/05/23 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Several fields sketched. Used S198505432 and BCH1979 f. | ||||||||||
| 115925.6+505743 | eg | n4026 | 2 | 47 | 10.75:11.67 | 5.25x1.29 178° | S0sp | UMa | 3 | 3 |
| Wed 1988/04/20 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=4/9 Nope. No nearby guide **. Fri 1991/06/07 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 pBT 3'x1'170° glow with a nonstellar 1'x0.25'170° BTr nucleus. Classical edge-on spiral. I love it. Easy find off GAMMA UMa. 9m U* 7'20°. 3 13m** 5's. | ||||||||||
| 121539.1+135405 | eg | n4212 | 14 | 193 | 11.16:11.83 | 3.16x1.95 75° | SAbc? III | Com | 3 | 3 |
| Fri 1987/03/20 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 vFT 2' glow exactly 50'n of eg n4216. Sun 1992/04/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 vFT, extremely soft 2' round glow with a stellar nucleus. Looks a lot like the blinking pn in Cyg. 3 12m..13m** form an arc to the s, then f from the eg. Easy to spot when sweeping s from 1/2 way between M98 and 6 Com. Thu 1995/03/23 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 3'x2'60°. Mottled. No BTr core really stands out as such - just a mottled surface across the entire face. There is, however, a vFT stellar nucleus. Ssf edge of eg is very flat, whereas the nnp edge is rounded. 12m* 3's. No sign of i3061. Fri 1995/05/05 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 2'x1'60° very gradually very slightly BM, but with no delineated core or nucleus. 12m* 2'195°. No sign of n4208 or i3061. | ||||||||||
| 121553.1+130858 | eg | n4216 | 14 | 193 | 10.01:10.99 | 8.13x1.78 19° | SAB(s)b: II | Vir | 3 | 2 |
| Tue 1986/03/11 at South River Road, near Selfridge AFB, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 SM round glow. Tue 1986/06/03 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nope. Fri 1987/03/20 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 5'x2'45° sliver. BT nucleus. 8m* 25'nf. 10m* 15'p. Sun 1990/05/27 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 5'x2'30°. BT nucleus. Easiest at x122. First-class eg. With averted vision I see FT extents and can easily see a textbook edge-on spiral. Sun 1992/04/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 BT 6'x2'10° spindle with a suddenly much BTr 1.5'x1' core. 10m* 12'p. Thu 1995/03/23 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 8'x2'0° long spindle with vBT nonstellar core offset toward the np. Halo does not grow wider around the nucleus - is simply a flat brushstroke of pale light in across the sky. Halo seems more sharply cutoff on the f edge than on the p edge. There appears to be an xFT glow f-more of the sharply-cutoff f edge, so I might seeing a dust lane, but this observation is very unsure. After I saw this, I read that DSO says its real. No ** superimposed or very close to eg. Easy finding 9m* 15'nf. n4206 15'210°. Fri 1995/05/05 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 Gorgeous edge-on eg. 6'x1'30° with an intensely BT core which is elongated in same PA. In moments of steady seeing a very slightly BTr nucleus shows. The FT glow of the halo surrounds the nucleus completely, so this is not really completely edge-on. I see no superimposed **. I see no structure in the arms or outer halo. No stellarings. F edge is sharply cutoff, indicating a dark lane. Need to view this on a super-night since I don't see the superimposed * which should be 1'f the nucleus. Perhaps on a great night I'll see some glow outside of the dust lane. Fri 1996/03/22 at Ed Watson's, Forestville MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 vBT 8'x2'45° glow pretty suddenly BM to an elongated core which is off-center along the minor axis toward pa 135° and has a stellar nucleus superimposed. n4206 is 15'sp. | ||||||||||
| 121607.557+403936.57 | ms | ads8489 | 7 | 74 | 5.92 9.0 | 11.5"260° | K5 | CVn | 1 | 2 |
| Sun 1985/04/28 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Yellow 6m*, blue 9m* 11"260°. | ||||||||||
| 121849.4+142507 | eg | M99 | 14 | 193 | 9.87:10.44 | 5.37x4.68 | SA(s)c I | Com | 2 | 1 |
| Fri 1986/05/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 vFT glow found via location relative to 6 Vir. Forms an equilateral triangle with the T* and one non-T*. Sat 1988/05/14 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=2/9 Very soft 2' glow. No BT stellar nucleus was seen. I'm probably seeing a LG evenly-BT nucleus. Sun 1992/04/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 FT 2' round glow becomes BM to a 30" core. Stellar nucleus is occasionally seen at x122. The arm which extends s from the f side (mentioned in DSO) was not seen. 13m* 2'70°. 7m T* 12'35°. 9m U* 15'80°. 12m* 7'70°. Fri 1994/06/03 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=4/9 transparancy=7/9 pBT 3' round glow BM to a 1' core and nonstellar nucleus. Could not trace any arms. 12m* 4'120°. Thu 1995/03/23 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 Spectacular 5'x3'45° overall glow. BT nonstellar core off-center toward the sp of the overall glow. The spectacular thing is that I'm seeing a spiral arm. The main body of the eg is a round 3' glow with a BT nonstellar core, and coming out of the sf edge of that core and curving s, sp, then p, and np is a long thick, sweeping arm. It unwinds counterclockwise out from the core. The arm gets BTr near its end - perhaps there's a stellaring. The arm is not especially difficult, although it comes and goes with the seeing. The overall shape of the eg is a backwards comma, with a very exhaggerated hook. I don't see a corresponding arm on the nf edge of the eg. 14m* 2'f. 7m* 10'15°. Based on the pix, there other main arm extends almost straight out of the f edge of the core, and extends to the 14m* 2'f. I can indeed see glow here, but it doesn't really look like an arm to me, the way the other major arm does. I do not see the notch between the arms on the f side. The DSO sketch is excellent and shows what I see very well. Rating changed from 57 to 21 based on this observation. Sat 1995/04/22 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 No arm shows tonight in about 10 minutes of observation. | ||||||||||
| 121857.9+471816 | eg | M106 | 7 | 74 | 8.41:9.10 | 18.62x7.24 150° | SAB(s)bcP | CVn | 1 | 1 |
| Fri 1986/05/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Elongated glow with a BT nucleus. Thu 1986/05/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 vBT long slender glow. Looks like a very tilted spiral. Central glow noticable and FT spiral edge-wise disks extending nnf and ssp. Fri 1988/05/06 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=3/9 transparancy=3/9 Tonight (poor conditions) I see only a 1'x2'150° glow. Central 0.5' is BTst. No stellar nucleus was seen. Orientation in 19860508 observation was wrong? Fri 1991/05/10 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 5'x3'165° glow. BM with a 11m stellar nucleus which seems to be off-center to the f. 11m* 4'p 11m* 5'sf. Wed 1992/02/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=8/9 transparancy=9/9 8'x4'170° pBT glow gradually BM. Fri 1994/06/03 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=4/9 transparancy=7/9 BT 8'x3'160° glow. Entire halo is BT and not really BTr toward the middle, until an xBT 11m 0.5'x0.25' nucleus is reached, which is off-center slightly. Entire disk is slightly mottled. | ||||||||||
| 121922.2+052234 | eg | n4259 | 14 | 238 | 13.56:14.58 | 1.17x0.45 143° | S0sp | Vir | 3 | 1 |
| Sat 1995/04/22 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 In an incredible eg field. Rating is for the field. xFT 0.5' glow around a 13m stellar nucleus. | ||||||||||
| 121947.2+051702 | eg | n4268 | 14 | 238 | 12.78:13.82 | 1.62x0.59 48° | SB0a?sp | Vir | 3 | 1 |
| Wed 1991/06/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 vFT glow with no details. See today's observation of n4273. Sat 1995/04/22 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 In an incredible eg field. Rating is for the field. FT 0.5' round glow with a 13m stellar nucleus. Appears as a fuzzy *. | ||||||||||
| 121948.7+052752 | eg | n4270 | 14 | 238 | 12.19:13.07 | 2.04x0.91 110° | S0a | Vir | 3 | 1 |
| Wed 1991/06/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 pFT 1' glow with a slightly BTr stellar nucleus. See today's observation of n4273. Sat 1995/04/22 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 In an incredible eg field. Rating is for the field. 1'x0.5'105° glow slightly BM. No stellar nucleus. | ||||||||||
| 121950.9+293654 | eg | n4274 | 7 | 107 | 10.41:11.34 | 6.76x2.51 102° | Sbc II-III/(R)SB(r)ab | Com | 3 | 3 |
| Tue 1991/04/16 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 5'x3'pf glow with a 3'x2' BTr nuclear region and a just-barely-BTr stellar dot nucleus in the center. 11m* 5'n. 10m* 20'100°. 10m* 15'75°. Best at x122. n4278 12's. Both fit easily in the x61 field. Tue 1995/05/30 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 2nd BTst and LGst eg in the group. Halo is 5'x2'90° and becomes very gradually BTr in the middle to a round 1' core which is a bit off-center to the n, and a sudden 12m stellar nucleus. Looks like an Sb eg, just a bit more face-on than M31. No dust lanes show. 12m* 12'105°. 11m* 4'345°. 10m* 5'180°. | ||||||||||
| 121955.6+052048 | eg | n4273 | 14 | 238 | 11.86:12.39 | 2.34x1.51 10° | SB(s)c | Vir | 3 | 1 |
| Wed 1991/06/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 pFT 2' round slightly-mottled glow. Stellar nucleus in middle is just barely BTr than the glow. The eg certainly doesn't look * like to me, as OHO describes it. Center of 3 egs in a row running 45°. All 3 egs look fairly similar. n4277 8'80° is slightly BTr with a BT stellar nucleus. n4268 4'210° is SMr and FTr. n4270 8'350° is a pFT 1' glow with a slightly BTr stellar nucleus. Sp-most of a chain of 3 9m** running 45° is @15'350°. Sat 1995/04/22 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 In an incredible eg field. Rating (changed from 35) is for the field. 2'x1.5'0°. 2nd BTst in group, after n4281. Slightly BTr elongated core with a slightly BTr still 12m stellar nucleus. | ||||||||||
| 122021.7+052313 | eg | n4281 | 14 | 238 | 11.29:12.25 | 3.02x1.48 88° | S0+:sp | Vir | 3 | 1 |
| Wed 1991/06/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 eFT 3'x1'75° glow with no details at all. A really tough eg to see. Requires x122 + averted vision. No nucleus shows at all. Forms an equilateral triangle with a 9m* 10'nnp and another 9m* 10'nnf. 8m* 8'175°. Sat 1995/04/22 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 In an incredible eg field. Rating (changed from 88) is for the field. pBT 1.5'x1'90° glow with a suddenly BTr core and a BT 11m stellar nucleus. BTst in group. | ||||||||||
| 122041.347+270316.74 | ms | ads8519 | 7 | 148 | 7.0 7.1 | 9.0"245° | F2 | Com | 1 | 2 |
| Tue 1986/03/11 at South River Road, near Selfridge AFB, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Tight stunning double in x49. Thu 1986/05/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Blue, red. | ||||||||||
| 122141.9+052309 | eg | n4300 | 14 | 238 | :13.85p | 1.55x0.59 42° | (R)SA: | Vir | 3 | 1 |
| Sat 1995/04/22 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 In an incredible eg field. Rating is for the field. xFT 2'x0.5' glow with a slightly BTr core and no stellar nucleus. | ||||||||||
| 122143.9+751928 | eg | n4319 | 2 | 9 | :12.80p | 2.95x2.29 160° | SB(r)ab | Dra | 1 | 1 |
| Sat 1995/05/27 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 LG pFT 2'x1.5'0° oval glow with a stellar nucleus. Best seen at x170. Qso vFT 14.5m at 1'150° from the nucleus. 13m* 2'315° from nucleus. Easy eg to find with the naked-eye *, which interferes with viewing, therefore the high power. Group of 3 BT** and another eg (n4291) at 6'315°. Mon 1995/05/29 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=4/9 xFT oval glow elongated 0° with a slightly BTr round core and a stellar nucleus which shows at high power. Qso is at 1'195° from the nucleus. 13m* 2'120°. Comparison to QRC pix proves I'm seeing the qso. | ||||||||||
| 122144+751838 | qs | mrk205 | 2 | 9 | 14.5 | Dra | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sat 1995/05/27 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 xFT 14.5m * at 1'150° from the nucleus of n4319. | ||||||||||
| 122232.038+051819.53 | ms | ads8531 | 14 | 238 | 6.5 8.6 | 19.6"337° | F8 | Vir | 1 | 3 |
| Sun 1985/03/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 White, blue 20"340°. | ||||||||||
| 122255.2+154923 | eg | M100 | 14 | 193 | 9.35:10.05 | 7.41x6.31 30° | SAB(s)bc I | Com | 5 | 3 |
| Tue 1986/06/03 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nope. Fri 1987/03/20 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 5' FT glow with a pBT nucleus and some mottling. Sat 1988/05/14 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=2/9 1' nucleus stands out over a FT 4' glow. Sat 1992/05/02 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 xFT 4' round glow with a 1' BTr core. Fri 1994/06/03 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=4/9 transparancy=7/9 4'x3'150° vFT halo with a pBT 1' core and a vBT 10m stellar nucleus. | ||||||||||
| 122503.7+125315 | eg | M84 | 14 | 193 | 9.11:10.09 | 6.46x5.62 135° | E1 | Vir | 3 | 2 |
| Tue 1985/04/09 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Barely saw a haze. Best in x49 alone. Tue 1986/03/11 at South River Road, near Selfridge AFB, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 BT glow easy to see. Same field as M86, n4435, and n4438. Fri 1988/04/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 Twin of M86 except slightly FTr. Circular 3' glow with a pBT nearly-stellar nucleus. Sat 1992/05/02 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 2' round glow with a pBT stellar nucleus. Thu 1995/03/23 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 2.5'x2'150° very suddenly much BM to a 10m 30" core. Does not look mottled or granular. M86's halo is BTr, but M84's core is BTr. | ||||||||||
| 122524.7+181127 | eg | M85 | 14 | 148 | 9.11:10.00 | 7.08x5.50 | SA(s)0+P | Com | 3 | 3 |
| Fri 1986/05/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 FT glow with a * near sf. No trace of n4394. Sat 1988/05/14 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=2/9 11m stellar nucleus with a 2' FT glow surrounding. 10m* 4'sf nucleus. 12m* 2'nf nucleus. Sat 1992/05/02 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 pBT 4'x2'170° glow becomes gradually BM to a stellar nucleus. 12m* 2'nf nucleus, centered within the glow of the arms. 10m* 5'sf. | ||||||||||
| 122545.153+444403.77 | ms | ads8546 | 7 | 75 | 8.4 9.2 | 2.6"180° | F5 | CVn | 2 | 3 |
| Thu 1986/05/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 7"127° 8.9m very delicate looking. I guess this is not the true double. Mon 1988/06/06 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=1/9 Blue 8m*, green 9m* 7"175°. | ||||||||||
| 122547.0+123942 | eg | n4388 | 14 | 193 | 11.02:11.76 | 5.62x1.29 92° | SA(s)b:sp | Vir | 2 | 3 |
| Mon 1987/03/23 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 3'n of the p-most * of a triangle of ** s of M84 and M86. 2' vFT glow. Sun 1990/05/27 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 Fairly easy 4'x1'105° glow. No nucleus shows. Easiest at x122. Thu 1995/03/23 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 BT 3'x0.5'90° edge-on with a very elongated core, especially for the halo's size, which is offset toward the n edge of the halo and a stellar nucleus. 10m* 3's. About 20's of the M84-M86 line. n4413 15'f. | ||||||||||
| 122607.9+130646 | eg | n4402 | 14 | 193 | 11.73:12.55 | 3.89x1.10 90° | Sbsp | Vir | 6 | 3 |
| Mon 1987/03/23 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nope. Sun 1990/05/27 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 eFT 4'x1'pf glow. M86 10's. No stellar nucleus shows. Only seeable in x49 or x61. | ||||||||||
| 122611.8+125649 | eg | M86 | 14 | 193 | 8.90:9.83 | 8.91x5.75 130° | E3 | Vir | 3 | 2 |
| Tue 1985/04/09 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Barely saw a haze. Best in x49 alone. Tue 1986/03/11 at South River Road, near Selfridge AFB, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Easy to see. BT glow. Same field as M84, n4435, and n4438. Fri 1988/04/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 Twin of M84 except slightly BTr. Circular 3' glow with a pBT nearly-stellar nucleus. Sat 1992/05/02 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 2' round glow with a pBT stellar nucleus. Thu 1995/03/23 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 3' round. BM to an 11m core. M86's halo is BTr, but M84's core is BTr. Fri 1995/03/24 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 I don't see a companion at the edge. | ||||||||||
| 122713.4+124409 | eg | n4425 | 14 | 193 | 11.83:12.73 | 2.95x1.00 27° | Sab III/SB0:sp | Vir | 3 | 3 |
| Mon 1987/03/23 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 eFT 1' glow. | ||||||||||
| 122740.6+130448 | eg | n4435 | 14 | 193 | 10.80:11.74 | 2.75x2.00 13° | SB(s)0° | Vir | 4 | 3 |
| Tue 1986/03/11 at South River Road, near Selfridge AFB, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 S-more glow 50'f M84. Sun 1990/05/27 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 Wrong. Its the n-more glow. 2' round glow with a BT stellar nucleus. Seems much BTr than n4438 to me. Easiest at x122. LPR hurts. Thu 1995/03/23 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 BT and easy. BT sharp 10m core with a 2'x0.5'30° haze around it. BTr overall and SMr than n4438 @150°, but with a FTr core. n4458 and n4461 at 25'60° from here are oriented in the same direction relative to each other. | ||||||||||
| 122745.5+130036 | eg | n4438 | 14 | 193 | 10.17:11.02 | 8.51x3.16 27° | SA(s)0aP: | Vir | 3 | 3 |
| Tue 1986/03/11 at South River Road, near Selfridge AFB, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 N-more glow 50'f M84. Sun 1990/05/27 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 Wrong. Its the s-more glow. 4'x1'30° glow. Central 2'x0.5' is BTr than the rest of the glow and there is an elusive stellar nucleus. Easiest at x122. LPR hurts. Surface BTness is FTr than n4435. Thu 1995/03/23 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 BT and easy. 3'x1.5'15° gradually BTr to a 9m core. FTr overall and LGr than n4435 @330°, but with a BTr core. No sign of the distortions which show so obviously in pix. n4458 and n4461 at 25'60° from here are oriented in the same direction relative to each other. | ||||||||||
| 122811.4+440540 | eg | n4449 | 7 | 75 | 9.58:9.99 | 6.17x4.37 45° | IBm III | CVn | 2 | 1 |
| Thu 1986/05/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 pBT 5'x2'150° glow. The edges do seem a little harder than normal. Takes x122 to no advantage. Located due s of the delicate double * ads8546. Mon 1987/06/15 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 I think alignment should be 60°. Sun 1989/05/28 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 Yes, alignment is 60°. Nucleus just slightly BTr than the overall glow -- not much. At x122 some mottling comes and goes on the central 2'. Edges of this eg fade to background sky much faster than the average eg. | ||||||||||
| 122906.6+020308 | qs | 3c273 | 14 | 238 | 12.2-13.0:12.86 | Q1RX | Vir | 3 | 1 | |
| Fri 1987/03/20 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Found in good seeing when still 40° from the meridian. Easiest to see at x122. Just a 13m stellar dot but its still quite a thrill to see a quasar. | ||||||||||
| 123036.7+413823 | eg | n4490 | 7 | 75 | 9.79:10.22 | 6.31x3.09 125° | SB(s)cdP III | CVn | 1 | 3 |
| Thu 1986/05/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 FT glow located np a vBT* (BETA CVn). Mon 1987/06/15 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 pBT 3'x1'135° glow. BETA CVn 12'sf. No trace of n4485. Fri 1988/06/03 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 Same observation except n4485 glimpsed in x122. LPR enhances slightly. Curve on n edge shows well. Sun 1989/05/28 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 pBT 3'x2'135° glow. With x122+LPR, a curved extension from the np edge arcs toward the n for about 1'. Fri 1991/05/10 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 5'x3'100° glow. Little BM. Nonstellar nucleus. Slightly mottled. 12m* 8'165°. n4485 5's. | ||||||||||
| 123049.7+122324 | eg | M87 | 14 | 193 | 8.63:9.59 | 8.32x6.61 | E+0.5P | Vir | 1 | 1 |
| Tue 1986/03/11 at South River Road, near Selfridge AFB, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 eBT glow. I see a FTr eg sp. What is it? Fri 1986/05/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Same observation. Fri 1987/03/20 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Same observation. The sp eg must be n4476 (12.32m) or n4478 (11.23m). n4478 assumed. Sat 1988/05/14 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=2/9 vBT 2' circular glow with an eBT stellar nucleus. Sat 1992/05/02 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 Same observation. Fri 1995/03/24 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 eBT pLG 4' round elliptical. At about 1' diameter it BTens suddenly to a core, and that core continues to BTen until a 10m stellar nucleus is reached. 8m* 7'345°. I do not see a companion butted-up against it, however, at about 10'240° is n4478. !Try for gcs and jet (see barbara wilson's observation). | ||||||||||
| 123159.6+142517 | eg | M88 | 14 | 193 | 9.63:10.36 | 6.92x3.72 140° | SA(rs)bc I | Com | 3 | 3 |
| Sun 1987/04/19 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 2'x4'150° glow. Sat 1988/05/14 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=2/9 Confirmed. Central 1' is BTr than the rest of the glow. Non-stellar nucleus was seen. Sat 1992/05/02 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 4'x2'150° oval glow slightly BM. Central 1.5'x1'150° core is mottled, with an occasional stellar nucleus showing as the seeing permits. 10m/12m 1' pair is 5's. 13m* 4'n. 9m* 15'nnp. Thu 1995/03/23 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 5'x3'135° with a surprisingly vSM core. Entire halo appears to be slightly mottled. Wider on the p side of the core, and narrows down much quicker on the f side of the core. At sf edge just barely inside the halo is a 15m*. 13m* 4'330°. Pair of ** 13m* 14m* 7'150°. n4516 25'nf. | ||||||||||
| 123402.9+074201 | eg | n4526 | 14 | 194 | 9.70:10.66 | 7.24x2.40 113° | SAB(s)0°:sp | Vir | 3 | 3 |
| Fri 1987/03/20 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 pBT 3' glow centered between 2 8m**. Tue 1990/05/22 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 Diffuse 3'x1'135° glow. Very slight BTness increase towards the center with a not-vBT stellar nucleus which is off-center towards the sp edge. 13m* 2'ssf. Thu 1991/06/06 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 vBT 4'x2'115° glow with a nonstellar nucleus which looks like its centered ok. Stellar nucleus at center of nonstellar nucleus. Perfectly centered between 2 7m U**. | ||||||||||
| 123507.751+182237.36 | ms | ads8600 | 14 | 149 | 5.02 6.5 | 20.3"271° | K0 | Com | 1 | 2 |
| Sun 1985/04/28 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Yellow, blue 10"270°. Looks a lot like IOTA Cnc. | ||||||||||
| 123539.9+123325 | eg | M89 | 14 | 194 | 9.75:10.73 | 5.13x4.68 | S0 | Vir | 2 | 3 |
| Tue 1986/03/11 at South River Road, near Selfridge AFB, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 vFT glow. Fri 1986/05/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nope. Fri 1987/03/20 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Pretty easy 2' circular glow. Sat 1988/05/14 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=2/9 Easy 2' glow with a BT 1' non-stellar nucleus. Sat 1992/05/02 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 2' round glow with a vBT stellar nucleus. M-shaped zig-zag of 11m** is s. | ||||||||||
| 123620.6+255920 | eg | n4565 | 7 | 149 | 9.58:10.42 | 15.85x2.14 136° | SA(s)b?sp I | Com | 2 | 1 |
| Thu 1986/05/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Very long slender and FT. Easy find due p the double 17 CrB in the oc. Along the way from double to eg, see eg n4494. Sun 1988/06/12 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 4'x1'135°. Fri 1988/06/17 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=4/9 To find, begin at the double *. 50'f are 3 ** separated by 15' each. 10's of p-most (BTst) * is vFT 1' glow n4494. Go back to the 3 **. 75'f are 2 more ** separated by 15'. n4565 is 20'np the p-more (FTr). Sun 1990/05/27 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 10'x2'135° glow. 1'x0.5' non-stellar nucleus. Sat 1991/06/08 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 BT 8'x2'135° glow. Only 1' wide for most of the 8' run, except central 3', which fattens out to 2'. 3'x1' central glow is much BTr. * just nf the nucleus. Compared x122 view to AD122 pix to try and see the dust lane, but I couldn't. Judging from the placement of the *, it seems I may not be seeing the part of the central bulge which is nf the dust lane. 9m U* 15'175°. 9m U* 18'200°. 11m* 9'280°. 12m* 11'265°. Fri 1994/06/03 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=4/9 transparancy=7/9 Gorgeous 13'x3'140° glow. vFT and thin at outer edges. Widens toward center. Central 3' bulge is cut in the n part by a dust lane running in same PA as the eg. vBT 1'x0.5'140° patch on s side of dust lane. 8m* 15'160°. 11m* 3'51°. 13m* 7'220°. Tue 1995/05/30 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 Absolutely spectactular view. Huge 12'x2'135°. 5' long equatorial dust lane cuts through the glow on the nf side of the nucleus. Glow appears on the far side of the nucleus from the dust lane. Right on the sp edge of the equatorial dark lane is a stellar nucleus. The core is vLG, and would be about 2'x1' if the dust lane didn't obscure part of it. The ends of the eg taper off into background sky. 13m* 2.5'45° from nucleus. 14m* 4'210° from nucleus. | ||||||||||
| 123650.1+130948 | eg | M90 | 14 | 194 | 9.54:10.26 | 9.55x4.37 23° | SAB(rs)ab | Vir | 2 | 3 |
| Fri 1986/05/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nope. Fri 1987/03/20 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Fat sliver 5'x3'45°. BT stellar nucleus. BT* 20'sp. Sat 1992/05/02 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 vFT 5'x2'20° glow not really BM until a sudden stellar nucleus. Triangle with 9m* 10'sf and 10m* 10'sp. | ||||||||||
| 123653.3+071452 | eg | n4570 | 14 | 194 | 10.90:11.84 | 3.80x1.15 159° | S0sp | Vir | 4 | 3 |
| Thu 1991/06/06 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 Gorgeous 4'x1'170° edge-on eg. pBT, with a BTr 1'x0.25' area on p edge, and a slightly-BTr-still stellar nucleus centered within that 1'x0.25' area. Best at x122. Here is an eg that visually really looks like the pix. 12m* 7'340°. 8m/9m U** 18'290°. Sat 1996/02/24 at Doug Bock's house, Fenton, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 Another nice edge-on. Has a much BTr core but is SMr than n4532, the eg I just finished observing. Looks just like an edge-on sunny-side-up egg. 2'x0.5'150° glow. Core is nonstellar even at x170, and appears to be about 10m. Halo is pBT, too, and ends abruptly. | ||||||||||
| 123744.2+114911 | eg | M58 | 14 | 194 | 9.66:10.48 | 5.89x4.68 95° | SAB(rs)b | Vir | 2 | 3 |
| Fri 1987/03/20 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 2' circular glow. vBT* 5'p. Sat 1988/05/14 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=2/9 2' glow with a BT stellar nucleus. 8m* 8'p. Sat 1992/05/02 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 Exact same observation. Fri 1995/03/24 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 LG and vFT 3' round halo with a 10m 1' core with wings which run in pa 60°. Looks like the bar of a face-on barred spiral. 8m* 10'p. | ||||||||||
| 123956.1+101033 | eg | n4596 | 14 | 194 | 10.41:11.35 | 3.98x2.95 135° | SB(r)0a | Vir | 4 | 3 |
| Sun 1987/04/19 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 1' FT glow. 11m* 3'sf. 9m* 12's. Thu 1991/06/06 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 pBT 3'x2'130° glow with a BTr 1' nonstellar nucleus and a stellar dot in the middle. Best at x122. 5m U* 30'f. | ||||||||||
| 123959.4-113722 | eg | M104 | 14 | 284 | 8.00:8.98 | 8.71x3.55 89° | SA(s)absp | Vir | 3 | 3 |
| Fri 1986/05/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 FT smear with 1 hard edge. F an asterism of 4 BT and colorful **. Fri 1987/03/20 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Long thin 0.5'x2' BT nucleus with a surrounding glow of 1'x3'pf. S edge is hard and this edge also contains the nucleus. Sat 1988/06/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 1'x3'pf. pFT. Early in evening Saturday night. Sun 1989/05/28 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 4'x1'pf. vBT stellar nucleus stands out over the softer glow. Just s of the nucleus is a hard edge to the eg. The n edge is much softer, fading gradually to nothingness. Found by moving from GAMMA Vir (1242-1.5) s thru CHI to double * n of eg. Sun 1992/05/31 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 Same observation. Extremely easy to find by beginning at Spica and move 40 minutes p until you see an unmistakable 5'x1'120° L-shape of 4 8m..10m**. Then M104 is 30'f. Fri 1994/05/13 at Fish Lake, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 BT 90° glow not quite as BT as M81. Becomes suddenly very much BTr at a stellar nucleus. S edge is hard, and on the other side of the dust lane (on the s side) is a vFT 90° glow. 2 BT** on the p side, slightly s of the eg. Fri 1995/03/24 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 pSM pBT 3'x1.5'90° glow with a vBT nonstellar core which is on-center if I ignore the dark lane. Right at the s edge of the core a 30"-wide dark lane cuts all the way across the eg, parallel to the major axis, and beyond that the eg's glow picks up again for about 30" more. The overall shape of this eg is unusual in that the ends are not rounded at all. The eg is shaped rather like a very long diamond-shape rather than the oval shape so typically seen in a spiral. 14m* 2'15° from the core. Many BT field **. Closest one is 5'255°. Pretty easy to find off the double * at the nf corner of Corvus. If you go n from there you'll find a BT arrow-shaped asterism of ** shown in T which points you very close to the eg. Sat 1995/03/25 at Note added at desk, not observing using Note added at desk, no equipment used seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 The pix on UB181 looks almost exactly like what I saw last night. | ||||||||||
| 124139.598-012657.71 | vb | ads8630 | 14 | 239 | 3.48 3.50 | varies | F0 | Vir | 2 | 3 |
| Fri 1985/02/01 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Resolved at x122. Wed 1991/06/12 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=3/9 White, white 4"285° at x272. | ||||||||||
| 124207.7+323228 | eg | n4631 | 7 | 108 | 9.19:9.75 | 15.49x2.69 86° | Sc III/SB(s)dsp III | CVn | 4 | 3 |
| Mon 1986/06/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Slender 10'x1'pf glow seen with averted vision. Fri 1988/06/17 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=4/9 x122+TAPS shows a 5'x2' very diffuse glow. Found using these directions. 100'n of the BT double * at declination 30.5 is a 20' equilateral triangle of 10m**. 50'n of that is a 9m*. Put that 9m* on the n edge of the x49 field and the eg is centered. Sat 1991/06/08 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 Easy BT 10'x2'pf glow using direct vision at x30, x61, and x122. Slightly mottled at x122. Little BTr on the n edge near the center. 13m* is just outside the n edge about 1'p the center. N edge seems slightly sharper than s edge, and p and f edges are extremely soft. 9m* 25'n. n4656 40'sf. Wed 1992/05/06 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 10'x2'pf glow wider in the middle and very slightly BM at the 4'x2' core. 12m* is just p the center of the core on the N edge - its just barely inside the eg's glow. Eg is asymmetric - p extension is thinner than the f extension. Entire eg is mottled. | ||||||||||
| 124509.0-002738 | eg | n4666 | 14 | 239 | 10.74:11.49 | 4.57x1.29 42° | SABc: I-II | Vir | 2 | 3 |
| Mon 1991/06/03 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 Excellent 4'x1'45° edge on eg. pFT glow getting wider and BM to a pBT stellar nucleus which is slightly off-center toward the p. Best in x122. 11m* 13m* pair 8'170°. 9m* 15'300° is not in U. | ||||||||||
| 125053.6+410710 | eg | M94 | 7 | 75 | 8.24:8.99 | 11.22x9.12 105° | (R)SA(r)abP II | CVn | 1 | 3 |
| Wed 1985/05/08 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Solid fuzz seen clearly at all powers up to x272. No detail. Thu 1986/05/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 vBT 1' nucleus with FTr surroundings that fade out by 4'. Circular. No arms seen. Mon 1987/06/15 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed. eBT. Sun 1992/05/31 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 vBT 10m 0.5' round core with a 4' slightly mottled fading glow around it. Occasionally at x122 I think I see more FT extensions p and f, making it a 6'x4'100° overall glow. First impression at low power appears like a gc. 9m* U* 10'n. 10m* 6'280°. | ||||||||||
| 125256.3+111348 | eg | n4762 | 14 | 194 | 10.26:11.12 | 8.71x1.66 32° | SB(r)0°?sp | Vir | 1 | 1 |
| Fri 1991/03/15 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=8/9 transparancy=8/9 3'x1'45° glow. Nucleus is BTr then most of the eg, but is nonstellar. Thu 1991/06/06 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 Gorgeous BT 5'x1'30° glow with a 2'x0.5' BTr nuclear region and a vBT stellar dot nucleus in the middle of that BTr region. Classical edge-on eg. 9m U* 6'p. 10m* 7'f. 12m* 3's nucleus. Fri 1995/03/24 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 4'x0.5'60° edge-on spiral with a BT nonstellar core. The eg is sharply cut off on the np side. The halo does not bulge near the core. I don't see any detail in the halo. n4754 15'230°. Arc of 3 BT** s. 10m* 3'210°. 9m* 4'135°. 9m* 5'270°. Sat 1995/04/22 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 Forms a kite-shape with 3 BT** in an arc just s. Ends of the eg come to points. Elongated core with BT 12m stellar nucleus. | ||||||||||
| 125530.347+112947.40 | ms | STRUVE1689 | 14 | 194 | 7.1 9.4 | 29.0"211° | Mb | Vir | 1 | 3 |
| Wed 1991/06/12 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=3/9 Yellow, green 30"210°. Easy find off EPSILON Vir. | ||||||||||
| 125601.670+381906.22 | ms | ads8706 | 7 | 108 | 2.90 5.5 | 19.4"228° | A0p | CVn | 1 | 1 |
| Sun 1985/04/28 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Blue, green 19"225°. Greenest * I've seen so far. | ||||||||||
| 125644.3+214105 | eg | M64 | 7 | 149 | 8.52:9.36 | 10.00x5.37 115° | (R)SA(rs)ab | Com | 1 | 1 |
| Thu 1986/05/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 FT 7'x3'120° glow. No black edge spotted but the BTst area is off-center to the s. Fri 1987/03/20 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 LG BT 5'x3'120° glow. Very gradual BTness increase towards the nucleus which is off-center to the s. Sun 1992/05/31 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 LG BT 5'x3'110° mottled glow at x122 with a stellar nucleus which is slightly off-center toward the p. I do not see any arms or the dark lane at x122, x65, x49, or x30. Fri 1994/06/03 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=4/9 transparancy=7/9 vBT 6'x3'95° glow. Entire disk is vBT, and becomes a very little bit BTr toward the center until a suddenly xBT 10m stellar nucleus. At 1'60° from the nucleus is the black eye, easy with averted vision. Its about 1'x0.5', in an arc shape with the nucleus located toward the center of the curved arc. 10m* 5'60°. | ||||||||||
| 131255+1810.2 | gc | M53 | 14 | 150 | 7.7 13.8m* | 12.6 i | V | Com | 1 | 3 |
| Sat 1985/02/02 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 About 5 ** barely resolved. Very difficult. Tue 1985/04/09 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Same results. Wed 1985/05/08 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 5 or 10 ** barely resolved against the haze with x272. vFT. Fri 1986/05/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 LG BT glow with 5-10 ** resolved at x272. Fri 1987/03/20 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 vBT. More like 20-30 ** resolved at x272. Sat 1988/06/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 About 10-15 ** resolved over the central glow at x272. Wed 1992/05/06 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 Same observation, plus there is a BT* at the sf edge, and a 10m pair is 10'160°. Fri 1994/05/13 at Fish Lake, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 At high power, I have about 50 ** resolved over the BT central glow. Oddly, there are almost no ** f the glow. Mon 1997/06/09 22:25:00 EDT at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 Pretty compressed, with a 2' diameter glow and ** resolved over the center and out to a diameter of 4'. Resolves easily at x262. 11m* or 12m* 2'15° from center. | ||||||||||
| 132355.550+545531.39 | ms | ads8891 | 2 | 48 | 2.27 4.0 | 14.4" | A2 V | UMa | 1 | 1 |
| Tue 1984/12/25 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 One pair is white, blue wide. Other pair is white, green close. | ||||||||||
| 132953.3+471148 | eg | M51 | 7 | 76 | 8.36:8.96 | 11.22x6.92 163° | SA(s)bcP I | CVn | 1 | 1 |
| Sun 1985/03/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 2 SM glows. BT* f. Thu 1986/05/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Mottled surface but no tracable arms. Mon 1986/06/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Definite mottling glimpsed with averted vision. Fri 1988/06/03 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 2 1' BT non-stellar nuclei aligned ns separated by 7'. The s-more is slightly BTr and has a FT 5' glow surrounding it. No mottling was seen tonight in that glow. 7m or 8m* 20'f. Sun 1990/05/27 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 I'm a little bit disappointed in this one. From these dark skies I was hoping to see lots of clear detail in the Whirlpool but all I see is some mottling at x61. Mon 1994/05/02 at Utica, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=4/9 transparancy=4/9 First light night for Felicity. Easily visible 2 BT cottonballs with a vFT haze surrounding the pair. Fri 1994/05/06 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 First dark-site night for Felicity. Superb view. The spiral arms around the n5194 are clearly visible with direct vision. The connection to the companion n5195 is harder and FTr, but still visible. That arm becomes much BTr in the vicinity of n5195. This sight makes all the time and work involved in making Felicity worthwhile. Fri 1994/05/13 at Fish Lake, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 Spiral structure obvious. An arm comes out of the sp quadrant of the nucleus and wraps clockwise around the n edge, then the f edge, and on to the sf edge, where a BT* is just inside the arm. Then the arm becomes FTr and FTr as it wraps s, p, and np to n5195. Either I cannot see the other arm, or I'm confusing the arms. Sat 1994/05/28 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 Showed it to Ed Watson and he agreed that the spiral arms are easy to see. Looked for the supernova, but to no avail. Fri 1994/06/03 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=4/9 transparancy=7/9 I was misinterpreting the arms before, joining the 2 distinct arms together into one arm which wrapped once too many times around the nucleus. The 2 egs are aligned in pa 0°. | ||||||||||
| 132958.7+471621 | eg | M51 | 7 | 76 | 9.55:10.45 | 5.75x4.57 79° | I0P | CVn | 1 | 1 |
| Sun 1990/05/27 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 2' glow with an obvious stellar nucleus at all powers. | ||||||||||
| 134211+2822.5 | gc | M3 | 7 | 110 | 6.3 12.7m* | 16.2 | VI | CVn | 1 | 1 |
| Tue 1985/01/08 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Seen, but not resolved at any power. Sat 1985/02/02 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 The first gc I ever resolved. It was near the meridian with x122. Sun 1985/03/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 About 15 outliners and 10 within-glow ** seen. By outliners, I mean the ** not in the haze. All of this was seen easiest at x272. UHC hinders. The longer I look the more I resolve, especially at x272. Sun 1985/04/28 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 This is an easy consistant gc to resolve now even with a full moon. x272 + averted vision always resolved to center. Mon 1987/06/15 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Far superior to M13. Almost as LG. Same degree of resolution. Much BTr. Wed 1992/05/06 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 About 100 ** resolved in an 8' area over a 3' residual glow at x122. A triangle of 3 6m..8m** surrounds the gc, and just barely fits in a 30' field. | ||||||||||
| 134700.6+605829 | eg | n5308 | 2 | 49 | 11.39:12.31 | 3.72x0.68 60° | S0-sp | UMa | 3 | 3 |
| Wed 1988/05/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=5/9 Nope. Sun 1990/05/27 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 FT 3'x1'60° pretty even glow. No nucleus was seen and not even the usual gradual-fade-to-black-sky. It seems that the sliver ends abruptly instead of with a soft edge like most egs. Seems BTr than 11.3m too. Maybe its 11.3m because its so SM. Tue 1995/05/30 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 SM but pretty 2'x0.5'60° edge-on, with a nonstellar core in the same pa and a stellar nucleus. I don't see a sharply cut-off edge. 12m* 3'105°. Core is off-center toward the sf edge of the eg. More of the halo shows on the np side of the core. | ||||||||||
| 135326.6+401816 | eg | n5354 | 7 | 76 | 11.37:12.33 | 1.45x1.32 | S0sp/E2 | CVn | 4 | 3 |
| Fri 1988/06/03 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 FT but seeable at x49. Sat 1988/06/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 Easiest at x122 + averted vision. n5353 just s. Fri 1994/05/13 at Fish Lake, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 pBT 0.5' round glow with a slightly BTr stellar nucleus. Tue 1997/06/10 00:20:00 EDT at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 The n5350/3/4/5 group is an easy, excellent, attractive, fairly tight group of BT egs. n5354 forms a pair with n5353, and is the n-more of those two. Those two are at the sp corner of an equilateral triangle which forms the group. The two egs are angled such that they're leaning toward each other. n5354 is about 1.5'x1.3'75°, much BM to a round core with a stellar nucleus. | ||||||||||
| 135326.8+401703 | eg | n5353 | 7 | 76 | 10.99:11.96 | 2.19x1.10 145° | S0sp | CVn | 2 | 3 |
| Fri 1988/06/03 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 Easy even though FT due to BT nearby **. Elongated glow. Sat 1988/06/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 Seeable at all powers. 2'x1'ns glow. Fri 1994/05/13 at Fish Lake, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 pBT 1.5'x0.5'160° glow with a BT elongated core aligned in same pa. Tue 1997/06/10 00:20:00 EDT at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 The n5350/3/4/5 group is an easy, excellent, attractive, fairly tight group of BT egs. n5353 forms a pair with n5354 and is the s-more of those two. Those two are at the sp corner of an equilateral triangle which forms the group. The two egs are angled such that they're leaning toward each other. n5353 is about 2'x1'150°, much BM to an elongated core with a stellar nucleus. | ||||||||||
| 141329.026+514724.55 | ms | ads9173 | 2 | 49 | 4.54 6.6 | 13.3"236° | A8IV | Boo | 1 | 3 |
| Sat 1985/02/02 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Easily resolved. | ||||||||||
| 141544.758+564020.00 | ms | ads9191 | 2 | 49 | 8 10 | 8.1"303° | G5 | UMa | 1 | 2 |
| Mon 1987/06/15 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Very pretty quadruple. BTst * is yellow. 2'f blue * is next BTst and the p purple * is the real double -- barely resolved in x49. 8"300°. The 13m* at 35"80° is seeable at x122 + averted vision. | ||||||||||
| 141609.925+512202.14 | ms | ads9198 | 2 | 49 | 5.0 7.5 | 38.5"33° | A5 | Boo | 1 | 3 |
| Sat 1985/02/02 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Same x49 field as KAPPA Boo. x49 resolves. LGr separation than KAPPA. Half way up to DELTA Boo is a FT double *. | ||||||||||
| 142937-0558.6 | gc | n5634 | 14 | 287 | 9.57 | 4.9 round | IV | Vir | 2 | 3 |
| Fri 1986/05/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 SM vFT glow just p a pretty red *. Gc was barely suspected at x49. x122 shows the glow well and x272 still shows it but with no resolution still. Its inside of 4 ** -- one red, one blue, one white, and one FT. Sat 1988/06/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 Same observation except the red * appears green and I see only 3 surrounders. No resolution. Sun 1990/06/24 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 2' glow. Greenish 8m* 2'f. At x272 I get very occasional glimpses of a few resolved **. | ||||||||||
| 145052.719-160230.39 | ms | ALPHA-2 Lib | 14 | 288 | 2.75 5.2 | 231"314° | A3 | Lib | 1 | 3 |
| Tue 1985/05/07 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 White, blue 4'315°. | ||||||||||
| 145123.298+190603.96 | vb | ads9413 | 14 | 153 | 4.7 6.9 | 6.9"347° | G5 | Boo | 1 | 2 |
| Sun 1985/04/28 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Green, red 7"350°. Sat 1990/06/30 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 Green or yellow, and pale red. | ||||||||||
| 145853.614-110838.54 | ms | ads9456 | 14 | 288 | 6.0 9.5 | 19.6"39° | K0 | Lib | 3 | 3 |
| Tue 1985/05/21 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Red, blue 20"40°. | ||||||||||
| 150347.358+473915.80 | vb | ads9494 | 7 | 78 | 5.3 6.2v | varies | G0 | Boo | 6 | 3 |
| Mon 1987/06/15 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Not resolved. Sure I have the right *. Mon 1989/07/24 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=8/9 transparancy=2/9 Resolved yellow, very pale blue 1.5"45°. Just barely split at x272. Tue 1991/05/07 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 Not resolved. Wed 1991/06/12 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=3/9 Just barely resolved 2"45° in x272. | ||||||||||
| 151834+0205.0 | gc | M5 | 15 | 244 | 5.7 12.2m* | 17.4 | V | Ser | 1 | 2 |
| Sat 1985/02/02 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Partially resolved while still low in the sky. Same x49 field as ads8594. Tue 1985/04/09 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Not quite resolved to center. Center is BT. The resolved ** are over a white background. Wed 1985/05/08 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 vSMr and denser than M3. Resolves very well at x272 + averted vision. Fri 1985/05/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 About 50-100 ** + a central glow at x122 + averted vision. SM glow compared to total size. Wed 1986/05/28 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Same observation. The glow is vSM. ** are resolved out to 4 times the size of glow. Tue 1987/06/23 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Poor seeing. Soft central glow is about 7' wide and about 15' of ** are superimposed on it. Sat 1992/05/02 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 Very well resolved 3' round gc + outliners. 10m** 4'ssp. About 30 12m..13m** resolved over a very soft central glow. Sun 1993/07/11 at Trailer Village on South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, AZ using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=9/9 1118 PM MST. pSM pBT glow. BM. BT* f. Fri 1994/08/05 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 4' core gradually BM at x170. Splattered with **. A couple of them are 10m, but its mainly 11m..** out to 10'. ** extend much further sp. Np side is cut off too soon -- within 4' of center. Perhaps there's a dn. A truly gorgeous view in x262 with more ** resolved over the core at that higher power. Fri 1995/05/05 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 A gorgeous cluster at x262. Outliners to 13m. Extremely concentrated. Glow of core is obvious out to 3'. ** resolved over the core. BT* just at edge of core at pa 135°. Dark lane cuts the core in two pieces running pa 165° near the f edge of the core. Just a bit of core glow extends beyond the dark lane. The np half cuts off extremely abruptly. All outliners are on the sf of the core. I don't see any * colors. Several vSM <1' chains of 3 or 4 ** in lines. Rivals M13, but not as LG, BT, or splashy. | ||||||||||
| 153922.206+363811.77 | ms | ads9737 | 7 | 112 | 5.1 6.0 | 6.3"305° | B8 | CrB | 1 | 1 |
| Sun 1985/04/28 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Blue, green 6"310° barely resolved with x49. | ||||||||||
| 160526.238-194819.37 | ms | ads9913 | 15 | 335 | 2.7 4.9 | 13.6"23° | B0 V | Sco | 1 | 2 |
| Mon 1986/06/09 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Green, blue 13"20°. | ||||||||||
| 160601.109+131944.04 | ms | ads9922 | 15 | 200 | 6.9 8.4 | 36.6"323° | K0 | Ser | 1 | 2 |
| Mon 1986/06/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Green, blue 35"320°. | ||||||||||
| 160804.540+170248.92 | ms | ads9933 | 15 | 155 | 5.3 6.5 | 28"12° | G5 | Her | 1 | 2 |
| Mon 1986/06/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Green, yellow 30"20°. | ||||||||||
| 161147.597+422228.61 | ms | ads9962 | 8 | 79 | 6.5 10 | 23.6"44° | K5 | Her | 1 | 3 |
| Fri 1985/05/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 White, red 25"45°. In a pretty field with a 6m* and a 5m 50'p. Fri 1988/06/17 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=4/9 White, blue 25"45°. No such ** were noticed to the p -- just a few BT ones to the n. | ||||||||||
| 162221.440+334756.65 | ms | STRUVEI29 | 8 | 114 | 5.4 5.3 | 364"165° | M0 | CrB | 1 | 3 |
| Tue 1986/06/03 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Easy BT viewfinder double. Both ** yellow. | ||||||||||
| 163054.833+015902.44 | vb | ads10087 | 15 | 246 | 4.16 5.22 | varies | A0 | Oph | 3 | 3 |
| Tue 1987/06/23 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 White, white 1.5"355° in x272. Wed 1991/06/12 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=3/9 White, white 1.5"20°. | ||||||||||
| 164142+3627.6 | gc | M13 | 8 | 114 | 5.8 11.9m* | 16.6 round | V | Her | 1 | 1 |
| Mon 1984/10/29 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 No ** were resolved at any powers. Could see fuzzy edges and density increase towards center. Sat 1985/02/02 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 About 30 ** were resolved at x122. Wed 1985/06/05 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 With x272 + averted vision about 50 ** were resolved over the central haze. Tue 1992/07/21 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=5/9 Lots of resoluton, but no propellor was seen. Sat 1992/08/01 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 In Fred Judd's 16" scope, the resolution was tremendous. Streamers of ** wound out from the core. The propellor was not seen. Tue 1992/06/30 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=8/9 transparancy=7/9 vSM but vBT fuzzy *. No ** resolved. Fri 1993/07/09 at Trailer Village on South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, AZ using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=9/9 1040 PM MST. eBT pSM glow with a slightly LGr slightly FTr outlying glow. Naked eye from here. Fri 1994/08/05 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 7' core with myriad ** out to 12'. 3 fingers of darkness stick into the core's glow from the np edge, and the np edge is flatter than the rest of the circle. Later I realized that I had the UHC on during this observation. Sun 1994/08/28 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 Is the vertex of an isosceles triangle formed by M13 and 2 7m**. vBT 4' central glow, inside a 6' BT underlying glow, with member ** out to 15'. At least 100 ** are resolved, probably closer to 200 or 300 **. They appear all the way to the very center of the glow, and the * density increases the closer you get to the center. No members are especially BT, and none show any appreciable color. The cluster is generally roundish, but the outer edge is irregular. There are 2 LG bites taken out of the outlining ** (one nf of center, and one sf of center), and the f edge seems a bit flattened. From the p side of the central glow back to the 2 bites is a random distribution of **. These can be organized into chains, but I suspect this is an effect of the mind rather than a true morphological feature of the cluster. The f edge of both bites is, however, a definite * chain. The one sf the center is more prominent, and eventually hooks toward the p. The bite nf the center seems to be a hole upon closer inspection, since ** are found outside the outer edge of it. If you take the * chains on the p edge of the cluster at face value, and add in the chains f the dark bites, M13 looks like a spider facing to the p, with 6 legs all arcing forward. Four dark lanes were seen. Three of them form the propellor, which is not too difficult to see at x131. The center of the propellor is at 3'135° from the center of the cluster -- that's right near the sf edge of the BT unresolved core. The blades of the propellor run in pa 0°, 120°, and 240° from its center. They're each about 1' wide, and they run all the way to the edge of the core's glow. Only a SM bit of the core remains sf of the center of the propellor. The fourth dark lane, which is the most prominent, runs in pa 165° near the p edge of the glow. All four of these dark lanes show up well on the upper-left and lower-left pix K19870611. The propellor is best shown on S198909331 and A19891190. Some references (UB) say these dark lanes are simply spots where fewer BT** are, some (K19870611) suggest they're true obscuring dark clouds. Using the pix K1987066, I found that I can see all of the 15.5m** I tried for, but none of the 16.1m**. This is with M13 at an altitude of about 45°. If you follow the 2 BT** which are just p M13 back through M13 and continue on for about 30', you run into n6207. Fri 2005/09/30 at Casco Twp Lindsay & Meldrum using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 Gorgeous site. Its been a long time since I've observed this. This is the first thing I'm observing at my new observing site in Casco township, and this is my first observing session in about 8 years. Over 100 ** resolved to a 10' diameter at x131 over a 5' glow very gradually BTr to a nonstellar middle. | ||||||||||
| 164429.48+234759.8 | pn | n6210 | 8 | 156 | 9.3 13.7m* | 20"x13" | 2+3b | Her | 3 | 2 |
| Tue 1985/05/21 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Requires x122 to show any disk. UHC enhances some. Blue. Tue 1986/06/03 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 BT enough to be easily visible in x49 but its SM enough to require x122 to confirm. Definite blue. Takes x272 easily but no central * was seen. Thu 1988/06/30 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 Looking for surrounding FT shell like pix K19870910. Easily found, but there's no way I'll see the FT shell. Mon 1992/05/04 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 An occasional glimpse of the central * comes once in a while at x272. Its just barely BTr than the BT glow from this pn. Sat 1996/06/15 at Doug Bock's house, Fenton, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 Elongated 90°. Cannot see central * even at x378. | ||||||||||
| 164715-0156.9 | gc | M12 | 15 | 246 | 6.1 12.2m* | 14.5 i | IX | Oph | 2 | 3 |
| Wed 1985/04/03 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Found it, but its too FT to see much. Full moon. Tue 1985/05/28 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 About 30 ** resolved over an eFT glow at x272. A few may be foreground **. Mon 1986/06/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Easy resolved at x122. Not round -- boomerang-shaped. Not tight. Sun 1986/06/22 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 The glow that the resolved ** are over is eFT but its an easy x49 object. Many FT** are resolved at x122 as well as a few BT ones that are probably foreground **. Fri 1987/06/26 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 About 50 ** over mottled nebulousity at x272. The center is a circular glow about 1/2 radius of the resolved **. The part under the outer ** is a mottled glow. Fri 1992/07/31 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=8/9 transparancy=6/9 Excellent BT gc, resolved even at x62. At x122, I resolve about 50 ** in 7', with an underlying 4' round glow. Much BM. There are 11 ** of about 10m in the immediate field, making this a fairly rich * field. Fri 1993/07/09 at Trailer Village on South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, AZ using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=9/9 1020 PM MST. pFT pSM round glow. Little BM. Very similar to M10 except not as much BM as M10. Sat 1994/08/06 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=8/9 BT 5' glow with ** sprinkled out to 10'. The ** seem to radiate outward from the core like spikes on a wheel, except to the nf where there are very few outliners. | ||||||||||
| 165709-0406.0 | gc | M10 | 15 | 247 | 6.6 12.0m* | 15.1 round | VII | Oph | 1 | 2 |
| Fri 1985/05/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 About 40 ** resolved against a haze. Found by centering viewfinder between DELTA Oph and EPSILON Oph, then 10° f. Sun 1986/06/22 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Very well resolved even though its FT. Fri 1987/06/26 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 60 ** easily resolved over a 15' area at x272. 20 of them are over the 7' central glow. Fri 1992/07/31 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=8/9 transparancy=6/9 x122 shows many resolved ** in a 5' nearly-round shape, but the underlying glow is a very elongated 5'x3'10°. The resolved ** are almost entirely within the glow, in sharp contrast to most gcs. Several ** outside the 5' area seem much less dense than just inside the 5' border, as if they are foreground **. Fri 1993/07/09 at Trailer Village on South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, AZ using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=9/9 1025 PM MST. pFT pSM round glow. Much BM. Very similar to M12 except M12 is not as much BM. Sat 1994/08/06 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=8/9 vBT 5' glow with a bar of BT** running at 10° through it. Resolves extremely well in Felicity. The x262 view is superb. | ||||||||||
| 170445.745+280528.78 | ms | STRUVE2120 | 8 | 115 | 7.3 10.1 | 16.3"234° | K0 | Her | 1 | 3 |
| Wed 1991/06/12 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=3/9 Yellow, blue 20"240°, blue 150"180°. | ||||||||||
| 170519.757+542813.33 | vb | ads10345 | 3 | 52 | 5.65 5.70 | varies | F5 | Dra | 3 | 1 |
| Tue 1987/06/23 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 White, white 2"25° resolved in x272. Mon 1991/08/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 White, white 2"10° in x122. | ||||||||||
| 171438.882+142325.25 | ms | ads10418 | 15 | 202 | 3.2 5.4 | 4.7"107° | M3 II | Her | 1 | 2 |
| Wed 1985/04/03 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Yellow, blue 5"110°. Fri 1988/06/17 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=4/9 Red, blue or green 5"100° in x122. * c was not seen. | ||||||||||
| 171707+4308.2 | gc | M92 | 8 | 81 | 6.5 12.1m* | 11.2 | IV | Her | 1 | 1 |
| Sat 1985/02/02 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 About 10 ** resolve. This gc seems BTr in the center that most do. To find, follow side of Her with M13 up to 50' past 1st arm*, then 50 minutes of time f. Wed 1985/04/03 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Very easily resolved to the center at x272. Total width 20'. 3' dense nucleus. Very sparse outliners, especially to the nnf. Fri 1992/07/31 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=8/9 transparancy=6/9 4' round cluster, vBT in the middle, with resolution of about 20 ** in x122. ** radiate outward towards the n. That chain looks loke a long tapered spike coming out of the core of the gc. Thu 1993/07/15 at Zion Campground, Zion National Park, UT using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 1012 PM MDT. FT glow with a BT core. Just barely nonstellar. Is the right-angle "*" in a right triangle with 2 8m**. Fri 1994/08/05 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 3' BM core with ** resolved from the center to a 4' radius, totalling 8' diameter. One chain of ** extends to 8' radius to the n. Mon 1995/05/29 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=4/9 pBT gc with an intensely BT center. Most of the outliners surrounding the core are in a 5'x3'75° oval, but some are also n and s of that oval. The glow is round, about 3', and becomes suddenly BM to a 1.5' vBT core. ** are resolved all the way to the center. No dark lanes nor colorful ** were seen. Sat 2016/06/25 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=3/9 transparancy=5/9 Very compressed, very much BM gc with a very condensed core that falls off rapidly. M13 is much more flat of a gc. About 5'x3'45°. Inner core is about 1' in size. BT* 6'105°. | ||||||||||
| 171800.467-241702.66 | ms | ads10442 | 22 | 337 | 5.4 6.9 | 10.8"355° | K0 | Oph | 1 | 1 |
| Fri 1985/05/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Red, blue 10"350°. Mon 1985/06/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Yellow, blue 10"350°. Sun 1986/06/22 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Yellow, blue 10"355°. Fri 1988/06/17 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=4/9 Yellow, blue 10"355°. Easy in x49 but colors show best in x122. | ||||||||||
| 1740.1-3212 | oc | M6 | 22 | 376 | 4.2 6.2m* | 15.0 i | III 2 p/II 3 r | Sco | 1 | 2 |
| Thu 1985/06/13 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 I can see about 30 FT** even through the skyglow. The f-most BT* is red. Sat 1986/06/28 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Football-shaped. 64 ** definitely counted. Most sketched. WS sketch is poor -- too SM a field and only partially accurate. Almost all ** are in chains with a few vFT and delicate chains. Fri 1987/06/26 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Note the red giant at the f edge. Sat 1992/05/02 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 30'x20'60° oval of 50 8m..12m**. Fairly condensed in the center. Extremely well detached. Butterfly-shaped -- body runs head-->butt ssf-nnp in the center of the oval, with wings on each side. Both wings are made of 2 daisy-petal-shapes. BTst * is yellow, on the p edge. Fri 1993/07/09 at Trailer Village on South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, AZ using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=9/9 1005 PM MST. Barely visible to the naked eye as a slight BT spot np M7. In binocs, its a long triangle-shape of about 10 pFT** aligned p-f. The taller end of the triangle is on the p side, the point is on the f side. There's a slight underlying glow. Tue 1997/06/10 02:00:00 EDT at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 ** trace the outline of a butterfly or a four-leafed clover. vBT red * on the f edge. Takes about 1/3 the diameter of the x53 field. | ||||||||||
| 174105.488+243048.34 | ms | ads10715 | 8 | 158 | 6 8.5 | 16.3"8° | K0 | Her | 1 | 3 |
| Mon 1985/06/24 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 White 6m*, blue 9m* 16"8° in x49. 3rd BTst * in a triangular field of about 30 **. | ||||||||||
| 174156.365+720855.93 | ms | ads10759 | 3 | 30 | 4.9 6.1 | 30.3"15° | F5 | Dra | 1 | 1 |
| Mon 1991/08/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 Yellow, green 30"10° in x61. Excellent colors. | ||||||||||
| 174627.574+274314.60 | ms | ads10786 | 8 | 158 | 3.42 9.5 | 34.0"247° | G5 IV | Her | 1 | 3 |
| Tue 1986/06/03 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Yellow, blue 30"250° in x49. | ||||||||||
| 1748.2+0118 | oc | cr350 | 15 | 248 | 6.1p | 45 | IV 2 p | Oph | 1 | 3 |
| Tue 1987/07/14 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 50 6m..** in 50'. Easy find off GAMMA Oph. The central 20'x10'ns contains 12 ** and is tighter than the rest of the field. Outside that medium-rich core the oc is sparse. Sun 1988/06/19 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=1/9 transparancy=1/9 Confirmed. Sun 1990/06/24 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 Easily confirmed. Central 20'x5' is a parallelogram elongated 105°. | ||||||||||
| 174927.7+700841 | eg | n6503 | 3 | 30 | 10.23:10.91 | 7.08x2.40 123° | Sb III/SA(s)cd | Dra | 3 | 3 |
| Tue 1987/06/23 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nope. Poor seeing. Tue 1987/06/23 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 FT 3'x1'pf glow. 9m* 2'f. Sun 1988/06/12 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 FT 5'x1'120° glow. To find, take the T* 12'n to an equilateral triangle of 9m 10m 10m**, then 36'p to 2 9m** separated by 10'. The eg is p the Sp-more *. Fri 1994/08/05 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 Mottled 5'x1.5'135° brushstroke with an abrupt nf edge and a very gradual sp edge. | ||||||||||
| 175112.309-303332.04 | ms | pz | 22 | 377 | 6.5 7.5 | 9.9"190° | A0 | Sco | 3 | 3 |
| Sat 1986/06/28 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Blue, blue 10"180°. | ||||||||||
| 1753.9-3447 | oc | M7 | 22 | 377 | 3.3 5.6m* | 80 | II 2 r/I 3 r | Sco | 1 | 1 |
| Tue 1985/07/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Many BT**. vLG. Loose. Sketched. At this altitude its medium or poor. Well detached. Fri 1987/06/26 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 This is blocked by family room from home. Sat 1992/05/02 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 1° cluster of 8m..12m**. Very condensed in the middle -- central 30' has most of the **, especially the BT ones. The center is shaped like a 4-armed pinwheel. Outside the condensed core is a relatively dark ring, then an outlining ring of both BT and FT**. Well isolated cluster. Fri 1993/07/09 at Trailer Village on South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, AZ using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=9/9 1000 PM MST. pLG round knot of about 15 ** with an underlying glow. Outlined by a triangle of about 15 more **. To the naked eye, its a vBT spot in the milky-way, just p the spout of Sgr. In binocs, a dn shows above and below, and the oc is located in a BT bar. Tue 1997/06/10 01:40:00 EDT at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 Practically a full x53 field. The BT ** are kind of spiral shaped, unwrapping counter-clockwise. Fairly compressed in the sp quadrant, with several straight lines of **. One line runs nearly p-f and has a vBT red * on the p end. Another runs nearly n-s. Just n of those lines is a knot of about 6 ** in a few arcminutes. | ||||||||||
| 1756.9-1901 | oc | M23 | 15 | 339 | 5.5 9.21m* | 27 | III 1 m/II 2 r | Sgr | 1 | 3 |
| Fri 1985/05/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 60 loose ** in an x122 field. No BT**. Thu 1986/07/03 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Figure-8 in the center. Fri 1987/06/26 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed. Good dcrp. Fri 1988/06/03 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 25' Group of about 50 10m..** except one 8m at f edge. No central condensation. Red * at p edge of n circle of figure-8. Wed 1992/05/06 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 Same observation. P the figure 8 is an arc that extends through 1/4 of a circle. Tue 1992/06/30 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=8/9 transparancy=7/9 Continuing up from M8 through M20 + about 3 times their separation, then just a bit right, I find a misty patch with a few resolved ** right next to a BT*. Sun 1993/07/11 at Trailer Village on South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, AZ using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=9/9 1050 PM MST. Very soft pLG round glow with no ** resolved. One * np the cluster. Sat 1995/07/29 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 BT, well-detached, vLG 30' cluster of about 100 ** slightly elongated 0°. The BT** form a 30'x15'0° bar. There are several arcs of ** present, mainly running generally 90°. At the p edge of one of the arcs, right at the center of the 30' cluster is a red *. A pretty blue * is right next to it in the chain. The next arc sp-ward also terminates on the p end with a red *. vBT yellowish * on the n end of the oc. 6m* 20'np. Tue 2008/08/26 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 BT oc just barely visible in viewfinder. In a relatively barren field. About 1/2 of an x43 field, making it about 28' in size. Not quite round, about 30'x20'45°. Made up of 10m..**. Many 10m** in the oc, one 9m* on the f edge. Not particularly condensed, but very well detached from the field. BT 6m U* is 20'np. Rectangle shape in the center that's nearly devoid of **. Many * chains. Not a great cluster due to lack of compression, but easy to see because its made of so many fairly BT **. | ||||||||||
| 175833.37+663759.1 | pn | n6543 | 3 | 30 | 8.8 11.44m* | 22"x18" | 3a+2 | Dra | 1 | 3 |
| Mon 1985/04/29 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 BT SM glow visible at all power/UHC combinations. No detail seen. Fri 1985/05/24 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Blue-green. No central * seen. Tue 1986/07/29 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Same observation. Next to a FT red *. Tue 1987/06/23 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Blue-green homogenous glow. Sun 1988/06/12 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 Yes I do see the central *. Its a vBT dot at x122 and x272 at the center of this already vBT pn. Sat 1992/08/01 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 Very blue glow, elongated np-sf. BT central *. 8m* 3'300°. Mon 1995/05/29 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=4/9 vBT blue oval glow, elongated in a ratio of about 5 to 3 in pa 0°. 10m* 3'p. No central * was seen. The s end of the oval is FTr and much less sharply cutoff than the n end. Slightly mottled. | ||||||||||
| 180130.429+213544.20 | ms | ads10993 | 8 | 159 | 5.1 5.2 | 6.5"258° | G5 | Her | 1 | 2 |
| Mon 1985/04/29 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Blue, ruddy-white 6"260° in x122. Thu 1986/05/29 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Red, green. | ||||||||||
| 1802.3-2301 | oc | M20 | 22 | 339 | 6.3 7.3m* | 28 | n | Sgr | 3 | 3 |
| Mon 1987/07/27 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 About 15 mainly FT** surround the 2 ** that show nebulousity (see gn n6514=M20=trifid). Those 2 ** are the BTst in this oc and are a wide 12'0° pair. N-more is red. S-more is an x122 double. I don't think the ** to the nf between here and M21 are part of the oc. Fri 1988/07/01 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=5/9 Confirmed. The double is hn 40 (has its own entry). Tue 1990/07/24 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=5/9 Confirmed using U. U shows this oc in the s half of the nebula. There I count about 15 11m..**. Not well detached. | ||||||||||
| 1802.3-2302 | gn | M20 | 22 | 339 | 7.63m* | 29x27 | E+R | Sgr | 1 | 1 |
| Fri 1985/05/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Glow barely visible around 2 ** with UHC only. Sat 1986/06/28 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 UHC required to see nebulousity. Mon 1987/07/27 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 2 ** are surrounded by nebulousity with UHC. Those 2 were marked on WS 270. Fri 1988/07/01 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=5/9 vFT glow with UHC. Tue 1990/07/24 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=5/9 Contrary to what S19900798 says, I get the best view at x49+UHC or x30+UHC. In x122+UHC I can't see the nebulousity. Tue 1992/06/30 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=8/9 transparancy=7/9 eFT glow surrounds a group of 6m**. The glow is about twice as LG as the M8 glow. Located N from M8. Forms a triangle with M8 and a 5m*. The 6 ** are arranged in an angled line of 4 ** (BT, vFT, FT, BT) with 2 FT** above them. Fri 1995/07/28 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 The trifid is quite a sight from this site. Its easily visible at x131 without the UHC, and the BT nebulosity, the dark lanes, and the FTr reflection nebula all show. When the UHC is added, the contrast is increased in both the BT, the dark, and the reflection nebulae. The BT nebula about 15', nearly round, and is divided into 4 parts, one of which is quite SM. The main dark lane runs in PA 45, and runs just s of the center of the nebula where there's a BT double *. Running s from that double * is another dark lane. Curving but generally running np is another one, and along that one is a split into a second lane that runs in pa 15°. The nebulosity outward from that split is the 4rth part of the nebula. All of the dark lanes are somewhat curvy, and they remind me of a meandering river. In the pa 30° edge of the nebula is a dark lane thats about 3' or 4' wide n of which is the FT 10'x5' reflection nebula shaped like a quarter moon with a flat s edge and a rounded n edge. There's a red * at the s edge of it. | ||||||||||
| 180225-2301 | dn | b85 | 22 | 339 | Sgr | 1 | 1 | |||
| Fri 1995/07/28 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 Easily visible. See tonight's trifid gn observation. | ||||||||||
| 180250.859+754724.75 | ms | ads11072 | 3 | 12 | 7 10 | 5.8"247° | A0 | Dra | 2 | 3 |
| Tue 1986/07/29 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Green, blue 6"250°, blue 25"280° at x122. AC visible at x49. One of the BTst ** in the area. | ||||||||||
| 1803.1-2423 | gn | M8 | 22 | 339 | 5 | 90x40 i | E | Sgr | 1 | 1 |
| Fri 1985/05/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Very prominent with or without UHC. 2 parts. FT part towards the f surrounds oc. BT part towards the p contains 2 BT and a few FT**. Tue 1985/07/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Sketched. Wed 1992/05/06 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 The Lagoon is really a gorgeous sight at x61+UHC, showing a good example of 3 classes of objects - BT nebula, oc, and dn. Sweeping from p to f along the whole complex, first we come to the BTst part of the nebula. It surrounds 2 BT**, and is BTst on the sp side of them. Using x122 without UHC, I can see that a chain of FT** runs through this BT knot, but the knot is not just composed of unresolved ** because its not at all knotty, so it must be a hot spot in the nebula. F those 2 BT** and their nebulousity is the dark lane called the dragon. It runs sp-nf. Where it cuts the BT nebula at the sp side, its about 2' wide, then becomes wider as it runs nf. F the dn is oc n6514 surrounded by more nebulousity which shows slightly without the UHC, but much better with the UHC. The cluster first appears as a 6' round ball, but a closer look shows it to be triangular, about 12' in size. I count 26 9m..13m** here. After the cluster comes dn B89, a SM hole in the nebulousity, followed by a BT 7m U* still surrounded by nebulousity. Quickly after that *, the nebulousity fades to background sky. Tue 1992/06/30 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=8/9 transparancy=7/9 Appears as 2nd of 4 ** in a short p-f line. Fuzzy. FTst of those 4. This is probably the cluster. A vFT gluw surrounds all 4 when I use TAPS by nudging the mirror on my binocular platform. Sun 1993/07/11 at Trailer Village on South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, AZ using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=9/9 1030 PM MST. 4 ** in a 285° line. The 3 f-more have a vBT underlying glow. Fri 1995/07/28 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 The lagoon is a spectacular sight under dark skies. At x68+UHC the nebulosity spills out beyond the 37' field and shows an amazing amount of structure. Swirls of nebulosity and dark lanes are everywhere, and the different regions of the nebulosity have widely varying intensities. The BTst part of the nebula is on the p end, and is about 10' in diameter and irregularly round. It contains 2 BT**, one centered and one in the nf end. There is a vBT 3' area within this region, which contains the * mentioned before. That area is what I assume is called the hourglass, but I don't really see an hourglass shape. Nf from this BTst part of the nebula is a dark lane called the dragon. The n end of the dragon has a 5' round area with no ** at all. The central part of the dragon is 10'x2'60° and contains 2 **. Nf the dragon is another piece of nebulosity, whose edge runs in pa 90° for about 20'. The cluster n6530 follows these pieces of nebulosity, but is itself enveloped in a tenuous nebula. Sat 1995/07/29 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 Nebulosity completely encloses the cluster, and another dark lane runs in 0° on the f side of the cluster. More nebulosity surrounds the BT* on the f side of the cluster. The entire lagoon is wispy with streaks that run generally 0°. See tonight's observations of oc n6530 and dn b88, b89, and b296. | ||||||||||
| 1804.3-2420 | dn | Dragon | 22 | 339 | Sgr | 4 | 3 | |||
| Thu 1987/09/24 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 It looks like the lagoon is cut in half by a band that runs sp to nf. It cuts the nebula into a BT p part and a FTr f part (nearer the oc). The band appears to be V-shaped -- narrow at s and wider (3') at n. Fri 1988/07/01 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=5/9 Exact same observation. Wed 1992/05/06 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 This is the prominent dark lane that cuts through the lagoon gn. See tonight's observation of gn n6523=M8. Fri 1995/07/28 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 See tonight's observation of gn n6523=M8. | ||||||||||
| 1804.6-2229 | oc | M21 | 22 | 339 | 5.9 7.25m* | 13 | I 3 m/I 3 r | Sgr | 1 | 2 |
| Fri 1985/05/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Tight football-shaped group of 11 ** with very sparse outliners. Mon 1986/07/21 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 WS is not a very good sketch. Scale is too LG and distorted. Sketched. Tue 1987/07/21 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 This oc is the rich group nf gn n6514=M20=trifid. Sat 1992/08/01 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 38 8m..12m** in 20'. Most of the BT** are in the nf corner - a 5'x2'135° bar of 10 8m..12m**. Scattered cluster. No real concentration. Pretty well detached. Overpowered by the BT** near the Trifid. Sun 1993/07/11 at Trailer Village on South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, AZ using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=9/9 1040 PM MST. pLG grouping of about 15 ** in a square. Located just n of M8. Fri 1995/07/28 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 Fairly BT but not very well detached and not condensed 15' round group of about 50 **. Difficult to pin down the size and number of ** because its poorly detached so the edges are hard to define. I'm taking the center of the cluster to be the BTst * in the cluster, which is a blue one. Just n of that * is a SM 4' circle of about 8 12m** which is incomplete on the s edge, and which contains no ** in its center. Centered on the n side of that circle is a BTr *, which makes the circle look like a diamond ring. | ||||||||||
| 1804.7-2419 | oc | M8 | 22 | 339 | 4.6 6.87m* | 15 | I 2 m n | Sgr | 1 | 1 |
| Fri 1985/05/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Gorgeous tight oc under the FTr part of M8=lagoon. Tue 1985/07/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Sketched. Fri 1988/07/01 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=5/9 At least 20 ** in 5'. Very pretty, tight oc. Wed 1992/05/06 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 See tonight's observation of gn n6523=M8. Sun 1993/07/11 at Trailer Village on South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, AZ using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=9/9 1030 PM MST. See gn M8 observation. Fri 1995/07/28 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 BT roundish 15' unconcentrated cluster f the lagoon gn. Sat 1995/07/29 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 15' triangular-shaped cluster. The f edge of the cluster is flat, running in pa 0°. The p corner points to the lagoon gn. It is very slightly concentrated and extremely well detached. I count 24 ** to about 11m. | ||||||||||
| 180527.347+022958.28 | vb | ads11046 | 16 | 249 | 4.21 6.00 | varies | K0 | Oph | 1 | 3 |
| Fri 1986/09/12 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 White, white 2"220° at x272. Sat 1989/08/26 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 Not well split at x272. Very uncertain 1.5"200°. Mon 1991/08/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 Not resolved. Fri 1991/08/09 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=5/9 Not resolved. Sat 1992/08/01 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 Not resolved at x272. | ||||||||||
| 180609-2745.9 | gc | n6540 | 22 | 339 | 9.3p | 1.5 | Sgr | 6 | 1 | |
| Wed 1989/08/30 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 Nope. No 0.5' oc was seen. Fri 1990/08/24 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=7/9 Nope. Only isolated ** at oc location using all powers including x272. Sun 1990/09/16 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 About 15 ** in a roundish 2' eFT group. One 12m* at nnp edge. Rest are 13m..**. Invisible at x30. Best at x122. This is at location plotted in U. 2nd potential is a 1' nebulous spot located right on line with the 2 U** (N of U's oc plot location), 1/3 of the way from the p-more to the f-more *. Invisible at x30. Shows as nebulous spot at x122. x272 resolves into about 15 xFT** + slight residual glow. I think the former is the oc due to location, but size and Herschel Object dcrp matches the latter better. Sun 1995/07/30 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 At x262 I have a 1.5'x0.5'90° smile of vFT** concave toward the n (but I'm unsure because once I recorded n, and once s). 13m* on np edge. The rest of the ** are 14m..**. There is underlying nebulosity from what I presume are FTr **. Scattered 11m..** surround. 9m* 3'p. 10m/11m pair 4'f. 9m* 6'f. Uran plots the cluster at the location described previously as the first possibility. That grouping was verified tonight, but I don't think it could be the cluster because there are not many **, and its not at all dense. I can't believe that its a cluster but not the smile. However, I think the cluster is what I noted as the second possibility, right on line with the U**. DSO description sort-of matches that second possibility, too (but sort-of not). Tue 1995/08/22 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 Concave to the s. There's a 10m* 2'n, and an 11m* 2.5'nf. Sat 1996/08/17 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 The BTr ** are definitely concave toward the n. There's a round underlying glow from here, though, and the arc is just the BT** along the s edge of the 2' round hazy glow. The haze is only visible with averted vision at x262, but its definitely there. | ||||||||||
| 1808.8+3132 | oc | dodz9 | 8 | 116 | 34 | III 2 p | Her | 1 | 3 | |
| Tue 1987/07/21 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Loose group of about 50 ** in 50'. Pretty field with lots of **. Well detached, all surrounding fields are poorer. Mon 1988/07/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=4/9 Confirmed. Very pretty field. | ||||||||||
| 181206.37+065113.0 | pn | n6572 | 16 | 204 | 9.0 12.88m* | 15"x12" | 2a | Oph | 3 | 3 |
| Wed 1985/06/05 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 vBT and very green. UHC does not enhance at all. Need x122 to show any disk. Use oc6633 to find (same declination). Thu 1986/07/03 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 BTst object in the field, but a tough find because its stellar at x49. Sat 1989/08/26 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 eBT SM green pn. Easy at all powers with or without UHC. No central * was seen. Sat 1996/08/17 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 BT blue easy-to-find pn which sticks out at low power. 15"x12"165°. I occasionally get a glimpse of the central * using averted vision, and at higher powers it seems to have a double structure with an inner BT circle, then a dark ring, then an outer FTr part. The size quoted was for the entire structure. | ||||||||||
| 1812.8-2135 | oc | n6568 | 22 | 339 | 8.6p | 13 | III 1 m/IV 1 m | Sgr | 3 | 3 |
| Tue 1985/07/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 About 40 ** in 7'. Matches WS sketch. Be careful to find via 14 Sgr not MU Sgr. MU Sgr is BTr. 14 is sf of MU Sgr. Both visible in viewfinder, even from here. To find, put 14 Sgr on p edge (centered) of x49 field and switch to x122. Sat 1986/06/28 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Very pretty oc. Inconspicuous in x49 but very rich at x122. Tue 1987/07/21 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Sort of crab-shaped. Need x122 to see, and even then its a FT oc. Central area of oc is a 10' half-circle of 5 ** and a double *. Finder sketched. Sun 1995/07/30 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 Rich, fairly LG, not condensed but very well-detached 30' cluster of **. Overall round, but with irregularities. 100 ** counted to 14m. BTr ** form chains that look like a false set of Groucho-Marks eyebrows and glasses. Two circles of ** on the f half form the rims of the glasses, and a n-s line of ** p forms the eyebrows. BT outliners are on the s edge. Many ** in the rims and eyebrows are about 11m. SMr wedge-shaped grouping of ** on the f end forms a perfect nose for the imposter. One more FTr circle of ** appears n of the two BTr ones which form the rims. Some descriptions of this cluster mention a dark lane, but I can't see one from this site. Perhaps between the rims of the glasses and the eyebrows? Or maybe because the center of the rims is empty? | ||||||||||
| 1815.8-2207 | oc | n6583 | 22 | 339 | 10.0p | 2.8 oval | II 1 m/I 2 m | Sgr | 5 | 3 |
| Tue 1987/07/21 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 One FT x49 * turns into about 5 with a slightly nebulous haze at x122. Finder chart sketched. Fri 1988/07/01 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=5/9 Confirmed. About 5 **. Wed 1989/08/30 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 Nope. The group seen before was not the oc according to U339. Oc has not yet been seen. Fri 1990/08/24 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=7/9 A 10m* 11m* 10m* 3' line running 120°. There are a couple of ** 5'nf and a few ** 8'fsf. That's all I see in the area. Confirmed that 19870721 observation was not it. Sun 1990/09/16 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 4'n of that 3' line is a 3' glow of about 15 occasionally-resolved ** in x122. Invisible at x30. Can't see at x272. Sun 1995/07/30 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 Prior observations are perfect. I can't believe I saw this with the 8" scope. Here's what I can add. The clump resolves into about 15 13m..** plus underlying nebulosity. 6 13m** run in a pa 165° line. 15 14m**. Line of 3 10m..11m** 5's. Arced chain of 13m** comes out of the mass toward the sp, and appears to be connected with the 13m* line within the cluster, making a 6' arc concave toward the np. The n third of that arc contains the cluster. | ||||||||||
| 1818.5-1824 | oc | M24 | 16 | 339 | 11p 14pm* | 5 | I 1 r n/I 2 r | Sgr | 1 | 1 |
| Mon 1985/06/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Very impressive. Several x49 fields in size and rich throughout. Located 50'n 150'p M25. Sat 1988/07/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 Could not match WS binocular pix to the eyepiece view. I see many more ** (of course). The pix looks very distorted. The richest part of the sc is the sp region (located 50's the BTst *). It is a full x49 field of FT speckling. The SM oc n6603 was not seen partly because of inability to match WS pix and partly due to 17 day moon 20° above horizon. AD is way overexposed and is no good. At the nf edge is a 25' triangle of 7m**. The nf most is a 10' x49 double. N of the triangle is an orange * with several FT ones surrounding it out to 5'. WS dcrp says its n of the orange * so I doubt I'm seeing oc n6603. The area that looks most dense is 10'psp the s-most triangle *. Its made of 2 * chains running ns. The p-more chain is 5' long and just a few ** but the f-more chain is 7' long and has 8 **. Sun 1988/07/03 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 The oc n6603 is indeed just 7'n the orange *. Its an eFT glow in x49 and x122. x272 gives some resolution into myriad 13m**. Requires dark skies and good seeing. Tue 1992/06/30 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=8/9 transparancy=7/9 Moving left from M23, then up just a bit is a LG group of BT** with haze underneath them. The haze shows when I use TAPS on the mirror of my binocular holder. Sat 1992/08/22 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 n6603 is a 10'x3'5° cluster made of 2 parallel lines of 12m..** and a possible underlying glow. Fri 1993/07/09 at Trailer Village on South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, AZ using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=9/9 1030 PM MST. Huge vBT oval glow aligned p-f with 6 BT** and at least 25 FTr resolved ** over a BT underlying glow. Its an easy BT glow to the naked eye, located 1 full teapot-height above the top of the teapot. First-class cluster. Dn shows above and below. | ||||||||||
| 1818.8-1346 | gn | M16 | 16 | 294 | 35x28 | E | Ser | 1 | 1 | |
| Wed 1985/06/05 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 No nebulousity seen with or without UHC. Mon 1985/06/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 With UHC slight nebulousity seen around the 'point of the triangle' part of the oc. Just slightly BTr than field. Sun 1987/07/26 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 No nebulousity was noted in good seeing with any power/UHC combination. Comparing to pix MW332. Slightly nebulousity in oc is probably due to dew. Sat 1987/08/29 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 I agree with 19850617 observation. Some nebulousity was definitely seen with x49+UHC around the oc. Sat 1992/08/01 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 Definite BT nebulousity around cluster using x62+UHC. Tue 1992/06/30 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=8/9 transparancy=7/9 Upward even more from the horizon from M17. LG object. It has a BT stellar center and a few FTr ** resolved toward the horizon from that central *. A pLG glow underlies those resolved **. Fri 1993/07/09 at Trailer Village on South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, AZ using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=9/9 1046 PM MST. See oc M16 observation. Fri 1994/08/05 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 Mediocre oc, but at x68+UHC nebulosity runs through the entire area from the point of the triangle to the center line of the triangle. 20'x10'45° glow, and from the middle of that swath, it extends np to surround the point of the triangle **. Much FTr in this second part. | ||||||||||
| 1818.8-1345 | oc | M16 | 16 | 294 | 6.0 8.21m* | 7 | II 3 m n | Ser | 1 | 1 |
| Fri 1985/05/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Shaped in the outline of a triangle with a bridge across the middle. 1 triangle point is very rich with 24 ** in a 4' area. Tue 1986/07/29 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Sketched. Sun 1987/07/26 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 The oc is only the rich point and looks a little like the Y oc in Cyg (n6910) except the BT** are the 2 ** that make up the central BT double. It might be a foreground object. Sat 1992/08/01 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 20 ** in 7' with a BT double in the center. Not compressed. Well isolated. BT** run s from oc. Fri 1993/07/09 at Trailer Village on South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, AZ using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=9/9 1046 PM MST. pBT oval-shaped cluster aligned n-s with about 10 ** and an underlying glow. Surrounded by dn. Fri 1994/08/05 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 Felicity adds nothing to the cluster part of this, but see the gn entry. Mediocre oc. | ||||||||||
| 1819.9-1706 | oc | M18 | 16 | 339 | 6.9 8.65m* | 9 | II 3 p n | Sgr | 1 | 2 |
| Tue 1986/07/29 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Pretty tight jewel-like oc. Shaped like the mushroom (n1528) but not as rich. WS sketch is good enough for identification but not well detailed. Sketched. Sat 1987/08/29 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed. Fri 1988/07/01 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=5/9 Central knot is arrowhead-shaped. Tue 1992/06/30 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=8/9 transparancy=7/9 vSM glow just above M24. Its separated from M24 by a line of 3 **. Sat 1992/08/22 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Arrow-shaped knot points nf. Only about 20 9m..13m**. Poor cluster, not impressive. Fri 1993/07/09 at Trailer Village on South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, AZ using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=9/9 1044 PM MST. pFT triangular knot of about 5 ** with underlying hlow and a dn at the n edge. | ||||||||||
| 1820.7-1610 | gn | M17 | 16 | 294 | 6.0 9.3m* | 46x37 | E | Sgr | 1 | 1 |
| Mon 1985/06/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 FT x49 glow becomes a BT check mark with UHC. Group of ** on nf edge. x122+UHC + averted vision shows the swan-shape pretty clearly. Tue 1986/07/29 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Prominent without UHC and great with UHC. Sat 1987/08/29 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Barely seeable without UHC and great with UHC. Fri 1988/07/01 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=5/9 Easily seen in x49 alone. Sat 1992/08/01 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 vBT check-mark-shaped nebula. Easy with x62 alone, but UHC really boosts the contrast. The longer part of the check-mark is about 10' long. The lower-right edge of the check-mark seems harder than the rest of the edges - possible dark nebula. The other part of the check-mark has a SM hook on the end which changes the check-mark to a numeral-2. Tue 1992/06/30 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=8/9 transparancy=7/9 N from M24 through M18 and beyond comes this pLG BT 2-part glow. The part nearer the horizon is BTr, and a BT* is just a but up from the glow. Fri 1994/08/05 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 Prominent figure-2 shape when looked at from s. Base of the 2 is 12'x3'90°, and on the p end it goes up to the upper part of the 2, which reaches 6' upward and curls completely around to end within 4' of the base. This is at x131 alone. UHC blows my socks off. The back end extends back 20', there's a dot atop the 2, and these's a clump between the end of the curl and the base. The inside of the curl is pitch black -- must be a dn. No ** are inside the curl. Sat 1995/09/23 at Birmingham, OH using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 vBT 10'x7' checkmark with much FTr nebulosity surrounding and extending the long leg of the checkmark. Sharply cutoff on the p edge by a dark lane running in 0°. The hook on the short leg of the checkmark shows easily with no filter. FTst parts of the glow extend to 20'x10'90°. At high power there are very whispy dark lanes that cut across the nebula. | ||||||||||
| 182213.329-150523.83 | ms | ads11282 | 16 | 294 | 8 9 | 10"221° | Sct | 1 | 3 | |
| Mon 1988/07/11 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Red, blue 10"220° barely separated in x49. Very pretty double. | ||||||||||
| 1827.7+0634 | oc | n6633 | 16 | 205 | 4.6 7.57m* | 27 | III 2 m | Oph | 1 | 1 |
| Fri 1985/05/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Medium rich with over 60 ** in field. Tue 1986/07/29 at Utica, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Good binocular oc too. BT fuzzy glow. Sun 1988/07/03 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 The BTr ** form a crescent-shape in which the horns point to the sf (towards the BT T*). Thu 1989/08/24 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=8/9 transparancy=7/9 Added 2 ** and moved 1 on my sketch. Other than those corrections it is perfect, much better than WS. The * at the center of the 6-tuplet on the np edge is red. BTst member is green. Fri 1991/06/07 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 Nothing is added to the oc from here. I already can see it all from at home. Wed 1991/10/16 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Detailed cmap completed tonight. Thu 1995/08/17 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 SM BT misty patch with a few 9m** popping through. 7m* sf. Thu 1997/08/07 11:20:00 EDT at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 At x53, the oc looks like a lowercase w or OMEGA shape, with the base of the w to the n. There's a rich wedge of ** at the np edge of the cluster which points toward the p, away from the cluster. Many BT ** are present, but many FT ** in the background as well. Located near the center of a very rich and BT 2°-long p-f * chain. The OMEGA is about 18'x10'. Not concentrated. | ||||||||||
| 1831.7-1914 | oc | M25 | 16 | 340 | 4.6 6.7m* | 32 | I 2 p/I 3 m | Sgr | 1 | 2 |
| Fri 1985/05/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Extremely rich center. Sparse outliners extend to 50'. Mon 1985/06/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 The center is not extremely rich but does consist of a knot of 7 FT** in 3'. Sat 1986/06/28 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 50' field of BT loose ** with a tight central bow-saw-shaped knot. Wed 1986/07/30 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Sketched. Tue 1987/07/21 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 vBT. Easy find. The rich center is an oc within an oc. Sat 1992/08/29 at Fish Lake, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 40' cluster if you include the BT outliners to the N. Much more rich, though, is the S half, about 31' in size, and the N 5' of that (which is in the center of the 40' grouping) is a rich condensed knot of 10 **, including a BT red * at the knot's f edge. Internal to that core is the 3' bow-saw. ** of all magnitudes 6m..13m are in this oc. Easy find almost due n of LAMBDA Sgr (top of the teapot), and easily seen at any power. Fri 1993/07/09 at Trailer Village on South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, AZ using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=9/9 1048 PM MST. Fairly dense round FT knot of about 10 **. No underlying glow. Outliners are shaped like a backward comma, since those ** are in a chain which goes n from cluster, then f, then s. | ||||||||||
| 1832.6-1653 | oc | n6645 | 16 | 295 | 8.5p 12pm* | 10 | III 1 m/IV 1 m | Sgr | 5 | 3 |
| Tue 1985/07/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 x49 only gives a hint. x122 shows a mass of about 60 vFT** that almost fill the field. Wed 1986/07/30 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Just p 5 BT ** in a line. Only a few members visible at x49. Requires x122 to see FT ** and even then only about half of the WS **. Sun 1986/08/10 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Lots of * chains. Last WS magnitude not seen. BCH pix matches. Sat 1989/08/26 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 Pretty oc made up of about 30 FT**. Matches WS well except the double on the s edge of the oc is at about 270° on WS sketch but I see 340°. Almost all WS ** were seen. Fri 1991/06/07 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 Over 50 ** in 15'. 2'nf the double on the s edge is an extremely compressed 1' area that won't even resolve completely at x272 + aversion. I see at least 10 ** in this 1' + nebulous haze at x272. I'd estimate that from here, I'm seeing 2 magnitudes FTr than WS, and more than double the number of **. Sat 1995/09/23 at Birmingham, OH using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 10' circle of * with wings coming out the s end of that circle to the p and f, making a 15' irregularly-shaped cluster. The center of the circle is completely empty. Then there's a pretty perfect ring of **, then outside that is a smattering of many **. Over 50 11m..** in the area. BTst is an 11m* on the s end. There are also a couple of pBT** in the np quadrant. This is a really nice cluster. That SM spot mentioned in the 19910607 observation is resolved into 10 13m** with an underlying glow still remaining. | ||||||||||
| 183553.184+165831.95 | vb | ads11483 | 16 | 205 | 6.8 7.0 | varies | G0 | Her | 2 | 3 |
| Fri 1991/08/09 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=5/9 1.5"150°. | ||||||||||
| 183624-2354.2 | gc | M22 | 22 | 340 | 5.2 10.7m* | 24.0 round | VII | Sgr | 1 | 1 |
| Tue 1985/07/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 20 ** resolved at x49. 50-60 at x272. Easiest gc to resolve so far. Very open. FT background haze. Tue 1987/07/21 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 BT LG glow at x49. Many ** resolved over a glow at x122. x272 diffuses glow enough that it looks like I resolve all the way to the center but there are probably a lot more ** than the 100 or so I can see. Sat 1992/08/29 at Fish Lake, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 At x122 I have a 3' FT glow underlying a 10' round mass of over 50 **. The BTst ones are in a 10'x5' lens shape aligned ssp-nnf, but FT** fill it out to 10' round. Pretty easy find off LAMBDA Sgr (top of the teapot), to 24 and 25 Sgr, to Gc. Fri 1993/07/09 at Trailer Village on South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, AZ using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=9/9 1037 PM MST. pLG vBT round glow surrounded by a vLG eFT glow. | ||||||||||
| 1836.7-0813 | oc | n6664 | 16 | 295 | 7.8 10.15m* | 16 | III 2 m | Sct | 4 | 3 |
| Fri 1985/05/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 25 FT** in about 10'. Wed 1986/07/30 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 WS pix is excellent but I don't see last 2 magnitudes at all. Not visible at x49. Only ALPHA Sct shows. ALPHA Sct p. x122 shows WS shape. Sat 1989/08/26 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 Exact same observation. Crescent-shaped 15' oc. Tue 1990/08/14 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=9/9 transparancy=7/9 The entire crescent is 15' and is easiest at x122. About 1/2 of the FTst WS ** were seen. BTst ** are at nf edge. The crescent is outlined, though, with 10m**. No colored ** were noted. Well detached from the field **. | ||||||||||
| 1838.9+0526 | oc | i4756 | 16 | 250 | 5.4p 8.67m* | 52 | III 2 m/II 3 r | Ser | 1 | 1 |
| Sun 1985/08/18 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 I can't get the field to match WS but this is a really rich area. Over 50'. The longer I study the more FT chains become visible. It looks like the oc is very close and would appear rich and tight if further. Tue 1986/07/29 at Utica, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Poor binocular oc. Only BT outliners show. Most ** are FT in this oc. Mon 1987/09/14 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 A huge rich first-class oc. LGr than 50'. Fri 1992/07/31 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=8/9 transparancy=6/9 150 ** in 90'. BTst ** are at the edges. Really the oc is only the FTr **, which are most concentrated in a 50' circle. No prominent colors were seen. Thu 1995/08/17 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 vLG glow with many xF resolved ** glistening. A 90° oval of BTr ** surrounds it with the BTst of those outliners on the s, n, and f edges. | ||||||||||
| 1841.8-0531 | oc | i4768 | 16 | 295 | 25 | Sct | 4 | 3 | ||
| Sat 1988/08/06 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 Good dcrp in K19870916. 2 clouds of **. One is just 5'f an 8m U* and the other is 20'nf. The first is 10'x3'30°. The second is LGr 20'x10'120°. The x122 view is very good with the first group showing 15 ** and the second about 30. Several ** are in the oc but not in either group. I added it onto U250. | ||||||||||
| 184420.302+394015.50 | ms | ads11635a | 8 | 82 | 5.0 6.1 | 3.7"353° | A3 | Lyr | 1 | 1 |
| Wed 1985/04/03 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 With x272 saw EPSILON1-white 5m, blue 6m* 4"350°, and EPSILON2-blue 5m, white 5.5m* 3"100°. | ||||||||||
| 184446.373+373618.37 | ms | ads11639 | 8 | 117 | 4.2 5.5 | 43.7"150° | A3 | Lyr | 1 | 1 |
| Wed 1985/06/05 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Blue, green 45"150°. Located at the center of the lyre. | ||||||||||
| 1845-07 | sc | Sct sc | 16 | 295 | Sct | 1 | 1 | |||
| Sat 1988/08/06 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 A very rich 3°. Tue 1992/06/30 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=8/9 transparancy=7/9 An eLG but vFT glow in binoculars. Not very many BT**, but an awful lot of 7m... ** form a well-detached group. Not really any haze shows here. | ||||||||||
| 1845.2-0923 | oc | M26 | 16 | 295 | 8.0 10.30m* | 15 | I 1 m/II 3 m | Sct | 1 | 3 |
| Wed 1986/07/30 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 WS sketch is perfect except the noted double. x122 required to see nebulous areas at all. Found via ALPHA, EPSILON, and DELTA Aql. Mon 1987/09/14 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed. Mon 1988/07/11 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Easily found at x49 but the x122 view is definitely the best. At x49 the subtleties of the oc evade me but they really show through at x122. The * corrected in WS is confirmed as I corrected it. That * is the one sp of the BT kite-shape. WS shows this as a single * as BT as the kite ** but it's really a FT x122 double. Fri 1992/08/21 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 About 50 ** in a 15' area. Most ** are FT, making this a not-very-impressive cluster. Richest at f edge. | ||||||||||
| 184528.420+052958.57 | ms | STRUVE2375 | 16 | 250 | 6.9 6.9 | 0.1"135° | A0 | Ser | 1 | 1 |
| Mon 1991/08/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 White, green 2"120°. | ||||||||||
| 1848.0+3651 | oc | iskudarian1 | 8 | 117 | 110 | Lyr | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sat 1985/04/20 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Gorgeuos field with 1 orange * surrounded by about 10 blue **. Fri 1985/06/14 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 The orange * is the point of an arrow that points f. | ||||||||||
| 184943-0624 | dn | b318 | 16 | 295 | 90x2 | 2 | Sct | 1 | 1 | |
| Wed 1985/09/11 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nope. The area indicated is dark but so is the entire area around M11. Sun 1986/08/10 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nope. Sat 1987/08/29 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nope. Mon 1990/09/17 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 An easy 50'x1'pf dark strip. A quite striking dark dagger through the Milky Way glow at x30. | ||||||||||
| 1850.5-1805 | oc | ru145 | 16 | 340 | 10pm* | 35 | III 1 m | Sgr | 1 | 3 |
| Mon 1987/09/14 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 A very nice medium-rich oc. About 18 ** in central 15', then it gets sparser outward. Easy find off nearby BT guide ** to the s. Thu 1988/07/14 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 Exact same group found without using prior notes. Core is divided into 2 parts. The s part is 3'x3', richer and tighter. The n part is 10'x2'pf sparser, with many FT** surrounding. Looks like there's a sparse 40' oc at 1849-190 between the 2 BT T**. Sun 2008/08/31 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 At x43 25' cluster, pretty well detached from the field. Has no vBT **, one 10m* is near the edge in pa 210° and another at the f edge. Between those two is a smattering of **. At x85 it's 25', irregularly shaped and interesting in design. There are a bunch of 11m** in the psp quadrant of the cluster in a 10'x5' doubled oval consisting of 26 total **. Its made of a bunch of wide doubles, where many of them point toward the center of the oval. Some empty space surrounds that oval. The n quadrant of the cluster has 10 ** in 5'. Following both of these groups is a distorted *-shaped group. The * is distorted in that it's very tall and thin. It consists of a clump of FT **, 2 * chains running to the n, 1 * chain running to the s, and a couple ** to the p and f which can be imagined to be the other two legs of the *-shape. All together, I count about 80 ** in this 25' roundish cluster. There's a very wide red-blue pair of 5m 7m U**, separated by 4'150°, located 30'240° from the center of the cluster. Actually the BTr of those two should be a double, but my collimation is way off and I don't see it. I didn't return to the cluster after collimating my scope (that's when Wendi showed up, and we looked at BT Messier objects for a couple of hours). | ||||||||||
| 1851.1-0616 | oc | M11 | 16 | 295 | 5.8 8.0m* | 14 i | I 2 r | Sct | 1 | 1 |
| Mon 1985/06/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Gorgeous SM salt-and-pepper oc located at n edge of Sct sc. Mon 1988/07/11 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Indescribably beautiful salt-and-pepper oc. Seeable tonight in viewfinder. Looks like a bite is taken out of the sp edge - possibly a dn. One 8m* is just s of center and a very wide x49 9m double lies 7's of oc center -- just beyond the oc extents. The remaining ** are a dense matte of 11m..**. An absolute first-class oc. Tue 1992/06/30 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=8/9 transparancy=7/9 At the nf edge of the Sct * Cloud is a vSM but vBT fuzzy "*" which is the base of a diamond-shape with 3 ** more directly above the * cloud. No ** resolved in the glow -- just a sharp central spike of BTness. Fri 1992/08/21 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 10' tight cluster of FT** with one BT* centered along the s edge. Sun 1993/07/11 at Trailer Village on South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, AZ using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=9/9 1022 PM MST. pBT pSM glow with 1 * resolved. Located at the f edge of a vBT cloud in both binoculars and naked-eye. Very dark on n edge. Somewhat dark on f and s edge. Thu 1995/08/17 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 vBT unresolved glow at the n edge of the Sct * Cloud. Trapezoid of 4 ** p. R Sct is the BTst of those 4, at about 6m. Sat 2008/08/02 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 A superb cluster. At x43, a BT * appears at the f edge, then the cluster fans out to the np, p and sp from that *, forming a triangle of dense salt-and-pepper with hard edges running np and sp from the f vertex of that triangle. 2 9m**, separated by 1', are completely outside that triangle, toward the sf. At x270, a 6' very dense core of FT ** with a BT multiple * f the middle. That multiple * is much BTr than the rest of the **. There's a BT pair separated by 1' beyond the sf edge. The densest part of the cluster is rectangular-shaped, and that's surrounded by a wedge-shape of looser FT **. Impossible to count the ** because they're so numerous and they reach my magnitude limit, but there are at least 75 **. There's a 1' dark lane running p-f through the cluster just n of the BTst *, not quite void of **, but certainly much less than the average high density. Just p and slightly n of that BTst * is the tighest knot in the cluster, about 1' in size, and has the highest density of **. | ||||||||||
| 185112.066+592318.15 | ms | ads11779 | 3 | 54 | 4.66 7.5 | 34.2"326° | K0 | Dra | 1 | 3 |
| Mon 1985/04/29 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Green, gold 35"330°. | ||||||||||
| 1851.5+1020 | oc | n6709 | 16 | 205 | 6.7 9.07m* | 13 i | III 2 m/IV 2 m | Aql | 1 | 3 |
| Thu 1985/06/13 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 WS sketch is accurate in overall appearance but I see far more **, especially at x122. 50 ** counted. The oc consists of 2 areas of ** and a trapezium made up of 3 BT and 1 FT*. Fri 1985/06/14 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Many curved rows of **. Mon 1986/08/11 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Sketched. | ||||||||||
| 185335.09+330144.5 | pn | M57 | 8 | 117 | 9.7 14.8m* | 86"x62"/150" | 4+3 | Lyr | 1 | 1 |
| Mon 1984/10/29 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 SM fuzzy and FT. I could see the outside and the inside of the donut-shape. Mon 1985/06/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 With reticle, I measured it at 6 seconds transit = 1.25'. Sun 1988/07/03 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 After 4 years of observation this there's still not a better description than "a BT easy donut-shape". Its easily seen in x49 and x122 both without UHC. UHC doesn't enhance it at all. Several neighbors have seen it in my telescope and none has had trouble seeing the donut structure. I've never seen the central *. Mon 1992/07/27 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 Elongated in 70°. vFT 13m* 2'f. Fri 1993/07/09 at Trailer Village on South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, AZ using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=9/9 1042 PM MST. Not seen. Sat 1993/08/14 at Port Austin, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 No central * was seen, but an eFT* is 30"f. Fri 1994/06/03 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=4/9 transparancy=7/9 That eFT* 30"f is not so FT at all in Felicity. Pn is elongated about 9 to 7 in pa 60°. 2 eFT** 1'p. Still no central * was seen, in either Felicity or Fred Judd's 16 inch f4.5. Mon 1995/07/03 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 Cannot see either of the ** inside the ring, nor either of the 2 ** on the ring. Several FT** surround. Sat 1995/09/23 at Birmingham, OH using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 I see no ** on the ring, but at the very center is a very subtly peak which might be the central *. It appears best at x478. That is the only thing that I see within the ring, though, so since there are BTr ** than the central * inside the ring this observation is doubtful. Fri 2005/09/30 at Casco Twp Lindsay & Meldrum using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 Elongated 90°. BTr on the f edge than the p edge. 13m* 3'105°. 14m* 2'315°. At x378 still no central * shows. | ||||||||||
| 1853.6+3655 | oc | stephenson1 | 8 | 117 | 3.8 4.3m* | 20 | III 3 p | Lyr | 1 | 1 |
| Sat 1985/04/20 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Gorgeuos field with 1 orange * surrounded by about 10 blue **. Fri 1985/06/14 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 The orange * is the point of an arrow that points f. | ||||||||||
| 185343.564+365818.11 | ms | ads11811 | 8 | 117 | 4 5 11 | 10.5 | B3 | Lyr | 1 | 1 |
| Sat 1985/04/20 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Gorgeuos field with 1 orange * surrounded by about 10 blue **. Fri 1985/06/14 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 The orange * is the point of an arrow that points f. | ||||||||||
| 185451.926+335851.01 | ms | OSTRUVE525 | 8 | 117 | 6.0 10.2 | 1.7"128° | A | Lyr | 1 | 1 |
| Mon 1991/08/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 Yellow, blue 40"350°. | ||||||||||
| 185613.192+041212.92 | ms | ads11853 | 16 | 250 | 4.5 5.4 | 22.2"103° | A5 | Ser | 1 | 1 |
| Sun 1985/08/18 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Blue, green 20"100°. Sun 1986/08/10 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Same observation. | ||||||||||
| 190209.596+084512.50 | ms | STRUVE2436 | 16 | 206 | 7.5 8 | 31.9"313° | K0 | Aql | 2 | 3 |
| Tue 1985/07/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Green, blue 32"315°. | ||||||||||
| 190457.640-040153.31 | ms | 15 Aql | 16 | 251 | 5.5 7.2 | 38.4"209° | K0 | Aql | 1 | 1 |
| Mon 1991/08/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 Yellow, bluegreen 40"210° in x61. Excellent colors. | ||||||||||
| 191520.085+150501.03 | ms | OSTRUVESTRUVE178 | 16 | 206 | 5.5 7.5 | 89.7"268° | G5 | Aql | 1 | 1 |
| Mon 1987/08/24 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Gorgeous, wide x49 red, blue 90"270°. | ||||||||||
| 191622.087+380801.42 | ms | THETA Lyr | 8 | 118 | 4.36 10 | 99.8"71° | K0 | Lyr | 1 | 2 |
| Mon 1985/04/29 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 White, blue 10"70°. Another double in field. Thu 1985/05/23 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 The THETA/ETA Lyr area is all very beautiful. | ||||||||||
| 191828.3+063223 | pn | n6781 | 16 | 206 | 11.8 14.95?m* | 111"x109" | 3b+3 | Aql | 4 | 2 |
| Sun 1986/08/10 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 vLG and FT circular glow. Barely visible without UHC at x49. x49+UHC or x122+UHC shows clearly. No central * was seen. Wed 1987/09/23 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Exact same observation except slight ring structure was glimpsed with x49+UHC. Mon 1990/06/25 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 90" BT and LG pn was seen but no ring structure was seen in any power/UHC combination. All were tried. Fri 1996/08/16 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 Shows clearly at x68 alone with this scope as a vBT round homogenous amorphous glow. At x262 alone it is about 2', slightly elongated p-f, and very slightly darker in the middle. I see no central *. Its BTr in the s half, and the n half fades more gradually to background sky. 13m* just outside the glow in pa 45°. UHC makes it a lot BTr but doesn't add any details. | ||||||||||
| 1923.2+2211 | oc | n6793 | 8 | 161 | 6 | IV 2 p/III 2 p | Vul | 1 | 3 | |
| Wed 1986/07/30 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nope. (Declination was wrong at -22.1 then). Wed 1987/08/19 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Good match to WS. Near ads12355 at 1921+221. Appears to be 5'x15'30°. I don't think WS sketched the entire oc. This rich part is surrounded by a chain of BTr ** mainly to the p which are probably foreground **. Tue 1988/07/12 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=4/9 Exact same observation. Plotted on T. Fri 2005/09/30 at Casco Twp Lindsay & Meldrum using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 Located near the Coathanger. Pretty sparse pretty LG 25' grouping of 30 ** in a kind of a spiral shape. Perfect position in U. Nothing BTr than 9m. 8m* on p edge. 1' triangle of ** in the center, and the n-most of those is a double that's easily resolved at x131. About 2's of the triangle is a 45" triangle of 11m**, and there's a vFT 4th * in that grouping. Those 7 ** are written about in DSO. Cluster stands out from the field well enough to find it at x40. | ||||||||||
| 1925.4+2011 | oc | cr399 | 8 | 161 | 3.6 5.2m* | 60 | III 2 p/III 3 m | Vul | 1 | 3 |
| Sat 1985/04/20 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 vLG with about 10 BT** and a few FT ones. Full oc requires viewfinder. Sparse in x49. Sun 1987/07/26 at Utica, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Good binocular oc. Fri 1995/08/18 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 6 7m** in a straight line with 3 7m** forming the hook to the s of its center. Several FTr ** appear, too. Just appears as a FT glow to the naked-eye. | ||||||||||
| 192628.665+195329.42 | ms | ads12445 | 16 | 161 | 6.04 10 | 26.7"35° | K5 | Vul | 1 | 2 |
| Sun 1985/08/18 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Yellow, blue, blue, blue. | ||||||||||
| 193043.309+275734.59 | ms | ads12540 | 8 | 162 | 3.24 5.4 | 34.4"54° | K0 II/A0 | Cyg | 1 | 1 |
| Thu 1984/10/25 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Gold, blue. | ||||||||||
| 1935.8+2513 | oc | st1 | 8 | 162 | 5.3 7.0m* | 60 | IV 2 p | Vul | 1 | 3 |
| Thu 1985/06/13 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Shaped like Leo the Lion. WS sketch is not accurate. Worst part was resketched on WS diagram. Wed 1985/09/18 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 The oc is due s of this BT asterism. I can only see about 15 of the WS **. Wed 1986/07/09 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 What am I--blind ?? The WS sketch matches the Leo asterism exactly except the area noted on the WS sketch. Fri 1986/08/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Sketched. | ||||||||||
| 1938.2+4634 | oc | n6811 | 8 | 84 | 6.8 9.88m* | 13 | IV 3 p/III 1 r | Cyg | 2 | 2 |
| Thu 1985/05/23 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 35 FT** counted in 10' at x122. Easy to find via DELTA Cyg through 2 BT pointer **. Barely visible at x49 as a vFT speckling. x122 is identified with WS sketch. Wed 1985/09/11 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nothing "peculiar" seen (S198509292). WS sketch is not so great. 2 areas. The BT semicircle of ** in the np corner of the oc is circled on the WS sketch to make identification easier. Wed 1986/07/09 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Is the peculiarity maybe that it is empty in the middle? Tue 1986/09/30 at Note added at desk, not observing using Note added at desk, no equipment used seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Yes it is. See S198610426. Fri 2005/09/30 at Casco Twp Lindsay & Meldrum using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 15' group. BTst ** form a square. Not compressed. Hole in middle. Richest on the f side. Easy to find off DELTA Cyg. BTst ** are 9m, and there are quite a few of those. About 70 ** in the cluster. Stands out in the field fairly well, but this is a pretty rich field. | ||||||||||
| 193925.395+163416.96 | ms | ads12750 | 16 | 207 | 6.6 9.4 | 28.4"301° | K5 | Sge | 1 | 2 |
| Fri 1985/08/09 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Red, blue 30"85°. Check with BCH. Sun 1986/08/10 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Red, blue 30"60°. | ||||||||||
| 193959-3057.7 | gc | M55 | 22 | 379 | 6.3 11.2m* | 19.0 round | XI | Sgr | 5 | 3 |
| Sat 1986/06/28 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 vLG and vFT glow at x49. At x122 the glow disappears but I resolve about 10 **. Mon 1988/08/15 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 Extremely difficult to see at x49. Required meridian. 1 hour p meridian in tree notch I was unable to see. In x122 I resolve about 30 ** with no underlying glow at all. Sat 1992/08/22 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 vFT 5' glow with a few resolved ** at x122. | ||||||||||
| 1940.7+1057 | dn | ldn694 | 16 | 207 | 80x50 | 6 Ir | Aql | 1 | 1 | |
| Sun 1985/08/18 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Very obvious 40' dark cloud but its too LG to fit. All surrounding fields have FT** but not this one. Try binoculars. Located 50's and 12'p 47-CHI Aql. Sun 1986/08/10 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 50' dark. All surrounding fields are BTr. Sun 1987/09/13 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 An outstanding dn. Could definitely see the ** all around but not in this dn's bar-shaped area. I'm not saying it was easy -- it took work -- but was definitely visible. P edge is sharp. F edge is more subtle. | ||||||||||
| 1941.3+4011 | oc | n6819 | 8 | 84 | 7.3 11.49m* | 5 | I 1 r | Cyg | 4 | 2 |
| Thu 1985/06/13 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Easily found FT smear bordered to the sf by BT**. x122 is best view. Study a while and use averted vision. Fri 1985/08/09 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Smear inside a 50' diamond-shape of ** at x49. In the half of the diamond that has the FTr double. 15 ** counted over a FT glow at x122. Wed 1985/09/11 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Really good salt-and-pepper oc. Mon 1986/06/09 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 The BTr field ** were sketched. Thu 1988/07/14 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 Nice salt-and-pepper oc of ** enveloped in nebulousity in x122. Easily found due p of GAMMA Cyg. Tue 1996/08/13 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 At x85 7' irregularly round. BTst ** form 2 arcs which are nearly parallel, running in 30°, forming something like a cooling tower shape. One of the arcs has several 12m**. Many FTr ** are in the field, making this cluster appear quite rich. Located in a field of BT**. 7m* 8'f. 9m* 10's. Tue 2008/07/08 at Note added at desk, not observing using Note added at desk, no equipment used seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 confirmed using DSS. | ||||||||||
| 194125+1100 | dn | b143 | 16 | 207 | 30 | Aql | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sun 1985/08/18 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Very obvious 40' dark cloud but its too LG to fit. All surrounding fields have FT** but not this one. Try binoculars. Located 50's and 12'p 47-CHI Aql. Sun 1986/08/10 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 50' dark. All surrounding fields are BTr. Sun 1987/09/13 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 An outstanding dn. Could definitely see the ** all around but not in this dn's bar-shaped area. I'm not saying it was easy -- it took work -- but was definitely visible. P edge is sharp. F edge is more subtle. | ||||||||||
| 1943.2+2318 | oc | n6823 | 8 | 162 | 7.1 8.81m* | 12 oval | I 3 p n | Vul | 3 | 3 |
| Sat 1985/04/20 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 A few BT** and many FT ones. Center contains 3 ** in a row. Try to see nebulousity next time. To find, begin at DELTA Cyg, move down to declination 23.2, then a little p. Mon 1987/07/27 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 WS sketch is not accurate in details but gives the correct overall impression of the oc. Note especially changes in the central knot. Are these changes evidence for motion within the cluster? No nebulousity found with UHC. Wed 1987/08/19 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nebulousity noticable with UHC. WS sketch is not very accurate -- need to resketch someday. Fri 1987/09/25 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Yes the WS pix is accurate. Its an x122 view of an x49 oc. It goes 1 magnitude FTr than I see. Central knot is perfect. Fri 1989/08/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=2/9 Very subtle glow of nebulousity shows with x49+UHC. For some reason this is a very difficult oc to match to WS sketch but at x122 after about 10 minutes of trying I could match it. WS sketch is indeed very accurate. Visually, the oc consists of a central quadruple. 5' group of ** surrounding that multiple, mostly sp. More outward is an empty shell, then a 30' ring of BTr **. Oc is just the central 5'. Thu 1995/09/28 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 About 10' roundish, with a trapezium of fairly BT** in the center. BTst * is on the p edge, and the next BTst * is near the s edge. Its got 6 8m*, 8 11m**, and about 40 13m..14m**. Very clumpy but not concentrated at all. The pix in K19880640 only shows the central 2' trapezium. At x478, ** 1, 5, 6 and 11 are easy; * 4 is pretty easy; ** 2 and 3 combine into one image; I thought I saw * 7 once; I never saw * 8; both ** 9 and 10 were occasionally seen. That puts my limiting magnitude at about 13.8. | ||||||||||
| 194448.17+503130.4 | pn | n6826 | 3 | 55 | 9.8 10.44m* | 27"x24" | 3a+2 | Cyg | 1 | 1 |
| Sat 1985/04/20 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Homogenious glow easily seen at all powers with or without UHC. BT central * is obvious at x272. Tue 1985/06/18 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Located 35'f a vBT white, white 30"135° double that has a FT 30"135° double near to it at 130°. Tue 1986/07/29 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Same observation. Round. No details. Wed 1989/08/30 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 Easy pn at all powers with or without UHC. At x272 central * is obvious. The p edge of the pn is FTr than the f edge. * is centered in the glow if that p edge is imagined to be as BT as the f edge. Mon 1995/07/03 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 At x478 its a LG homogenous glow with a BT* in the center which is easy to hold with direct vision. Not annular at all but slightly mottled. Slightly oval in pa 75°. Outer edges are slightly scalloped rather than smoothly rounded. I don't see the dark patch that DSO talks about. Slightly blueish. 14m* 1'p. 12m* 2's. | ||||||||||
| 194458.535+450750.66 | ms | ads12880 | 8 | 84 | 2.9 6.3 | 2.2"245° | A0 III | Cyg | 1 | 1 |
| Thu 1984/12/20 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Can't split but get a hint of elongation at x122. Wed 1987/08/19 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Beautiful blue, green 2"245° resolved at x272. | ||||||||||
| 1945+33 | sc | Cyg sc | 8 | 119 | Cyg | 1 | 1 | |||
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| 194533.533+333607.53 | vb | ads12889 | 8 | 119 | 8.3 8.4 | varies | K0 | Cyg | 1 | 3 |
| Mon 1991/08/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 2.5"170° in x272. Thu 1995/10/12 at Utica, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=3/9 2.5"165°. Easily resolved at x170. Measurement made at x262. Almost equal magnitudes. Taking the n-more to be the BTr. | ||||||||||
| 194552.775+350120.75 | ms | OSTRUVESTRUVE191 | 8 | 119 | 6.2 9.2 | 38.7"27° | Cyg | 1 | 1 | |
| Mon 1991/08/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 Yellow, blue 40"20° in x30. | ||||||||||
| 194810.389+701604.29 | ms | ads13007 | 3 | 31 | 3.9 7.0 | 3.3"12° | K0 | Dra | 1 | 3 |
| Thu 1984/12/20 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Can't split but get a hint of elongation at x122. Thu 1985/09/19 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Green, blue split easily with x272. | ||||||||||
| 1952.2+2925 | oc | n6834 | 8 | 119 | 7.8 9.65m* | 5 | II 2 m | Cyg | 3 | 2 |
| Tue 1985/06/18 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Very tight. Nebulous at x49. 5 FT** running in a line almost due pf. Speckling of FTr **. Fri 1986/08/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Same observation. x122 required to see more than 5-or-so **. WS sketch looks accurate though its hard to verify the details because the light used to see WS pix ruins eyes too much for this oc. Wed 1987/08/19 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 WS pix is verified -- looks real good. This is really a very good medium-rich oc at x122 and a good salt-and-pepper oc at x49 when on meridian. Sat 1989/08/26 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 I see as many ** as WS but not at exact same location. Need to sketch but the clouds have almost rolled in right now. Wed 1989/09/27 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 Detailed cmap completed tonight. Fri 1989/09/29 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using Warren Astronomical Society 12.5" f17 classical Cassegrain seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 Slightly easier with 12.5" telescope. No extra ** seen but its easier to hold FT** without averted vision with LGr aperture. Sun 1991/08/04 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 A 5' round group of 40 10m..13.** surrounds the p-more 5' of a 7'80° line of 5 10m** which cuts the round group in half. Well detached. Easy, even in x30. Very pretty detached blobs at s and n edge. I see more ** than WS. WS sketch does not do justice to the cluster because it doesn't show the range of BTness in these **. My cmap looks pretty accurate. Wed 1991/10/16 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Detailed cmap completed tonight. Tue 2008/08/26 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 This is a pretty little oc which appears as a SM misty patch with very easy and recognizable BT ** at x43. It's not too difficult of a hop from ETA Cyg. Composed of 5 BT ** in a 5'-10' line aligned in pa 80°, surrounded by a misty patch of unresolved FTr **. The center of those 5 ** is the BTst, 9m, plotted in U, and it is slightly yellow. At x262 the view is really transformed. The line of ** is more easily measured at 7' long, and the entire cluster becomes a 7'x5' clump of 30 **. * chains run off the central * in several directions. Aside from the 5 BT **, the BTr ** are to the n of the line, but more ** are found to the s of the line. The cluster is well detached from the field, and a little bit compressed. Another SM clump is detached off the sp edge, 5' away from the center of the cluster, consisting of a tight 1.5' knot of 7 ** down to 12m with a little bit of haze beneath them. Another smudge is detached off the n edge which is composed of FTr ** than the sp detached smudge. It's a chevron shape of 6 **. The cluster is located in a rich and interesting field at low power. The field 30'-60'p has a lot of BT**, but the field 30'-60'f has many more FTr **. Cmap is excellent, but I see more **. | ||||||||||
| 195814.8+351147 | xs | Cyg X-1 | 8 | 119 | Cyg | 1 | 3 | |||
| Tue 1988/07/12 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=4/9 The companion is a reddish 9m* very easily found with BCH795. | ||||||||||
| 195936.33+224316.0 | pn | M27 | 8 | 162 | 7.6 13.94m* | 8x5.6 i | 3+2 | Vul | 1 | 2 |
| Mon 1984/10/29 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 FT and fuzzy. Could barely see the 2 halves. Located just n of the red * GAMMA Sge. Sat 1985/04/20 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Very easy with UHC. Best at x49+UHC. Dumbell-shape easily recognized. Mon 1990/09/17 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 2 cones of light attached at their vertex show easily at any power. Much FTr circular shape was seen easiest at x122 alone. At all powers, UHC hurts from here. Marty finds this near the bottom-center * of an M-shape of ** n GAMMA Sge. Sun 1993/07/11 at Trailer Village on South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, AZ using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=9/9 1100 PM MST. vFT vSM but nonstellar ghostly round glow. BT* p. Located in a very rich * field. Sat 1993/08/14 at Port Austin, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 Gray, THETA-shaped, with the BT hourglass being the crossbar, aligned in pa 15°. Rich milky-way field. vFT circle surrounding the hourglass shows up in averted vision. It is more rounded and BTr on the p side, and makes a true circle with the bar. The f side of the circle is FTr and much longer (more pointed) than the bar-more oval. The hourglass is mottled on the s side - perhaps there are ** there. UHC really brings out the circle and makes it obvious with direct vision. No central * was seen. Fri 1994/05/13 at Fish Lake, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 xBT glow with obvious dumbell shape. Several embedded ** but none at center. UHC completes the pa 35° oval beautifully. Nf quadrant is BTr and sharper-edged than the sp quadrant. Thu 1995/08/17 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 pLG pBT glow just s of a * that lies in the center of a partial circle of 7m** to its n,p and f. 2 of those ** are easy wide pairs. | ||||||||||
| 200011.438+362449.76 | ms | ads13240 | 9 | 119 | 7.1 9.9 | 11.0"294° | K0 | Cyg | 1 | 1 |
| Thu 1986/07/03 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 FT pair near a BTr pale blue *. | ||||||||||
| 200121.608+500616.80 | ms | 26 Cyg | 3 | 55 | 5.1 10.1 | 41.8"147° | K0 | Cyg | 4 | 3 |
| Mon 1991/08/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 Yellow, blue 40"150°. | ||||||||||
| 2002.5+4206 | oc | do36 | 9 | 84 | 14 | IV 1 p | Cyg | 1 | 3 | |
| Tue 1987/09/29 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 An obvious, well-detached S-shape of 17 x49 ** in 15'. Perfect location in T. When ns is aligned in eyepiece top-bottom the s-shape is oriented correctly. Rather clumpy oc including a n group, a nf group, a s group, and a vSM central group. Sketched. Sun 1988/07/17 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=4/9 Easily confirmed. Wed 1988/08/31 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Easily confirmed. My sketch looks perfect. Exact U84 location. Tue 1996/08/13 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 This S-shaped clump I've described before is definitely not do36. Do36 is a much FTr cluster. Its difficult to identify, but I think its a 10'x6'0° grouping of 30 12m..**. Definitely not concentrated. Not detached very well from the field. No colorful **. A nearly-straight line of 6 ** runs in pa 105° through the cluster and continues out the p side of the cluster, then curves onto a 9m field * which is 15'p the cluster. | ||||||||||
| 200339.630+381934.69 | ms | h1470 | 9 | 119 | 7.3 9.4 | 28.8"337° | M0 | Cyg | 3 | 1 |
| Mon 1991/08/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 Yellow, green 30"340° in x30. | ||||||||||
| 2003.7+4400 | oc | n6866 | 9 | 84 | 7.6 10.66m* | 7 | II 2 m/II 2 r | Cyg | 2 | 2 |
| Tue 1985/06/18 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Easy to find even though FT. WS sketch is perfect and I see all **. At x49 the oc appears slightly nebulous. Pretty well detached. Same declination as R Lyr at 1854. Wed 1987/08/19 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Very nebulous at x49. At x122, its 4 groups in a row. 3 are only 4-5 ** and the 4rth is LGr and richer and triangle-shaped. Sat 1989/09/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 Same observation except order of the 4 groups (from p to f) is SM, LG, SM, SM. LG group has 30 **. It is triangle-shaped with vertices pointing s, np, and nf. 8 of the BTr ** in the triangle form 2 arcs running ns aligned such that 2 squares are formed---one n and one s. Sun 1991/08/04 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 Triangle-shaped group of 40 ** in 7'. Prior descriptions are accurate. I agree with U's declination of 4410, confirmed by the position relative to the 7m* 25'260° and the 8m* 30'280° and the 9m* 10'200°. Well detached. No noticable colors. 1 additional blob p and 2 blobs f. Tue 1996/08/13 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 5' triangular-shaped group of 40 12m..14m**. BTst ** are on the p side, and the f side is made of FTr **. The f edge runs n-s, and the triangle points toward the p. A couple of blobs of ** follow. Cluster is well-detached from the field, but is not concentrated. | ||||||||||
| 2005.9+3546 | oc | n6871 | 9 | 119 | 5.2 6.83m* | 20 | IV 3 p n/II 2 p | Cyg | 1 | 1 |
| Sat 1985/04/20 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 All WS ** seen + more at x122. Barely fits in x122. Many FT** to the f look like another oc. Fri 1986/08/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 The p of the 2 BTr central ** is ads13374. Gorgeous rich BT oc. Sat 1986/08/16 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Sketched. Tue 1988/08/16 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=4/9 Very pretty and BT trapzeium is in the center. Oc is not very well isolated from the field overall but a 5' ring of relative darkness does surround it. About 50 ** in 30' at x49. The ** to the f mentioned before are oc Biur1. Wed 1991/10/16 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Detailed cmap completed. Sat 2008/08/02 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 The cmap is very good, but I see at least 2 magnitudes FTr in this scope. The FTst ** in the cmap appear pBT in this scope. Not very detached from the field at all. Oc is near the zenith, and the field is very rich. Football shape, approx 30'x20'0° oval with a BT* on the n edge, a BT pair on the s edge separated by about 1' in pa 105°, and a vBT trapezium in the middle. The trapezium is composed of 2 vBT double **. Dark areas on the p and f edge do make a bit of detachment, although outside those dark areas the * density increases to about that of the cluster. About 1/2 way from the trapezium to the BT pair on the s edge is another BT *. Not compressed. Probably about 50 ** in the 30'x20' area. WS sketch looks accurate, as does my cmap. Tue 2008/08/26 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 I agree with the prior observation. | ||||||||||
| 200557.307+354717.90 | ms | ads13374 | 9 | 119 | 7 12 | 6.9"65° | Op | Cyg | 1 | 2 |
| Fri 1986/08/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 The p-more of the 2 BTr central ** in oc n6871. 3 ** were seen at x122. | ||||||||||
| 2007.5+3541 | oc | Biur1 | 9 | 119 | 15 | III 2 p n | Cyg | 1 | 3 | |
| Sun 1987/08/23 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 This oc is what was previously noted as the many FT** to the f of n6871. Tue 1988/08/16 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=4/9 Confirmed. Wedge-shaped with the point of the wedge pointing s. BTst * is 7m on the p edge. U119 shows this * as a double but I don't resolve it in x272. That * divides the oc into 3 parts -- sparse area of 9 mainly BT** s, richer part of 14 mainly FTr ** f, and SMr tighter group of 14 mainly FTr ** n. Sat 2008/08/02 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 Easy to find the position from n6871, but nothing very clusterish appears in this very rich field. I guess it might be the 15'x10' triangular grouping, a wedge pointing s. A couple BT ** are right at the s edge, separated by about 1' in pa 0°. BTst * is at the np corner of the oc, and near the nf corner is another fairly BT *. That triangle is filled-in with about 30 FTr **, which is just a slight overabundance of ** beyond the surrounding fields. I wonder how anyone ever figured out that this is a cluster. Tue 2008/08/26 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 15'x10' triangle pointing to the ssf (actually pa 210°). BTst * is at the np vertex, and the next BTst is a wide double running in pa 30° at the s tip, and the 3rd BTst is partway along the f edge. A nearly-straight chain of 7 11m..13m** connects the two BT** on the n edge of that triangle. I'm only assuming the borders of this cluster because of the way it's drawn into U. Without that prejudice, I'd include an equally rich part which is nf from the BTst * in the cluster. Taken all together, this is fairly well detached from the field. It's a 25'x10'30° paralellogram (diamond-shape) of **. But if I accept the boundaries in U, the cluster is only the s half of that diamond-shape, and doesn't extend very far n of the BTst *. That BTst * is drawn in U as a double, but I don't resolve it at x85 nor at x262. At x162 | ||||||||||
| 2009.2+3529 | oc | Biur2 | 9 | 119 | 6.3 7.87m* | 13 | III 2 p | Cyg | 1 | 1 |
| Wed 1985/09/18 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 This is a super-rich Milky Way field. Several SM groups of ** could be this oc. I think best group is a group sp of an S-shaped field of BT**. Fri 1986/08/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 At x49 I see several FT** surrounding the double under the 2nd 8 in oc n6883. The double is resolved well in x122 at blue, red 7"285°. 28 Cyg n. The oc is not outstanding but the rating is for the area. No S-shape was obvious in this area. Sun 1987/08/23 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 The oc itself is also a 1-1 salt-and-pepper oc when on meridian. Tue 1988/08/16 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=4/9 Easily found using U119. 40'x15'pf. 2 parts to the oc. The p part has about 25 ** in 20'x15' area including the BT x122 double. All the oc's BT** are in this p half and this half may indeed be the entire oc. The f part has 15 FT** in a 15'x15' area. Sat 2008/08/02 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 At x85, this looks to me like it's 3 clumps of **, one of which is surrounding the double * shown in U, which is a pretty tight vBT yellow-blue double < 1'270°. Surrounding that double is a clump of many FTr 12m..** in 5'. Then there's a U* which is p this group, approx 5'p that BT double, and is surrounded by 10 FTr **. Finally, s of both of those is a third clump which is much LGr, perhaps about 7', slightly elongated np-sf in pa 120° or so, which has about 20 12m..**. Taken all together, this forms a group of about 15', fairly round. Unfortunately, this is all to the s of the U*, whereas U plots the cluster with the double * right in the center. To the n of that double * there are indeed FT**, but the entire surrounding field has a similar density and distribution of magnitudes. WS doesn't help sort this out at all. Tue 2008/08/26 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 The BT central * is a double at x85, white-blue in pa 270°, easily split. That is surrounded by a smattering of 10 ** in about 3' diameter. A nearly empty ring surrounds that, and outlining ** surround that empty ring. There's a group of many FT ** 10'sp the center, but that's outside the bounds of the oc according to U and the cataloged size. That's a 7'x5'105° oval group of 20 12m..13m** with 3 BTr ** outliners on the p, 1 BTr * on the f edge, and 1 BT * on the s edge. | ||||||||||
| 2010.0+3458 | oc | i1310 | 9 | 119 | 14pm* | 4.0 | II 1 p n | Cyg | 3 | 2 |
| Sun 1987/08/23 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 I can just glimpse a couple of ** at the location on U119 with x122 + averted vision. Fri 1988/08/19 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=4/9 Confirmed. About 6 vFT** near 2 10m**. Tue 2008/08/26 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 This is really an awesome cluster. It's almost like a FT gc or a eg-like in terms of difficulty of seeing. At x170 it is a 12m* surrounded by a 2' haze of unresolved **. At x262 in direct vision I see the glow, with averted vision I can resolve about 10-15 vFT 14m** atop the glow. Very well detached from the field, nothing anywhere in the field is anything like it. Nothing shows at x43. I didn't come upon this properly; I didn't find it by myself but rather via the DSO description. Near where I thought the cluster should be I found a double * that matched the DSO description. I thought the cluster should be sp that double, but it's really 10'np that double because that's what matches the description. I believe this is misplotted in U, and that U plotted it at its 1950 declination rather than its 2000 declination. I strongly doubt I saw this before tonight, so I'm changing the SawOn date, and the rating from 7-7 to 3-2. | ||||||||||
| 2011.3+3551 | oc | n6883 | 9 | 119 | 8.0p | 15 | I 3 p n/IV 2 m | Cyg | 1 | 3 |
| Thu 1985/05/23 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Easy to find off oc n6871 off ETA Cyg. 1 BT* with 2 doubles nearby. Further double is made of 2 equally BT** and is easy at x49. Closer double has a * thats FT in x49. WS sketch is perfect but I see more **. No denser than the area of the Milky Way where it is located. n6871 75'p. Used WS sketch to identify. Thu 1986/07/17 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Same observation except one * moved in WS sketch. Very good Milky Way field. A few other groups in same x49. Nice group 25'np. Sat 2008/08/02 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 20' roundish cluster at x43, with a BT U* at the np quadrant of the cluster. The densest part of the cluster is sf that *, and is spiral-shaped. I'm getting tired, and the quality of my observations is going downhill. Not very detached from the field. Eyeball-shaped, with the outline of the eyeball being composed of 13m**, with a circle of BTr ** in the center forming the iris of the eye. The pupil is empty. This does not match the WS sketch at all, so I'm assuming this is not the cluster, and I'm just too tired to have found this cluster properly. Tue 2008/08/26 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 Tough cluster. At x85, it's a 10' roundish cluster which is sp of a 7m*. In the s part of the cluster, not quite at the edge, are 2 red **. The cluster is not compressed and not impressive. Barely detached from the field, as is common in Cyg. The BTst ** form a 5'x3' rectangle; the two red ones toward the s part of the cluster, and two FTr ones toward the n edge of the cluster. In the center of that rectangle is a clump of 6 **. The rectangle is surrounded by FT **. The sf-most of those 4 ** is a BT pair, very widely separated. This group matches the WS sketch, although that sketch is missing a lot of detail so I'm not absolutely positive. The BT* at the n edge is a dead giveaway that I'm at the right spot. But this goup certainly doesn't match the description in DSO. A match to the DSO description is 15'f what I've been describing thus far. At 170x this appears as a 10' round cluster composed of BT ** in the middle and a ring of FTr ** surrounding them. Of those BT **, one is a real BT double 0.5'30°, pointing right at another pair which is pa 315°. That points in turn to 2 ** on the n edge of the core of the cluster. These 4 ** form a Y-shape of BT **. A couple BT ** p that Y. That Y is speckled with and surrounded by FTr **. But that grouping, although it matches the DSO description, is at a location different than that plotted in U, and different from my cataloged position, and does not match the WS sketch. Thu 2008/08/28 at Note added at desk, not observing using Note added at desk, no equipment used seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 My Y-shape description matches the NGCIC.org descriptoin of Steve Gottlieb, so that must be the cluster. Perhaps I was fooled by a maximum of the double * RY Cyg? | ||||||||||
| 201337.900+464428.89 | ms | OMICRON-1 Cyg | 9 | 84 | 4.5 7.1 | 107"173° | K2II+B3V | Cyg | 1 | 1 |
| Fri 1985/05/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 OMICRON-1 is a gorgeous field similar to DELTA Lyr. Orange, royalblue, pale blue ** surrounded by many blue **. Fri 2005/09/30 at Casco Twp Lindsay & Meldrum using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 Pretty blue-green double, easily resolved in the viewfinder and x43. | ||||||||||
| 2016.4+3739 | oc | i4996 | 9 | 119 | 7.3 8.51m* | 6 | I 3 p n | Cyg | 1 | 1 |
| Tue 1985/06/18 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 SM but colorful group of 3 BT** enveloped in nebulousity. Located in a marvelous field of the Cyg sc sp of GAMMA Cyg. Found beginning at GAMMA Cyg, 50'p to red *, then 3°s to oc. Thu 1986/07/17 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 WS pix is inaccurate. Many angles are wrong and many ** don't match at all. Sat 1986/08/16 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Sketched. Mon 1988/08/29 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 Easily confirmed using U119. WS sketch is not that terrible -- just slightly off in angle of tight members. My pix looks good. x122 show a few more FT** that are not on WS or my sketch. | ||||||||||
| 2018.1+4044 | oc | cr419 | 9 | 84 | 5.4p | 4.5 | IV 2 p | Cyg | 3 | 3 |
| Tue 1985/06/18 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 1 BT and 10 FT** in 4'. Very nebulous at x49. At x122 the BT* has a FT companion 4"250°. Oc n6910 (the Y near GAMMA Cyg) 50'f. Sun 1985/09/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Sketched perfectly in WS. Center * is the BTst * in this field. Found beginning at GAMMA Cyg, 50'p to red *, 25'nf to oc. Thu 1986/07/17 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 One * in WS was corrected. No nebulousity was seen. 5m central * is a double * in x272. | ||||||||||
| 2020.4+3842 | oc | be86 | 9 | 119 | 7.9 9.5m* | 8 | I 3 p n | Cyg | 3 | 3 |
| Thu 1986/07/17 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Excellent field. I sketched what I think is the oc because of location relative to the H oc. Same right ascension as do5. Sat 1987/08/29 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed. Exactly at U119 location. My sketch is certainly not perfect but is good enough for identification. About 15 member ** seen -- 1m more than my pix. | ||||||||||
| 202100.672-144652.93 | ms | STRUVEI52 | 16 | 298 | 3.08 6.2 | 205"267° | F8 V | Cap | 1 | 1 |
| Sun 1985/08/18 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Pretty yellow, blue double. | ||||||||||
| 2023.1+4047 | oc | n6910 | 9 | 84 | 7.4 9.61m* | 8 | I 2 p n/I 3 m | Cyg | 1 | 1 |
| Mon 1984/11/12 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Gorgeous, vSM Y-shape of **. Find GAMMA Cyg and this can be in same x49 field. Wed 1988/08/31 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Very pretty Y-shape of FT** with 2 BT ones -- one just f the base of the Y and one at the end of the nf top-of-the-Y. Mon 1989/08/21 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 2 6m** and 8 10m** in the Y-shape. Several ** 11m..** show at x272. Sat 1990/06/30 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 Very pretty and delicate Y-shaped oc. My sketch looks good. Wed 1991/10/16 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Detailed cmap completed tonight. Fri 1994/09/02 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 8'x4'135° group of 2 vBT**, about 20 easy ** and about 20 vFT**. BT** are arranged in a half-oval. Looks like the profile of a horse, heading 315°. The front foot is a BT blue * and the short rear leg has a BT orange * as a foot. My sketch looks good, but Felicity adds many ** that weren't seen with the Meade. I can barely see the 14.8m** shown on sketchbook diagram. DSO's description is not very good - there's not a circle of ** at all. | ||||||||||
| 202646+4345 | dn | b346 | 9 | 85 | 10 | Cyg | 1 | 1 | ||
| Fri 1991/08/09 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=5/9 The black area between Deneb and LAMBDA Cyg. | ||||||||||
| 2031.4+6038 | oc | n6939 | 3 | 56 | 7.8 11.91m* | 8 | I 1 m/II 1 r | Cep | 5 | 2 |
| Thu 1985/09/19 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 vFT oc of about 20 ** at x272 + averted vision and time exposure. WS sketch looks distorted at edge. I think my sketch is a better finder chart. Tue 1986/08/19 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed. Same observation. My sketch is definitely easier to find it with. Wed 1987/09/23 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Even easier to find with is the UB57 p. Sat 1989/09/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 vFT, 25 **, shaped kind of like a ns figure-8 drawn with straight lines and filled in with 13m**. BTst * is 12m. Mon 1990/06/25 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 This is a salt-and-pepper oc from here. Tue 1990/08/14 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=9/9 transparancy=7/9 Confirmed. The figure-8-shape doesn't really show up until power is increased to x272, but then its obvious. A few ** are f the figure-8-shape, too. The BTst ** are on the sp edge. Sat 1994/09/03 at Doug Bock's house, Fenton, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 10'x8'90° triangle with base on p end and point on f end. Chain of ** runing right along s half of the base. About 70 10m..**. Triangle of BT field ** at about 8'75°, 8'15° and 8'300° from cluster. There are 2 1' nebulous patches in the cluster, one at the center of the triangle and one near the nf edge which resolves into 4 ** at x262. Except for these two patches, I see no compression. No colorful **. | ||||||||||
| 2034+4206 | dn | b348 | 9 | 85 | 60 45° | Cyg | 1 | 1 | ||
| Fri 1991/08/09 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=5/9 The black area between Deneb and LAMBDA Cyg. | ||||||||||
| 203412+0724.3 | gc | n6934 | 16 | 209 | 8.9 14.0m* | 5.9 round | VIII | Del | 2 | 3 |
| Sun 1987/09/13 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Easy 3' glow at x49. No ** discernable even down to x272. Very even glow with no BTr nucleus. I assume I'm only seeing the central 3' glow and missing any surrounding **. Sat 1988/08/06 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 Same 3' glow. A few ** of resolution come and go at x272. Mon 1989/08/21 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 2' glow. Very little occasional resolution. 9m* 3'p. Mon 1990/06/25 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 About 15 ** resolved out to 5' over a 2' pBT glow at x272. Easy find. Thu 2008/10/23 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 Is a trivial find when on the meridian because you can just go due s from EPSILON Del to find it. Appears in the viewfinder; is pBT. At x262 it's a 3'x2.5'0° glow with many resolved **. 9m* 3'p. Gradually BM, central 1' round glow is vBT. I count 50 resolved ** at x262; they nearly touch that 9m* which is 3'p. ** are resolved even over the central core. BTst resolved * is toward the nf from the center of the 1' core, but is not quite at the edge of that core. One of the BTst outliners is also in that nf direction, outside the core. Definitely elongated n-s. At x43 it looks like a pn. WS and UB descriptions are not very good, but the DSO description is great, as always. | ||||||||||
| 2034.6+2819 | oc | n6940 | 9 | 120 | 6.3 9.31m* | 31 | III 2 m | Vul | 1 | 2 |
| Thu 1985/06/13 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Medium-rich speckling of FT** behind 7 or 8 BT**. Thu 1986/07/17 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 This is a really good and LG salt-and-pepper oc. Wed 1987/08/19 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Same observation. I'd guess I'm seeing 75 ** in 40' at x49. Fri 1988/08/19 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=4/9 Gorgeous speckling of myriad 10m..** behind a couple BTr ones. Mon 1989/08/21 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 What a glorious rich oc. I'd like to sketch it someday but I wouldn't know where to begin now. There's a red 10m* in the center. Tue 1990/08/14 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=9/9 transparancy=7/9 40'x30'ns oc. Richest part is near the s edge (just s of the red *) and is 20'x5'pf. Well detached from the field, can't be missed. Most ** are 12m..**. Wed 1991/10/16 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Detailed cmap completed. | ||||||||||
| 2035.3+4649 | oc | be90 | 9 | 85 | 14.0m* | 6 | II 3 p | Cyg | 2 | 3 |
| Thu 1986/10/30 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nope. Lots of potentials. It'll be impossible to identify without pix. Tue 1987/10/13 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 I see no cluster at location plotted. If instead I assume declination 47.0 then due p the T* sf, I have a nice SM 4' V-shaped group of ** opening to the nf. 7 ** at x49 -- 1 8m* and 3 10m doubles. x122 shows a couple more in this group and many FT** strung out in a line to the f. Not sure this is it because of location, but it sure looks like an oc to me. Wed 1988/08/31 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Same observation. Nothing at true location. Same V-shape found without using prior notes. Its location is 2029+471 and it surrounds a * plotted on U85. 50'f at 2034+473 is a beautiful 40'x20'ns splash of **. Mon 1990/09/24 at Note added at desk, not observing using Note added at desk, no equipment used seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Coordinates changed from 2030+474. Fri 1991/08/09 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=5/9 Nope. I have a SM 3' grouping of 4 12m** at new location, but no way would I bet on it. | ||||||||||
| 2036.8+4210 | dn | ldn906 | 9 | 85 | 15.780° | 3 | Cyg | 1 | 1 | |
| Fri 1991/08/09 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=5/9 The black area between Deneb and LAMBDA Cyg. | ||||||||||
| 2045.6+3043 | gn | n6960 | 9 | 120 | pBT | 70x6 | E(SNR) | Cyg | 3 | 1 |
| Tue 1987/09/29 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Not too hard at all with x49+UHC. Especially BT part is 5's 52 Cyg and 25'n 52 Cyg. I could not see any part of the veil with UHC and naked eye as suggested in S198709332. UHC makes the view too fuzzy. See also n6992 observation tonight. Sat 1988/08/06 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 Easy with x49+UHC. Same parts were seen. Unable to see with eye+UHC, eye+LPR, viewfinder+UHC, or viewfinder+LPR. See also n6992 observation tonight. Fri 1994/09/02 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 See n6992 observation tonight. | ||||||||||
| 204639.490+160727.39 | ms | ads14279 | 16 | 209 | 4.5 5.2 | 9.8"268° | G5 | Del | 1 | 3 |
| Fri 1986/09/12 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Pretty yellow, green 10"270° in x49. | ||||||||||
| 204724+4358 | dn | b349 | 9 | 85 | 6 | Cyg | 1 | 1 | ||
| Fri 1991/08/09 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=5/9 The black area between Deneb and LAMBDA Cyg. | ||||||||||
| 2048.5+3109 | gn | Veil gn | 9 | 120 | 45x30 | E | Cyg | 6 | 3 | |
| Fri 1994/09/02 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 See n6992 observation tonight. | ||||||||||
| 2056.2+3104 | gn | i1340 | 9 | 120 | 25x20 | E | Cyg | 3 | 1 | |
| Fri 1994/09/02 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 See n6992 observation tonight. | ||||||||||
| 2056.3+3142 | gn | n6992 | 9 | 120 | FT | 50x8 | E(SNR) | Cyg | 1 | 1 |
| Tue 1987/09/29 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 With x49+UHC, I have a 100' long arc of light np to sf usually about 5' wide. At s edge it curls back to the p and points to a double. At n edge it widens and gets BTr. Not seeable without UHC, even when I know exactly where to look See also n6960 observation tonight. Wed 1987/10/21 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Able to see in x49+UHC tonight, but not in viewfinder alone, or viewfinder+UHC, or binoculars alone, or binoculars+UHC. Sat 1988/08/06 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 Exact same observation. A huge arc in the sky. Requires UHC. See also n6960 observation tonight. Sat 1992/08/01 at Camp Hawthorn Hollow, near Richmond, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 In Fred Judd's 16" scope, the lacework was quite evident, and the nebulousity was vBT. At one edge of the arc, the glow cut sharply inward toward the center of the circle for a short distance. Fri 1994/09/02 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 Unless otherwise noted, all observations are at x131+UHC or x85+UHC. Easy to find with naked-eye * 52 Cyg, which is a 6"75° double with a vFT secondary *. Made of several separated parts, which I observed generally from p to f. All parts f 52 Cyg. Surrounding 52 Cyg is a 5' glow of vBT nebulosity, which is round except that its cut off sharply on the f edge just before where the round border would be. Long thin nebulosity runs generally np-sf off of 52 Cyg. The n-more part is much BTr, and I went there first. This streak is a BT 35' integral-sign shaped nebula. It runs for 10'30° before it abruptly curves to a 15'330° segment. Its about 3' wide here, and shows the best detail in this portion with a dark lane running through it along the center of the long glow. When the glow reaches an 8m*, it has just begun a very gentle curve back which results in a 10'15° segment. S of 52 Cyg, the nebula begins with a xFT 40' segment which departs in pa 150° and curves in an arc till its finally pointing in 120°. As soon as 52 Cyg leaves the field, the nebula becomes more visible with direct vision. Half-way down this 40' run, a branch forks off to the nf and gently curves to pa 60°, rapidly ending just 5' after the split. The main part continues a short distance, then it also splits into 2 long wisps. The sp-more of these continues in pa 135°, and the nf-more arc bends quickly to pa 120°, runs in that direction for about 15', and ends. Returning to the opposite end of n6960, at 30'75° from the end of the wisp is a 5' triangular chip of nebulosity, best shown on the A19800616 pix. Another 30'90° from there is the vLG Pickering's Triangular Wisp, a 50'x20' empty triangle of 3 nebulous arcs with a short base at the n end and 2 tall sides running s. The BTst side is made with a 30'x4' arc which runs in pa 45°-195°. The second tall side is a FTr 30'x2'0° straight line. The base of the triangle is a much wider glowing band, whose n edge runs in pa 105°. The sky n of this cutoff is black, and s is nebulous. 30's of this edge the nebulosity darkens, becoming the center of the triangle. Using the n edge of Pickering's Triangular Wisp for about 30'f past the end of the nebulosity, I reached n6974/n6979. It is a very diffuse irregularly-shaped 15'x5'120° glow, which consists of a thin 2'-wide strip running in pa 120° which is vFT on the 300° end, but widens as you move in pa 120° to a pBT 5'x3'195° clump on the 120° end. By far, though, the highlight of the Veil Nebula is the f-most part, n6992/n6995/i1340. The easiest way to find it is to return to 52 Cyg and use the finder. Two 7m** are 1°f 52 Cyg, an 8m* is 1°f these, and i1340 is 1°f that one. This complex of nebulosity is an arc about 120' long and runs generally in 0°. Beginning at the n end, the first 40' is n6992, a graceful wispy arc which begins running in pa 120° and ends in pa 135°. The detail here is amazing, looking very similar to the A19820419 pix. Dark lanes, BT patches, and tongues of nebulosity sticking out of the general arc are all visible here. This 40' long segment ends at a sharp turn next to a BT*. The next segment, n6995, is quite different, running for about 25' in pa 135°. This portion features patchy nebulosity with many dark lanes separating distinct glows. One particularly obvious dark lane cuts 2 prominent nebulous arcs apart from each other. At the s-more end of this segment, the nebulosity ends with dark sky near an 11m* which is just p an 8m*. About 5'210° from the end of that segment, the next segment, i1340, is found. This is an extremely complex area which begins with a 5' round puff of smoke with a vBT 10' long line of nebulosity running out of it in pa 165°. Thin lines of nebulosity shoot out of this baseline perpendicularly, running in pa 255°. One leaves the baseline 5' past the puff of smoke and runs for about 8'. The second leaves the baseline 10' past the puff of smoke and is vFT for 20' before it becomes a 2' chip and turns sharply in pa 345° for a very wide and wispy run of about 12'. This entire region is dotted with nebulous puffs of smoke. Taking a LGr view, i1340 looks like a pitchfork to me with one end tine missing. Returning to the baseline, a few chips are immediately s of the end of the pitchfork. About 30' past these few is one last chip which is due S the baseline. Finally, the region on the S end of the A19800616 pix was examined. A few of the wisps shown here were located and seen, but only the very BTst ones. They were all SM puffs of smoke except the one nearest the pitchfork, which appeared as a 2'x0.5' wisp. | ||||||||||
| 2056.5+4437 | oc | n6996 | 9 | 85 | 10.0p | 7 | III 2 p n/III 2 m | Cyg | 2 | 2 |
| Fri 1986/08/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 I see nothing shaped like this sketch in the area. 30'p n6997. Tue 1986/11/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Can't get a * for * match with WS pix but I think its the group just n of the BT* that is 30'p n6997. Thu 1986/11/06 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Sketched. 2 groups noted in sketch. Nf is S-shaped and np is circular just f a BT double. Neither area (nor any others in the area) match the WS pix. Wed 1987/09/23 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 20 x49 ** in 15'. None BTr than 9m. On this night I was working off U85 only and didnt know it was in WS or attempted before. Don't know how this relates to other observations. Sun 1987/10/18 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 According to location on U85 this must be the obvious oc in the area previously thought to be n6997 and WS must be wrong. I can get no match to WS on any group in the area. Wed 1988/08/31 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Confirmed. My pix looks good. Fri 1991/08/09 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=5/9 I get no match to WS pix at given location, but do get a match at 2056.5+4554. I'm sure confused. Very unsure of what n6996 and n6997 are. Sat 1993/08/21 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 See today's observation of n6997. 20080901xx-The position for this cluster, according to ngcic.org, is 2056.5+4528, a degree n of what I've been observing in the past, which is really n6997. | ||||||||||
| 2057.0+3113 | gn | n6995 | 9 | 120 | FT | 12 | E | Cyg | 3 | 2 |
| Fri 1994/09/02 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 See n6992 observation tonight. | ||||||||||
| 205846.5+441919 | gn | n7000 | 9 | 85 | FT 5.96m* | 120x100 | E | Cyg | 5 | 1 |
| Tue 1986/10/07 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nope with telescope or binoculars. Wed 1987/09/23 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nor with viewfinder+UHC. Thu 1989/08/24 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=8/9 transparancy=7/9 Nope using telescope or binoculars with or without UHC or LPR. Tue 1990/08/14 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=9/9 transparancy=7/9 I finally found it on an excellent night while it was right on the zenith. First, I tried with naked eye+UHC, with no luck. Then I tried with binoculars, with no luck again. Then, just for fun, I tried with x30+UHC, and I saw it pretty easily. It was pretty easy to follow the edge of the glow all the way around the nebula. Mexico was expecially prominent. Gulf of Mexico also stood out well, with a soft glow of Florida marking the other edge. I followed the nebulous edge up the E Coast, across Canada, then back down the W Coast. I expected a BT spot along the n edge of Canada, but didn't see one. I also viewed the Pelican gn while in the area. After seeing the N. Amer gn this way, I removed the UHC and used x30 alone. It was still barely visible as a slightly BTr glow. Also barely visible in x49 alone. X30+UHC was best, however, because of the BTr contrast, and the LGr field. Sun 2008/08/31 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 Observing at x43+UHC, right on the zenith. The easiest part is the gulf of Mexico. Mexico is really BT, the gulf is surrounded by glow, Florida is pretty easy, and the edges become softer and more difficult to define as I go up the eastern coast. Along the eastern coast, although the edge is very gradual, moving the scope p and f shows the difference between glow and no-glow. There's a BT * right on Maine. The nebulousity then curves toward the western coast, and about half way to the western coast is a BTr area. The western coast is a pretty sharply defined edge, and leads back to the vBT Mexico. | ||||||||||
| 210032.81+543235.5 | pn | n7008 | 3 | 56 | 13.3 13.21m* | 86"x60"45° | 3 | Cyg | 2 | 2 |
| Tue 1986/10/07 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nope. Fri 1986/10/10 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nope. Sat 1989/09/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 Requires UHC. 9m* 1's center. At x122+UHC I see 2'x1.5'ns. N part is BTr. Shows some mottling. Mon 1990/06/25 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 Central * seeable in x122 + averted vision. Fairly easy pn at x49 or x122 alone. UHC hurts at all powers. At x122 its an oval-shaped 2'x1.5'ns pn, just like prior observation. I don't understand why I don't see the bite taken out as in pix A19900567-8 but I don't. Tue 1990/08/14 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=9/9 transparancy=7/9 1.5'x1'30°. I do see the hole near the center tonight. Also, the * to the s (which is really 2's, not 1's), is a double. Pn details are easiest at x122 alone, UHC is worse, x272 dims too much. Mon 1995/07/03 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 At x170 this is an excellent and unusual pn. 2' irregularly round glow with a lot of details. 13m central *. 14m* 1'75° from the center, and on the edge of that part of the pn is a BTening, almost as if its a partial annular ring. A dark round hole is in pa 135° from the central *. It reminds me of the pix of the eyes of the owl pn. The hole runs all the way from the central * to the 135° edge of the pn. At the p edge of that round hole the nebula appears quite BT, and combined with the BT nf edge mentioned earlier makes the BTst part of the pn be a 2'x0.5'15° bar. The UHC shows these same features but it takes away the **. x478 just spreads out the light too much and makes the details too hard to see. 13m* 1.5'p. Red/blue < 1'165° double * on the 150° edge. Fri 1995/07/21 at Note added at desk, not observing using Note added at desk, no equipment used seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Reading DSO, the double is h1606. | ||||||||||
| 210410.78-112148.8 | pn | n7009 | 17 | 299 | 8.3 11.5m* | 28"x23" | 4+6 | Aqr | 1 | 3 |
| Wed 1985/10/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Easy pn. vBT. No details. Easy find with or without UHC. Located 5 minutes of time p NU Aqr. Mon 1986/08/11 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Easy at all power/UHC combinations. UHC always makes BTr. No central *. Possible central darkening. No ansae were seen. Sat 1989/09/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 Very easy 1' green glow at x49 alone. Round. No details show at any power. Tue 1990/08/14 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=9/9 transparancy=7/9 Blue 1' glow very slightly elongated pf. No details at any power. Easiest at x272 alone. Mon 1992/07/27 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 1.0'x0.8'pf blue pn. Slightly BM. Easy find off NU Aqr. No ansae. Sat 1994/08/06 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=8/9 Same observation except at x378 I can see the xFT ansae running in pa 120° for a total width of about 40". Extremely green at x68 - the most green object I've ever observed. | ||||||||||
| 210654.572+384444.83 | ms | ads14636 | 9 | 121 | 5.22 6.03 | 29.7"148° | K5/K7 | Cyg | 1 | 1 |
| Wed 1985/09/11 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 2 orange **. vBT and easy to find. Wed 1991/08/14 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=4/9 Orange, reddish-orange 30"150°. Easy find. | ||||||||||
| 2107.3+5050 | oc | n7031 | 3 | 56 | 9.1 11.31m* | 5 | IV 1 p | Cyg | 1 | 3 |
| Wed 1987/11/11 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Gorgeous 5' jewel of 12 x122 ** in a triangle-shape. All of the BT** are on the f-most point of the triangle in a backwards check-mark-shape. Its a vSM check-mark at x49. The end of the long side of the check mark is the BTst * -- about 11m. Most ** are 12m..**. Good location in T. Wed 1988/09/14 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 Confirmed using U56. Sat 2005/10/01 at Casco Twp Lindsay & Meldrum using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 At x43 its suspected. 10°s of ETA Cep. 2 8m** separated by 12' are 25' p, and they point just about to the cluster. At x131 its a 7'x3'45° triangle of 14 BT ** over a 10' round background of 15 FTr **. The triangle is actually in the shape of a 5-day-old moon. Well detached from field, but not compressed. A red * is at the n edge. At the f edge is a triangle of 11m**. | ||||||||||
| 2109.0+3736 | oc | do45 | 9 | 121 | 18 | II 2 p n | Cyg | 1 | 1 | |
| Wed 1987/11/11 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 About 20 x49 ** in this 15'x4' BT oc which is shaped like a long slender arrowhead pointing due n. Some ** surround this BT asterism so true oc could be more rounded. The location in T is slightly off. The base of the arrowhead is the * plotted just sf the oc in T. At x122 I count 30 ** in the arrowhead and another 7 FT** just p the n tip of the arrowhead. Looks medium rich to me. Wed 1988/08/31 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 No, that was not it. That group surrounds the ** plotted due f do45 on U121. The true oc do45 is 15'p. Its a poor 15'x10'ns group of 15 **. Rating for true oc is 2-5 but I'll leave the 1-1 rating for the arrowhead asterism. Sat 1996/08/17 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 I've definitely got the position using U, and I sure don't see any cluster. There's no overabundance of BT**, or FT**, or clumping, or nebulosity. I'm positive I'm looking right at the cluster, but I don't know what the cluster is. Nothing detached from the field. | ||||||||||
| 2112+47.0 | jc | "4-Leafed Clover" | 9 | 85 | 11m* | 15 | Cyg | 3 | 1 | |
| Wed 1987/11/11 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 A first-class 15' rich oc located in a four-leafed-clover asterism about 40' in size with diagonally opposite leaves running 135° and 45°. The np leaf is composed of myriad FT** in 15'. The other 3 leaves are sparse, with fairly BT**, and awfully suspicious, appearing to be a nearby association. Np more than the FT petal is another LG 25' group of intermediate BTness ** in swirling chains. The original petal is located 12's of the BT* in oc cr432 = i1369. Its a nebulous glow at x49 reminiscent of winter salt-and-pepper but not as even. The centermost ** of the sf and nf petals are plotted in T. Mon 1987/12/21 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Confirmed. You apparantly need meridian or near meridian to see this oc in all its splendour. I can barely see its there but not nearly as rich or obvious as when it was on meridian. Sketched. Wed 1988/10/05 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=3/9 Sketched on my LG-scale pix of oc n7039/ba12/ba13. Sun 1990/09/16 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 From here, this is not nearly so clusterish-looking. The entire region is speckled with ** and the clover does not stand out as very much at all. Just slightly richer than other nearby areas. I wonder if I'm looking down the length of a Milky Way arm or spur? Wed 1991/09/04 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 45'n of here is a LG dark bay, and further N is even more darkness for LG extents. Sat 1994/09/10 at Island Lake State Recreation Area, near Brighton, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 I agree with 19910904 observation. Too bad. It would have been nice to discover something. | ||||||||||
| 2123.2+4623 | oc | n7062 | 9 | 86 | 8.3 10.1m* | 7 | III 1 p/II 2 m | Cyg | 3 | 3 |
| Tue 1984/11/13 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 SM dipper in the area, but its not the oc. Mon 1986/08/11 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 BT* at p and f edge, 5' apart. Speckling of FTr ** between. Hazy at x49. 25 ** at x122. Wed 1988/09/07 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=4/9 Easily confirmed. About 15 ** in the speckling. Thu 1989/08/24 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=8/9 transparancy=7/9 10m* at p and f edge. Sketched. 16 ** in the speckling. Tue 1990/08/14 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=9/9 transparancy=7/9 A couple of ** are p the p-more 10m*, too, making the entire oc 6'x4'pf. Sun 1991/08/04 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 6'x4'pf salt and pepper oval with BT** at the p and f edge. 35 ** counted at x272. Well detached. All ** are 12m.. 13m except the 2 BT**. | ||||||||||
| 2124.5+3630 | oc | n7063 | 9 | 121 | 7.0 8.89m* | 8 | III 2 p/III 1 p | Cyg | 2 | 3 |
| Sat 1985/07/06 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Seems more like 7' to me. Richest area of the x49 field. Well detached. All but a few WS ** seen. Fri 1986/08/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed. Sat 1996/08/17 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 Pretty 8'x5'120° splashy cluster of 19 10m..13m** in a half-moon shape. There's a line of 4 ** running in pa 20°, and an arc of ** behind it running in pa 30°. Not rich. Not well detached. Not condensed, but contains many BT** which stand out from the field. | ||||||||||
| 2129.4+4705 | oc | n7082 | 9 | 86 | 7.2 9.90m* | 25 | IV 2 p | Cyg | 1 | 1 |
| Sat 1985/07/06 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Gorgeous medium-rich oc located in a pretty rich Milky Way field, especially to the s. Note the scale of the WS sketch. The oc is really only about 25'. Fri 1986/08/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed. Fri 1989/08/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=2/9 Sketched. 8m* on n edge. 8m* on f edge. 2 8m** on p edge are 4'60°. BTst * on p edge is slightly reddish. Several groups of **. Prettiest and densest one surrounds the pair of ** on the p edge. Wed 1991/10/16 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Detailed cmap completed. Fri 2008/10/31 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 My cmap is very good. I see more **, but I match the map very well. In x131, the extent of the cluster is difficult to determine because it is not very well detached from the field. It's not compressed and is easily resolved. At what I'd call the center of the cluster, there's an empty area. There are 2 BT** in the sp quadrant. | ||||||||||
| 212958+1210.0 | gc | M15 | 17 | 210 | 6.3 12.6m* | 12.3 i | IV | Peg | 1 | 1 |
| Wed 1985/01/09 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 SM. Fuzzy. Not resolution at any power. First * off the sp corner of Great Square is XHI Peg. Go 1.5 hours p to M15. Fri 1985/08/09 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Gorgeous. Pretty dense and SM. At x272 its resolved to the center over the BT central haze. Tue 1984/09/11 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Beautiful gc resolves to the center. Very easy to find due to BTness. Mon 1989/09/18 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=3/9 No pn UHCblinks. Fri 1989/09/29 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using Warren Astronomical Society 12.5" f17 classical Cassegrain seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 No pn UHCblinks. Resolved to the center over a SM residual glow at x282. Mon 1990/06/25 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 No pn UHCblinks. Sat 1993/08/21 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 Resolved to the center over a slight residual glow. That glow gets very much BM. Very sharp, intense nucleus. Fri 1993/09/24 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 xBT core. GC seems a bit elongated in pa 135°. Well resolved. 9m* 6'n. This gc has a very unusual morphology. The vBT 1' core is surrounded by a 5'x3'135° boomerang-shaped glow with the inside of the curved part of the boomerang on the sp side. This is surrounded by about 50 vFT** in 5', which is sparser to the f and richer to the n than on the p and s sides. Fri 1994/08/05 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 xBT crescent-shaped core fades suddenly to the gc's 4' glow. Core is off-center toward the nf by quite a bit, 1/3 of the way across the glow. Gc is peppered out to 10' diameter with **. Few ** in the s quadrant. BT* 10'n. No pn UHCblinks. Fri 1994/09/02 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 Extremely concentrated core. Couldn't match K19900936 pix to find pn, and no pn UHCblinks. Sat 1994/09/10 at Island Lake State Recreation Area, near Brighton, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=5/9 Very suddenly intense nonstellar core with about 4' of glow surrounding, and ** resolved from the outer edge of the core out to 8'. Beyond the glow, ** radiate out in streamers. 1' wide dark lane runs all the way across the s edge of the glow in pa 60°. There's a 30" dark spot at pa 210° near the edge of the glow. I could not match K19900936 pix to find Pease1, and no pn UHCblinks. Searched at x131, x262 and x378 for Pease1 but couldn't see it. Thu 1994/09/29 at Boon, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 Dark lane runs 315° along n edge of glow with ** outside the dark lane. Pn Pease1 is on the 1st line of ** outside that lane. Another dark lane runs 90° along the s edge. These 2 combine to make a V shape, with the point of the V pointing in pa 250°. The sighting of pease1 is uncertain, but I'm pretty sure I could see a vFT nonstellar glow there. Wed 1995/08/16 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=4/9 transparancy=5/9 vFT 5' misty patch, BM. Located on the line from THETA to EPSILON Peg and half of the way again as far. Its the sp of 2 "**" which trail an 8m* on that line. Mon 1995/10/16 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 Saw Pease 1 tonight. | ||||||||||
| 212959.4+121026 | pn | pk65-27.1 | 17 | 210 | 14.9 | 3" | 1 | Peg | 4 | 2 |
| Mon 1989/09/18 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=3/9 Nope. Fri 1989/09/29 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using Warren Astronomical Society 12.5" f17 classical Cassegrain seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 Nope. Mon 1990/06/25 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 Nope. Fri 1994/09/02 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 Nope. Couldn't even match K19900936 pix to field. Thu 1994/09/29 at Boon, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 On the nf edge of M15. vFT 20" round glow with 2 ** superimposed. This was an uncertain sighting, but I'm pretty sure its there. Mon 1995/10/16 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 Most easily seen at x239. On the nf edge of the core of M15 is an obvious dark lane running in PA 120°. On the sp side of that dark lane is the core of the gc, and on the nf edge of the dark lane is a line of ** running in the same pa 120°. The f-most of those 3 is BTst, then the center one, then the p-most, which is a bit off the line, away from the cluster. On the cluster side of the dark lane, right on a line from the f-most of those 3 ** to the center of the core is a 4" fuzzy nebulous spot, which is pease 1. x478 makes the pn more obvious because its much LGr in comparison to the ** than it was before. This power adds a few ** to the 120° line, too. x239+UHC doesn't help at all because it apparently dims the pn, too. Now that I know where to look, I can even see at x49, where it appears as the BTst spot on the pa 300° side of the core. Sun 1997/08/03 01:31:00 EDT at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=3/9 transparancy=6/9 I can see the exact spot and get a glow or * at that exact spot using the A19970968 finder chart, but I cannot see anything in UHCBLINK. Very few ** appear in the UHC, and no pn appears. By the way, the A19970968 finder chart is labelled wrong. S is labelled correctly, but what they label as f is really p. Again, the seeing is just awful tonight. Thu 1997/08/07 12:07:00 EDT at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 I can definitely see it at x378 and can match it precisely with the excellent chart at A19970968. Pease 1 is well separated tonight from the * which is right next to it. It still will not UHCblink, though. Everything disappears in the UHC. | ||||||||||
| 2130.5+5135 | oc | n7086 | 3 | 57 | 8.4 10.19m* | 9 | II 2 m | Cyg | 2 | 3 |
| Fri 1985/08/09 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 FT speckling of 30 **. All WS ** seen. Tue 1986/08/19 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Most WS ** are even seeable at x49. Thu 1986/09/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 This is really a very rich oc. Use x122 + averted vision to see more ** than WS pix. WS sketch is aligned wrong, but I corrected it. The 3 BT** are either misplaced or magnitudes are wrong. There is a FT 3 * arc where shown in WS and a BT 3 * arc on the n edge. Wed 1987/10/21 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed. Very nice x49 oc. Sat 1989/09/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 6' triangle pointing 105°. BTst * is 10m. This is embedded within a 10' circuar area. 10'p is another group which is much sparser. Sun 1991/08/04 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 40 ** in 10'. Well detached and pretty condensed in the 5' triangle at the sf edge. Thu 1995/09/28 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 Beautiful salt-and-pepper cluster that's just barely seeable in the viewfinder. The cluster is concentrated to a 5' round grouping of about 50 12m..** and just a few 11m**. There are outliners mainly to the p and n, taking the cluster size up to 9'. On the p side of the main mass is the BTst * in the cluster, and its reddish. Just n of it by about 1.5' is a FT blue * which makes a nice color contrast with it. Much more sharply bounded on the f side than the p side. Cluster stands out from the field very well, and the field is unusually sparse for the proximity to the Milky Way. I agree with the corrections I made to WS. | ||||||||||
| 2132.2+4827 | oc | M39 | 9 | 86 | 4.6 6.83m* | 32 | III 2 p/III 2 m | Cyg | 1 | 1 |
| Wed 1985/01/09 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 A lot like the Beehive. Just as BT and dense and rich but much SMr. Found using Deneb nf to arrow asterism which points to line asterism. Follow the line f for twice its length. Sat 1986/08/02 at Utica, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Obvious in binoculars. Fri 1988/08/19 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=4/9 The BTst ** which there are a lot of form a triangle-shape with one point pointing to the psp. A loose 40' oc which has very few FT** compared to the number of BT ones. Probably very close in space. Wed 1991/10/16 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Detailed cmap completed. Thu 1993/07/15 at Zion Campground, Zion National Park, UT using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 1026 PM MDT. Triangle shape of about 10 ** + glow. 2 cluster ** and 1 non-cluster * form an equally spaced line np-sf. Sf-most of those 3 is the non-member. Fri 1993/09/24 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 Drawing was updated a bit. Riyad sees 1 magnitude FTr. Fri 1994/12/02 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 35' Equilaterial triangle of 15 8m..9m** with many FTr **. Sides of triangle are in pa 105°, 165°, and 45°. Corners are at 135°, 85° and 25°. Not condensed at all. Rich field, but stands out well because of the xBT members. There are many FTr ** but its impossible to know which are part of the oc and which are background **. The spike of ** just left of center of K19910945 pix was not seen, but the BT clump around the BT* at left edge is very pretty, and the clump of FT** just n of that spike is visible at x131 and higher. The nf-most * in the oc is a pretty red-blue wide pair. F that pair is a 5' wide dark lane which runs in pa 15°, and right on the other side of the dark lane from the red-blue * is a beautiful condensed 3'x2'0° bowtie-shaped group of 22 13..15m**. The bowtie is seen when viewed with f on the bottom. Its a misty patch at x43 which resolves nicely at higher powers. The dark lane can be traced about 1.5°s, then you run into **. Right there, turn f and follow the very wide dark lane, b168. This can be traced easily for about 3° toward the i5146 cocoon gn. Both n and s of this 1°-wide dark lane are rich * fields. Sat 2016/06/25 at Stargate Observatory, Ray Twp, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=3/9 transparancy=5/9 50' cluster of about 20 9m or BTr **, and another 20 of 10m and 11m, with several FTr ** especially to the np. | ||||||||||
| 2138+50.3 | jc | anon | 3 | 57 | about 60 | r | Cyg | 1 | 1 | |
| Wed 1985/10/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Very rich field found by accident during a sweep of Cepheus. 100 ** in 50'. Thu 1986/09/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Probably a chance group but it is certainly bounded on all sides by fields with less **. Possibly an area of less-than-average interstellar extinction. Sun 1987/10/18 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 This is indeed a very rich and full field and must be quite a coincedance. Wed 1988/09/14 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 Coordinates of 2237+502 were corrected to 2138+503 using U57 at telescope. | ||||||||||
| 2138+53.8 | jc | anon | 3 | 57 | 40 | Cyg | 1 | 2 | ||
| Sun 1985/09/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 This field looks like a triangle-shaped oc. Tue 1985/10/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Its richer than nearby fields and has many more 9m** than nearby fields. About 50'. The f-most corner * is surrounded by about 15 FT**. Fri 1986/08/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed. | ||||||||||
| 213857.620+572920.58 | ms | ads15184 | 3 | 57 | 5.97 8 | 11.7"121° | O5 | Cep | 1 | 1 |
| Fri 1985/09/13 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Very pretty yellow, blue, blue triple. Fri 1986/08/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed. This is the central triple of oc tr37. Thu 1995/09/28 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 Overwhelming BT and very pretty yellow, green, blue triple * at the center of oc i1396. See tonight's observations of b364, b157, b365, vdb142, b160, tr37, i1396, STRUVE2816, b161, STRUVE2819, b162, b163, MU Cep, and b367. | ||||||||||
| 2139.0+5730 | oc | i1396 | 3 | 57 | 3.5 3.82m* | 50 | II 3 m n/IV 3 m | Cep | 1 | 1 |
| Fri 1984/09/28 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Shown in T as the LG oc inside gn i1396. Mon 1985/06/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 LG oc with a vBT green, blue, blue triple in the center. No pix to compare it with. Fri 1985/09/13 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 A bit LGr than 50' with 60 ** at x49. If LG oc = near oc then this is very close and only the BT** in this field are members? The nebulousity was not noticed. Fri 1986/08/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed. Sat 1995/08/19 at Porcupine Mountain State Park, Western Upper Peninsula, MI using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=4/9 transparancy=7/9 Slight nebulous haze elongated about 3 to 1 in pa 90° with an 8m* at the f edge and a 9m* a bit further f. Thu 1995/09/28 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 vLG, 40' cluster, not condensed at all, but fairly well-detached from the field. About 70 ** to 12m, but with a cluster this close, who knows which ** are members and which are in the background? Lots of ** but quite LG, so it doesn't look rich. Overwhelming BT and very pretty yellow, green, blue triple * STRUVE2816 at the center. BT tight double * STRUVE2819 at the p edge. Sf the cluster are a few BT**, in the neighborhood of vdb142. P the cluster is a BT* which is guarded on its p side by a pretty asterism formed by a chain of 8 12 ** in a 5'0° chain. See tonight's observations of b364, b157, b365, vdb142, b160, tr37, i1396, STRUVE2816, b161, STRUVE2819, b162, b163, MU Cep, and b367. | ||||||||||
| 214021.421+573454.18 | ms | ads15214 | 3 | 57 | 7.5 8.5 | 12.4"57° | F5 | Cep | 1 | 3 |
| Fri 1985/09/13 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 White, blue. Fri 1986/08/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed. Thu 1995/09/28 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 BT tight double * at the p edge of oc i1396. See tonight's observations of b364, b157, b365, vdb142, b160, tr37, i1396, STRUVE2816, b161, STRUVE2819, b162, b163, MU Cep, and b367. | ||||||||||
| 214242.8+433509 | vs | SS Cyg | 9 | 86 | 8.2-12.4 | 50.1 | ugem | Cyg | 1 | 1 |
| Sat 1986/06/28 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 I've watched it many times and kept records in my variable ** notebook. | ||||||||||
| 2143.3+3800 | vs | RV Cyg | 9 | 122 | 7.1-9.3 | 300 | Cyg | 1 | 1 | |
| Sun 1985/09/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Very red *. | ||||||||||
| 214330.441+584648.10 | vs | MU Cep | 3 | 57 | 3.43-5.1 | 730 | srv | Cep | 1 | 1 |
| Thu 1995/09/28 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 Amazingly red. The reddest * I ever have seen in the sky. See tonight's observations of b364, b157, b365, vdb142, b160, tr37, i1396, STRUVE2816, b161, STRUVE2819, b162, b163, MU Cep, and b367. | ||||||||||
| 2144.0+5343 | oc | n7128 | 3 | 57 | 9.7 11.50m* | 3.1 | II 3 m/I 3 m | Cyg | 1 | 3 |
| Fri 1986/08/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 SM nebulous patch visible at x49. 4 ** resolved at x49. 8 at x272. Same right ascension and x49 appearance as n7127. Wed 1988/09/14 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 Empty ring of 11 ** at x272. One 9m*, the rest are FT. Easy find using U57. Wed 1989/08/30 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=7/9 transparancy=6/9 The ring is 2'x1.5'135°. 9m* at sf edge. 11m double * at s edge. One 12m on s edge. 5 12m..13m** on n edge. 4 probable 13m members just outside the ring to the p. Total of 13 ** were seen. Fri 1990/08/24 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=7/9 This is really a strange cluster. Above dcrps are accurate with these additions. The 9m* at sf edge is red. The wierd thing is that these pBT** surround an unresolved nebulous glow, as if they formed the rim of a cup of milk. I do not resolve that glow at any power and it shows at x122 easily. UHC makes it disappear, so I assume its not a true nebula. Mon 1991/08/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 Exact same observation. UHC does not enhance (also, there's no "n" in the classification for the cluster). x272 resolves no ** in the milky glow. Sat 1994/10/01 at Boon, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=8/9 My limiting magnitude tonight is slightly higher than 15m. Same observation, except no nebulous glow inside the circle. Richest on the n edge. The innermore of the 11m double * on the p edge is reddish. Thu 1995/09/28 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 2' ring of 9 ..13m**, the BTst of which is on the sf edge. There are a couple of other 13m** scattered around. A nebulous haze surrounds and is embedded by the ring. At x272, a few more ** appears. A line of 14m** runs in pa 60° tangent to the np edge of the circle. At this power, the milky appearance is still prominent. Several of the ** of the ring split into doubles. UHC didn't show any nebulosity. | ||||||||||
| 2144.3+5113 | oc | Barkhatova2 | 3 | 57 | 4 | III 1 p | Cyg | 1 | 2 | |
| Sat 1986/11/22 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Very easy oc to see and find. Actually, 3 groups are here. The first is the n-most. It is a 5' round loose group with 2 BT** located due f PI Cyg. Most x122 ** are in pairs. The middle group is much richer, consisting of 1 BT* and about 15 FT** in x122 evenly distributed in a 4' wedge. The S-most group is 15', with a 3 BT* triangle and fairly sparse lanes of ** at x272. The center group is probably the true oc. Wed 1987/10/21 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 I agree with the 3 dcrps above. The s-most triangle is 15'x5'60°. The center one of those 3 areas is very probably the oc. Wed 1988/09/14 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 Confirmed using U57 location. That center group is really at 2144+511. Thu 1991/08/01 at Note added at desk, not observing using Note added at desk, no equipment used seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Coordinates changed from 2143.7+5117. Thu 1995/09/28 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 Nothing definite at the new location, using U. Need to check the new position with the ADC CDROM. At the old location I do see the wedge of **, but this location is p the U**, and those U** are p the new location. | ||||||||||
| 215200.981+554748.50 | ms | ads14505 | 3 | 57 | 5.5 7.3 | 18.3"196° | B3 | Cep | 1 | 2 |
| Tue 1986/08/19 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Blue, green 20"195°. | ||||||||||
| 2153.8+6236 | oc | n7160 | 3 | 33 | 6.1 7.04m* | 7 | II 3 p/I 3 p | Cep | 1 | 2 |
| Mon 1984/10/01 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nope. Very rich area. Sat 1985/07/06 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 vSM but BT oc. 2 vBT** within. WS sketch is 7' -- not x80. Sun 1985/09/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 WS sketch is perfect. All WS ** were seen. Fri 1986/08/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 WS sketch is perfect. All WS ** were seen except the one noted. Sun 1989/09/24 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=8/9 transparancy=6/9 eBT 5'x3'pf oc. All WS ** were seen. The one not noticed previously is 12m. Should be drawn FTr relative to the 2 other ** nearby. Mon 1991/08/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 The WS sketch is absolutely perfect excet the one * mentioned above and a couple more outliners I would have included had I drawn it. Positions are perfect. Located in a fairly rich field, but it stands out well because its so BT. 7'x5'pf cluster. An 8m green, 8m blue 2'150° pair dominates the cluster near the f edge. Near the p edge are 3 8m** at 12'325° from the center. | ||||||||||
| 215853+5846 | dn | b169 | 3 | 57 | 60 | Cep | 2 | 3 | ||
| Wed 1987/10/21 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 This area is indeed void of ** (except in the center) and bordered all around by both BT and FT**. Sat 2005/10/08 at Casco Twp Lindsay & Meldrum using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 Underdensity of **. Nothing spectacular. | ||||||||||
| 2159.6+5904 | dn | ldn1151 | 3 | 57 | 80 | 5 Ir | Cep | 2 | 3 | |
| Wed 1987/10/21 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 This area is indeed void of ** (except in the center) and bordered all around by both BT and FT**. | ||||||||||
| 2205+62.5 | jc | anon | 3 | 33 | Cep | 1 | 1 | |||
| Sun 1985/09/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 The area n of DELTA Cep is fantastic. Like Cyg sc when on meridian. | ||||||||||
| 2205.2+4630 | oc | n7209 | 9 | 87 | 6.7 9.02m* | 25 | III 1 p/III 1 m | Lac | 1 | 2 |
| Mon 1985/06/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Easy find. FT 17' oc with BT outliners. BT outliners fill 50' field. Pretty well isolated. Fri 1986/08/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed. Sun 1989/09/24 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=8/9 transparancy=6/9 Fairly rich 10' group of about 20 9m..10m** + many FTr ones. Circular in shape with a mostly empty center. Mon 1991/08/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 Medium-rich 25' circle of about 70 7m..13m**. Not condensed at all - very even distribution of ** both in terms of positioning and BTness, except the hole in the middle. Pretty well detached. 9m* at sp edge. A red 11m* is just f the empty center. Best at x61. Very difficult to define the edge. Very few ** are s of the oc. The fields p, f, and n are much richer than the one s. 7m* 20'n. Sat 1995/09/23 at Birmingham, OH using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 Big splashy 25' round cluster. Not concentrated. BTst ** are concentrated on the nf edge. Many of the ** are 11m**. I count about 100 ** to 13m. Very well detached from the field. 7m* on n edge is yellowish. 9m* on p edge. 9m* on sp edge. | ||||||||||
| 2210.5+5250 | oc | i1434 | 3 | 57 | 9.0p 12pm* | 8 | II 1 p/III 2 m | Lac | 1 | 1 |
| Fri 1986/08/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 WS pix required for identification because this oc is less dense than about any surrounding field. All WS ** were seen + extensive nebulousity as sketched on the WS pix. For help in location, its just f a dark band that cuts the field ns for about 7 minutes. Very rich field. Wed 1988/09/14 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 Easily confirmed. Found with U57 alone, then confirmed with WS pix. Fri 1995/08/25 at Lake Hudson State Recreation Area, south of Jackson, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=4/9 transparancy=7/9 Really a nice cluster at x131. Obvious grouping, the richest grouping in a rich field, not the poorest as stated in prior observations. Real well-detached from the field. This cluster contains several amazing * chains. Overall the cluster is 20'x15'120°. At what I call the center, the cluster is a little bit compressed. The central 4' ball is pretty round and has a fairly high number of **. The fascinating thing about this cluster, though, is the amazing rays of ** that emanate from that central ball. The most prominent one comes out the n edge of the ball and heads f. Its a 15' long, pretty straight, thin line of **. Much of the size of the overall cluster that I quoted was due to this chain. A second, shorter chain leaves the sf edge of the central ball and runs sf. A third is directly opposite, coming out of the np edge of the central ball and runs np. A fourth chain heads out of the central ball in pa 330° and runs in pa 330°. x262 shows one of the ** at the n edge of the central ball to be slightly reddish. About 35 ** are counted in that central ball down to about 13.5m. The * chain that runs f has 27 ** to 13.5m. The one that runs sf has only 17 **, and is fatter, with the ** not lined up into as thin of a line as the first one. The one running np is ill-defined has 11 ** and is curved, and the one going in pa 330° has 7 **. Total count is therefore 97 12m..13.5m**. At pa 210° from the center of the cluster is a somewhat smashed equilateral triangle of 3 11m** that points s. 10m* 5's of the central ball. I don't know what I was seeing before. This cluster matches WS pretty well, although WS doesn't draw nearly enough **. The triangle to the sp is shown, as are a few ** in the chains. The central mass is completely absent from the sketch, though. The K19901236 pix has way too many FT** surrounding the cluster, which makes it blend into the field in the photograph, but it does show the chains pretty well. In the eyepiece, this cluster and its chains stand out very well and grab your attention. | ||||||||||
| 221252.870+731825.77 | ms | ads15764 | 3 | 14 | 6.2 8.3 | 28.9"348° | G5 | Cep | 1 | 3 |
| Fri 1986/09/12 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Red, blue 30"350°. | ||||||||||
| 221417.956-210427.29 | ms | ads15753 | 23 | 347 | 5.6 7.1 | 5.0"114° | G5 | Aqr | 1 | 3 |
| Tue 1986/10/07 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Pretty double in x122. Yellow, blue 5"100° + other ** further out. | ||||||||||
| 2215.1+4953 | ms | STRUVE2890 | 9 | 87 | 8.5 8.5 | 9.4"11° | Lac | 1 | 1 | |
| Sun 1985/09/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 This is the central double in oc n7243. Fri 1986/08/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed. Thu 1995/09/28 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=7/9 Very tight 8.5m 8.5m 10"15° double. Third component is way out, about 70"f. Red * to its n. | ||||||||||
| 2215.3+4953 | oc | n7243 | 9 | 87 | 6.4 8.47m* | 21 | IV 2 p/II 2 m | Lac | 1 | 1 |
| Mon 1985/06/17 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Easy find. Triangle-shaped. BT central tight x49 double with a FT red * n. WS sketched center part only. Wed 1988/09/14 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 Very easy find using U87. 30' oc of at least 50 **. Well isolated. Triangle points to the s. Sun 1989/09/24 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=8/9 transparancy=6/9 Detached section to the f is missing completely from WS sketch. Need to sketch. Mon 1990/01/01 at Note added at desk, not observing using Note added at desk, no equipment used seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Detailed cmap was begun in fall 1989 but not yet completed. Tue 1990/08/14 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=9/9 transparancy=7/9 I'm not too satisfied with the dcrps I've written so far. Its a 30' oc of about 50 ** divided into 2 parts. The p part is a 30'x10' half-ellipse. Visualize it this way-- take a 30'x20' ellipse and cut it in half along a line which runs through both foci, then fill it in with **. The straight edge runs 150° and bows out toward the p. There are 8 9m..10m** in this half, including the double mentioned before, which is resolved at x61. I count 30 ** total in this half. Fnf that half is a 40'x10'150° band which has only a few 12m..** in it. Fnf that band is a 15'-per-side equilateral triangle pointing to the fnf, with 20 **. None are 9m, 4 are 10m. The entire oc stands out well from the field. The dark band running through the center looks like a dn, but none is plotted here on U87. Wed 1991/10/16 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Detailed cmap completed tonight. Sat 1995/09/23 at Birmingham, OH using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=7/9 LG splashy 25' cluster with about 70 **. In the center is a very tight 8.5m 8.5m 10"15° double STRUVE2890 with a red * to its n. That double is actually a triple, but the third component is way out from the double, about 70"f. V-shaped with almost no ** on the n edge. Empty dark lane within the cluster toward the sf. Wide variety of stellar magnitudes, with the BTst ** being about 9m or 10m**. Moderately well detached from the field. Located in a rich * field, but the cluster is an obvious overdensity, especially of BT**. Two * chains radiate outward from the center. Sun 1995/10/22 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=8/9 Shows easily in the viewfinder. At x68 its a LG 40'x20'90° splash of BT** divided into two clumps. The SMr clump is on the f end, and its triangular, pointing to the f. The LGr clump is on the p end and is pretty round. Overall, its kind of eyeball-shaped, with the no ** in the iris or pupil area. Cluster is composed of ** of all magnitudes from 9m to 12.5m. I count 26 in the f clump, 36 in the p clump, and about 8 13m** in the dark lane which separates the two (the iris of the eyeball). On the n edge of the p clump is a vBT tight low power double * with ** of equal magnitude, and just n of that double * is a FT* with an orangish tint. The many BT** in this cluster are pretty well detached from the field, but the FTr ** are not really much richer inside the cluster than in the surrounding fields. I don't really see this as a parabola, as described in DSO. The WS sketch is terrible, the descriptions are fairly reasonable. | ||||||||||
| 2216.5+5403 | oc | i1442 | 3 | 57 | 9.1 11.43m* | 3.5 | II 2 m/III 1 p | Lac | 3 | 3 |
| Fri 1986/08/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 All WS ** seen at x49. Its about 8' across. FT. Rich field. Doesn't stand out well. Sun 1987/10/18 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed. Sat 2005/10/01 at Casco Twp Lindsay & Meldrum using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 Seeable in x43. Well detached from the field. At x131 its a 15' round grouping of **. Both U ** are red. Half-way between those two BT ** and a little bit p is a 1' circle of 7 **, the BTst of which form a pentagon. The 2' outside of this is a pretty empty ring, with only a couple ** p. Then more outside is a triangular-shaped ring of **, where the p edge is the richest and the f edge is sparser but composed of BTr **. In this whole 15' area I count 41 **. | ||||||||||
| 222850.053-000112.18 | vb | ads15971 | 17 | 257 | 4.31 4.51 | varies | F2 | Aqr | 1 | 3 |
| Sun 1985/09/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Both blue-white. Split with x98. Fri 1993/09/24 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 2"20° or 200°. Can't really tell which is the primary. Split at x272. Thu 1997/07/31 03:15:00 EDT at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=4/9 transparancy=8/9 2"10° or 190°. Again can't tell which is the primary. | ||||||||||
| 222910.255+582454.52 | vs | DELTA Cep | 3 | 57 | 3.48-4.37 | 5.366341 | cep | Cep | 1 | 1 |
| Wed 1985/09/11 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 I've estimated its magnitudes several times. See my variable ** notes. | ||||||||||
| 222910.255+582454.52 | ms | ads15987 | 3 | 57 | 3.5 6.5 | 40.7"192° | F5I | Cep | 1 | 1 |
| Wed 1985/09/11 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 A pretty red, blue double. | ||||||||||
| 223556.8+335759 | eg | n7318 | 9 | 123 | 13.39:14.33 | 0.85x0.85 | E2P/SB0 | Peg | 5 | 3 |
| Fri 1990/08/24 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=7/9 I could just barely see it. See n7320 entry. Thu 1994/09/29 at Boon, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 2 stellar nuclei separated by 30" in pa 75° surrounded by a 1.5x0.75' common envelope. P-more (7318a) is BTr. BTst of stephan's quintet group. I know that all of my observing guides say the f-more (7318b) is BTr, but I definitely see p-more's nucleus as BTr, but the f-more is definitely LGr and may just have a slightly BTr nucleus. | ||||||||||
| 223558.5+335758 | eg | n7318b | 9 | 123 | 13.1:13.92 | 1.91x1.20 | SB(s)bcP/E2 | Peg | 5 | 3 |
| Fri 1990/08/24 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=7/9 I could just barely see it. See n7320 entry. Fri 1990/08/24 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=7/9 I could just barely see it. See n7320 entry. Thu 1994/09/29 at Boon, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 2 stellar nuclei separated by 30" in pa 75° surrounded by a 1.5x0.75' common envelope. P-more (7318a) is BTr. BTst of stephan's quintet group. I know that all of my observing guides say the f-more (7318b) is BTr, but I definitely see p-more's nucleus as BTr, but the f-more is definitely LGr and may just have a slightly BTr nucleus. | ||||||||||
| 223601+335757 | gg | n7320 | 9 | 123 | 11.1 | 3.2 | 5 | Peg | 1 | 1 |
| Thu 1994/09/29 at Boon, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 I got an excellent view of this group tonight. The whole thing is only about 4' in diameter, and all 5 glows were seen. The entire group was best viewed at x131 or x262. x131 showed the members BTst, and x262 showed the most detail. From BTst to FTst, the ranking of the members was n7318a/b, n7320, n7317, n7319. From LGst to SMst, n7320, n7318a/b, n7319, n7317. Located in a fairly rich * field. See individual egs for complete descriptions. | ||||||||||
| 223604.2+335652 | eg | n7320 | 9 | 123 | 12.63:13.23 | 2.24x1.15 132° | SA(s)d | Peg | 5 | 3 |
| Wed 1988/09/14 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 Nope. Sure of easy location relative to n7331 using U123. Tried x49 and x122 and x61 both alone and +LPR. Pretty good transparency tonight. Fri 1990/08/24 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=7/9 I could just barely see n7318ab and n7320 at x122. Both were just eFT 1' smudges of light with no details, but it was still quite a thrill to see any light at all from one of the objects that will prove that we're still just adding epicycles. Thu 1994/09/29 at Boon, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 LGst and 2nd BTst in stephan's quintet group. 2'x1'120° with a vBT 13m stellar nucleus. DSO says its a superimposed *, and since it matches the BTness and is sf the center of the glow, I'd have to assume DSO is correct. F-most in group. Little condensation except nucleus. Much LGr than other members. | ||||||||||
| 223724.5+234752 | eg | n7332 | 9 | 167 | 11.11:12.02 | 4.07x1.12 155° | S0Psp | Peg | 2 | 3 |
| Sat 1995/11/25 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 Is the BTr of n7332 and n7339. Its a 2'x0.5' glow in pa 135°. vBT 12m stellar nucleus surrounded by an elongated nonstellar core and fairly BT elonated spiral arms. The nucleus is closer to the sp edge of the minor axis, and is a bit closer to the np edge of the major axis. There's a hint of a dust lane at x262 on the nf side of the nucleus along the major axis. 10m* 3'135°. 11m* 3'f. n7339 7'75°. Thu 1997/07/31 02:45:00 EDT at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=4/9 transparancy=8/9 3'x1'165° suddenly much BM to a 0.5' elongated core with a stellar nucleus that shows at x262. Core is offset toward the p. No dark lanes are seen in the disk, but this is a really nice edge-on spiral. This and n7339 make a very pretty contrasting pair of edge-ons. | ||||||||||
| 223746.9+234714 | eg | n7339 | 9 | 167 | 12.23:13.13 | 3.02x0.74 93° | SAB(s)bc:? | Peg | 2 | 3 |
| Sat 1995/11/25 at Imlay City, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 Is much FTr than n7332. Ill defined amorphous glow that's about 2'x0.5'75°. No BTr core nor nucleus, nor other details. If you took M82 and made it 4 magnitudes FTr, this is what I'd expect to see. Observed at x131 and x170. X262 shows it to be quite a bit longer and thinner than n7332, at 3'x0.4', but still no details at all show. 10m* 6'150°. 10m* near n7332 6'225°. 12m* near n7332 4'255°. n7332 7'255°. Thu 1997/07/31 02:45:00 EDT at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=4/9 transparancy=8/9 3'x1'90° brushstroke, not BM, no stellar nucleus. Since no bulge sticks out at the center of the disk, I suspect this is an Sc with a vSM core. Sometimes I think I see a very thin hairline dark lane running the length of the eg, but nothing definite. This and n7332 make a very pretty contrasting pair of edge-ons. | ||||||||||
| 2247.0+5806 | oc | n7380 | 3 | 58 | 7.2 8.58m* | 12 | III 3 p n/III 2 m | Cep | 1 | 3 |
| Sat 1985/07/06 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Easy find. Mostly FT**. Almost all WS ** seen. BT double in same x49 field just p the oc. I don't think this double is the one shown in WS. Other groups are 25's and 50'nf. Fri 1985/09/13 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Identify with the BT** n and p. There's another double n. The next few fields s are great and so is the field 100's of the "50'nf" group. Fri 1986/08/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Great match to WS pix except BT double has a vFT companion. Tue 1989/09/26 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=8/9 transparancy=5/9 All WS ** + more were seen. A few are drawn too BT in WS. 30 ** in 8'. Triangle-shaped with 1 triangle point pointing s. BTst * is at np edge. 6'p that * is the BT x49 double. Mon 1991/08/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 Extremely easy find off DELTA Cep. 10' round group of 35 11m..13m** with a 9m 13m 40"350° double at the sp edge. Another double, this one 8m 8m 1.5'135° is at 14'250° from the center of the cluster. 6m* 25'p. 6m* 30'n. Sat 2005/10/29 at Casco Twp Lindsay & Meldrum using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 Easy 15' round group of 48 **. Extends a little beyond the round to the 150°. BT 10m* on the p edge has a FT companion. Remainder of the ** are 11..14m**. Well detached from the field, but not compressed. Pretty wb BT double separated by 1' is 12'255° from the center of the cluster. I see no nebulosity. | ||||||||||
| 2250.6+5210 | nx | n7394 | 3 | 58 | FT | 11 | Lac | 1 | 3 | |
| Sun 1986/08/31 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Bar shaped 10'150° of 13 11m..12m** p 2 7m**. Sketched. Mon 1987/12/21 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Confirmed. Tue 1988/09/13 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 Confirmed. Proper U58 coordinates. Added to U58. My sketch is not too good. The oc is really kind of long-and-skinny-wishbone-shaped. Fri 1993/09/24 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 4'x8'170° group of **. 9m* at s edge. Wishbone-shape is the s half of that 4'x8' area. Dean's double cluster was also seen. Also, 1° n of that asterism is a pinwheel-shaped grouping of BT** in curving chains. Wed 2005/11/02 at Casco Twp Lindsay & Meldrum using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 Reminiscent of the coathanger cluster, although much SMr and FTr. 10'x6'140° group of 4 10m** in a line, 3 10m* that form something that can be imagined to be the loop of the coathanger, and are surrounded by 30 11m..14m** at x262. Stands out from the field because of the BT **. Not compressed. No doubles. 9m U* is 8'120° from the center of the cluster, where the hook meets the crossbar. BTst ** is at the top of the hook, and that's the one shown as a 9.5m* in U. | ||||||||||
| 230457.1+121918 | eg | n7479 | 17 | 213 | 10.85:11.60 | 4.07x3.09 25° | SB(s)bc | Peg | 2 | 1 |
| Sat 1989/09/30 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 Nope. Sure of location. Need to try from darker skies. Fri 1990/08/24 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=7/9 vFT 2'x1'ns glow. No nucleus at any power. Easiest to see at x61. Tough at x122. Can't see at x272. No details, no mottling, no arms, no dust lanes. Not too hard to find because its right where the sets of U** to the np and sf would cross. 11m* 2'sp. 10m* 7'sp. Mon 1991/08/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 FT 4'x1'ns glow with a slightly BTr nonstellar nucleus and a 13m* at the n end at x122. Can barely see in x272, but x122 is better. After looking at K1990095 p, I see that I'm only seeing the bar in a barred spiral, not the arms at all. 12m* 4'190°. 10m* 10'200°. Sat 1994/08/06 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=8/9 This one's a superb treat if you take the time to observe carefully. Begin at ALPHA Peg (sp-most of the great square). 5° s is 55 Peg, the np-most of a group of 4 5m**. A 7m* lies half way between these 2, and is the most obvious * in Felicity's finder at the half-way point. Its part of a close triangle in the finder, which becomes a 5 ** group in the main scope. Anyhow, 40'240° from there is n7479. At first glance, its a 3'x1'0° glow located 6'n a 9m*. x262 reveals a slightly BTr 1.5'x1'0° core. A 12m* lies on the n tip, and a 13m* preceeds the s half by 1.5'. But the real treat comes when you use averted vision. The eg wraps past the s edge to the f, continues s the 13m* and hooks back n-ward, making the eg for a perfect upside-down letter J. The letter J in space makes this eg heretofore known as "Jeff's Eg". Fri 1995/07/28 at SMURFS star party airport runway, 25 miles n of Mio, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 4'x1'0° mottled bar with a 12m* slightly p of the major axis almost at the n end. vBT core superimposed on the bar. The s end of the bar curls around toward the p and wraps back around s, and seems to end right near a 12m*. | ||||||||||
| 230510.5+601523 | gn | i1470 | 3 | 58 | vFT 12m* | 15x1 | E | Cep | 5 | 3 |
| Wed 1985/10/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 No trace (according to oc n7510 observation). Thu 1986/09/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Very difficult at x49. At x122 it shows as a FT pn with a BT central *. * 2'p. UHC doesn't do much. BT T double * np is white, green 30"380° in x49. Sat 1987/09/19 at Note added at desk, not observing using Note added at desk, no equipment used seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Very confusing entry. Don't know whether gn or pn. Tue 1988/09/13 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 Confirmed using U58. Tue 1989/09/26 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=8/9 transparancy=5/9 FT 1' fan-shaped smudge found via pix S198811582. Best view is x122+UHC, which shows a 12m* on the p edge. Wed 2005/11/02 at Casco Twp Lindsay & Meldrum using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 Easy gn with BT 12m *, surrounded by 1' comet-shaped glow that tails off in a fan-shape to the s. * is offset toward n, and looks like the head of the comet. At first this looks like a pn, but its not. Doesn't UHC blink at all. UHC harms. Colorless. 12m tight pair 3'p. 12m* 4'75°. | ||||||||||
| 2311.5+6034 | oc | n7510 | 3 | 58 | 7.9 9.68m* | 4.0 | II 2 m n/II 3 r | Cep | 3 | 1 |
| Wed 1985/10/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 vSM and FT 3' fuzzy patch at x49 reminds me of the diamond in my wife's ring, so I've called it "the jewel". x122 shows all WS **. 10 distinct but FT** were counted in the nebulous region. No trace of pn i1470. Found via DELTA Cep, 1°n 5°f to viewfinder 6m triangle, 5'f 70'n from f-most. Located 75'n and 13'f 2 Cas. Thu 1985/11/07 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 17 ** counted without any trouble at x122 + averted vision. Sort of Y-shaped with the top of the Y filled-in. Fri 1986/08/08 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 SM dazzling glow. Sat 1989/09/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 4'x2'60°. 24 ** at x272. BTst is 10m red *. Area and detailed cmap sketched. Tue 1990/10/23 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=5/9 That 10m red * is at the base of the Y-shape at the fnf corner, and the Y-shape runs to the psp. FT** fill in and surround the Y-shape. Wed 2005/11/02 at Casco Twp Lindsay & Meldrum using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 Gorgeous jewel at x43. At x131 it's shaped like a shark. A 5'x4'75° triangle of 20 **, the main body of the cluster, forms the body of the shark, with its fin sticking up. A perpendicular arc of 5 ** follows the cluster, forming the tail. Several 11..12m** along the p edge, which I called the top of the Y-shape before, really form the hungry open mouth of the shark. To best see the shark shape, you want n at the top of the field of view. BTst * is a 10m* near the f edge, but I don't see its red color tonight. WS sketch is terrible. Well detached from the field. Not compressed. | ||||||||||
| 2324.3+6135 | oc | M52 | 3 | 34 | 6.9 8.22m* | 13 | I 2 r/II 2 r | Cas | 1 | 1 |
| Sat 1984/12/22 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 SM and gorgeous. One 9m* surrounded by a dense speckling of many FT 11m..**. Find by beginning at AR Cas (2nd * off BETA Cas), 36'p, then n to oc. Fri 1985/08/09 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 WS sketch is poor. Mon 1985/09/09 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 About 40 FT** glimmering around a 9m*. Most of the FT** are f the BT*. Unresolved nebulousity on f edge. Sat 1989/09/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 Area and detailed cmap sketched. Thu 1993/07/15 at Zion Campground, Zion National Park, UT using Bushnell 7x50 SportView Binoculars seeing=7/9 transparancy=8/9 1030 PM MDT. SM vFT ghostly glow with no ** resolved. Located jost s the line from BETA Cep to IOTA Cep to M52. An arc of 6 FT** in a cup shape opening to the f is jost f the glow, and it reminds me of CrB. BTst nearby * is just n the glow of M52. Wed 2005/11/02 at Casco Twp Lindsay & Meldrum using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 12' round cluster with a red * toward the p edge. Many FTr ** are added at x262, bringing the total up to well over 100 **. Not compressed. Stands out well from the field. Interesting grouping a bit f the center of the cluster. There are 3 pairs of **, the center is actually 3 **, and they're oriented like the rays of sunshine a child draws around the sun. | ||||||||||
| 2325.8+6118 | oc | cz43 | 3 | 15 | 14 | III 1 r | Cas | 2 | 3 | |
| Thu 1986/11/06 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 10' mass of about 20 FT**. Nebulous at x49. Perfect location in T. Probably need near-meridian to see. Easy find off M52 and T**. Field ** were sketched. Sat 1987/09/19 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed and marked in AD. My sketch looks good too. Wed 1988/10/05 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=3/9 Easily confirmed with U. Sat 1989/09/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 Detailed on n7654 cmap. Wed 1995/08/09 at Note added at desk, not observing using Note added at desk, no equipment used seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 My sketch matches jk's sketch at the Finnish Deep Sky Section. Fri 1995/08/25 at Lake Hudson State Recreation Area, south of Jackson, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=4/9 transparancy=7/9 15'x10'45°, but not really very well detached from the field so its hard to define a boundary. Made of about 25 12m..14m**. Not compressed at all. Easy to find because its right next to M52. Wed 2005/11/02 at Casco Twp Lindsay & Meldrum using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 5' round group of 14 **. Essentially a ring of 6 11m..12m** with FTr remaining **. Pretty well detached frm the field, but not completely. Not compressed. Not impressive. But I realize this is a much LGr cluster, so I suspect the true cluster is formed of BTr 11m..12m**. That ring is just the center of a group which is pretty well detached from the field. 20'x10'75°, with a BT 9m* on the n edge and a couple of fairly BT ** on the p edge. 31 ** down to 13m at x131. | ||||||||||
| 232553.93+423206.1 | pn | n7662 | 9 | 88 | 9.2 13.17v?m* | 32"x28"/130" | 4+3 | And | 3 | 3 |
| Fri 1985/08/09 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Very blue haze at x49. UHC has no effect. No details at any power. Sat 1986/08/23 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Same observation. Sun 1989/09/24 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=8/9 transparancy=6/9 Blue-green nonstellar 0.5' glow at x49 alone. Easy to pick out from the field. Mottled surface at x272 with a darker spot near the 255° edge. UHC does not improve. Mon 1991/08/05 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=8/9 Homogenous BT blue-green round 30" glow seeable with any eyepiece. Easy at x49 and x272 alike. No eyepiece shows a central * when I blink averted / direct vision. UHC does not improve. Wed 1991/09/04 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=6/9 Use of a blue filter does not help me see the central * at all. Sat 1995/07/01 at Boon, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 LG blue perfectly round 1' featureless glow at x131. At x262 it is clearly annular with a black dot in the center. There is a 3d donut-shaped appearance to it because the inner and outer edges of the ring are FTr. No central * spotted. 13m* 2'45°. | ||||||||||
| 2337.2+5225 | oc | st12 | 3 | 35 | 8pm* | 20 | IV 2 p | Cas | 1 | 1 |
| Sun 1985/09/15 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 This field looks like a spiral-shaped oc. Located 2 minutes of time p LAMBDA And and quite a bit n. Thu 1986/09/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 20' arc-shaped splash of BT**. x49 blue, red double 30'nf. 4 FT** in a row are 30'sp. Mon 1987/12/21 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Confirmed easily. Beautiful oc. Wed 1988/10/05 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=3/9 Surprise, surprise. The true oc st12 (according to U) is a loose 20' group of FT** sf the rich BT splash and its rating is 4-6. The 1-1 remains for the splash. Many of the splash ** are plotted on U. | ||||||||||
| 2346.0+6210 | oc | st17 | 3 | 15 | 1.0 | I 3 p | Cas | 2 | 3 | |
| Mon 1987/12/21 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 This is a fairly rich field but I think I have a pretty 2' jewel oc. Field sketched. Sun 1988/01/10 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=4/9 Confirmed. Its a SM jewel showing about 10 ** at x122. My sketch looks good. Wed 1988/10/05 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=3/9 Confirmed. This jewel is really at 2345+621. The source is ALTRUP so this is well within my precessed coordinates tolerance. Sat 1989/09/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 Detailed in n7788 cmap. Thu 1991/08/01 at Note added at desk, not observing using Note added at desk, no equipment used seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Coordinates changed from 2345.3+6219. | ||||||||||
| 2353.0+6157 | oc | King12 | 3 | 15 | 10pm* | 2.0 | I 2 p/II 1 p | Cas | 3 | 1 |
| Thu 1986/09/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Very rich SM oc. 12 ** in 2' at x272. Centered on a double thats resolved at x122. Very elongated pf. Field sketched. Fri 1987/09/25 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 At x49, it looks like a chain of several ** in 10' or so but at x122 + averted vision I see that the BTst * has a 4' salt-and-pepper oc of about 25 very tight **. Fri 1988/10/14 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Nice BT easy cluster. About 15 ** on a slightly cloudy night. Sat 1989/09/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 Detailed on n7788 cmap. 13 ** surround double in 2'. Tue 1991/01/22 at Note added at desk, not observing using Note added at desk, no equipment used seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 I think harv21 is identified wrong on pix K1985032. What they say is harv21 is what I think is King12. Sat 1994/09/03 at Doug Bock's house, Fenton, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 5'x2'75° long and thin arrowhead shape pointing in pa 255°. There is one tight 12m double * (ads17081) centered on the s edge, and one 12m* on the f edge. My sketch is accurate, but Felicity adds many **, especially on the p end. | ||||||||||
| 2354.1+6145 | oc | harv21 | 3 | 15 | 9.0p | 4.0 | IV 2 p/IV 1 p | Cas | 2 | 3 |
| Wed 1985/10/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Nope. Rich Milky Way field. Fri 1986/09/05 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Sparse group of 6-8 FT** (depending on edge). Field sketched. Fri 1987/09/25 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Confirmed. Agree with prior observation. 10 **. Wed 1988/10/05 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=3/9 Relocated on my sketch according to U location. According to my dcrp I think that was it anyhow. Fri 1988/10/14 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Agree with 19881005 observation. Sat 1989/09/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 Detailed on n7788 cmap. Tue 1991/01/22 at Note added at desk, not observing using Note added at desk, no equipment used seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 I think harv21 is identified wrong on pix K1985032. What I think is harv21 shows on that pix but what they say is harv21 is what I think is King12. Sat 1994/09/03 at Doug Bock's house, Fenton, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 2' arrowhead of 5 13m** pointing 60°. One * at point of arrowhead, 2 sp of it running p, 2 np of it running p. My sketch is good, nothing to add. Extremely poor cluster, but well detached. Its only saving grace is the chain of clusters within which its located. | ||||||||||
| 2356.7+6123 | oc | n7788 | 3 | 15 | 9.4p | 9 | I 2 p | Cas | 3 | 2 |
| Fri 1985/08/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Find via x122. Get n7790. 12'n, then p thru group 75'. Fri 1985/08/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 FT nebulousity at x122 with not 3-2-1 pattern in WS but 3-1-1 instead. Middle 1 is vBT. Thu 1986/09/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 WS pix is right. More ** show at x272 + averted vision than in WS. Field sketched. Fri 1987/09/25 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 At x49, you might think its the 15' BT* group but it's really the x122 fuzz surrounding the central BT*. Very good tight oc on meridian with x122. About 15 **. Fri 1988/10/14 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Easily confirmed using U15. Sat 1989/09/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 Area and detailed cmap sketched. Sat 1994/09/03 at Doug Bock's house, Fenton, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 Very tiny 2' arrowhead of 10 ** pointing 75°. Made of 3 rows of ** in nearly the same 75° pa. N-most row is 3 13m**. Center row is (p to f) an 11m* and 3 13m**. S-most row is 3 13m**. My sketch is good, but Felicity shows many FTr **. | ||||||||||
| 2357.0+5643 | oc | n7789 | 3 | 35 | 6.7 10.7m* | 16 | II 1 r/II 2 r | Cas | 1 | 2 |
| Sun 1984/12/30 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Didnt see WS sketch at all but did see a LG oc with many BT**. FT** speckled within and around. Doesn't look rich. One part of it has an Orion asterism with 4 BT** for corners and 2 belts each with 2 ** only. Fri 1985/08/09 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 The Orion asterism is 50's the oc. The oc is vFT and from what I can see WS is accurate. Wed 1985/10/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 WS sketch is missing many ** when you look at this oc and its near the meridian. Fri 1987/09/25 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Slightly open but rich salt-and-pepper oc. Definite central knot. Sat 1989/09/30 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 At x122 on meridian this oc shows at least 50 ** in 15'. Outer-more ** are the BTst ones and toward the center the oc is much richer in FT**. Mike O'Dowd thinks this is shaped like a spiral eg and when I look at it from that point of view, I see that the oc is one long * chain. The chain begins in the center and winds to the p, then s, then f. Wed 1991/10/16 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Detailed cmap completed. Sat 2005/10/08 at Casco Twp Lindsay & Meldrum using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=7/9 transparancy=7/9 Gorgeous 15' grouping of at least 100 ** at x131. No unresolved glow. Tonight I see it as triangular shaped. No especially BT **, made of 10m...**. | ||||||||||
| 2358.4+6112 | oc | n7790 | 3 | 15 | 8.5 10.9m* | 17 | III 2 p/II 2 m | Cas | 2 | 1 |
| Fri 1985/08/16 at Madison Hts, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Most nebulous part is sp. Requires x122 to see. vFT nebulousity at x49 when I know where to look. WS sketch is poor but good overall impression. Thu 1986/09/04 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 Gorgeous prominent glow at x49. Field sketched. Found using BETA Cas n to pointers p. Fri 1987/09/25 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=?/9 transparancy=?/9 On meridian its a gorgeous 5' thumbprint at x49 (don't know why catalogued size is 16'). At x122 myriad (40?) ** were resolved, especially to the fsf with averted vision. First class tight salt-and-pepper oc. I'd not call it poor. Fri 1988/10/14 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=6/9 transparancy=4/9 Easy thumbprint in x49 but the night is not good enough to show much in x122. Sat 1989/09/02 at Utica, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=5/9 transparancy=6/9 Detailed on n7788 cmap. Fri 1990/08/24 at Imlay City, MI using 8" f6 Newtonian seeing=4/9 transparancy=7/9 5'x2.5' half-circle running pf. Straight edge is toward the f. BTst ** are toward the p. No particularly colorful **. Well detatched from the field. Sat 1994/09/03 at Doug Bock's house, Fenton, MI using Hand-made 14.5" f4.7 Newtonian Dob seeing=6/9 transparancy=6/9 8'x4'240° group of 50 **. Nebulous at x85, but resolved very well at x262. Arc of 3 10m** at np edge, then all other ** are 12m... There's a tight 13m triplet on the s edge inside the richest part which is f half of the grouping. The p half may just be field **. Well detached from the field, if the entire 8'x4' group is considered. 8m* 5'sf. Limiting magnitude is now 14.0. Arc of ** opening to the f lies on the f side. My sketch is good, but Felicity adds many FT**. | ||||||||||