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Messier Object Sightings


Observations beginning 12 July 2011

Primary Instruments: AstroView 120ST Refractor; Sky View Pro 120EQ Refractor; Orion Deep Space Explorer 6" Reflector
Meade LX90 10" ACF Telescope; Celestron 127 Mak

DN=Diffuse Nebula; GL=Globular Cluster; OC=Open Cluster; EG=Galaxy; SC=Star Cloud; DS=Double Star; CL=Cluster


Messier # Object Type Popular Name Date / Time Instrument / Power Naked Eye? Binos? Notes Photo
1 DN Crab Nebula 08 Oct 11 / 02:17 MST 120ST / . . Very dim .
2 GL . 16 Jun 12 / 01:11 MST 10" ACF / 67x . . . .
3 GL . 22 Apr 12 10" ACF / 125x . . . .
4 GL . 19 Jul 11 / 21:05 MST 120ST / 16x N/A . Dim but looks nice .
5 GL . 22 Apr 12 10" ACF / 125x . . . .
6 OC Butterfly Cluster 16 Jun 12 / 01:09 MST 10" ACF / 67x . . . .
7 OC Ptolemy Cluster 19 Jul 11 / 22:10 MST 120ST / 24x, plus higher . . Beautiful open cluster .
8 DN Lagoon Nebula 22 Apr 12 10" ACF . . . .
9 GL . 16 Jun 12 / 01:08 MST 10" ACF / 67x . . . .
10 GL . 22 Apr 12 10" ACF / 125x . . . .
11 OC Wild Duck Cluster 19 Jul 11 / 21:45 MST 120ST / 70x . . Nice cluster, couple prominent stars in center; faint outer stars - appears nebulous .
12 GL . 22 Apr 12 10" ACF / 125x . . . .
13 GL Hercules Cluster 14 Jul 11 / 22:30 MST 120ST / 24x N/A . Quite dim with the full moon
14 GL . 16 Jun 12 / 01:07 MST 10" ACF / 67x . . . .
15 GL Cumolo de Pegaso 08 Oct 11 / 02:40 MST 120ST / . . . .
16 OC Eagle Nebula * . . . . . .
17 DN Omega Nebula * 16 Jun 12 / 00:52 MST 10" ACF / 67x . . . .
18 OC . 22 Apr 12 10" ACF / 125x . . . .
19 GL . 22 Apr 12 10" ACF / 125x . . . .
20 DN Triffid Nebula . . . . . .
21 OC . 16 Jun 12 / 00:54 MST 10" ACF / 67x . . . .
22 GL Sagittarius Cluster 22 Apr 12 10" ACF / 125x . . . .
23 OC . 22 Apr 12 10" ACF / 125x . . . .
24 SC . 16 Jun 12 / 01:05 MST 10" ACF / 67x . . . .
25 OC . 16 Jun 12 / 01:00 MST 10" ACF / 67x . . . .
26 OC . 16 Jun 12 / 00:58 MST 10" ACF / 67x . . . .
27 PL Dumbbell Nebula 26 Jul 11 / 21:24 MST 120ST / 30x . . . .
28 GL . 16 Jun 12 / 00:43 MST 10" ACF / 67x . . . .
29 OC . 06 Aug 11 / 20:43 MST 120ST / 67x . . Nice little cluster - confirmed by sketching .
30 GL . 16 Jun 12 / 01:14 MST 10" ACF / 67x . . . .
31 EG Andromeda Galaxy 15 Jul 11 / 03:00 MST 120ST / 16x . . Nice to see but fairly dim - need a much darker night .
32 EG . 16 Jun 12 / 01:17 MST 10" ACF / 67x . . . .
33 EG Triangulum Galaxy . . . . . .
34 OC . 06 Nov 11 / 02:55 MST 120ST / 30x . . . .
35 OC . 08 Oct 11 / 02:34 MST 120ST / . . . .
36 OC . 08 Oct 11 / 02:10 MST 120ST / . . . .
37 OC . 08 Oct 11 / 02:12 MST 120ST / . . . .
38 OC . 08 Oct 11 / 02:00 MST 120ST / . . . .
39 OC . 26 Jul 11 / 21:07 MST 120ST / 30x N/A Yes Quite nice open cluster .
40 DS Winnecke 4 06 Nov 11 / 03:00 MST 120ST / 30x . . . .
41 OC . 06 Nov 11 / 03:40 MST 120ST / 67x . . . .
42 DN Orion Nebula 08 Oct 11 / 02:30 MST 120ST / . . . .
43 DN De Mairan's Nebula . . . . . .
44 OC Beehive Cluster 08 Oct 11 / 02:25 MST 120ST / . . . .
45 OC Pleiades 15 Jul 11 / 02:45 MST 120ST / 16x . . Fantastic sight with the Q70 38mm eyepiece .
46 OC . 06 Nov 11 / 02:50 MST 120ST / 30x . . . .
47 OC . 21 Oct 12 / 04:50 MST 127 Mak . . . .
48 OC . 21 Oct 12 / 04:55 MST 127 Mak . . . .
49 EG . . . . . . .
50 OC . 21 Oct 12 / 04:56 MST 127 Mak . . . .
51 EG Whirlpool Galaxy 22 Apr 12 10" ACF / 125x . . . .
52 OC . 22 Apr 12 10" ACF / 125x . . . .
53 GL . 16 Jun 12 / 01:22 MST 10" ACF / 67x . . . .
54 GL . 16 Jun 12 / 00:47 MST 10" ACF / 67x . . . .
55 GL . 16 Jun 12 / 01:30 MST 10" ACF / 67x . . . .
56 GL . . . . . . .
57 PL Ring Nebula 12 Jul 11 / 21:01 MST 120ST / 24x . . Just discernable with the gibbous moon shining; really dim at 35x
58 EG . . . . . . .
59 EG . . . . . . .
60 EG . . . . . . .
61 EG . . . . . . .
62 GL . . . . . . .
63 EG Sunflower Galaxy 16 Jun 12 / 01:39 MST 10" ACF / 67x . . . .
64 EG Black Eye Galaxy . . . . . .
65 EG . . . . . . .
66 EG . . . . . . .
67 OC . 06 Nov 11 / 02:45 MST 120ST / 30x . . . .
68 GL . . . . . . .
69 GL . 16 Jun 12 / 00:49 MST 10" ACF / 67x . . . .
70 GL . 16 Jun 12 / 00:48 MST 10" ACF / 67x . . . .
71 GL . 26 Jul 11 / 21:36 MST 120ST / 30x & 76x . . Quite difficult to glean any detail; wasn't sure this was it but pretty sure it is .
72 GL . 16 Jun 12 / 01:44 MST 10" ACF / 67x . . . .
73 CL an asterism 16 Jun 12 / 01:46 MST 10" ACF / 67x . . . .
74 EG . . . . . . .
75 GL . 16 Jun 12 / 01:51 MST 10" ACF / 67x . . . .
76 PL Little Dumbbell Nebula 16 Jun 12 / 02:36 MST 10" ACF / 67x . . . .
77 EG . . . . . . .
78 DN . . . . . . .
79 GL . . . . . . .
80 GL . 19 Jul 11 / 21:10 MST 120ST / 16x N/A . Dim but looks nice .
81 EG Bode's Galaxy 08 Oct 11 / 02:36 MST 120ST / . . Very dim .
82 EG Cigar Galaxy 22 Apr 12 10" ACF / 125x . . . .
83 EG Southern Pinwheel Galaxy . . . . . .
84 EG . 23 Apr 12 / 21:56 MST 10" ACF / 125x . . . .
85 EG . 23 Apr 12 / 21:58 MST 10" ACF / 125x . . . .
86 EG . . . . . . .
87 EG . . . . . . .
88 EG . . . . . . .
89 EG . . . . . . .
90 EG . . . . . . .
91 EG . . . . . . .
92 GL . 26 Jul 11 / 21:55 MST 120ST / 30x & 67x . . .
93 OC . 06 Nov 11 / 02:25 MST 120ST / 30x . . . .
94 EG . . . . . . .
95 EG . . . . . . .
96 EG . . . . . . .
97 PL Owl Nebula . . . . . .
98 EG . . . . . . .
99 EG . . . . . . .
100 EG . 23 Apr 12 / 21:55 MST 10" ACF / 125xx . . . .


Mr. Mechain's three observations:


Messier # Object Type Popular Name Date / Time Instrument / Power Naked Eye? Binos? Notes Photo
101 EG Pinwheel Galaxy . . . . . .
102 EG . 22 Apr 12 10" ACF . . . .
103 OC . 16 Jun 12 / 02:00 MST 10" ACF / 67x . . . .


The "Add-ons":


Messier # Object Type Popular Name Date / Time Instrument / Power Naked Eye? Binos? Notes Photo
104 EG Sombrero Galaxy 23 Apr 12 / 20:54 MST 10" ACF / 125x . . . .
105 EG . . . . . . .
106 EG . 23 Apr 12 / 21:33 MST 10" ACF / 125x . . . .
107 GL . 16 Jun 12 / 02:03 MST 10" ACF / 67x . . . .
108 EG . . . . . . .
109 EG . . . . . . .
110 EG . . . . . . .



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