|
Rating
|
Object |
Const. |
Type |
Size
|
Mag
|
R.A.
|
Dec.
|
|
2
|
Arp 25 |
Cep. |
GX |
2.8'x2.6'
|
11.9B
|
07 27 16
|
85 45 20
|
NGC 2276. Nice galaxy pair. small elongated, larger
and diffuse. |
|
3
|
N2366 |
Cam |
GX |
8.2'x3.3'
|
11.5B
|
07 28 53
|
69 12 44
|
A galaxy that contains an HII region brighter than
all the rest of it. |
|
3
|
N2347 |
Cam |
GX |
1.7'x1.2'
|
13.2B
|
07 16 03
|
62 42 41
|
Fairly faint, fairly small, bright core, slightly
elongated N-S, diffuse. |
|
4
|
Abell 16 |
Lyn |
PN |
2.3'
|
15.9P
|
06 43 54
|
61 47 25
|
PK 155+22.1. Extremely faint round, averted and the
O-III. |
|
2
|
NGC 2281 |
Aur |
OC |
14.0'
|
5.4
|
06 48 18
|
41 04 42
|
A curved "V" shape, stingers form one long and one
short leg. |
|
3
|
N2274 |
Gem |
GX |
1.2'x1.0'
|
13.1P
|
06 47 17
|
33 34 01
|
Fairly faint, fairly small, round, small bright core. |
|
2
|
NGC 2371/72 |
Gem |
PN |
55.0"
|
13.0P
|
07 25 34
|
29 29 22
|
Two bright knots along an elongated body that lies
WSW to ENE. |
|
3
|
N2331 |
Gem |
OC |
18.0'
|
12.5
|
07 06 58
|
27 17 43
|
A large grouping of even brightness stars, in a crowded
area. |
|
2
|
NGC 2266 |
Gem |
OC |
6.0'
|
9.5
|
06 43 20
|
26 58 12
|
Mediem dense containing a chain of 3 stars aligned
nearly N/S. |
|
3
|
N2339 |
Gem |
GX |
2.8'x2.0'
|
12.5B
|
07 08 20
|
18 46 48
|
(222X): roundish, hint of elongation; pretty large,
pretty bright. |
|
3
|
NGC 2304 |
Gem |
OC |
5.0'
|
10.0
|
06 55 12
|
17 59 18
|
Not very dense, all stars in a small range of brightness. |
|
4
|
Abell 19 |
Gem |
PN |
69.0"x59.0"
|
17.0P
|
06 59 57
|
14 36 35
|
PK 200+8.1. Faint, shows a round even surface brightness
disk. |
|
3
|
NGC 2355 |
Gem |
OC |
9.0'
|
9.7
|
07 17 00
|
13 45 00
|
A dim haze shaped like a wreath or letter H. |
|
3
|
NGC 2395 |
Gem |
OC |
12.0'
|
8.5
|
07 27 13
|
13 36 30
|
Scattered cluster of roughly 50 stars mag 10 and fainter
in 15' field, |
|
4
|
Abell 21 |
Gem |
PN |
11.7'
|
11.3P
|
07 29 04
|
13 14 55
|
PK 205+14.1, Sh2-274 . Bright crescent shaped nebulous
object. |
|
4
|
B38 |
Mon |
DN |
60.0'
|
|
06 33 42
|
11 05 00
|
Irregular vacancy. This seems to refer to a portion
of B 37. |
|
3
|
N2259 |
Mon |
OC |
4.5'
|
10.8
|
06 38 33
|
10 52 59
|
176X just a pretty small, pretty dim smudge with a
hint of resolution |
|
4
|
B37 |
Mon |
DN |
120.0'
|
|
06 32 55
|
10 28 39
|
Abruptly terminated on S side by the nebulosity north
of 15 Mon. |
|
3
|
N2245 |
Mon |
BN |
2.0'
|
|
06 32 40
|
10 09 10
|
Nice reflection nebula extends SW of dim star in a
fan shape. |
|
2
|
NGC 2264 |
Mon |
OC |
20.0'
|
4.1
|
06 40 59
|
09 53 42
|
Christmas Tree Cluster. Central region of cluster
set against a weakly glowing background. |
|
4
|
B39 |
Mon |
BN |
140.0'
|
|
06 37 36
|
09 50 00
|
Sh2-273. Small, sharply defined, elongated spot in
nebulosity. |
|
3
|
N2261 |
Mon |
BN |
2.0'x1.7'
|
|
06 39 09
|
08 44 52
|
Bright star plus fan shaped tail thing looks more
like a comet. |
|
2
|
NGC 2251 |
Mon |
OC |
10.0'
|
7.3
|
06 34 39
|
08 22 00
|
Gorgeous, long, stung out open cluster, broken in
the middle. |
|
3
|
N2254 |
Mon |
OC |
4.0'
|
9.1
|
06 35 47
|
07 40 07
|
Small grouping of 6 stars in a horseshoe shape. |
|
3
|
N2236 |
Mon |
OC |
6.0'
|
8.5
|
06 29 40
|
06 49 48
|
This one sits amid a rich star field and is distinctly
asymmetric. |
|
3
|
N2252 |
Mon |
OC |
15.0'
|
7.7
|
06 34 23
|
05 22 30
|
Double chain of bright stars. A haze seems to be surrounding
it. |
|
2
|
NGC 2237 |
Mon |
BN |
80.0'x60.0'
|
|
06 31 40
|
05 04 00
|
Sh2-275, Rosette Nebula - large, dim, circular, use
OIII. |
|
2
|
NGC 2244 |
Mon |
OC |
23.0'
|
4.8
|
06 32 19
|
04 51 24
|
Open cluster in center of Rosette Nebula. |
|
3
|
N2269 |
Mon |
OC |
4.0'
|
10.0
|
06 43 16
|
04 37 10
|
176x: 8-10 stars N/S plus six more scattered around
“central bar” |
|
4
|
Sh2-280 |
Mon |
BN |
23.0'x18.0'
|
|
06 23 34
|
02 29 00
|
LBN 970 |
|
4
|
Abell 20 |
Cmi |
PN |
67.0"
|
16.3P
|
07 22 57
|
01 45 34
|
PK 214+7.1 Very subtle; use OIII, only with averted
vision; |
|
4
|
Sh2-282 |
Mon |
BN |
31.0'x8.8'
|
|
06 38 03
|
01 29 00
|
LBN 978 |
|
2
|
NGC 2324 |
Mon |
OC |
7.0'
|
8.4
|
07 04 08
|
01 02 42
|
Dense packed oval S of wide pretty double star. Dynamite
at 126x. |
|
2
|
NGC 2301 |
Mon |
OC |
12.0'
|
6.0
|
06 51 46
|
00 27 36
|
Unique, interesting, and beautiful cluster. |
|
4
|
Sh2-285 |
Mon |
BN |
1.0'
|
|
06 55 16
|
-00 31 13
|
|
|
3
|
N2346 |
Mon |
PN |
120.0"
|
11.8P
|
07 09 22
|
-00 48 24
|
280x halo is irregularly round, slightly uneven surface
brightness. |
|
4
|
Abell 18 |
CMa |
PN |
75.0"
|
17.5P
|
06 56 14
|
-02 53 09
|
PK 216-0.1 Incredibly weak glow at 110X with OIII
filter. |
|
2
|
NGC 2286 |
Mon |
OC |
14.0'
|
7.5
|
06 47 41
|
-03 08 54
|
Large, loose, several dozen stars, various mags, no
clear borders. |
|
4
|
Sh2-288 |
Mon |
BN |
1.0'
|
|
07 08 39
|
-04 19 00
|
IC 466. 211x, UHC, small nebula, round, gradually
fainter. |
|
2
|
NGC 2311 |
Mon |
OC |
6.0'
|
9.6
|
06 57 47
|
-04 36 42
|
Many stars in a line, pyramid of stars at center,
more off one end. |
|
2
|
NGC 2232 |
Mon |
OC |
29.0'
|
4.2
|
06 28 02
|
-04 50 48
|
Fairly faint, small, slightly elongated, bright core,
stellar nucleus. |
|
3
|
N2302 |
Mon |
OC |
2.5'
|
8.9
|
06 51 54
|
-07 05 00
|
Roughly 2 dozen stars in large scattered field. Nice
quadruple star. |
|
3
|
N2309 |
Mon |
OC |
3.0'
|
10.5
|
06 56 04
|
-07 10 30
|
Three dozen stars, fairly rich, compact. Most in two
streams. |
|
1
|
M50 |
Mon |
OC |
16.0'
|
5.9
|
07 02 45
|
-07 23 00
|
Large, many bright stars. Rich field of stars to one
side. |
|
3
|
N2316 |
Mon |
BN |
1.5'
|
|
06 59 41
|
-07 46 28
|
Small, faint RN. Unlike others, no obviously concentrated
center. |
|
4
|
Sh2-294 |
Mon |
BN |
7.0'
|
|
07 16 32
|
-09 25 15
|
LBN 1032 |
|
2
|
NGC 2335 |
Mon |
OC |
12.0'
|
7.2
|
07 06 50
|
-10 01 42
|
A hard to find stubby "T" of stars. |
|
2
|
NGC 2353 |
Mon |
OC |
20.0'
|
7.1
|
07 14 31
|
-10 16 00
|
Two bright stars in group. Extended, sweeping up in
two branches |
|
4
|
Sh2-292 |
Mon |
BN |
19.0'x17.0'
|
|
07 04 31
|
-10 28 00
|
Gum 1. Northwest end of "Seagull Nebula" or Sh2-296. |
|
2
|
NGC 2343 |
Mon |
OC |
6.0'
|
6.7
|
07 08 07
|
-10 37 00
|
Distinct shape as a butterfly complete with a body. |
|
4
|
Sh2-296 |
Mon |
BN |
150.0'x60.0'
|
|
07 06 00
|
-10 55 00
|
IC 2177. Huge HII strip AKA Seagull Nebula, NW end
is Gum 1. |
|
4
|
Sh2-293 |
CMa |
BN |
11.0'
|
|
07 01 47
|
-11 18 34
|
LBN 1030 |
|
4
|
Sh2-295 |
CMa |
BN |
8.0'
|
|
07 02 41
|
-11 27 41
|
LBN 1035 |
|
4
|
Sh2-297 |
CMa |
BN |
7.0'
|
|
07 05 15
|
-12 20 03
|
64x faint, round, 3' haze surrounding a mag 8.5 star.
H-Beta helps. |
|
2
|
N2359 |
CMa |
BN |
13.0'x11.0'
|
|
07 18 31
|
-13 14 00
|
Wolf-Rayet shell AKA Thor's Helmet or Duck Nebula.
Use OIII. |
|
2
|
N2374 |
CMa |
OC |
19.0'
|
8.0
|
07 23 57
|
-13 15 48
|
~50-60 stars in 7'x4' region elongated SW-NE. In a
rich star field. |
|
2
|
NGC 2360 |
CMa |
OC |
12.0'
|
7.2
|
07 17 44
|
-15 38 30
|
Near M46 and M47, this lovely rich OC contains 80
stars. |
|
3
|
N2283 |
CMa |
GX |
3.6'x2.7'
|
12.9P
|
06 45 53
|
-18 12 43
|
Tough, a faint galaxy inset in 3 field stars. |
|
3
|
Sh2-301 |
CMa |
BN |
9.0'x8.0'
|
|
07 09 51
|
-18 29 45
|
Surprisingly bright HII region, 100x with OIII, NW
of mag 7.4 star. |
|
1
|
M41 |
CMa |
OC |
38.0'
|
4.5
|
06 46 00
|
-20 45 18
|
Not a spectacular object, but bright enough to look
nice in the city. |
|
2
|
N2367 |
CMa |
OC |
3.5'
|
7.9
|
07 20 05
|
-21 53 00
|
Almost like 2 OC's side-by-side, just over CMa border
into Puppis. |
|
1
|
NGC 2362 |
CMa |
OC |
6.0'
|
3.8
|
07 18 42
|
-24 57 18
|
Jiggle your scope and watch Tau Cma move indepentent
of group. |
|
4
|
Abell 15 |
Cma |
PN |
34.0"
|
16.3P
|
06 27 02
|
-25 22 50
|
PK 233-16.1 Small, round, faint, even brightness throughout. |
|
2
|
NGC 2354 |
CMa |
OC |
20.0'
|
6.5
|
07 14 16
|
-25 41 30
|
Easy to find; large, pretty bright, sparse, roundish,
various mags. |
|