Andromeda |
Galaxy |
M32 |
00h43m |
41 |
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companion of M31 |
Andromeda |
Galaxy |
M110 |
00h40m |
41 |
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companion of M31 |
Andromeda |
Galaxy |
M31 |
00h42m |
41 |
"Great Galaxy" |
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Andromeda |
Planetary Nebula |
NGC 7662 |
23h26m |
43 |
"The Blue Snowball" |
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Andromeda |
Multiple Stars |
Almach |
02h00m |
42 |
"Almach" |
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Aquarius |
Planetary Nebula |
NGC 7009 |
21h04m |
-11 |
"The Saturn Nebula" |
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Aquarius |
Planetary Nebula |
NGC 7293 |
22h30m |
-21 |
"The Helix Nebula" |
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Aquarius |
Globular Cluster |
M2, NGC 7089 |
21h34m |
-1 |
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Aquila |
Variable Stars |
V Aquilae |
19h04m |
-6 |
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Easy find |
Aries |
Multiple Stars |
Mesarthim |
01h50m |
19 |
"Mesarthim" |
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Auriga |
Open Cluster |
M38, NGC 1912 |
05h29m |
36 |
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Auriga |
Open Cluster |
M37 |
05h52m |
32 |
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Auriga |
Open Cluster |
M36, NGC 1960 |
05h36m |
34 |
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Bootes |
Multiple Stars |
kappa 17 bootis |
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Camelopardalis |
Open Cluster |
NGC 1502 |
04h08m |
62 |
cluster and "Kemble's Cascade" |
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Cancer |
Multiple Stars |
iota canceri |
08h43m |
28 |
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Cancer |
Open Cluster |
M44 |
08h40m |
20 |
"Beehive" |
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Cancer |
Open Cluster |
M67 |
08h50m |
12 |
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Canes Venatici |
Globular Cluster |
M3 |
13h42m |
28 |
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Canes Venatici |
Multiple Stars |
Cor Caroli |
12h53m |
38 |
Cor Caroli |
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Canes Venatici |
Galaxy |
NGC 4214 |
12h16m |
36 |
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Canes Venatici |
Galaxy |
M51 |
13h20m |
47 |
"The Whirlpool Galaxy" |
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Canes Venatici |
Galaxy |
M106, NGC 4258 |
12h19m |
47 |
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Canis Major |
Open Cluster |
M41 |
06h47m |
21 |
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Canis Major |
Open Cluster |
NGC 2362, Tau Canis Majoris |
07h19m |
-25 |
"The Dog Butt" |
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Capricornus |
Globular Cluster |
M30 |
21h40m |
-23 |
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Cassiopeia |
Multiple Stars |
n Cass |
00h46m |
57 |
"Achird", "The Pink Buddy" |
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Cassiopeia |
Open Cluster |
NGC 457 |
01h19m |
58 |
"E.T." "Owl" "Cachina Doll" |
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Cetus |
Multiple Stars |
o Cetus |
02h16m |
-3 |
Mira, "The Wonderful" |
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Cetus |
Galaxy |
NGC 247 |
00h34m |
-21 |
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Cetus |
Galaxy |
NGC 253 |
00h45m |
-26 |
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Cetus |
Planetary Nebula |
NGC 246 |
00h47m |
-12 |
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Coma Berenices |
Galaxy |
NGC 4559 |
12h36m |
28 |
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Coma Berenices |
Galaxy |
NGC 4725 |
12h48m |
26 |
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Coma Berenices |
Galaxy |
NGC 4565 |
12h36m |
26 |
"Berenice's Hairpin" |
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Coma Berenices |
Galaxy |
M64 |
12h37m |
22 |
"Blackeye Galaxy" |
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Corvus |
Planetary Nebula |
NGC 4361 |
12h22m |
-18 |
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Corvus |
Multiple Stars |
delta Corvus |
12h27m |
-16 |
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Yellow & reddish-purple |
Corvus |
Galaxy |
NGC 4038, NGC 4039 |
12h02m |
-19 |
"Ring-Tail Galaxy" |
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Cygnus |
Planetary Nebula |
NGC 6826 |
19h45m |
51 |
"The Blinking Planetary" |
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Cygnus |
Multiple Stars |
beta Cygnus |
19h28m |
27 |
"Albireo" |
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Cygnus |
Diffuse Nebula |
NGC 6960 |
20h46m |
31 |
"Veil Nebula" Western portion |
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Draco |
Planetary Nebula |
NGC 6543 |
17h59m |
67 |
"The Cat's Eye" |
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Gemini |
Open Cluster |
M35 |
06h09m |
24 |
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Gemini |
Planetary Nebula |
NGC 2392 |
07h29m |
21 |
"Eskimo" |
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Hercules |
Globular Cluster |
M13 |
16h42m |
36 |
"Hercules Cluster" |
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Hercules |
Globular Cluster |
M92 |
17h17m |
43 |
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Hydra |
Galaxy |
M83, NGC 5236 |
13h37m |
-30 |
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Hydra |
Planetary Nebula |
NGC 3242 |
10h25m |
-19 |
"Ghost of Jupiter" |
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Leo |
Galaxy |
M65 |
11h19m |
13 |
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Leo |
Multiple Stars |
Allgieba |
10h17m |
20 |
"Algieba" |
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Leo |
Galaxy |
M105 |
10h48m |
13 |
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part of Leo Trio |
Leo |
Galaxy |
M95 |
10h44m |
12 |
|
part of Leo Trio |
Leo |
Galaxy |
M96 |
10h47m |
12 |
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part of Leo Trio |
Leo |
Galaxy |
M66 |
11h20m |
13 |
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Lynx |
Galaxy |
NGC 2683 |
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Lyra |
Multiple Stars |
epsilon Lyrae |
18h42m |
39 |
"The Double Double" |
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Lyra |
Planetary Nebula |
M57 |
18h54m |
33 |
"The Ring Nebula" |
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Monoceros |
Open Cluster |
NGC 2264 |
06h41m |
10 |
"The Christmas Tree" |
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Ophiuchus |
Dark Nebula |
B-72 |
17h23m |
-24 |
"The S-Nebula" "The Snake Nebula" |
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Ophiuchus |
Globular Cluster |
M12 |
16h47m |
-2 |
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Ophiuchus |
Globular Cluster |
M10 |
16h57m |
-4 |
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Orion |
Diffuse Nebula |
M42 |
05h35m |
5 |
"Orion Nebula" |
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Orion |
Multiple Stars |
sigma Orionis |
05h36m |
2 |
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4 stars visible |
Pegasus |
Galaxy |
NGC 7331 |
22h37m |
34 |
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Perseus |
Open Cluster |
M34 |
02h42m |
42 |
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Perseus |
Planetary Nebula |
M76 |
01h42m |
52 |
"The Little Dumbbell" |
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Perseus |
Open Cluster |
NGC 884 and NGC 869 |
02h19m |
57 |
"The Double Cluster" |
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Perseus |
Variable Stars |
Algol |
03h01m |
42 |
"Algol" |
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Pisces |
Galaxy |
M74 |
01h34m |
16 |
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Puppis |
Open Cluster |
M47 |
07h37m |
-14 |
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Puppis |
Open Cluster |
M46 |
07h42m |
-15 |
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Sagittarius |
Globular Cluster |
M22 |
18h36m |
-24 |
"Kate's Cluster" |
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Sagittarius |
Dark Nebula |
B-86 |
18h03m |
-28 |
"Barnard's Ink Spot" |
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Sagittarius |
Diffuse Nebula |
M8 |
18h04m |
-24 |
"Lagoon Nebula" |
|
Sagittarius |
Diffuse Nebula |
M17 |
18h18m |
-16 |
"The Swan" "Omega |
|
Sagittarius |
Diffuse Nebula |
M20 |
18h03m |
-23 |
"Trifid Nebula" |
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Scorpius |
Open Cluster |
M6 |
17h40m |
-32 |
"Butterfly" |
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Scorpius |
Open Cluster |
M7 |
17h54m |
-35 |
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Scorpius |
Globular Cluster |
M4 |
16h23m |
-26 |
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Scutum |
Open Cluster |
M11 |
18h51m |
-5 |
"The Wild Duck Cluster" |
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Serpens |
Globular Cluster |
M5 |
15h19m |
2 |
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Serpens |
Diffuse Nebula |
M16 |
18h19m |
-14 |
"Eagle Nebula" |
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Taurus |
Diffuse Nebula |
M1 |
05h34m |
22 |
"Crab Nebula" |
|
Triangulum |
Galaxy |
M33 |
01h33m |
30 |
|
needs dark sky! |
Ursa Major |
Multiple Stars |
Polaris |
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"Polaris" |
|
Ursa Major |
Multiple Stars |
Mizar |
13h21m |
58 |
|
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Ursa Major |
Planetary Nebula |
M97 |
11h11m |
56 |
"The Owl Nebula" |
|
Ursa Major |
Galaxy |
M81 |
09h55m |
69 |
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|
Ursa Major |
Galaxy |
M82 |
09h56m |
70 |
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Virgo |
Galaxy |
M104 |
12h40m |
-12 |
"The Sombrero" |
|
Virgo |
Galaxy |
NGC 4762 |
12h53m |
11 |
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seen with NGC 4754 |
Virgo |
Galaxy |
M60 |
12h44m |
12 |
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Virgo |
Galaxy |
M86 |
12h26m |
13 |
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paired with M84 |
Virgo |
Variable Stars |
SS Virginis |
12h25m |
1 |
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Red star |
Virgo |
Galaxy |
M84 |
12h25m |
13 |
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beginning of Markarian Chain |
Vulpecula |
Planetary Nebula |
M27 |
20h00m |
23 |
"The Dumbbell" |
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Vulpecula |
Open Cluster |
Collinder 399 |
19h25m |
20 |
"The Coathanger" |
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ZZ Any/Ecliptic |
Solar System |
International Space Station |
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International Space Station |
Satellite |
ZZ Any/Ecliptic |
Solar System |
Hadley Rille |
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"Hadley Rille" |
Lunar feature |
ZZ Any/Ecliptic |
Solar System |
Meteor |
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Any meteor, log time and constellation |
ZZ Any/Ecliptic |
Solar System |
The Straight Wall |
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"The Straight Wall" |
Lunar feature |
ZZ Any/Ecliptic |
Solar System |
Vallis Alpinis |
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"Vallis Alpinis" |
Lunar feature |
ZZ Any/Ecliptic |
Solar System |
Uranus |
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"Uranus" |
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ZZ Any/Ecliptic |
Solar System |
Schroeders Valley |
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"Schroeders Valley" |
Lunar feature |
ZZ Any/Ecliptic |
Solar System |
Titan |
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Titan |
Moon of Saturn |
ZZ Any/Ecliptic |
Solar System |
Great Red Spot |
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"Jupiter's Great Red Spot" |
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ZZ Any/Ecliptic |
Solar System |
Clavius |
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"Clavius" |
Lunar feature |
ZZ Any/Ecliptic |
Solar System |
Comet |
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ZZ Any/Ecliptic |
Solar System |
Mercury |
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Planet Mercury |
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