CLEAR SKIES OBSERVING GUIDES 5-6" Carbon Stars 228 Open Clusters 751 Globular Clusters 161 Nebulae 199 Dark Nebulae 139 Planetary Nebulae 105 Supernova Remnants 10 Galaxies 693 Asterisms 65 Other 4 Clear Skies Observing Guides - ©V.A. van Wulfen - clearskies.eu - [email protected] Index ANDROMEDA - the Princess ST Andromedae And CS SU Andromedae And CS VX Andromedae And CS AQ Andromedae And CS CGCS135 And CS UY Andromedae And CS NGC7686 And OC Alessi 22 And OC NGC752 And OC NGC956 And OC NGC7662 - "Blue Snowball Nebula" And PN NGC7640 And Gx NGC404 - "Mirach's Ghost" And Gx NGC891 - "Silver Sliver Galaxy" And Gx Messier 31 (NGC224) - "Andromeda Galaxy" And Gx Messier 32 (NGC221) And Gx Messier 110 (NGC205) And Gx "Golf Putter" And Ast ANTLIA - the Air Pump AB Antliae Ant CS U Antliae Ant CS Turner 5 Ant OC ESO435-09 Ant OC NGC2997 Ant Gx NGC3001 Ant Gx NGC3038 Ant Gx NGC3175 Ant Gx NGC3223 Ant Gx NGC3250 Ant Gx NGC3258 Ant Gx NGC3268 Ant Gx NGC3271 Ant Gx NGC3275 Ant Gx NGC3281 Ant Gx Streicher 8 - "Parabola" Ant Ast APUS - the Bird of Paradise U Apodis Aps CS IC4499 Aps GC NGC6101 Aps GC Henize 2-105 Aps PN Henize 2-131 Aps PN AQUARIUS - the Water Bearer Messier 72 (NGC6981) Aqr GC Messier 2 (NGC7089) Aqr GC NGC7492 Aqr GC NGC7009 - "Saturn Nebula" Aqr PN NGC7293 - "Helix Nebula" Aqr PN NGC7184 Aqr Gx NGC7377 Aqr Gx NGC7392 Aqr Gx NGC7585 (Arp 223) Aqr Gx NGC7606 Aqr Gx NGC7721 Aqr Gx NGC7727 (Arp 222) Aqr Gx NGC7723 Aqr Gx Messier 73 (NGC6994) Aqr Ast 14 Aquarii Group Aqr Ast 5-6" V2.4 Clear Skies Observing Guides - ©V.A. van Wulfen - clearskies.eu - [email protected] 2 AQUILA - the Eagle UV Aquilae Aql CS V Aquilae Aql CS CGCS4247 Aql CS V374 Aquilae Aql CS V1469 Aquilae Aql CS NGC6709 Aql OC Collinder 401 Aql OC Alessi 10 Aql OC NGC6760 Aql GC Lynds 582 Aql DN Lynds 617 Aql DN Barnard 132 Aql DN Barnard 133 Aql DN Barnard 135 Aql DN Barnard 139 Aql DN Lynds 673 Aql DN Lynds 684 Aql DN Barnard 336 Aql DN Barnard 335 Aql DN Barnard 142 & Barnard 143 - "Barnard's E" Aql DN NGC6741 - "the Phantom Streak" Aql PN NGC6751 - "Glowing Eye Nebula" Aql PN NGC6772 Aql PN NGC6778 Aql PN NGC6781 - "Snowglobe Nebula" Aql PN NGC6790 Aql PN NGC6804 Aql PN NGC6852 Aql PN ARA - the Altar T Arae Ara CS SZ Arae Ara CS Collinder 307 Ara OC NGC6193 & NGC6188 - "Rim Nebula" Ara OC NGC6200 Ara OC NGC6204 Ara OC Hogg 22 Ara OC NGC6208 Ara OC NGC6250 Ara OC NGC6253 Ara OC Alessi-Teutsch 12 Ara OC Alessi 24 Ara OC IC4651 Ara OC NGC6352 Ara GC NGC6362 Ara GC NGC6397 (Lacaille III.11) Ara GC Van den Bergh-Herbst 81 Ara Neb Feitzinger-Stüwe 2-229 Ara DN NGC6326 Ara PN NGC6221 Ara Gx NGC6300 Ara Gx ARIES - the Ram V Arietis Ari CS Dolidze-Dzimselejsvili 1 Ari OC Barnard 203 Ari DN Arp 78 (NGC772 - "Fiddlehead Galaxy" & NGC770) Ari Gx NGC821 Ari Gx NGC877 & NGC876 Ari Gx NGC972 Ari Gx 5-6" V2.4 Clear Skies Observing Guides - ©V.A. van Wulfen - clearskies.eu - [email protected] 3 AURIGA - the Charioteer CGCS781 Aur CS V346 Aurigae Aur CS EL Aurigae Aur CS TX Aurigae Aur CS V348 Aurigae Aur CS UV Aurigae Aur CS S Aurigae Aur CS FU Aurigae Aur CS V Aurigae Aur CS UU Aurigae Aur CS NGC1664 Aur OC NGC1778 Aur OC Dolidze 16 Aur OC Melotte 31 - "Flying Minnow" Aur OC Teutsch 89 Aur OC NGC1893 & IC410 - "Letter Y Cluster" Aur OC Czernik 20 Aur OC NGC1857 Aur OC Waterloo 2 Aur OC Messier 38 (NGC1912) - "Letter Pi Cluster" Aur OC NGC1907 Aur OC Stock 8 & IC417 - "the Spider" Aur OC Messier 36 (NGC1960) - "Pinwheel Cluster" Aur OC Stock 10 Aur OC Messier 37 (NGC2099) - "Auriga Salt and Pepper Cluster" Aur OC NGC2281 - "Broken Heart Cluster" Aur OC IC405 - "Flaming Star Nebula" Aur Neb NGC1931 - "the Fly" Aur Neb IC2149 Aur PN NGC1896 Aur Ast NGC2240 Aur Ast BOÖTES - the Herdsman NGC5466 Boo GC NGC5248 Boo Gx NGC5557 & SDSS J141826.41+362921.8 Boo Gx NGC5676 Boo Gx Picot 1 - "Napoleon's Hat" Boo Ast CAELUM - the Chisel T Caeli Cae CS NGC1679 Cae Gx CAMELOPARDALIS - the Giraffe U Camelopardalis Cam CS UV Camelopardalis Cam CS ST Camelopardalis Cam CS S Camelopardalis Cam CS RU Camelopardalis Cam CS Stock 23 - "Pazimo's Cluster" Cam OC King 6 Cam OC Tombaugh 5 Cam OC NGC1502 - "Golden Harp Cluster" Cam OC NGC1708 Cam OC Collinder 464 Cam OC Barnard 8, Barnard 9, Barnard 11 & Barnard 13 Cam DN Barnard 12 Cam DN NGC1501 - "Oyster Nebula" Cam PN IC3568 - "Lemon Slice Nebula" Cam PN NGC1569 (Arp 210) Cam Gx NGC2146 - "Dusty Hand Galaxy" Cam Gx NGC2336 & PGC213387 Cam Gx NGC2403 Cam Gx 5-6" V2.4 Clear Skies Observing Guides - ©V.A. van Wulfen - clearskies.eu - [email protected] 4 NGC2655 (Arp 225) Cam Gx NGC2715 Cam Gx "Kemble's Cascade" Cam Ast CANCER - the Crab X Cancri Cnc CS T Cancri Cnc CS GM Cancri Cnc CS Messier 44 (NGC2632) - "Praesepe" Cnc OC Messier 67 (NGC2682) - "King Cobra" Cnc OC NGC2775 Cnc Gx NGC2678 Cnc Ast CANES VENATICI - the Hunting Dogs Y Canum Venaticorum - "La Superba" CVn CS TT Canum Venaticorum CVn CS Upgren 1 CVn OC Messier 3 (NGC5272) CVn GC Holmberg 333 (NGC4111 & NGC4109), PGC2210517 & PGC2210701 CVn Gx NGC4145 CVn Gx NGC4151 - "Eye of Sauron" CVn Gx NGC4156 CVn Gx NGC4214 CVn Gx NGC4244 - "Silver Needle Galaxy" CVn Gx Messier 106 (NGC4258) CVn Gx NGC4248 CVn Gx NGC4449 - "Box Galaxy" CVn Gx Arp 269 (NGC4485 & NGC4490 - "Cocoon Galaxy") CVn Gx NGC4618 (Arp 23) CVn Gx NGC4625 CVn Gx Arp 281 - "Whale Galaxy & the Pup" CVn Gx Vorontsov-Vel'yaminov 1560 (NGC4656 & NGC4657) - "Crowbar Galaxy" CVn Gx Messier 94 (NGC4736) - "Croc's Eye Galaxy" CVn Gx NGC5005 CVn Gx NGC5033 CVn Gx Messier 63 (NGC5055) - "Sunflower Galaxy" CVn Gx Messier 51 (NGC5194 & NGC5195 - Arp 85) - "Whirlpool Galaxy" CVn Gx Hickson 68 CVn Gx NGC5371 CVn Gx NGC5377 CVn Gx NGC5383 CVn Gx CANIS MAJOR - the Great Dog IV Canis Majoris CMa CS W Canis Majoris CMa CS NGC2204 CMa OC NGC2243 CMa OC Messier 41 (NGC2287) - "Little Beehive" CMa OC Collinder 121 - "Omicron Canis Majoris Cluster" CMa OC NGC2345 CMa OC NGC2354 CMa OC Collinder 132 CMa OC Basel 11A CMa OC NGC2360 - "Caroline's Cluster" CMa OC NGC2374 CMa OC Waterloo 7 CMa OC NGC2383 CMa OC NGC2384 CMa OC NGC2367 CMa OC Trumpler 6 CMa OC NGC2362 - "Tau Canis Majoris Cluster" CMa OC Collinder 140 (Lacaille II.2) - "Tuft in the Tail of the Dog" CMa OC Sharpless 296 - "Seagull Nebula" CMa Neb NGC2327, &GN07.01.9.01 CMa Neb Cederblad 90 & Lynds 1657A CMa Neb 5-6" V2.4 Clear Skies Observing Guides - ©V.A. van Wulfen - clearskies.eu - [email protected] 5 Cederblad 96 CMa Neb NGC2359 - "Thor's Helmet" CMa Neb IC2165 CMa PN NGC2206 CMa Gx Vorontsov-Vel'yaminov 1155 (NGC2207 & IC2163) - "Cosmic Owl" CMa Gx NGC2217 CMa Gx NGC2223 CMa Gx NGC2272 CMa Gx NGC2280 CMa Gx NGC2295 CMa Gx NGC2292 & NGC2293 CMa Gx IC456 CMa Gx NGC2325 CMa Gx CANIS MINOR - the Little Dog R Canis Minoris CMi CS BK Canis Minoris CMi CS BE Canis Minoris CMi CS W Canis Minoris CMi CS DN Canis Minoris CMi CS Herschel 1 CMi OC NGC2394 CMi Ast CAPRICORNUS - the Sea Goat R Capricorni Cap CS RT Capricorni Cap CS Messier 30 - "Jellyfish Cluster" Cap GC NGC6907 - "Giant Behemoth Galaxy" Cap Gx CARINA - the Keel SZ Carinae Car CS CGCS2792 Car CS ESO123-26 Car OC-1 NGC2516 (Lacaille II.3) - "Southern Beehive" Car OC-1 NGC3036 Car OC-1 ESO62-08 Car OC-1 Melotte 101 Car OC-1 IC2602 (Lacaille II.9) - "Southern Pleiades" Car OC-1 Collinder 236 Car OC-1 NGC3532 (Lacaille II.10) - "Wishing Well Cluster" Car OC-1 Stock 13 Car OC-1 NGC3572 & Gum 37 Car OC-1 Collinder 240 Car OC-1 Trumpler 18 Car OC-1 Hogg 12 Car OC-1 NGC3590 Car OC-1 IC2714 Car OC-1 Melotte 105 Car OC-1 NGC3114 - "Hand Cluster" Car OC-2 Loden 28 Car OC-2 Van den Bergh-Hagen 90 Car OC-2 Trumpler 13 Car OC-2 Westerlund 2 & Gum 29 Car OC-2 NGC3247 Car OC-2 IC2581 Car OC-2 NGC3293 & Gum 30 (Lacaille II.8) - "Gem Cluster" Car OC-2 Bochum 9 Car OC-2 Van den Bergh-Hagen 99 Car OC-2 Trumpler 15 Car OC-2 Trumpler 14 Car OC-2 Collinder 232 Car OC-2 Trumpler 16 - "Eta Carinae Cluster" Car OC-2 Collinder 228 (Lacaille III.5) Car OC-2 Bochum 11 Car OC-2 Trumpler 17 Car OC-2 5-6" V2.4 Clear Skies Observing Guides - ©V.A. van Wulfen - clearskies.eu - [email protected] 6 NGC2808 Car GC IC2220 - "Butterfly Nebula" Car Neb NGC3199 Car Neb NGC3372 (Lacaille III.6) - "Eta Carinae Nebula" Car Neb NGC3324 - "Gabriela Mistral Nebula" Car Neb Gum 32 Car Neb "Statue of Liberty Nebula" Car Neb NGC3603 Car Neb IC2448 - "Herschel's Missed Planetary" Car PN NGC2867 Car PN IC2501 Car PN Henize 2-36 Car PN IC2553 Car PN NGC3211 Car PN Hoffleit 39 Car PN IC2621 Car PN NGC3059 Car Gx NGC3136 Car Gx "Tiny Southern Cross" Car Ast CASSIOPEIA - the Queen WZ Cassiopeia Cas CS ST Cassiopeia Cas CS CP Cassiopeia Cas CS W Cassiopeia Cas CS WW Cassiopeia Cas CS V623 Cassiopeia Cas CS Messier 52 (NGC7654) - "the Scorpion" Cas OC Stock 11 Cas OC Stock 12 Cas OC NGC7788 Cas OC NGC7790 - "Widow's Web Cluster" Cas OC NGC7789 - "Caroline's Rose" Cas OC Stock 19 Cas OC NGC129 Cas OC NGC133 Cas OC King 14 Cas OC NGC189 Cas OC NGC225 - "Sailboat Cluster" Cas OC Alessi 1 Cas OC NGC436 Cas OC NGC457 - "Owl Cluster" Cas OC Messier 103 (NGC581) Cas OC Trumpler 1 Cas OC NGC637 Cas OC NGC654 - "Fuzzy Butterfly Cluster" Cas OC NGC663 - "Letter S Cluster" Cas OC Collinder 463 Cas OC NGC743 Cas OC Stock 5 Cas OC Stock 2 - "V Man Cluster" Cas OC Markarian 6 Cas OC NGC1027 Cas OC Minkowski 1-101 Cas Neb NGC7635 - "Bubble Nebula" Cas Neb Lynds 578 Cas Neb NGC281 & IC1590 - "Pacman Nebula" Cas Neb IC1805 - "Heart Nebula" Cas Neb NGC896 & IC1795 - "Fishhead Nebula" Cas Neb "Soul Nebula" Cas Neb Gyulbudaghian-Akopian 3-8 Cas DN Hubble 12 Cas PN IC1747 Cas PN IC289 Cas PN NGC185 Cas Gx NGC278 - "Ninja Star Galaxy" Cas Gx 5-6" V2.4 Clear Skies Observing Guides - ©V.A.