Astronomy / Telescope / Stargazing
Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada (Moderate Dark-Sky Site)
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2004/01/22 - 24
Time: Hours of Darkness
Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada (Atlatl Campground)
Altitude: ~2500 ft. ASL
Weather:
- Temperature = Upper 50s Lower 30s
- Humidity = ~25%
- Winds = W @ 0-3 mph
- Clouds = 6
- Transparency = 5
- Seeing = 4/3
- Darkness = 6
Moon Phase: 2%
Telescopes:
- Meade 16 Starfinder Dobsonian
- Orion 100mm AstroView Refractor
- DAY ONE:
Nearly 2 ½ months had gone by since I have done any real dark-sky observing. Weather reports were sketchy as to what it would be doing this weekend. I wanted to drive to Death Valley but didnt want to get all the way there for anything less then perfect skies. Lovell Canyon was an option but it was too cold at its elevation of nearly a mile high. I considered Lake Mead or Cima in California but had never observed there before and I didnt want to chance a visit by myself. I had never been camping at Valley of Fire but it seemed like the best choice. If the weather turned bad it was close enough to drive back without a major loss, it has fairly dark skies and the temperature wouldnt be as cold as in Lovell Canyon: Valley of Fire it was.
I had planned to come home from work and catch a couple of hours of sleep before I left. The Sky-Clock was looking awesome and I was too excited to sleep. I packed up early and Sierra and I hit the road sometime just before noon.
The drive is very easy: 10 miles to get out of town.
25 miles of highway.
20 miles into the park. At the gate I paid my fee ($5 now and $8 more at the site) and went to find my site. The Ranger said the park was full last holiday weekend so I was glad to get there early just in case. One area of the campground is truly surreal: each camp is set in a little alcove surrounded by towering sandstone cliffs but not conducive for stargazing unless you want to confine your observing to straight up. I continued to search and found another area that was more open. The site I chose had all but wide-open views except to the west I could live with that. My new address for the next couple of days would be #1 Atlatl Campground, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada.
The weather was clear with temperatures in the upper 50s and only light breezes. I leisurely set up my camp. My site fronted the road leading to the campground but I was betting traffic would die down and would not hinder my eyesight.
What I was not counting on were the lights from the restroom/shower building. Luckily, I had my trusty Photon-Phyters with me and hastily constructed a formidable barrier betwixt me and artificial photon source. Im sure the other campers thought I was just unsociable.
Just as night was beginning to set, two other campers walked up to my site and asked if they could take a look through my scope. Their names were Shawn & Lori from Las Vegas. They were both about my age but had only been married for only 4 months and had come to Valley of Fire to do some horseback riding. Even though it was not truly dark I showed them what I could: Saturn, Mars, Pleiades and Orion. I also managed to eek out M36 in Auriga. None of the objects looked as good as they would in an hour or so but it was still nice to have people come and see things they had never seen before. Sierra didnt enjoy the visit and sat in the tent the whole time grumbling. I guess she didnt like their little dog Rocky.
Darkness had finally set in and I could begin my hunt for deep-sky objects. First I tested the waters with a few familiar objects. Then my searching began in earnest (no, it's not a new constellation) and I started out by jumping right in with an obscure planetary nebula located in Lepus of all places. It was not very much to look at; just a fuzzy hare-ball of a planetary. The central star was visible but I could get no color out of it.
To describe every object in detail would take volumes, so, Ill just write a few notes for some of them. (At the bottom of the page is a complete list of what I observed.)
- NGC 1778 in Auriga: Nice little double-like cluster separated by yellow headlights
- NGC 1857 in Auriga: Bright yellow center star possibly with nebulosity
- NGC 1499 in Perseus: California Nebula; had a power failure, not obvious like the state
- NGC 3115 in Sextans: First time for an object in that constellation
- NGC 3242 in Hydra: Ghost of Jupiter; better then at TBY for sure
- M51 in Canes Venatici: Whirlpool Galaxy; drop-dead gorgeous!
- NGC 5248 in Bootes: Bootes has a Galaxy? Big but hard to locate
- NGC 5102 in Centaurus: I can see into Centaurus! First object for the Centaur
- M83 in Hydra: Awesome even near daybreak
- M57 in Lyra: I got to see my beautiful ring again
My main objective for the outing was to search the Virgo-Coma Galaxy Cluster. Other times Ive tried and became overwhelmed by the task. This time was no different but at least I had a plan. Last year while I was at the GCSP and lady named Marylyn had given me a clue as how to search the area. She suggested I start somewhere obvious like in the middle at the juncture of M84/86 and work my way out in different directions. So, with pen and paper in hand I began my search with my big mirror and jotted down every little or obvious blur I could see. About 2 hours later and with about 60 little scribbles on my paper I gave out. I only used a 20mm EP at 90x. Next time out Ill have to do it again and compare. Also, I barely touched the whole area. Man, thats a lot of stars in them there galaxies! No wonder they call it a cluster. In retrospect its too bad I stopped: I fell one galaxy short of completing my Messier List. That would be M60.
NEVERS was proving to be true but almost a blessing: I was beat. (Night Ends Viciously Every Rising Sun) I was happy to have seen, in the early morning hours, some new constellations for me which were Lupus the Wolf, Antila the Ant, most of Centaurus, and the tops of Vela the Sail. It was also very cool to watch the Scorpion creep above the horizon! I spent the daybreak taking a few photos before I went to bed.
Here's an 'artistic' version of the photo above
'MERCURY RISING'
- DAY TWO:
I woke sometime around 1pm to find another splendid day and not a cloud in the sky or a wisp of wind.
Most of the daylight hours were spent dinking around the campsite and plotting the nights activities.
As nightfall began, I snapped a photo of Venus setting behind the sandstone rocks behind my camp.
I tried once again at looking at Mars. The planet is still bright in the 16 mirror and even the aperture mask would not bring out any detail in the planet. I guess its gone for sure now. Saturn on the other hand was just incredible. I waited for more darkness to set in before I began my deep-sky gathering. A galaxy that had eluded me in the past was my first target: NGC 524 in Pisces. Unfortunately, the constellation was towards the south and west: right above the visible sky-glow of Las Vegas, and, Mars looked like it would be in the way. I couldnt see the nearby marker star the galaxy was near. I tried anyway and got a nice surprise: Mars and the Galaxy were in the same FOV!
Before the western constellations went down the drain I thought it best to check out the Whirlpool Galaxy. It too was circling just above the sky-glow. M31 was just barely visible naked-eye but as always it was just unreal in the EP as well as its neighbors. Now, more brief notes:
- NGC 7635 in Cassiopeia: The Bubble Nebula; somebody popped it. Un-inflated
- NGC 281 in Cassiopeia: The Pac-Man Nebula: Visible but chomped. Better @ Lovell Canyon
- NGC 2261 in Monoceros: Hubbles Variable Nebula: Comet Shaped, very odd
- M42 in Orion: The Great Orion Nebula: Hydrogen burning funny stars
- M50 in Monoceros: I forgot about this wonderful open-cluster!
- h3945 in Canis Major: Albireo imposter
- M93 in Puppis: If your gonna look at open-clusters, look at this one
- NGC 2346 in Monoceros: This planetary is not located where the Deep600 map says it is
- NGC 2477/2451 in Puppis: From lower latitudes these OCs must look beautiful
- M3 in Canes Venatici: Its just !.Of course I looked at many more objects and wanted to look at even more. At around 2:30am I got too tired and tired of being cold. The temps were dipping down close to 34f. Sierra had the right idea so I joined her and I crawled into my sleeping bags and dreamt of fuzzy white blurs.
I woke to find high, thin clouds looming on the horizon. It looked like another night out would not be in the cards. I spent the morning taking some pictures before the clouds moved in.
I really hadnt planned on staying but had thought of driving to Lake Mead to join ASN-LV for a while. Instead, I packed up my equipment and drove home. Im pretty sure Sierra was glad to get her bed back! Me too
THE COMPLETE OBSERVING LIST FOR THE WEEKEND
New Objects Viewed:
- IC 418 / PK215-24.1 (PN) / Mag: 10.7 / Size: 14' x 11' / Lepus
- NGC 1778 (OC) / Mag: 7.70 / Size: 7 / Auriga
- NGC 1857 (OC) / Mag: 7.00 / Size: 5 / Auriga
- NGC 1964 (Gal) / Mag: 10.7 / Size: 6.2 x 2.5 / Lepus
- NGC 2775 (Gal) / Mag: 10.3 / Size: 4.5 x 3.5 / Cancer
- NGC 3115 (Gal) / Mag: 9.30 / Size: 8.3 x 3.2 / Sextans
- NGC 3607 (Gal) / Mag: 10.0 / Size: 3.7 x 3.2 / Leo
- NGC 3608 (Gal) / Mag: 11.0 / Size: 3.0 x 2.5 / Leo
- NGC 3605 (Gal) / Mag: 12.3 / Size: 1.7 x 1.0 / Leo
- NGC 3599 (Gal) / Mag: 11.9 / Size: 2.8 x 2.8 / Leo
- NGC 3344 (Gal) / Mag: 10.0 / Size: 6.9 x 6.5 / Leo Minor
- NGC 3169 (Gal) / Mag: 10.5 / Size: 4.8 x 3.2 / Sextans
- NGC 3166 (Gal) / Mag: 10.6 / Size: 5.2 x 2.7 / Sextans
- NGC 3504 (Gal) / Mag: 11.7 / Size: 2.7 x 2.2 / Leo Minor
- NGC 3515 (Gal) / Mag: 14.7 / Size: 1.1 x 0.9 / Leo Minor
- NGC 3810 (Gal) / Mag: 10.7 / Size: 4.3 x 3.1 / Leo
- NGC 4527 (Gal) / Mag: 11.5 / Size: 6.3 x 2.3 / Virgo
- NGC 4536 (Gal) / Mag: 10.9 / Size: 7.4 x 3.5 / Virgo
- NGC 4546 (Gal) / Mag: 10.3 / Size: 3.5 x 1.7 / Virgo
- NGC 4697 (Gal) / Mag: 10.1 / Size: 6.0 x 3.8 / Virgo
- NGC 4699 (Gal) / Mag: 9.30 / Size: 3.5 x 2.7 / Virgo
- NGC 4958 (Gal) / Mag: 10.5 / Size: 4.1 x 1.4 / Virgo
- NGC 4856 (Gal) / Mag: 10.5 / Size: 4.6 x 1.6 / Virgo
- NGC 4387 (Gal) / Mag: 13.0 / Size: 1.8 x 1.1 / Virgo
- NGC 4388 (Gal) / Mag: 11.8 / Size: 5.6 x 1.3 / Virgo
- NGC 4402 (Gal) / Mag: 12.6 / Size: 3.9 x 1.1 / Virgo
- NGC 4351 (Gal) / Mag: 13.0 / Size: 2.0 x 1.3 / Virgo
- NGC 4267 (Gal) / Mag: 11.8 / Size: 3.2 x 3.0 / Virgo
- NGC 4302 (Gal) / Mag: 12.6 / Size: 5.5 x 1.0 / Coma Berenices
- NGC 4298 (Gal) / Mag: 12.1 / Size: 3.2 x 1.8 / Coma Berenices
- M99 / NGC 4254 (SG) / Mag: 10.5 / Size: 4 x 4 / Coma Berenices
- NGC 4216 (Gal) / Mag: 10.4 / Size: 8.1 x 8.0 / Virgo
- NGC 4206 (Gal) / Mag: 12.8 / Size: 6.2 x 1.2 / Virgo
- NGC 4193 / IC 3051 (Gal) / Mag: 13.2 / Size: 2.0 x 1.0 / Virgo
- NGC 4168 (Gal) / Mag: 12.2 / Size: 2.8 x 2.3 / Virgo
- NGC 4152 (Gal) / Mag: 12.6 / Size: 2.2 x 1.7 / Coma Berenices
- M98 / NGC 4192 (SG) / Mag: 11.0 / Size: 9.8 x 2.8 / Coma Berenices
- NGC 4189 (Gal) / Mag: 12.5 / Size: 2.4 x 1.7 / Coma Berenices
- NGC 4208 (Gal) / Mag: 11.8 / Size: 3.2 x 2.0 / Coma Berenices
- M85 / NGC 4406 (EG) / Mag: 10.5 / Size: 8.9 x 5.8 / Coma Berenices
- NGC 4344 (Gal) / Mag: 13.4 / Size: 1.9 x 1.8 / Coma Berenices
- NGC 4340 (Gal) / Mag: 12.1 / Size: 3.5 x 2.8 / Coma Berenices
- NGC 4350 (Gal) / Mag: 11.0 / Size: 3.0 x 1.4 / Coma Berenices
- M100 / NGC 4321 (SG) / Mag: 10.5 / Size: 7.4 x 6.3 / Coma Berenices
- NGC 4312 (Gal) / Mag: 12.6 / Size: 4.6 x 1.1 / Coma Berenices
- NGC 4379 (Gal) / Mag: 12.6 / Size: 1.9 x 1.6 / Coma Berenices
- NGC 4419 (Gal) / Mag: 11.4 / Size: 3.4 x 1.3 / Coma Berenices
- NGC 4377 (Gal) / Mag: 12.7 / Size: 1.7 x 1.4 / Coma Berenices
- NGC 4459 (Gal) / Mag: 10.9 / Size: 3.8 x 2.8 / Coma Berenices
- NGC 4474 (Gal) / Mag: 12.5 / Size: 2.3 x 1.2 / Coma Berenices
- M88 / NGC 4501 (SG) / Mag: 11.0 / Size: 6.9 x 3.9 / Coma Berenices
- NGC 4477 (Gal) / Mag: 10.7 / Size: 4.0 x 3.5 / Coma Berenices
- NGC 4479 (Gal) / Mag: 13.5 / Size: 1.8 x 1.5 / Coma Berenices
- NGC 4473 (Gal) / Mag: 10.1 / Size: 4.5 x 2.6 x Coma Berenices
- NGC 4540 (Gal) / Mag: 12.5 / Size: 2.0 x 1.6 / Coma Berenices
- M91 / NGC 4548 (BS) / Mag: 11.5 / Size: 5.4 x 4.4 / Coma Berenices
- NGC 4571 / IC 3588 (Gal) / Mag: 11.9 / Size: 3.8 x 3.4 / Coma Berenices
- IC 3476 (Gal) / Mag: 13.1 / Size: 2.2 x 1.9 / Coma Berenices
- NGC 4435 (Gal) / Mag: 10.3 / Size: 3.0 x 1.9 / Virgo [The Eyes]
- NGC 4438 (Gal) / Mag: 10.8 / Size: 9.3 x 3.9 / Virgo [The Eyes]
- NGC 4425 (Gal) / Mag: 12.8 / Size: 3.4 x 1.2 / Virgo
- NGC 4458 (Gal) / Mag: 12.8 / Size: 1.9 x 1.8 / Virgo
- NGC 4461/4443 (Gal) / Mag: 12.0 / Size: 3.7 x 1.5 / Virgo
- NGC 4476 (Gal) / Mag: 13.0 / Size: 1.9 x 1.3 / Virgo
- NGC 4478 (Gal) / Mag: 10.9 / Size: 2.0 x 1.8 / Virgo
- NGC 4486 (Gal) / Mag: 14.4 / Size: Unk / Virgo [Smoking Gun]
- NGC 4531 (Gal) / Mag: 12.6 / Size: 3.5 x 2.3 / Virgo
- IC 3583 (Gal) / Mag: 13.9 / Size: 2.1 x 1.1 / Virgo
- M90 / NGC 4569 (SG) / Mag: 11.0 / Size: 9.5 x 4.7 / Virgo
- M89 / NGC 4552 (EG) / Mag: 11.5 / Size: 4.2 x 4.2 / Virgo
- NGC 4551 (Gal) / Mag: 13.0 / Size: 2.0 x 1.6 / Virgo
- NGC 4550 (Gal) / Mag: 11.7 / Size: 3.5 x 1.2 / Virgo
- M58 / NGC 4579 (SG) / Mag: 11.0 / Size: 5.4 x 4.4 / Virgo
- NGC 4564 (Gal) / Mag: 12.0 / Size: 3.1 x 1.4 / Virgo
- NGC 4567 (Gal) / Mag: 11.7 / Size: 4.6 x 2.1 / Virgo
- NGC 4568 (Gal) / Mag: 12.1 / Size: 3.0 x 2.1 / Virgo
- NGC 4606 (Gal) / Mag: 12.6 / Size: 2.8 x 1.5 / Virgo
- NGC 4607 (Gal) / Mag: 13.3 / Size: 3.2 x 0.8 / Virgo
- M59 / NGC 4621 EG) / Mag: 11.5 / Size: 5.1 x 3.4 / Virgo
- NGC 5897 (GC) / Mag: 8.50 / Size: 13 / Libra
- NGC 5634 (GC) / Mag: 9.47 / Size: 4.9 / Virgo
- NGC 5746 (Gal) / Mag: 10.1 / Size: 7.9 x 1.7 / Virgo
- NGC 5740 (Gal) / Mag: 12.6 / Size: 3.1 x 1.7 / Virgo
- NGC 5838 (Gal) / Mag: 11.9 / Size: 4.2 x 1.6 / Virgo
- NGC 5846 (Gal) / Mag: 10.5 / Size: 3.4 x 3.2 / Virgo
- NGC 5850 (Gal) / Mag: 11.6 / Size: 4.3 x 3.9 / Virgo
- NGC 5813 (Gal) / Mag: 11.6 / Size: 4.3 x 3.9 / Virgo
- NGC 5701 (Gal) / Mag: 11.8 / Size: 4.7 x 4.5 / Virgo
- NGC 5363 (Gal) / Mag: 10.7 / Size: 4.2 x 2.7 / Virgo
- NGC 5364/5317 (Gal) / Mag: 11.0 / Size: 6.8 x 4.4 / Virgo
- NGC 5356 (Gal) / Mag: 13.8 / Size: 3.2 x 1.0 / Virgo
- NGC 5248 (Gal) / Mag: 10.9 / Size: 6.2 x 4.5 / Bootes
- NGC 5102 (Gal) / Mag: 10.5 / Size: 9.3 x 3.5 / Centaurus
- The Constellation LupusDay Two -
- NGC 524 (Gal) / Mag: 10.6 / Size: 2.8 x 2.8 / Pisces
- NGC 7635 (EN) / Mag: 11 / Size: 15 x 8 / Cassiopeia [Bubble Nebula]
- NGC 2304 (OC) / Mag: 10 / Size: 5 / Gemini
- NGC 2355 (OC) / Mag: 9.5 / Size: 9 / Gemini
- NGC 2129 (OC) / Mag: 6.7 / Size: 6 / Gemini
- NGC 2174 (EN) / Mag: - / Size: 2.0 x 3.0 / Orion
- NGC 2266 (OC) / Mag: 9.5 / Size: 6 / Gemini
- NGC 2245 (DN) / Mag: - / Size: 2 x 2 / Monoceros
- NGC 2261 (DN) / Mag: - / Size: 2 x 1 / Monoceros [Hubbles Variable Nebula]
- h3945 (DS) Orange & Blue / Mag: 4.81 & 6 / A.S. = 26 / Canis Major
- NGC 2367 (OC) / Mag: 7.9 / Size: 3.5 / Canis Major
- NGC 2383 (OC) / Mag: 8.4 / Size: 5 / Canis Major
- NGC 2384 (OC) / Mag: 7.4 / Size: 2.5 / Canis Major
- NGC 2421 (OC) / Mag: 8.3 / Size: 10 / Puppis
- NGC 2440 / PK234+2.1 (PN) / Mag: 10.8 / Size: 74 x 42 / Puppis
- NGC 2414 (OC) / Mag: 7.9 / Size: 4 / Puppis
- NGC 2423 (OC) / Mag: 6.7 / Size: 19 / Puppis
- Mel 71 / Cr156 (OC) / Mag: 9.4 / Size: 5 / Puppis
- NGC 2359 (EN) / Mag: - / Size: 10 x 5 / Canis Major [Thors Helmet]
- NGC 2345 (OC) / Mag: 7.7 / Size: 12 / Canis Major
- NGC 2343 (OC) / Mag: 6.7 / Size: 6 / Monoceros
- NGC 2335 (OC) / Mag: 7.2 / Size: 12 / Monoceros
- NGC 2353 (OC) / Mag: 5.3 / Size: 20 / Monoceros
- NGC 2286 (OC) / Mag: 7.5 / Size: 14 / Monoceros
- NGC 2527 (OC) / Mag: 8.0 / Size: 22 / Puppis
- NGC 2489 (OC) / Mag: 7.0 / Size: 8 / Puppis
- NGC 2439 (OC) / Mag: 6.0 / Size: 10 / Puppis
- NGC 2627 (OC) / Mag: 8.3 / Size: 11 / Pyxis
- NGC 2571 (OC) / Mag: 7.0 / Size: 13 / Puppis
- NGC 2567 (OC) / Mag: 7.0 / Size: 10 / Puppis
- NGC 2580 (OC) / Mag: 10.0 / Size: 7 / Puppis
- NGC 2784 (Gal) / Mag: 11.3 / Size: 5.1 x 2.3 / Hydra
- NGC 4111 (Gal) / Mag: 9.69 / Size: 4.6 x 1.0 / Canes Venatici
- NGC 4143 (Gal) / Mag: 11.0 / Size: 2.3 x 1.4 / Canes Venatici
- NGC 4485 (Gal) / Mag: 11.6 / Size: 2.4 x 1.7 / Canes Venatici
- NGC 4203 (Gal) / Mag: 11.0 / Size: 3.4 x 1.7 / Canes Venatici
- NGC 4395 (Gal) / Mag: 10.6 / Size: 13.2 x 11.0 / Canes Venatici
- NGC 5371 (Gal) / Mag: 11.3 / Size: 4.4 x 3.6 / Canes Venatici
- NGC 5466 (GC) / Mag: 8.50 / Size: 11 / Bootes
- NGC 4889/4884 (Gal) / Mag: 12.5 / Size: 2.8 x 2.0 / Coma Berenices
- NGC 4874 (Gal) / Mag: 12.9 / Size: 2.7 x 2.7 / Coma Berenices
- NGC 4860 (Gal) / Mag: 14.5 / Size: 1.0 x 0.9 / Coma Berenices
- NGC 4921 (Gal) / Mag: 13.3 / Size: 2.7 x 2.4 / Coma Berenices
- NGC 4931 (Gal) / Mag: 14.4 / Size: 1.6 x 0.6 / Coma Berenices
- NGC 4944 (Gal) / Mag: 13.8 / Size: 1.6 x 0.6 / Coma BerenicesOther Objects Viewed:
Venus, Saturn (Rhea, Dione, Tethys, Titan, Iapetus), M36 (OC in Auriga), Mars, M45 (Pleiades), M42 (Great Orion Nebula), NGC 2392 (Eskimo Nebula), M72 (GC in Lepus), NGC 2022 (PN in Orion), M37 (OC in Auriga), M38 (OC in Auriga), NGC 1907 (OC in Auriga), NGC 1931 (NOC in Auriga), M81 (Bodes Galaxy in UMa), M82 (Cigar Galaxy in UMa), NGC 2976 (Companion Galaxy of M81/82), NGC 3242 (Ghost of Jupiter PN on Hydra), M1 (Crab Nebula in Taurus), M51 (Whirlpool Galaxy in CVn), NGC 5195 (Companion Galaxy of M51 in CVn), M101 (Galaxy in UMa), M104 (Sombrero Galaxy in Virgo), Jupiter (Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto), M84 (Galaxy in Virgo), M86 (Galaxy in Virgo), M87 (Galaxy in Virgo), M3 (GC in Canes Venatici), M83 (Galaxy in Hydra), M68 (GC in Hydra), M57 (PN in Lyra), Mercury (Naked-Eye), M33 (Pinwheel Galaxy in Triangulum), M31 (Andromeda Galaxy in Andromeda), M32 (Satellite of M31), M101 (Satellite of M31), M52 (Scorpion OC in Cassiopeia), Eta Cassiopeia (DS), NGC 281 (NOC-Pac-Man), M35 (OC in Gemini), NGC 2158 (OC in Gemini), NGC 2264 (Cone Nebula in Monoceros), Rosette Nebula in Monoceros, M50 (OC in Monoceros), NGC 2362 (NOC in CMa), NGC 2354 (OC in Monoceros), M93 (OC in Puppis), NGC 2482 (OC in Puppis), NGC 2467 (Nebulosity in Puppis), M46 (OC in Puppis), NGC 2438 (PN in M46), M47 (OC in Puppis), NGC 2232 (OC in Monoceros), NGC 2477 (OC in Puppis), NGC 2451 (OC in Puppis), NGC 4490 (Cocoon Nebula [Galaxy] in Canes Venatici),
Questionable Objects or Not able to find or to see:
(NGC 4027/4038 [Antennae Galaxies] Corvus), (NGC 1499 [California Nebula] Perseus), (NGC 2346 [PN] Monoceros), (NGC 2997 [Galaxy] Antila), NGC 5353 [Galaxy] Canes Venatici)
Total = 203
- Double Stars = 2
- Galaxies = 120
- Globular Clusters = 6
- Moons = 9
- Nebulae = 10
- Open Clusters = 44
- Planetary Nebula = 7
- Planets = 4
- Supernova Remnants = 1
THIS PAGE WAS CREATED ON JANUARY, 30, 2004
