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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 |
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6235 |
GCl |
Oph |
11.0 |
SA-22 |
4/12/02
Littleton, CO |
4:28a |
3/3 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
60 |
Faint field star complicates view. Unable to resolve. Smooth halo, with no
central brightening. |
NED/IPAC |
| 6284 |
GCl |
Oph |
10.5 |
SA-22 |
4/12/02
Littleton, CO |
3:55a |
3/3 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
60 |
Dim; near two 10 mag stars. Couldn't
resolve. Very galaxy-like. |
|
| 6287 |
GCl |
Oph |
11.0 |
SA-22 |
4/12/02
Littleton, CO |
4:06a |
3/3 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
60 |
Very tenuous, with hazy outer margins. No
brightening at core. |
|
| 6293 |
GCl |
Oph |
9.5 |
SA-22 |
7/11/02
Littleton, CO |
11:15p |
3/2
(smoke) |
235mm
f/6.3 |
60
148 |
Center very bright. Body has shape of
star-like rays at 148x. Darker on E margin. Not resolved. |
NED/IPAC |
| 6304 |
GCl |
Oph |
10.0 |
SA-22 |
7/11/02
Littleton, CO |
11:25p |
3/2
(smoke) |
235mm
f/6.3 |
60
148 |
Halo very even, pretty big (seems bigger
than 6293). No resolution at 148X. Outer margins even and fairly
circular. |
|
| 6316 |
GCl |
Oph |
10.0 |
SA-22 |
7/11/02
Littleton, CO |
11:35p |
3/2
(smoke) |
235mm
f/6.3 |
60
148 |
Faint (12 mag) star on SE limb. At 148x,
slightly brighter at center. No resolution. Somewhat ragged outer
margins. |
|
| 6342 |
GCl |
Oph |
11.5 |
SA-15 |
6/2/02
Littleton, CO |
1:27a |
3/3 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
148 |
Margins somewhat ragged; No resolution at
80x, but a few outlyers resolved at 148x. |
|
| 6355 |
GCl |
Oph |
9.5 |
SA-22 |
7/11/02
Littleton, CO |
11:47p |
2/2
(smoke) |
235mm
f/6.3 |
60
80
148 |
Couldn't see at 60x. Barely visible with
AV at 80x in 2/2 (Hayman Fire smoke). At 148x, ragged, very diffuse
glow; no resolution. |
|
| 6356 |
GCl |
Oph |
9.5 |
SA-15 |
5/31/02
Littleton, CO |
12:44p |
5/5 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
148 |
Bright, fairly regular oval. At 148x,
stars appear granular, just beyond resolution. After a while, several
resolved at center. |
NED/IPAC |
| 6369 |
PlN |
Oph |
14.0 |
SA-22 |
7/13/02
Deer Trail, CO |
10:08p |
7/7 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
148 |
Stellar at 80x. Circular with slight
mottling at 148x; looks brighter than 14.0 mag. |
|
| 6401 |
GCl |
Oph |
0.0 |
SA-22 |
7/11/02
Deer Trail, CO |
11:58p |
2/2
(smoke) |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
148 |
Superimposed 12 mag star makes definition
difficult. Seems to have ragged outer margins. Center just slightly
brighter. No resolution at 148x. |
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| 6426 |
GCl |
Oph |
12.5 |
SA-15 |
8/26/02
Lake City, CO |
9:59p |
8/8 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80 |
A "ghostly" globular at 80x. Circular
haze with no central brightening. At 148x, shape becomes valguely
elongated N-S. Some mottling comes out with averted vision. No
resolution. |
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| 6440 |
GCl |
Sgr |
12.0 |
SA-22 |
7/13/02
Deer Trail, CO |
10:22p |
7/8 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
148 |
Stellar center at 80x. Center mottled/
granular at 148x; hazy outer margins: fades out more gradually to NW. |
|
| 6445 |
PlN |
Sgr |
13.0 |
SA-22 |
7/13/02
Deer Trail, CO |
10:45p |
7/8 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
148 |
Stellar at 80x with some mottling. At
148x, several pretzel-like loops are evident in disk. |
|
| 6451 |
OCl |
Sco |
8.5 |
SA-22 |
9/30/02
Littleton, CO |
7:50p |
4/4
(dusk) |
235mm
f/6.3 |
60 |
Hazy bg to several brighter stars at 60x.
148x shows swarm of dim (13+ mage) barely resolved stars inside a
frame of 7-8 brighter (12 mag) ones. Center seems to have a dark gap. |
|
| 6514 |
C/N |
Sgr |
5.0 |
SA-22 |
8/26/02
Lake City, CO |
9:10p |
7/7 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
O-III |
Hazy, puff-ball shape with hint of 3 or 4
dark lanes radiating from center. Emission portion of Triffid nebula. |
|
| 6517 |
GCl |
Oph |
13.0 |
|
6/9/02
Deer Trail, CO |
2:45a |
7/7
(Very windy) |
235mm
f/6.3 |
60 |
Dim circular halo; irregular/ ragged
outer margins. No resolution. |
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| 6520 |
OCl |
Sgr |
7.5 |
SA-22 |
7/13/02
Deer Trail, CO |
10:58p |
7/8 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
148 |
Hazy patch of light behind line of 4
bright stars at 80x. At 148x, twelve brighter (10-11 mag) stars
in front of several dozen faint, barely resolved stars. Dark area to W
is B86 dark nebula. |
|
| 6522 |
GCl |
Sgr |
10.5 |
SA-22 |
6/17/02
Littleton, CO |
2:17a |
4/5 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
148 |
No resolution. Fairly well-defined
margins give it an almost planetary nebula-like appearance. At 148x, S
edge seems sharper; slight brightening/ mottling at core. |
|
| 6528 |
GCl |
Sgr |
11.0 |
SA-22 |
6/17/02
Littleton, CO |
2:19a |
4/5 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
148 |
In same field as 6522 at 80x. Smaller,
fainter, edges less distinct. No central detail. |
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