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Observing List Evening of 2015 Jun 15 at VS Star Party - Gansvlei James Dunlop's Catalogue (Cozens-150) Observing List Evening of 2015 Jun 15 at VS Star Party - Gansvlei Sunset 17:31, Twilight ends 18:48, Twilight begins 05:41, Sunrise 06:59, Moon rise 06:31, Moon set 16:49 Completely dark from 18:48 to 05:41. New Moon. All times local (GMT+2). Listing All Classes visible above the perfect horizon and in complete darkness after 18:29 and before 06:02. Cls Primary ID Alternate ID Con Mag Size RA 2000 Dec 2000 Distance Begin Optimum End S.A. Ur. 2 PSA Difficulty Gal NGC 2090 MCG -6-13-9 Col 11.5 4.3'x 1.9' 05h47m02.3s -34°15'05" 18:42 18:52 19:06 19 173 18 difficult Neb NGC 2080 ESO 57-EN12 Dor 05h39m42.0s -69°39'00" 18:34 18:54 20:34 24 212 20 unknown Glob NGC 2298 Pup 9.3 5.0' 06h48m59.0s -36°00'18" 98000 ly 18:41 18:57 19:45 19 172 29 detectable Open NGC 2058 Men 11.9 1.8' 05h36m54.3s -70°09'44" 18:41 18:59 20:32 24 212 20 difficult Glob NGC 2164 Dor 10.3 1.7' 05h58m55.6s -68°31'04" 18:37 18:59 21:22 24 212 20 easy Neb NGC 2070 Tarantula Nebula Dor 8.3 5.0' 05h38m36.0s -69°06'00" 18:35 19:00 23:23 24 212 20 obvious Open NGC 2477 Collinder 165 Pup 5.7 15.0' 07h52m10.0s -38°31'48" 4000 ly 18:37 19:00 19:25 19 171 28 obvious Open NGC 2547 Collinder 177 Vel 5.0 25.0' 08h10m09.0s -49°12'54" 1500 ly 18:36 19:01 19:56 20 187 28 obvious PNe NGC 2818 He 2-23 Pyx 11.9 36" 09h16m01.7s -36°37'39" 6000 ly 18:38 19:01 20:45 20 170 39 easy Open NGC 2516 Collinder 172 Car 3.3 30.0' 07h58m04.0s -60°45'12" 1300 ly 18:35 19:02 19:55 24 200 30 obvious Open Collinder 205 Markarian 18 Vel 8.4 5.0' 09h00m32.0s -48°59'00" 6000 ly 18:37 19:02 20:46 20 186 39 easy Glob NGC 2808 Car 6.2 14.0' 09h12m03.0s -64°51'48" 26000 ly 18:36 19:03 21:14 25 210 40 easy Gal NGC 2997 MCG -5-23-12 Ant 10.1 9.8'x 6.8' 09h45m38.8s -31°11'28" 18:40 19:03 21:08 20 170 39 detectable Glob NGC 3201 Vel 6.9 20.0' 10h17m37.0s -46°24'42" 13000 ly 18:39 19:04 22:00 20 186 39 easy Open NGC 3114 Collinder 215 Car 4.5 35.0' 10h02m36.0s -60°07'12" 3000 ly 18:36 19:06 21:59 25 199 40 obvious Open NGC 3324 Collinder 225 Car 6.7 12.0' 10h37m20.0s -58°38'30" 7600 ly 18:35 19:06 22:33 25 199 38 obvious Open NGC 3293 Collinder 224 Car 6.2 6.0' 10h35m51.0s -58°13'48" 7600 ly 18:33 19:06 22:31 25 199 38 obvious Neb NGC 3199 ESO 127-EN14 Car 8.5' 10h16m31.8s -57°55'10" 18:38 19:06 22:12 25 199 39 unknown Neb NGC 3372 Eta Carinae Nebula Car 3.0 120.0' 10h45m06.0s -59°52'00" 18:39 19:07 22:41 25 199 38 easy Gal NGC 3621 MCG -5-27-8 Hya 10.1 10.5'x 4.5' 11h18m16.3s -32°48'43" 18:38 19:07 22:43 20 169 38 detectable Open NGC 3532 Collinder 238 Car 3.4 50.0' 11h05m39.0s -58°45'12" 1600 ly 18:35 19:08 23:01 25 198 38 obvious Open IC 2714 Collinder 245 Car 8.2 14.0' 11h17m27.0s -62°44'00" 4000 ly 18:38 19:09 23:17 25 209 40 detectable Open NGC 3766 Collinder 248 Cen 4.6 9.3' 11h36m14.0s -61°36'30" 7200 ly 18:32 19:10 23:35 25 198 40 obvious Open NGC 4103 Collinder 252 Cru 7.4 6.0' 12h06m40.0s -61°15'00" 5300 ly 18:33 19:13 00:00 25 198 50 obvious Cls Primary ID Alternate ID Con Mag Size RA 2000 Dec 2000 Distance Begin Optimum End S.A. Ur. 2 PSA Difficulty Glob NGC 4372 Mus 7.2 5.0' 12h25m45.0s -72°39'12" 20000 ly 18:35 19:19 00:00 25 209 50 obvious Open Collinder 261 Harvard 6 Mus 10.7 9.0' 12h37m57.0s -68°22'00" 7100 ly 18:45 19:23 23:26 25 209 50 challenging Gal NGC 4696 MCG -7-26-51 Cen 11.6 4.4'x 2.7' 12h48m49.1s -41°18'39" 18:38 19:30 00:14 21 184 49 detectable Gal NGC 4709 MCG -7-26-56 Cen 12.1 2.9'x 1.9' 12h50m03.9s -41°22'55" 210.0 Mly 18:37 19:31 00:18 21 184 49 detectable Open NGC 4755 Jewel Box Cru 5.2 10.0' 12h53m39.0s -60°21'42" 6400 ly 18:32 19:34 00:00 25 198 50 obvious Glob NGC 4833 Mus 8.4 12.7' 12h59m34.0s -70°52'30" 16000 ly 18:41 19:40 00:00 25 209 50 detectable Gal NGC 4945 ESO 219 24 Cen 9.3 20.4'x 4.3' 13h05m26.2s -49°28'15" 15.0 Mly 18:37 19:46 00:52 21 184 49 detectable Gal NGC 5128 Centaurus A Cen 7.8 27.5'x 18.2' 13h25m27.7s -43°01'07" 12.0 Mly 18:36 20:06 01:05 21 184 49 easy Glob NGC 5139 Omega Centauri Cen 3.9 55.0' 13h26m46.0s -47°28'36" 16000 ly 18:36 20:07 01:11 21 184 49 obvious PNe NGC 5189 IC 4274 Mus 10.3 2.3' 13h33m33.0s -65°58'27" 2000 ly 18:37 20:14 00:00 25 208 50 easy Gal NGC 5236 M 83 Hya 7.8 14.1'x 13.2' 13h37m00.8s -29°51'56" 15.0 Mly 18:35 20:17 00:58 21 167 46 easy Gal NGC 5253 MCG -5-32-60 Cen 10.8 5.0'x 2.1' 13h39m55.9s -31°38'25" 12.0 Mly 18:36 20:20 01:02 21 167 48 easy Open NGC 5281 Melotte 120 Cen 8.2 7.0' 13h46m35.0s -62°55'00" 3600 ly 18:35 20:27 00:00 25 208 50 easy Glob NGC 5286 Cen 7.4 11.0' 13h46m27.0s -51°22'24" 39000 ly 18:37 20:27 01:35 21 183 48 easy Gal NGC 5643 MCG -7-30-3 Lup 10.8 5.0'x 4.2' 14h32m40.7s -44°10'28" 18:38 21:12 02:11 21 183 48 easy Glob NGC 5824 Lup 9.1 7.4' 15h03m59.0s -33°04'06" 150000 ly 18:41 21:44 02:22 21 166 59 detectable Glob NGC 5927 Lup 8.0 6.0' 15h28m01.0s -50°40'24" 9800 ly 18:37 22:08 03:14 21 182 59 easy Glob NGC 5946 Nor 8.4 3.0' 15h35m29.0s -50°39'36" 100000 ly 18:35 22:15 03:22 21 182 59 obvious Glob NGC 5986 Lup 7.6 9.6' 15h46m03.0s -37°47'12" 46000 ly 18:38 22:26 03:18 21 165 59 easy Open Collinder 295 Trumpler 23 Nor 11.2 9.0' 16h00m48.0s -53°32'00" 19:51 22:41 01:29 26 196 59 very challenging Open NGC 6025 Collinder 296 TrA 6.0 14.0' 16h03m17.0s -60°25'54" 2500 ly 18:35 22:43 00:00 26 196 60 obvious Open NGC 6067 Collinder 298 Nor 6.5 14.0' 16h13m11.0s -54°13'06" 4600 ly 18:37 22:53 04:05 26 196 59 obvious Neb vdB 101 Ced 129a Sco 11.0'x 4.0' 16h19m07.7s -20°13'05" 18:43 22:59 03:23 22 147 57 unknown Open NGC 6124 Collinder 301 Sco 6.3 39.0' 16h25m20.0s -40°39'12" 1700 ly 18:44 23:05 04:01 22 182 59 easy Glob NGC 6101 Aps 9.2 5.0' 16h25m49.0s -72°12'06" 68000 ly 18:41 23:07 00:00 26 207 60 easy Open NGC 6134 Collinder 303 Nor 8.8 6.0' 16h27m46.0s -49°09'06" 3000 ly 18:41 23:08 04:12 22 182 59 easy Glob NGC 6139 Sco 9.1 8.2' 16h27m40.0s -38°50'54" 42000 ly 18:48 23:08 03:50 22 165 59 detectable Open NGC 6152 Collinder 304 Nor 8.1 25.0' 16h32m45.0s -52°38'36" 3400 ly 18:50 23:13 04:01 26 196 58 detectable Open Collinder 307 OCL 965 Ara 10.2 5.0' 16h35m20.0s -51°00'00" 18:45 23:16 04:22 22 182 58 detectable Open NGC 6193 Collinder 310 Ara 5.4 14.0' 16h41m20.0s -48°45'48" 3800 ly 18:36 23:22 04:27 22 182 58 obvious Open NGC 6231 Collinder 315 Sco 3.4 14.0' 16h54m10.0s -41°49'30" 4100 ly 18:38 23:34 04:31 22 181 58 obvious Open NGC 6242 Collinder 317 Sco 8.2 9.0' 16h55m33.0s -39°27'42" 3700 ly 18:44 23:35 04:29 22 164 58 easy Glob NGC 6266 M 62 Oph 6.4 15.0' 17h01m13.0s -30°06'48" 26000 ly 19:00 23:40 04:21 22 164 58 easy Open NGC 6268 Collinder 323 Sco 9.5 6.0' 17h02m10.0s -39°43'42" 3400 ly 18:50 23:42 04:35 22 164 58 easy Cls Primary ID Alternate ID Con Mag Size RA 2000 Dec 2000 Distance Begin Optimum End S.A.
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