|
July
& August's Deep Sky List
| Cat.
# |
Type |
Const |
Mag |
Name |
Comments |
| *M2 |
GC |
Aqr |
6.5 |
|
|
| *M3 |
GC |
Cvn |
6.4 |
|
|
| *M4 |
GC |
Sco |
5.9 |
|
|
| *M5 |
GC |
Ser |
5.8 |
|
|
| *M6 |
OC |
Sco |
4.2 |
Butterfly Cluster |
|
| *M7 |
OC |
Sco |
3.3 |
|
Good
in Binoculars |
| *M8 |
Neb |
Sgr |
6.0 |
Lagoon Nebula |
|
| M9 |
GC |
Oph |
8.0 |
|
|
| M10 |
GC |
Oph |
6.6 |
|
|
| *M11 |
OC |
Sct |
5.8 |
Wild Duck Cluster |
Rich,
Spectacular!! |
| M12 |
GC |
Oph |
6.6 |
|
|
| *M13 |
GC |
Her |
5.9 |
Hercules
Cluster |
Best
GC in northern skies |
| M14 |
GC |
Oph |
7.6 |
|
|
| M16 |
OC/NEB |
Ser |
6.0 |
Eagle
Nebula |
|
| *M17 |
NEB |
Sgr |
7.0 |
Swan
Nebula |
|
| M18 |
OC |
Sgr |
6.9 |
|
|
| M19 |
GC |
Oph |
7.2 |
|
|
| *M20 |
NEB |
Sgr |
8.0 |
Trifid
Nebula |
|
| M21 |
OC |
Sgr |
5.9 |
|
|
| *M22 |
GC |
Sgr |
5.1 |
|
Spectacular!! |
| M23 |
OC |
Sgr |
5.5 |
|
|
| M24 |
OC |
Sgr |
4.0 |
|
|
| M25 |
OC |
Sgr |
4.6 |
|
|
| *M27 |
NEB |
Vul |
8.0 |
Dumbbell
Nebula |
|
| M28 |
GC |
Sgr |
7.0 |
|
|
| M29 |
OC |
Cyg |
6.6 |
|
|
| M30 |
GC |
Cap |
7.5 |
|
|
| *M31 |
GAL |
And |
3.4 |
Andromeda
Galaxy |
Naked
eye from dark skies!! |
| M32 |
GAL |
And |
8.2 |
|
Companion
to M31 |
| *M33 |
Gal |
Tri |
5.7 |
Pinwheel
Galaxy |
Very
large spiral |
| M39 |
OC |
Cyg |
4.6 |
|
|
| *M51 |
GAL |
CVn |
8.1 |
Whirlpool
Galaxy |
|
|
M54 |
GC |
Sgr |
7.7 |
|
|
|
M55 |
GC |
Sgr |
7.0 |
|
|
|
M56 |
GC |
Lyr |
8.2 |
|
|
| *M57 |
PN |
Lyr |
9.0 |
Ring
Nebula |
One of the finest Planetary. nebs. |
|
M62 |
GC |
Oph |
6.6 |
|
|
|
M69 |
GC |
Sgr |
7.7 |
|
|
|
M70 |
GC |
Sgr |
8.1 |
|
|
|
M71 |
GC |
Sge |
8.3 |
|
|
|
M72 |
GC |
Aqr |
9.4 |
|
|
|
M73 |
Ast |
Aqr |
|
|
|
|
M74 |
GAL |
Psc |
9.2 |
|
|
|
M75 |
GC |
Sgr |
8.6 |
|
|
|
M80 |
GC |
Sco |
7.2 |
|
|
|
M92 |
GC |
Her |
6.5 |
|
|
|
M94 |
GAL |
CVn |
8.1 |
|
|
|
M107 |
GC |
Oph |
8.1 |
|
|
|
M110 |
GAL |
And |
8.0 |
|
Companion
to M31 |
|
NGC6822 |
GAL |
Sgr |
9.0 |
Barnard's
Galaxy |
|
| *NGC6826 |
PN |
Cyg |
10.0 |
Blinking
Nebula |
|
| *NGC6960 |
NEB |
Cyg |
|
Veil |
Supernova-Very
Large |
| *NGC6992 |
Neb |
Cyg |
|
Nebula |
Remnant-Very
Large |
| NGC7000 |
NEB |
Cyg |
|
North American Nebula |
Very
Large |
| NGC7009 |
PN |
Aqr |
8.0 |
Saturn Nebula |
|
| NGC7293 |
PN |
Aqr |
|
Helix Nebula |
Large-Low
surface brightness |
| NGC7331 |
GAL |
Peg |
9.5 |
|
|
| NGC7662 |
PN |
And |
9.0 |
Blue Snowball |
|
*=
extraordinary ; OC = open cluster ; GC = globular cluster ;
NEB = nebula ; PN = planetary
nebula ; GAL = galaxy
|
