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NGC No. |
Type |
Con |
Vis
Mag |
Star Chart |
Date/
Location |
Local
Time |
Seeing/
Transp. |
Aperture
(f ratio) |
EPx & Filters |
Comments |
Image |
|
2420 |
OCl |
Gem |
10.0 |
SA-5 |
12/8/02
Littleton, CO |
12:37a |
4/4 |
235mm
f/10.0 |
73
130
235 |
Ten 12-13 mag stars and 10 fainter stars against a bg sheen of very
faint members at 130x. Looks dense with AV. Slightly irregular
shape. At 235, bg brightens and becomes very dense, with stars just
beyond resolution. Nice cluster, though faint. |
NED/IPAC |
| 2421 |
OCl |
Pup |
9.0 |
SA-19 |
11/30/02
Deer Trail, CO |
1:53a |
6/9 |
235mm
f/10 |
60
73 |
30-35 12+ mag stars in triangular
pattern. At 73x, no additional stars but slightly granular bg. |
|
| 2422 |
OCl |
Pup |
4.5 |
SA-12 |
11/30/02
Deer Trail, CO |
1:43a |
6/9 |
235mm
f/10 |
60
73 |
M-47. 50+ bright stars in dense starfield.
Fills 60x ep. |
|
| 2423 |
OCl |
Pup |
7.0 |
SA-12 |
11/30/02
Deer Trail, CO |
1:48a |
6/9 |
235mm
f/10 |
60
73 |
At 60x, NE of 2422; about 50 dim (13+ mag)
stars, embedded in dense starfield; some arranged in lanes. |
|
| 2438 |
PlN |
Pup |
11.5 |
SA-12 |
2?12/02 |
10:30p |
5/5 |
235mm
f/10 |
130
O-III |
In field of M-46 OCl. Fairly bright, but
small, with complex, vaguely concentric structures in disk. |
|
| 2440 |
PlN |
Pup |
11.5 |
SA-12 |
11/30/02
Deer Trail, CO |
2:13a |
6/9 |
235mm
f/10 |
130
235 |
Round with hazy edges at 130x, with no
detail in center. At 235x, shape becomes more irregular,
especially near center where hint of dark gap appears in brighter
core. Outer areas diffuse & dimmer. |
NED/IPAC |
| 2479 |
OCl |
Pup |
0.0 |
U-134 |
1/3/03
Littleton, CO |
2:40a |
4/4 |
235mm
f/10 |
73
130
168 |
At 73x, fairly dense grouping of 13 mag
stars (N=50+); ring arrangement with hole in center. Gap more
pronounced at 130x as more stars in ring resolved (N=65+). Fills 14mm
(168x) wide field; gap in ring to E. Most stars are white. |
|
| 2482 |
OCl |
Pup |
8.5 |
SA-19 |
11/30/02
Deer Trail, CO |
2:03a |
6/9 |
235mm
f/10 |
73 |
Irregular patch of 11-12 mag stars near a
9 mag foreground star. Dense star fields in area. |
|
| 2489 |
OCl |
Pup |
9.5 |
SA-19 |
12/9/02
Littleton, CO |
2:51a |
4/5 |
235mm
f/10 |
130
235 |
Dense grouping of several dozen brighter
(12 mag) stars, with hazy-granular bg. At 235x, members seem to have a
wide magnitude range. 100+ 14-mag or brighter stars with still more
beyond resolution. |
|
| 2506 |
OCl |
Mon |
8.5 |
SA-12 |
12/14/02
Littleton, CO |
4:36a |
5/5 |
235mm
f/10 |
73
130
235 |
At 73x, twenty 12-mag stars in losse
grouping with powdery bg -- esp at center. At 130x, central portion
becomes more granular with 14-15 resolved stars. Not much more at
235x. |
|
| 2509 |
OCl |
Pup |
9.5 |
U-153 |
1/3/03
Littleton, CO |
3:03a |
4/4 |
235mm
f/10 |
73
90
130 |
Small, very dense cloud of very dim (13+
mag) stars at 73x. At 90x brightest concentration is in a line of
several dozen stars on W side of this irregular grouping. Becomes
blurry at 130x at this seeing low in S.. |
|
| 2527 |
OCl |
Pup |
8.0 |
SA-19 |
12/9/02
Littleton, CO |
3:05a |
4/5 |
235mm
f/10 |
73
130
235 |
30-35 brighter members in loose grouping
at 73x. 20-25 additional faint members at 130x, including 10-12 in an
elongated bridge between two 11 mag stars on E side of cluster. |
|
| 2539 |
OCl |
Pup |
8.0 |
SA-12 |
12/14/02
Littleton, CO |
4:47a |
5/5 |
235mm
f/10 |
130
235 |
Large, fairly loose grouping of 80-85
stars at 130x, just NW of star 19 Puppis. 235x shows that entire field
is filled with faint stars just beyond resolution. |
NED/IPAC |
| 2548 |
OCl |
Hya |
5.5 |
SA-12 |
12/14/02
Littleton, CO |
4:25p |
5/5 |
235mm
f/10 |
73
130
235 |
M-48. 100+ 12-mag stars in large, roughly
round grouping at 73x (fills ep). Distinctive cascade of 15-16 bright
stars in center. At 130x, bg is granular, with hundreds of
unresolved stars in background. |
|
| 2567 |
OCl |
Pup |
8.5 |
SA-19 |
12/9/02
Littleton, CO |
3:23a |
3/5 |
235mm
f/10 |
73
130
235 |
At 73x, 20 equally-bright 12-13 mag stars
arranged in 4 zig-zag lines. At 130x, the longest line (3rd from W)
has 8-10 members in a long wavy string. 235x shows 15-20 fainter
members (~14 mag) salted through cluster between lines. |
|
| 2571 |
OCl |
Pup |
7.5 |
SA-19 |
12/9/02
Littleton, CO |
3:14a |
3/5 |
235mm
f/10 |
73
130
235 |
At 130x, elongated cascade of 20-25 11-12
mag stars. 235x shows mottled bg of fainter members beyond resolution. |
|
| 2613 |
Gal
Sb |
Pyx |
11.0 |
SA-20 |
11/30/02
Deer Trail, CO |
2:26a
|
6/9 |
235mm
f/10 |
73
130 |
At 73x, edge-on (E-W) with sharp division
on S edge. At 130x, fairly smooth with no pronounced central
brightening. Sharp S edge more pronounced; ends trail off to slender
points at either side of core area. |
NED/IPAC |
| 2627 |
OCl |
Pyx |
8.5 |
SA-20 |
11/30/02
Deer Trail, CO |
2:40a MST |
6/8
crescent moon |
235mm
f/10 |
130 |
25 dim (~12 mag) members in irregular
pattern. Dark area to S and then another field of similar stars. AV
brings out 25-30 more stars of ~14 mag in background. |
|
| 2655 |
Gal
S |
Cam |
11.5 |
SA-2 |
1/6/03
Deer Trail, CO |
7:48 p |
7/7 |
235mm
f/10 |
130
168 |
At 130x, bright stellar core, compact
round halo. At 168x, stellar point at center, with surrounding core
region fading out to halo, which becomes more elongated at higher
power (as margins become more distinct.) Dark area in core to NE of
center. |
|
| 2681 |
Gal
Sa |
UMa |
11.5 |
SA-2 |
12/31/02 |
1:35a |
4/4 |
235mm
f/10 |
130 |
Small, bright, stellar center at 130x. At
235x, bright core area with stellar point at center. Very dim, round
halo surrounding; only sections of this glimpsed with AV. Two faint
stars to W just beyond halo. |
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