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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 |
|
6823 |
C/N |
Vul |
10.0 |
|
9/15/02
Deer Trail, CO |
2:40a |
7/7 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
43
60
80
O-III |
With O-III at 60x, nebulosity visible as dim sheen to NW of cluster.
At 43x, cluster has 7-8 brighter stars and bg of many more dimmer. At
80x, perhaps 25 more show up -- probably 13+ mag, especially to N of
brighter stars. |
NED/IPAC |
| 6826 |
PlN |
Cyg |
9.0 |
U-33 |
8/27/02
Lake City, CO |
10:50p |
7/7
moon |
235mm
f/6.3 |
148
O-III |
Blinking Planetary. When central star
(12+ mag) is view directly, halo disappears. When first seen, appears
like reg. greenish round PN. Halo has no detail. With O-III halo has
wispy structure & blinking effect goes away. |
|
| 6830 |
OCl |
Vul |
9.0 |
|
9/15/02
Deer Trail, CO |
3:01a |
7/7 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80 |
15-20 12+ mag stars in vaguely
cross-shaped group. More visible with AV, just at edge of resolution. |
|
| 6834 |
OCl |
Cyg |
10.0 |
SA-9
U-32 |
9/29/02
Littleton, CO |
11:02p |
6/5 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
148 |
At 80x, a line of 6-8 12+ mage stars,
with bg haze. At 148x, 25+ dimmer stars (13+ mag) are resolved,
including a small separate patch to the SE. |
|
| 6866 |
OCl |
Cyg |
9.0 |
SA-9
U-32 |
8/27/02
Lake City, CO |
9:26p |
8/8 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
43
80
148 |
At 43x, 20-25 13+ mag stars seen mostly
with AV. 25-30 visible at 80x in dense, Milky Way star field. At 148x,
cluster begins to get lost in field stars. |
|
| 6882 |
OCl |
Vul |
5.5 |
|
9/15/02
Deer Trail, CO |
3:26a |
7/7 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
43
80 |
At 43x, 15-20 12+ mag stars, just NW of
NGC 6885. At 80x, faint sheen of dimmer members. |
|
| 6885 |
OCl |
Vul |
9.0 |
|
9/15/02
Deer Trail, CO |
3:26a |
7/7 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
43 |
Bright star in center of cluster. 8-9
10-12 mag stars. Pair with 6882. Central star seems to mask other
fainter members. |
|
| 6905 |
PlN |
Del |
12.0 |
SA-9 |
8/30/02
Echo Park, CO |
11:19p |
7/7 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80 |
Hazy, featureless patch (even brightness)
at 80x, involved with three 13-mag field stars. At 148x, halo spans
space bet. two field stars; hint of brightening near center. Dark gap
on W limb. |
|
| 6910 |
OCl |
Cyg |
7.5 |
SA-9
U-32 |
8/25/02
Lake City,
CO |
10:19p |
6/3
moon |
235mm
f/6.3 |
60
148 |
Long squiggle of 13-14 mag stars and
10-12 mag stars at 60x. Best view 1t 148x, shows 30-35 stars down to
14+ mag in highly irregular pattern. |
|
| 6934 |
GCl |
Del |
10.0 |
SA-16 |
8/30/02
Echo Park, CO |
11:34p |
6/7 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
148 |
Bright globular with stellar center,
light fading out gradually to margins at 80x. Diameter increases 50%
with AV. At 148x, appears elongated N-S; core filled with mottled glow
just beyond res. except for one or two glints. |
|
| 6939 |
OCl |
Cep |
10.0 |
SA-3 |
10/6/02
Deer Trail, CO |
11:35p |
7/7 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
148 |
At 80x, large patch of 13-14+ mag stars S
of line of 10 mag stars. N=100+. 148x shows more stars -- too many to
count. Very nice! |
|
| 6940 |
OCl |
Vul |
6.5 |
SA-9 |
8/30/02
Echo Park, CO |
11:56p |
6/5 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80 |
Very large and rich grouping at 80x.
Members very scattered, with many gaps. 125+ 12-14 mag stars; dense
clump of stars near S margin. |
|
| 6946 |
Gal |
Cep |
10.5 |
|
9/15/02
Deer Trail, CO |
4:27a |
5/5
haze & wind |
235mm
f/6.3 |
60 |
Even brightness / virtually round halo.
Inferred face-on spiral. Very dense intervening stars in this area. |
|
| 7000 |
DfN |
Cyg |
0.0 |
SA-9 |
7/14/02
Deer Trail, CO |
1:02a |
8/8 |
50mm
binocular |
10 |
Entire "North American" image visible,
but particularly bright in "central America" peninsula, esp at W.
margin. Pelican neb and other nebulosity to W also visible. |
|
| 7006 |
GCl |
Del |
11.5 |
SA-16 |
8/15/02
Littleton, CO |
2:06a |
6/3 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
148 |
Hazy, unresolved globular glow with
brighter center at 80x, soft edges. At 148x, sharper margins to
S; center slightly stellar, with hazy, unresolved outlyers to NW. |
|
| 7008 |
PlN |
Cyg |
13.5 |
SA-9 |
8/11/02
Fox Park, WY |
4:54a |
5/5
dawn coming |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
O-III |
Irregular oval shape, star involved with
disk. Central hole, surrounded by "pretzel-like" swirls of nebulosity. |
|
| 7009 |
PlN |
Aqr |
8.5 |
SA-16 |
8/15/02
Littleton, CO |
1:27a |
4/4 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
60
148
O-III |
Planet-like and greenish at 60x,
appearing round. At 148x, subtle points appear on E-W axis. Edges are
only slight hazy at 4/4. With O-III, center is slightly stellar,
and more structure appears beyond the outer margins of the main disk. |
|
| 7044 |
OCl |
Cyg |
11.5 |
U-32 |
8/27/02
Lake City, CO |
10:23p |
8/8 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
60
80 |
Small, hazy patch, with only a few stars
(3-4) resolved at 60x. At 80x, patch is brighter, with 8-10 stars
resolved. |
|
| 7062 |
OCl |
Cyg |
11.5 |
SA-9
U-32 |
8/27/02
Lake City, CO |
9:52p |
8/8 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
60
80
148 |
Cluster body is bounded by 4 12-mag stars
at 60x. At 80x, dozens of barely resolved stars visible with AV.
This effect increases at 148x, with many stars forming barely resolved
small clumps. |
|
| 7086 |
OCl |
Cyg |
11.5 |
SA-9
U-32 |
8/27/02
Lake City, CO |
10:04p |
8/8 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
43 |
SW of M-39. Very large & spread out, even
at 43x. 45-50 12+ mag stars in small groups within cluster. |
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