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Andromeda Auriga Camelopardalis Canes Vena Cassiopeia Cepheus Castor NGC 2903 Eurynome Elnath Lemmon (C/2016 X1) M37 Taurus Kalliope M36 PANSTARRS (P/2017 B4) M38 Egeria Auriga Irene Catalina (P/1999 XN120) Menkalinan Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova (45P) McNaught (C/2009 F4) Capella Lynx Papagena ValesLeo (P/2010 Minor H2) PANSTARRS (C/2017 C2) PANSTARRS (C/2016 T3)Perseus Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak (41P) Algol NGC 2403 Catalina (C/2013 US10) Mirfak Siding Spring (C/2013 A1) M34 Boattini (C/2010 U3) Ursa MajorLemmon (C/2012 K8) Camelopardalis Triangulum M81 (Bode's Galaxy) Dubhe Almach NGC 884 (Perseus Double Cluster) NGC 869 (Perseus Double Cluster) NEOWISE (C/2017 C1) M103 NEOWISE (C/2014 N3) PANSTARRS (C/2014 R3) NGC 457 (Owl Cluster) Alioth Polaris Matheny (C/2016 T2) Cassiopeia M63 (Sunflower Galaxy)Canes Venati AndromedaM31 (Andromeda Galaxy) M51 (Whirlpool Galaxy) Kochab Ursa Minor Alkaid M101 (Pinwheel Galaxy) NGC 7789 Catalina (C/2013 V4) M52 (TheCepheus Scorpion) NGC 7662 (Blue Snowball) Catalina (C/2016 KA) Draco PANSTARRS (C/2015 V3) NGC 6946 Lacerta M39 Johnson (C/2015 V2) IRIDIUM 76 [+] IRIDIUM 71 [-] NGC 6826 (Blinking Planetary) NGC 7000 (North America Nebula) TERRA IRAS ARIANE 40+ R/B SL-8 R/B NGC 7027 Deneb M92 Corona Borealis SL-3 R/B SONEAR (C/2014Cygnus A4) Pegasus M13 (Hercules Cluster) PANSTARRS (C/2016 N6)SERT 2 IRIDIUM 70 [+] GP-B Vega IRIDIUM 35 [+] NGC 6992 (Veil Nebula (East), NetworkIRIDIUM Nebula) 31 [+] NGC 6960 (Veil Nebula (West))Lyra SL-3Hercules R/B SL-3 R/B IRIDIUM 53 [+] IRIDIUM 914 [-] ENVISAT IRIDIUM 42 [-] IRIDIUM 33 [-] SL-14 R/B SL-3 R/B Viewing from Burlington, IA; Long:-91°08'07", Lat: 40°48'52" March 16, 2017 8:30:00 PM (Local) Looking: North (40° above horizon) Sky Map created using Starry Night CSAP 7 software Perseus ATLAS (C/2015 X7) Lynx Capella Egeria PANSTARRS (C/2017 C2) Auriga Leo Minor M38 Papagena PANSTARRS (C/2015 D3) Kalliope M36 M37 Castor Leto Catalina (P/2011 CR42) Irene Elnath Lemmon (C/2015 XY1) Pollux PANSTARRS (P/2013 J4) M45 (Pleiades, Seven Sisters) Vesta Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova (45P) Lutetia M35 Catalina (P/1999 XN120) Metis NGC 2903 Gemini Arend (50P) LINEAR (P/2010 A2) AlkmeneCancer M44 (Beehive Cluster) Echo Eurynome Proserpina McNaught (P/2005 L1) AldebaranTaurus Sapientia Laetitia Melpomene Regulus Amphitrite NGC 2264 (Christmas Tree Cluster) Betelgeuse Forbes (37P) Procyon Bellatrix Schwartz (C/2014 B1) Canis Minor PANSTARRS (C/2016 A1) Orion Eunomia SL-14 R/B Alnilam LONEOS (C/2006 S3) MonocerosGOES 16 NGC 1977 Sextans M48 GALAXY 19 M42 (Orion Nebula) PANSTARRS (P/2017 D4) M50 Rigel INTELSAT 32E (IS-32E) Tenagra (C/2013 G9) M46 M47 Sirius IRIDIUM 94 [+] M41 (Little Beehive) Eridanus Canis Major Lepus NGC 3242 (Ghost of Jupiter, Eye Nebula) M93 Elenin (C/2017 A3) PANSTARRS (C/2015 V4) SDO Hydra Adhara PANSTARRS (C/2016 R2) Pyxis Puppis Columba NGC 2477 NGC 2451 CZ-3B R/B Antlia NGCCaelum 1851 ATLAS CENTAUR 2 IRIDIUM 24 [-] SL-8 R/B IRIDIUM 72 [+] NGC 2547 NGC 1291 Canopus NGC 3201Vela MOLNIYA 1-90 PictorSL-6 R/B(2) IRIDIUM 22 [+] NGC 2516 Horologium Carina Dorado NGC 3114 NGC 3293 NGC 2808 Viewing from Burlington, IA; Long:-91°08'07", Lat: 40°48'52" Reticulum March 16, 2017 8:30:00 PM (Local) Looking: South (40° above horizon) Volans Sky Map created using Starry Night CSAP 7 software.
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