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Astronomical League Urban Observing Club Logbook Astronomical League Urban Observing Club Logbook 1 Table of Contents 1. NGC 129 * 3 41. NGC 3031 (M81) 9 81. NGC 7089 (M2) 16 2. NGC 221 (M32) 42. NGC 3034 (M82) 82. NGC 7092 (M39) 3. NGC 224 (M31) 43. NGC 3242 U 10 83. NGC 7160 * 4. NGC 457 * 44. Mel 111 * 84. NGC 7209 * 5. NGC 663 * 45. NGC 4374 (M84) 85. NGC 7243 * 17 6. Cr 463 * 46. NGC 4406 (M86) 86. NGC 7662 U 7. NGC 752 * 4 47. NGC 4486 (M87) 87. NGC 7789 * 8. Stock 2 * 48. NGC 4594 (M104) 9. NGC 869 * 49. NGC 4736 (M94) 11 Double and Variable Stars 10. NGC 884 * 50. NGC 4826 (M64) 88. Eta Cassiopeiae 17 11. Tr 2 * 51. NGC 5272 (M3) 89. Gamma Arietis 12. NGC 1068 (M77) 52. NGC 5904 (M5) 90. Gamma Andromedae 18 13. Tr 3 * 5 53. NGC 6121 (M4) 91. Beta Persei 14. Stock 23 * 54. NGC 6205 (M13) 92. Trapezium 15. Mel 20 * 55. NGC 6210 U 12 93. Beta Monoceroti 16. NGC 1342 * 56. NGC 6218 (M12) 94. Gamma Leonis 17. Pleiades (M45) 57. NGC 6254 (M10) 95. Zeta Ursae Majoris 18. Hyades * 58. NGC 6266 (M62) 96. Beta Scorpii 19 19. NGC 1647 * 6 59. NGC 6341 (M92) 97. Epsilon Lyrae 20. NGC 1807 * 60. NGC 6405 (M6) 98. Beta Cygni 21. NGC 1817 * 61. IC 4665 * 13 99. Gamma Delphini 22. NGC 1912 (M38) 62. NGC 6475 (M7) 100. Delta Cephei 23. NGC 1960 (M36) 63. NGC 6520 * 24. NGC 1976 (M42) 64. NGC 6523 (M8) 25. NGC 1981 * 7 65. NGC 6618 (M17) 26. NGC 2099 (M37) 66. NGC 6633 * 27. NGC 2168 (M35) 67. NGC 6656 (M22) 14 28. NGC 2169 * 68. IC 4756 * 29. NGC 2232 * 69. NGC 6705 (M11) 30. NGC 2244 * 70. NGC 6709 * 31. NGC 2264 * 8 71. NGC 6720 (M57) 32. NGC 2281 * 72. Cr 399 * 33. NGC 2287 (M41) 73. NGC 6818 U 15 34. NGC 2301 * 74. NGC 6826 U 35. NGC 2323 (M50) 75. NGC 6853 (M27) 36. NGC 2392 U 76. NGC 6910 * 37. NGC 2539 * 9 77. NGC 6934 * 38. NGC 2548 (M48) 78. NGC 6940 * 39. NGC 2632 (M44) 79. NGC 7009 U 16 40. NGC 2682 (M67) 80. NGC 7078 (M15) Of the 87 DSOs in the Urban Club checklist, 41 are Messier objects, indicated with their M numbers. Another 39 are shared with the Deep Sky Binocular Club and are indicated with an asterisk (*). The 7 DSOs unique to the Urban Club are indicated with a U. Any observations of the 41 Messier objects from a light-polluted area (no naked-eye Milky Way) will count for both the Messier and Urban Clubs. Observations of M or * objects with binoculars and from a light-polluted area will count for both the Urban Club and the appropriate binocular observing club (Messier or Deep Sky). Good hunting! 2 RA: 00 – 01 PSA: 1 – 3, 11, 72 NGC 129 Date Time Location Open Cluster Cassiopeia NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 00 29.9 Dec: +60 14 Description: PSA 1, 3 NGC 221 Date Time Location Galaxy (M32) Andromeda NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 00 42.7 Dec: +40 52 Description: PSA: 3, 72 NGC 224 Date Time Location Galaxy (M31) Andromeda NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 00 42.7 Dec: +41 16 Description: PSA: 3, 72 NGC 457 Date Time Location Open Cluster Cassiopeia NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 01 19.1 Dec: +58 20 Description: PSA 1, 3 NGC 663 Date Time Location Open Cluster Cassiopeia NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 01 46.0 Dec: +61 15 Description: PSA 1, 2 Cr 463 Date Time Location Open Cluster Cassiopeia NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 01 48.4 Dec: +71 57 Description: PSA 1, 11 3 RA: 01 – 02 PSA chart: 1, 2, 4, 6, 13 NGC 752 Date Time Location Open Cluster Andromeda NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 01 57.8 Dec: +37 41 Description: PSA 2 Stock 2 Date Time Location Open Cluster Cassiopeia NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 02 15.0 Dec: +59 16 Description: PSA 1, 2, 13 NGC 869 Date Time Location Open Cluster Perseus NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 02 19.0 Dec: +57 09 Description: PSA 1, 2, 13 NGC 884 Date Time Location Open Cluster Perseus NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 02 22.4 Dec: +60 39 Description: PSA 1, 2, 13 Tr 2 Date Time Location Open Cluster Perseus NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 02 37.3 Dec: +55 59 Description: PSA 1, 2, 13 NGC 1068 Date Time Location Galaxy (M77) Cetus NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 02 42.7 Dec: -00 01 Description: PSA: 4, 6 4 RA: 03 – 04 PSA: 1, 2, 11, 13, 15 Tr 3 Date Time Location Open Cluster Cassiopeia NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 03 11.8 Dec: +63 15 Description: PSA 1, 11, 13 Stock 23 Date Time Location Open Cluster Camelopard. NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 03 16.0 Dec: +60 02 Description: PSA 11, 13 Mel 20 Date Time Location Open Cluster Perseus NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 03 22.0 Dec: +49 00 Description: PSA 2, 13 (Alpha Pers. assoc.) NGC 1342 Date Time Location Open Cluster Perseus NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 03 31.6 Dec: +37 20 Description: PSA 13 M45 Date Time Location Pleiades Taurus NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 03 47.5 Dec: +24 07 Description: PSA: 13, 15 Mel 25 Date Time Location Hyades Taurus NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 04 27.0 Dec: +16 00 Description: PSA 15 (the Hyades) 5 RA: 04 – 05 PSA: 12, 14 – 16 NGC 1647 Date Time Location Open Cluster Taurus NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 04 46.0 Dec: +19 04 Description: PSA 14, 15 NGC 1807 Date Time Location Open Cluster Taurus NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 05 10.7 Dec: +16 32 Description: PSA 14 NGC 1817 Date Time Location Open Cluster Taurus NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 05 21.1 Dec: +16 42 Description: PSA 14 NGC 1912 Date Time Location Open Cluster (M38) Auriga NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 05 28.7 Dec: +35 50 Description: PSA: 12, 14 NGC 1960 Date Time Location Open Cluster (M36) Auriga NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 05 36.3 Dec: +34 08 Description: PSA: 12, 14 NGC 1976 Date Time Location Diffuse Nebula (M42) Orion NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 05 35.3 Dec: -05 23 Description: PSA: 16 6 RA: 05 – 06 PSA: 12, 14, 16, 23, 25, 27 NGC 1981 Date Time Location Open Cluster Orion NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 05 35.2 Dec: -04 26 Description: PSA 16 NGC 2099 Date Time Location Open Cluster (M37) Auriga NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 05 53.0 Dec: +32 33 Description: PSA: 12, 14 NGC 2168 Date Time Location Open Cluster (M35) Gemini NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 06 08.8 Dec: +24 20 Description: PSA: 12, 14, 23, 25 NGC 2169 Date Time Location Open Cluster Orion NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 06 08.4 Dec: +13 57 Description: PSA 14 NGC 2232 Date Time Location Open Cluster Monoceros NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 06 26.6 Dec: -04 45 Description: PSA 27 NGC 2244 Date Time Location Open Cluster Monoceros NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 06 32.4 Dec: +04 52 Description: PSA 25 7 RA: 06 – 07 PSA: 23, 25, 27 NGC 2264 Date Time Location Open Cluster Monoceros NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 06 41.1 Dec: +09 53 Description: PSA 25 NGC 2281 Date Time Location Open Cluster Auriga NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 06 49.3 Dec: +41 04 Description: PSA 23 NGC 2287 Date Time Location Open Cluster (M41) Canis Major NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 06 47.0 Dec: -20 44 Description: PSA: 27 NGC 2301 Date Time Location Open Cluster Monoceros NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 06 51.8 Dec: +00 28 Description: PSA 25, 27 NGC 2323 Date Time Location Open Cluster (M50) Monoceros NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 07 03.0 Dec: -08 21 Description: PSA: 27 NGC 2392 Date Time Location Planetary Nebula Gemini NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 07 29.2 Dec: +20 55 Description: PSA 25 (Eskimo Nebula) 8 RA: 08 – 09 PSA: 21, 24, 26, 31, 35 NGC 2539 Date Time Location Open Cluster Puppis NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 08 10.7 Dec: -12 50 Description: PSA 26 NGC 2548 Date Time Location Open Cluster (M48) Hydra NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 08 13.8 Dec: -05 48 Description: PSA: 26 NGC 2632 Date Time Location Open Cluster (M44) Cancer NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 08 40.0 Dec: +20 00 Description: PSA: 24, 35 NGC 2682 Date Time Location Open Cluster (M67) Cancer NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 08 51.3 Dec: +11 48 Description: PSA: 24, 35 NGC 3031 Date Time Location Galaxy (M81) Ursa Major NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 09 55.8 Dec: +69 04 Description: PSA: 21, 31 NGC 3034 Date Time Location Galaxy (M82) Ursa Major NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 09 56.2 Dec: +69 42 Description: PSA: 21, 31 9 RA: 10 – 12 PSA: 45, 47, C NGC 3242 Date Time Location Planetary Nebula Hydra NELM Seeing Transp. Magnif. Aperture RA: 10 24.8 Dec: -18 38 Description: PSA: 36, 37 (Ghost of Jupiter) Mel 111 Date Time Location Open Cluster Coma Beren.
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