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List Order Catalog ID Type Mag Con Date Comments Equipment Site List OrderCatalog ID Type Mag Con Date Comments Equipment Site List Finest NGC 278 NGC 4725 GX 8.9 Com 2013-02-06 23:58 The first observation for H400 due to saga of the 400th object. 11" Celestron CPC, 40mm TV Plossl? Kelly's Place 3_Herschel The Spring Group 4725 365 NGC 6834 OC 10.3 Cyg 2015-08-14 01:48 Dim due to very hazy skies. 12" SkyWatcher, 17.3mm Delos SSSP 4_Herschel The Summer Group 36 NGC 891 GX 11.5 And 2016-01-01 21:30 Very faint, could just make out a dark lane. 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 2_Herschel The Winter Group 891 41 NGC 1027 OC 7.5 Cas 2016-01-01 21:57 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 2_Herschel The Winter Group 40 NGC 1023 GX 10.5 Per 2016-01-01 22:24 Nice little galaxy, bright core, elongated halo. 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 2_Herschel The Winter Group 1023 45 NGC 1245 OC 6.9 Per 2016-01-01 22:33 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 2_Herschel The Winter Group 120 NGC 2655 GX 10.7 Cam 2016-05-02 01:00 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 2655 121 NGC 2681 GX 10.4 UMa 2016-05-02 01:13 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 122 NGC 2683 GX 9.6 Lyn 2016-05-02 01:19 Nice. Good core. 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 2683 152 NGC 3277 GX 12 LMi 2016-05-02 01:23 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 151 NGC 3245 GX 11.2 LMi 2016-05-02 01:26 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 153 NGC 3294 GX 11.4 LMi 2016-05-02 01:30 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 155 NGC 3344 GX 11 LMi 2016-05-02 01:33 Diffuse, faint. 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 3344 145 NGC 3190 GX 11.3 Leo 2016-05-02 01:37 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 146 NGC 3193 GX 11.5 Leo 2016-05-02 01:37 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 148 NGC 3226 GX 11.5 Leo 2016-05-02 01:43 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 149 NGC 3227 GX 11.4 Leo 2016-05-02 01:43 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 156 NGC 3377 GX 10.5 Leo 2016-05-02 01:45 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 160 NGC 3412 GX 10.4 Leo 2016-05-02 01:50 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 157 NGC 3379, M 105 GX 9.5 Leo 2016-05-02 01:53 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 158 NGC 3384 GX 10.2 Leo 2016-05-02 01:53 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 3384 164 NGC 3489 GX 11.5 Leo 2016-05-02 01:58 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 166 NGC 3521 GX 10.5 Leo 2016-05-02 02:06 Bright core. 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 3521 124 NGC 2768 GX 10.5 UMa 2016-05-02 02:19 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 127 NGC 2787 GX 10.9 UMa 2016-05-02 02:22 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 323 NGC 6284 GC 10.5 Oph 2016-05-02 03:00 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 4_Herschel The Summer Group 322 NGC 6235 GC 10.4 Oph 2016-05-02 03:01 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 4_Herschel The Summer Group 299 NGC 5466 GC 8.5 Boo 2016-05-02 03:37 Kinda nice. 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 4_Herschel The Summer Group 5466 302 NGC 5557 GX 11.6 Boo 2016-05-02 03:46 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 4_Herschel The Summer Group 319 NGC 6207 GX 11.3 Her 2016-05-02 03:59 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 4_Herschel The Summer Group 131 NGC 2903 GX 9.1 Leo 2016-05-02 22:49 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 2903 133 NGC 2964 GX 11 Leo 2016-05-02 22:58 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 126 NGC 2782 GX 11.7 Lyn 2016-05-02 23:15 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 125 NGC 2775 GX 10.7 Cnc 2016-05-02 23:19 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 140 NGC 3115 GX 9.3 Sex 2016-05-02 23:29 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 3115 142 NGC 3166 GX 11.4 Sex 2016-05-02 23:36 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 143 NGC 3169 GX 11.7 Sex 2016-05-02 23:36 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 170 NGC 3608 GX 11.1 Leo 2016-05-03 00:00 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 169 NGC 3607 GX 9.6 Leo 2016-05-03 00:01 Plus NGC 3605. 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 3607 150 NGC 3242 PN 9 Hya 2016-05-03 00:05 CBS logo on averted. 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 3242 190 NGC 3900 GX 11.5 Leo 2016-05-03 00:08 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 168 NGC 3593 GX 11.3 Leo 2016-05-03 00:10 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 179 NGC 3655 GX 11.3 UMa 2016-05-03 00:14 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 185 NGC 3810 GX 10.8 Leo 2016-05-03 00:15 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 175 NGC 3626 GX 10.5 Leo 2016-05-03 00:17 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 176 NGC 3628 GX 10.9 Leo 2016-05-03 00:20 Long with dark lane. 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 3628 182 NGC 3686 GX 11.4 Leo 2016-05-03 00:24 Plus NGC 3684, 3681. 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 178 NGC 3640 GX 10.7 Leo 2016-05-03 00:28 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 191 NGC 3912 GX 11.5 Leo 2016-05-03 00:30 Ff. Curvy hockey stick nearby. 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 130 NGC 2859 GX 10.7 LMi 2016-05-03 00:36 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 159 NGC 3395 GX 12 Leo 2016-05-03 00:38 Plus NGC 3396. 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 161 NGC 3414 GX 11 LMi 2016-05-03 00:43 Plus NGC 3418. 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 162 NGC 3432 GX 11.4 LMi 2016-05-03 01:01 Nice. Long and skinny. 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 3432 163 NGC 3486 GX 11 LMi 2016-05-03 01:06 Thin Sagitta nearby, with mag 14 star. 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 165 NGC 3504 GX 10.9 LMi 2016-05-03 01:10 Mini Lyra nearby with VV LMi as Vega. 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 240 NGC 4435 GX 10.3 Vir 2016-05-03 01:16 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 241 NGC 4438 GX 10.8 Vir 2016-05-03 01:16 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 4438 229 NGC 4303, M 61 GX 10.1 Vir 2016-05-03 01:24 Plus NGC 4301 and 4292. 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group List OrderCatalog ID Type Mag Con Date Comments Equipment Site List Finest NGC 297 NGC 5363 GX 10.7 Vir 2016-05-03 01:30 Nice equilateral triangle nearby. 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 298 NGC 5364 GX 11 Vir 2016-05-03 01:33 Ff. 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 203 NGC 4030 GX 11 Vir 2016-05-03 01:36 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 216 NGC 4179 GX 11.6 Vir 2016-05-03 01:37 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 219 NGC 4216 GX 10.4 Vir 2016-05-03 01:40 Plus NGC 4206 beside Andromeda Y asterism. 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 4216 223 NGC 4261 GX 10.3 Vir 2016-05-03 01:45 Nice field. Plus NGC 4264. 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 224 NGC 4273 GX 11.6 Vir 2016-05-03 01:48 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 227 NGC 4281 GX 11.3 Vir 2016-05-03 01:48 Plus NGC 4268, 4270 easy. Plus NGC 4259 with some effort. Crowded galaxy field. 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 234 NGC 4365 GX 11.1 Vir 2016-05-03 02:00 Plus 4370 just. Plus 4341 4342 4343. 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 235 NGC 4371 GX 11.6 Vir 2016-05-03 02:03 12" SkyWatcher, 10mm Delos BNLO 3_Herschel The Spring Group 239 NGC 4429 GX 11.2 Vir 2016-05-03 02:05 Nice galaxy in a nice field.
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