Targets are rated 1 to 4 for challenge, with 1 being very easy, 4 being most difficult. All objects are within a one hour of right ascension, north to south, in the east at astronomical dark. Available as a Megastar .obs file or Excel spreadsheet.

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.

Source catalogs: Messier, Arp, Abell Planetary, Abell Galaxy Cluster (AGC), Hickson Compact Galaxy (HCG), Sharpless HII Regions, Barnard Dark Nebulae, Herschel 400, Herschel 400-II. Herschel 400 are identified as NGCXXXX, Herschel 400-II are indentified as NXXXX.	Descriptions are from the following web-sites:
	Adventures In Deep Space
	Internet Amateur Astronomers Catalog
	Steve Gottlieb's notes at the NGC/IC Project
	The Astronomy Connection observing report archives

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