DEEP SKY OBSERVING
by Mark Wagner

October 2007 third quarter to new moon observing list. Primary targets are generally easy and in bold large font.. Secondary targets range from more difficult (bold) to very difficult (regular font) and are near the primary targets as you star hop. The list begins in the north and moves southward. Objects are within roughly a two hour section of right ascension that is at a comfortable elevation the east at astronomical dark. Download this list as a Meastar .obs file or an Excel spreadsheet.
Object Const.
Type
Size
Mag
R.A.
Dec.
Abell 81 Cep PN
32.0"
14.8
22 42 25
80 26 28
  IC1454 - 18" easily picked up at 73x, unfiltered at 160x

NGC 40 Cep PN
70.0"x60.0"
10.7
00 13 00
72 31 19
  380x provided a nice view with subtle irregularities in the interior

Abell 86 Cep PN
63.0"
16.7
00 01 30
70 42 30
  Extremely difficult, very faint using an OIII filter at 110x and 230x.

Abell 1 Cep PN
47.0"
18.3
00 12 54
69 10 23
  Photographics magnitude 18.1

N7762 Cep OC
11.0'
10.0
23 49 54
68 01 00
  About 100 stars in a 20' field including many mag 12-13 stars.

M52 Cas OC
12.0'
6.9
23 24 49
61 35 51
  150-175 stars in a 15' diameter, beautiful, appears fully resolved.

N7635 Cas BN
16.0'x6.0'
0
23 20 40
61 12 00
  Bubble Nebula - darkest possible skies will reveal a wealth of detail.

NGC 7510 Cep OC
4.0'
7.9
60 34 08
60 34 08
  Very small tight knot of 10 bright stars in a fan or comet shape.

N7419 Cep OC
6.0'
13.0
22 54 19
60 48 47
  Small group of 25-30 stars to mag 15, elongated 3'x1' NW-SE

N7354 Cep PN
36.0"
12.9
22 40 20
61 17 06
  Direct vision 70x, 260x gave fairly defined perimeter, maybe green.

NGC 7380 Cep OC
12.0'
7.2
22 47 00
58 06 00
  Triangular overall shape, 14 or 15 brighter members.

Abell 79 Lac PN
120"x90"
15.8
22 26 17
54 49 40
  Barely visible in 13.1" with OIII filter.

NGC 7296 Lac OC
4.0'
9.7
22 27 57
52 18 58
  Fairly conspicuous, bright stars overlain with a nebulous haze.

Abell 80 Lac PN
2.7'x2.0'
15.2
22 34 45
52 26 12
  No observations found for this target.

Abell 82 Cas PN
94.0"
15.2
22 45 47
57 03 56
  Large, like a big faint M27, contains some mottling.

NGC 7789 Cas OC
15.0'
6.7
23 57 26
56 43 14
  Remarkably rich and fairly uniform carpet of mag 11 and fainter stars.

Abell 83 Cas PN
47.0"
17.6
23 46 49
54 44 38
  Only one probable observation found. Can anyone get a good view?

NGC 7686 And OC
14.0'
5.6
23 30 12
49 07 00
  Part of Abell Galaxy Clouster AGC2666 - nice chain of galaxies!

NGC 7662 And PN
37.0"
9.2
23 25 53
42 32 06
  Blue Snowball - use as much mag as possible to see detail.

N7640 And GX
11.6'x1.9'
11.9
23 22 06
40 50 43
  A large almost edge-on spiral, bright overall, low surface brightness.

NGC 7331 Peg GX
14.5'x3.7'
9.4
22 37 04
34 25 00
  Large detailed spiral galaxy with several dim companions.

HCG 92 Peg GX
14.5'x3.7'
9.4
22 37 04
34 25 00
  Arp 319 - Stephan's Quintet. This is the most famous Hickson.

Arp 278 Peg GX
1.7'x0.7'
14.4
22 19 26
29 23 53
  Interacting galaxies. In 16" at 300x nicknamed this "The Checkmark".

N7457 Peg GX
4.3'x2.3'
12.1
23 00 59
30 08 41
  Viewed from suburban backyard in 10" scope.

Arp 46 Peg GX
1.4'x0.8'
13.5
23 33 49
30 03 37
  Two UGC galaxies (12665 & 12667), connected spiral arms.

Arp 86 Peg GX
3.3'x2.0'
12.8
23 47 04
29 29 02
  NGC 7752 and 7753 - difficult view in 12.5".

Arp 112 Peg GX
1.1'x0.8'
14.2
00 01 26
31 26 02
  In 16" at 262x this very small triple system in an E-W line.

Arp 113 Peg GX
1.9'x1.2'
14.2
00 18 22
30 04 46
  5 galaxies in a tight group all under mag 15.

HCG 99 Peg GX
1.1'x0.4'
14.8
00 00 37
28 23 04
  3 members of this group all visible in 18" scope.

N0023 Peg GX
2.1'x1.3'
12.9
00 09 53
25 55 23
  In 12.5" can be held with averted vision.

Arp 249 Peg GX
1.3'x0.5'
15.0
00 00 19
22 59 26
  UGC 12891appears to be a double galaxy.

Arp 28 Peg GX
2.3'x1.6'
12.4
23 28 27
22 25 16
  NGC 7678 - Spiral galaxy with one "heavy" arm. No visial report of arm.

HCG 93 Peg GX
3.1'x0.8'
13.7
23 15 17
19 02 30
  AKA Arp 99 5 Hickson galaxies visible, D and E are difficult. NGC 7550

HCG 94 Peg GX
1.0'x0.6'
14.3
23 17 12
18 42 03
  AKA Arp 170. NGC 7578 - All 4 Hickson components visible.

Arp 212 Peg GX
1.5'x1.3'
12.8
23 20 30
17 13 33
  NGC 7625 Small, round, bright core. Odd absorbtion feature in photos.

N7465 Peg GX
2.2'x1.8'
12.6
23 02 01
15 57 53
  Part of a nice galaxy trio including N7463 and N7464

N7463 Peg GX
3.7'x0.7'
13.8
23 01 51
15 58 56
  Part of a nice galaxy trio including N7465 and N7464.

NGC 7448 Peg GX
2.5'x1.2'
11.6
23 00 03
15 58 50
  Arp 13

NGC 7479 Peg GX
4.1'x3.1'
11.6
23 04 56
12 19 16
  Shows arms and dust lanes.

AGC 079 Psc GXCL
12.3'
17.1
00 40 36
18 08 00
  No observations found for this target.

Arp 262 Peg GX
1.6'x0.9'
14.2
23 56 45
16 48 48
  MCG +3-1-4 has a knot in the south end designated MCG +3-1-3.

Arp 130 Peg GX
0.6'x0.6'
14.9
00 02 37
16 38 38
  MCG +3-1-15 interacting with another MCG galaxy, IC 5879 nearby.

NGC 7814 Peg GX
6.2'x2.2'
11.6
00 03 15
16 08 45
  Nice dust lane in this large galaxy!

Arp 235 Peg GX
2.8'x2.0'
12.7
00 08 46
15 48 56
  AKA NGC 14, in 11" described as irrigular big fuzzy patch averted.

HCG 100 Peg GX
1.2'x0.7'
14.1
00 01 20
13 06 40
  At mage 14.1, NGC 7803 is brightest of these four galaxies

N7742 Peg GX
1.7'
12.4
23 44 15
10 46 01
  Small round galaxy with distinct core halo at 250x.

HCG 96 Peg GX
1.0'x1.0'
13.9
23 27 56
08 46 43
  AKA Arp 182, brightest member of four is NGC 7674.

HCG 95 Peg GX
0.8'x0.5'
14.9
23 19 30
09 30 28
  AKA Arp 150, brightest of three is NGC 7609. Two may be visible.

N7623 Peg GX
2.1'x1.1'
13.9
23 20 30
08 23 46
  Pegasus 1 cluster. Outstanding galaxy field. Possible off center core.

N7626 Peg GX
2.2'x2.0'
11.1
23 20 42
08 13 02
  Same field as above N7623.

N7619 Peg GX
2.5'x2.3'
11.0
23 20 14
08 12 23
  Part of same field as above two galaxies.

Arp 298 Peg GX
1.4'x1.0'
13.0
23 03 15
08 52 27
  NGC 7649 and IC 5283. Two of the few visible members of AGC 2593.

N7562 Psc GX
2.2'x1.4'
12.6
23 15 57
06 41 16
  Easy target, but two nearby galaxies provide a challenge.

N7541 Scl GX
3.5'x1.2'
12.4
23 14 43
04 32 02
  Paired with NGC 7537. Nice view, both inclined to nearly edge on.

Arp 246 Psc GX
1.0'x0.3
15.3
00 06 54
08 21 02
  NGC 7838 - paired with dinner NGC 7827. Other dim galaxies in field.

N7785 Psc GX
2.4'x1.3'
12.6
23 55 19
05 54 57
  Looks like two short sausages smooshed together end to end!

Arp 68 Psc GX
2.4'x1.7'
13.1
23 48 45
04 10 16
  NGC 7757 and NGC 7756. Is 7756 a knot in 7757's spiral arm?

Arp 216 Psc GX
1.3'x0.8'
13.5
23 28 46
03 30 41
  NGCs 7679 and 7682. Both spirals, different orientations.

Arp 284 Peg GX
2.2'x1.1'
13.0
23 36 14
02 09 16
  NGC 7714 and 7715. Bright star in field makes these more difficult.

Arp 92 Psc GX
1.5'x0.9'
14.0
23 18 56
00 14 38
  NGC 7603 and PGC companion. PGC is mag 16.7, but very small.

HCG 98 Psc GX
1.1'x0.5'
14.0
23 54 10
00 22 59
  AKA Arp 323. Brightest member NGC 7783. 3 of 4 may be visible.

AGC 119 Cet GXCL
39.2'
15.0
00 56 24
-01 15 00
  Nice field dominated by two UGC galaxies. No NGCs in the cluster.

HCG 97 Psc GX
1.4'x0.7'
14.0
23 47 22
-08 18 03
  IC 5357 at mag 14 is the brightest of 5 galaxies down to mag 16.6.

Arp 295 Aqr GX
0.9'x0.7'
14.0
23 41 37
-03 33 54
  MGC -1-60-21 is a thin sliver of an edge on galaxy.

Arp 146 Cet GX
0.7'x0.5'
16.3
00 06 43
-06 38 09
  This double galaxy is perhaps too difficult, but its photo is very cool!

Arp 3 Aqr GX
2.4'x1.9'
13.4
22 36 35
-02 54 25
  MCG -1-57-16 appears to be a disrupted face on spiral.

Arp 314 Aqr GX
1.0'x0.7'
13.7
22 58 02
-03 46 11
  MCG -1-58-9 is one of a chain of three galaxies to mag 15.5.

Arp 15 Aqr GX
2.0'x0.8'
13.4
22 51 38
-05 33 27
  NGC 7393 fairly faint, fairly small, elong 3:2 E-W, broad concentration.

Arp 223 Aqr GX
3.0'x2.5'
12.3
23 18 01
-04 39 03
  NGC 7585 bright, large, bright nucleus with a stellar core.

N7600 Aqr GX
2.7'x1.1'
12.9
23 18 53
-07 34 48
  Fairly faint, small, elongated E-W, bright core with faint stellar nucleus.

NGC 7606 Aqr GX
5.7'x2.2'
11.5
23 19 04
08 29 08
  Fairly bright, large, elong NNW-SSE, weak concentration, diffuse halo.

Arp 222 Aqr GX
4.7'x3.5'
11.5
23 39 53
-12 17 38
  NGC 7727pairs with NGC 7724. Bright, fairly large oval with bright core.

NGC 7723 Aqr GX
3.5'x2.3'
11.9
23 38 56
-12 57 38
  Big, diffuse, irregular shape, looked like a distant globular.

Arp 144 Cet GX
1.0'x0.7'
14.4
00 06 26
-13 24 48
  NGCs 7828 and 7829 in grouping of 7 galaxies from mag 14.4 to 16.5.

Arp 51 Cet GX
0.8'x0.5'
14.6
00 06 29
-13 25 14
  NGCs 7828 and 7829 in grouping of 7 galaxies from mag 14.4 to 16.5.

Arp 110 Aqr GX
1.0'x0.6'
15.9
22 54 09
-15 14 09
  MCG -3-58-11 is very dim but small size should help surface brightness.

N7392 Aqr GX
2.1'x1.2'
12.6
22 51 48
-20 36 25
  Direct vision target, appears oval. Averted reveals brighter elong core.

N7377 Aqr GX
2.9'x2.4'
12.1
22 47 47
-22 18 42
  Direct vision, circular w/ E-W elongation, gradual increase to bright core.

Arp 93 Aqr GX
2.3'x1.3'
12.8
22 28 38
-24 50 27
  NGC 7284 and NGC 7285 for a compact pair of small bright galaxies.

Arp 14 PsA GX
5.0'x2.1'
11.6
22 35 46
-26 02 58
  NGC 7314 and NGC 7313 form a pair. 7314 is large and bright.

N7507 Scl GX
3.1'x2.0'
11.4
23 13 13
-28 21 26
  Bright, fairly small, round, unusually bright tight core, stellar nucleus.

N0024 Scl GX
6.7'x1.6'
12.2
00 09 56
-24 57 43
  Moderately bright, pretty edge on, 5:1 SW-NE, large bright core.


Source catalogs:

Messier, Arp, Abell Planetary, Abell Galaxy Cluster (AGC), Hickson Compact Galaxy (HCG), 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:

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