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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 |
|
7128 |
OCl |
Cyg |
11.5 |
U-19 |
9/29/02
Littleton, CO |
11:24p
MDT |
6/6 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
148 |
At 80x about twelve 12+ magnitude members are visible. 148X shows about 25
stars of 12+magnitude, with hint of additional members in background.
E. of 7 mag star. |
|
| 7142 |
OCl |
Cep |
10.0 |
U-9 |
10/7/02
Deer Trail, CO |
1:06a |
7/7 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
148 |
At 80+ a large patch of just resolved
13-14 mag stars, N=35-40. At 148x, stars arranged in many curved
lanes. bounded by three brighter (10-11 mag) stars. |
|
| 7160 |
OCl |
Cep |
6.5 |
SA-3 |
10/6/02
Littleton, CO |
11:49p |
7/7 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
148 |
Hazy patch in finder. At 80x, eight-ten
11+ mag stars with haze of unresolved stars behind. At 148x,
forty-fifty ~14 mag stars barely resolved amid brighter ones. (Wind
blowing scope.) |
|
| 7209 |
OCl |
Lac |
8.0 |
U-31 |
8/25/02
Lake City, CO |
9:27p |
5/5 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
148 |
About 25 member stars near 6.5 mag fg
star at 80x. Shows some bg haze, but 148x shows no additional stars. |
|
| 7217 |
Gal
Sb |
Peg |
11.5 |
SA-9 |
9/29/02
Littleton, CO |
11:51p |
6/6 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
148 |
Almost round at 80x with brightening at
core. Even halo in outer regions. At 148x nucleus looks stellar at
times. Spiral arms extend to points on E-W axis. Complex structure/
mottling. |
NED/IPAC |
| 7243 |
OCl |
Lac |
6.5 |
U-31r |
8/25/02
Lake City, CO |
9:45p |
6/4 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
43
80 |
About 50 members of roughly equal
magnitude. Best view at 43x. Large & scattered in irregular pattern.
Visible as faint glow in 50mm finder. |
|
| 7296 |
OCl |
Lac |
9.5 |
U-19 |
8/25/02
Lake City, CO |
10:02P |
6/3 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
43
148 |
Very small hazy patch at 43x. At 148x
about 20 members, some seen only with AV, est. 13-14 mag. |
|
| 7331 |
Gal
Sb |
Peg |
10.5 |
SA-9 |
9/30/02
Littleton, CO |
12:06a
MDT |
6/6 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
60
148 |
N-S streak at 60x, brighter toward core,
with very tenuous outlying arms. At 148x, center expands slightly,
with faint halo surrounding. Arms extend out to more than 6" at 148x. |
|
| 7380 |
C/N |
Cep |
9.0 |
SA-3 |
10/7/02
Littleton, CO |
12:04a |
7/7 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
148
O-III |
Nebulosity visible in finder. 20-25
brighter members (11+ mag), with at least 50 dimmer (13-14 mag)
members. At 148x, bg is a nebulous sheen of stars and glowing gas. 80x
with O-III shows a bright knot of nebulosity in center of cluster. |
NED/IPAC |
| 7448 |
Gal
Sc |
Peg |
12.5 |
SA-9
U-82 |
9/30/02
Littleton, CO |
12:33a |
5/5
Moon
rising |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
148 |
Very faint at 80x. At 148x, halo is a
ragged oval between two 12+ mag stars. No significant central
brightening. NGC 7465-64 nearby (very faint.) |
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| 7479 |
Gal
SBb |
Peg |
11.5 |
SA-17 |
10/1/02
Littleton, CO |
12:24a |
4/3
Haze |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
148
DSF |
Very diffuse oval halo, extremely difficult to
find at this seeing. Slightly oval, mottling evident, but no central
brightening, although there is a hint of a slender bar there with DSF. |
NED/IPAC |
| 7510 |
OCl
|
Cep |
9.5 |
|
10/7/02
Littleton, CO |
12:23a |
7/7 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
148 |
Small, tightly packed, arrow-shaped
cluster with 20-25 brighter (11 mag) members and many dimmer stars in
base of arrow. |
|
| 7606 |
Gal
Sb |
Aqr |
11.5 |
SA-17 |
10/6/02
Littleton, CO |
9:27p |
6/6 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
148 |
Even light across oblong disk. Ends are
pointed, giving it a spindle shape. No central brightening. At 148x
disk becomes mottled, with 3-4 star-like flecks seen with AV near
core. 12-14 mag stars at either end. |
|
| 7662 |
PlN |
And |
9.0 |
|
10/6/02
Littleton, CO |
10:45p |
7/7 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
148 |
At 80x, very bright, sharply defined disk
with no detail (greenish color very noticeable) At 148x, very small,
central dark area evident. Slightly oblong disk. |
|
| 7686 |
OCl |
And |
8.0 |
|
10/6/02
Littleton, CO |
11:02p |
7/7 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80 |
Centered on 6.5 & 7.5 mag stars aligned
E-W. About twenty 12+ mag stars and 40-50 fainter ones -- some just to
W of 6.5 mag star. |
|
| 7723 |
Gal
Sb |
Aqr |
12.0 |
SA-17 |
10/1/02
Littleton, CO |
1:04a |
4/3
Haze |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
148 |
Barely visible at 80x. Oblong shape at
148x. No central brightening. Fairly smooth disk with just a
little mottling. |
|
| 7727 |
Gal
S |
Aqr |
11.5 |
SA-17 |
10/1/02
Littleton, CO |
1:09a |
4/3
Haze |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
148 |
Noticeably brighter than 7723, tho with
similar figure. Stellar core. Outer margins fairly distinct. Core
looks double at times of better seeing with AV. |
NED/IPAC |
| 7789 |
OCl |
Cas |
9.5 |
SA-1 |
10/7/02
Littleton, CO |
9:20p |
4/3
|
235mm
f/6.3 |
80 |
At 80x, twenty-five 12+ mag stars in a
loose, fairly large grouping with bg haze; dark area in center. Many
members appear red or orange. At 148x, central dark area less
distinct, surrounded by 100-150+ very dim (~14 mag) stars, many just
barely resolved. |
|
| 7790 |
OCl |
Cas |
7.0 |
SA-1 |
10/7/02
Littleton, CO |
9:38p
MDT |
4/3 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
148 |
At 80x three 11+ mage stars in obtuse triangle shape,
bordering a hazy patch with some barely resolved members. In 148x this
patch seen to be a very densely packed glob of faint stars, of which
several dozen are resolved to points. |
NED/IPAC |
| 7814 |
Gal
Sa |
Peg |
12.0 |
SA-17 |
10/6/02
Deer Trail, CO |
10:05p
MDT |
6/6 |
235mm
f/6.3 |
80
148 |
At 148x, large bright core surrounded by hazy disk.
With averted vision, core has a stellar point and texture and mottling
evident in core region. Halo is oblong, oriented SE-NW. |
NED/IPAC |
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