Field L denotes the location. P: Pinnacles overlook,
B: Little Tycho Observatory, LBRP: Little Bennett Regional Park
Coordinates are J2000.
| Object Name | RA | Dec | mv | Size | NGC comments | Location | Telescope | Date | Observation |
| NGC 40 | 0h 13m 0s | 72° 32' 0" | 11 | 0.6 | F, vS, R, vsmbM, *12 sp | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2009/Dec/27 20:19:10 | Even with a finder chart, tough to find, stellar. I could see no nebulosity, just a 11mv star. There was an 7.5mv SAO star 1 degree north of it that was undetected and had no Tycho or AC_2000 counterparts. |
| NGC 40 | 0h 13m 0s | 72° 32' 0" | 11 | 0.6 | F, vS, R, vsmbM, *12 sp | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2009/Dec/29 19:44:13 | A 12mv star surrounded by a very faint 5" nebulous cloud. A real challange in urban skies. Mismarked on the finder chart. |
| NGC 246 | 0h 47m 0s | -11° 53' 0" | 8 | 3.8 | vF, L, 4 st in dif neb | B | C-8 | 2006/Sep/20 03:30:00 | Perhaps seen. Extremely low contrast, if so. |
| NGC 246 | 0h 47m 0s | -11° 53' 0" | 8 | 3.8 | vF, L, 4 st in dif neb | B | C-8 | 2007/Oct/13 21:00:00 | A faint, large, planetary nebula. I did not see the circular outline as seen in its photos. Rather, it appears as 5 faint stars enveloped with nebulosity. |
| NGC 650 | 1h 42m 18s | 51° 34' 0" | 12 | 4.8 | vB, p of Dneb; = M76 | B | C-8 | 2006/Sep/26 03:30:00 | A very low contrast object in these light polluted skies. One can see the "peanut" shape that gives it it's popular name. The LPR filter helped with this one, as did the early hour and clear skies. |
| NGC 650 | 1h 42m 18s | 51° 34' 0" | 12 | 4.8 | vB, p of Dneb; = M76 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2013/Jan/3 21:12:24 | A rather faint smudge, difficult in these urban skies. |
| NGC 650 | 1h 42m 18s | 51° 34' 0" | 12 | 4.8 | vB, p of Dneb; = M76 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2017/Oct/16 21:39:6 | Faint, but easily visible as elongated. |
| NGC 650 | 1h 42m 18s | 51° 34' 0" | 12 | 4.8 | vB, p of Dneb; = M76 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2018/Sep/20 1:51:9 | A large, very faint peanut in my light polluted, very hazy skies. |
| NGC 651 | 1h 42m 18s | 51° 35' 0" | 12 | vB, f of Dneb; = M76 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Oct/16 20:40:30 | Part of M76, with NGC 650. | |
| IC_1747 | 1h 57m 35.8s | 63° 19' 22" | 12.0 | ?x? | ? | LBRP | C-11 | 2014/Oct/25 23:19:25 | A small, but bright planetary. Somewhat mottled, and slightly dimmer towards the center. |
| IC 289 | 3h 10m 18s | 61° 19' 0" | 12 | 0.6 | pB, pL, R, bet 2 vF st | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Oct/17 2:9:44 | The field was found, but I 289 was not visible. WikiSky: Obvious. Either it was so starlike I mistook it for a star, or it vanished. I suspect the former. |
| IC 289 | 3h 10m 18s | 61° 19' 0" | 12 | 0.6 | pB, pL, R, bet 2 vF st | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Feb/11 19:32:46 | 0nly 3 stars of the trapesoid above it on the finder chart are seen, and the planetary iteslf is absent. Check WikiSky. The chart was correct, the moonlight was too bright to see stars fainter than 10.5mv at low power. |
| IC 289 | 3h 10m 18s | 61° 19' 0" | 12 | 0.6 | pB, pL, R, bet 2 vF st | LBRP | C-11 | 2012/Feb/17 20:27:15 | A small, round, faint disk. No central star was visible. |
| NGC 1360 | 3h 33m 14.59s | -25° 52' 16" | 9.4 | 6.5 | ? | Big Bend Nat Park | O-15 | 2016/Feb/4 21:22:42 | A large, elliptical envelope of gas surrounding a bright blue star. Impressive. Tonight's sky is superbly clear, but marred by a 10mph wind that makes observing a real challange. |
| IC_351 | 3h 47m 30s | 35° 3' 0" | 12 | 0.1 | plan = *10, *9 p 14s , 2' s | LBRP | C-11 | 2013/Jan/4 20:59:16 | A slightly bluish, blinking planetary. Nice. |
| IC_2003 | 3h 56m 24s | 33° 52' 0" | 13 | 0.1 | pB, eS, lE ns, *13 n 4", *12 sp 18" | LBRP | C-11 | 2013/Jan/4 20:45:5 | A starlike planetary. Unlike the other stars in this field, this one blinks as you look at it. No sign of a central star. Part of a cluster? A brief internet search does not show any open cluster here. |
| NGC 1501 | 4h 7m 0s | 60° 55' 0" | 13 | 0.9 | PN , pB, pS, vlE, 1' diam | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Mar/16 22:3:26 | A unifom circular spot. No central star seen. |
| NGC 1514 | 4h 9m 12s | 30° 47' 0" | 10 | 1.9 | *9 in neb 3' diam | B | C-8 | 2006/Sep/30 03:30:00 | This faint planetary is washed out to the point of invisibility in these light polluted skies. |
| NGC 1514 | 4h 9m 12s | 30° 47' 0" | 10 | 1.9 | *9 in neb 3' diam | B | C-8 | 2008/Jan/03 20:00:00 | A very low contrast smudge about a 9th mv K star. |
| NGC 1514 | 4h 9m 12s | 30° 47' 0" | 10 | 1.9 | *9 in neb 3' diam | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2017/Dec/15 21:20:59 | The central star was easily found but the nebulosity wasn't seen. |
| NGC 1535 | 4h 14m 12s | -12° 44' 0" | 10 | 0.7 | PN , vB, S, R, pS, vsbM, r | B | C-8 | 2008/Jan/04 21:30:00 | A pastel blue planetary nebula, looking like an out of focus star in the 24.5. The sky was becoming cloudy, a clear sky might have shown more detail. |
| IC 418 | 5h 27m 30s | -12° 42' 0" | 11 | 0.2 | plan = *9.2 (gaseous sp) | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/13 4:5:59 | A small (10"), bright, round 9mv planetary. It was best in the 6mm, and the central star was glimpsed. |
| NGC 2022 | 5h 42m 6s | 9° 5' 0" | 12 | 0.3 | PN , pB, vS, vlE | LBRP | C-11 | 2010/Mar/17 21:26:50 | An slightly oblong (as oblate as Jupiter) grey patch in the sky. About 30" across. |
| NGC 2022 | 5h 42m 6s | 9° 5' 0" | 12 | 0.3 | PN , pB, vS, vlE | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2014/Feb/26 19:37:26 | A small, faint round smudge. Best in the 9mm. Tonight's skies are quite clear and Pickering 7-9. |
| NGC 2022 | 5h 42m 6s | 9° 5' 0" | 12 | 0.3 | PN , pB, vS, vlE | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2018/Jan/25 21:40:39 | A faint, round patch. Best in the 6mm. |
| IC_2149 | 5h 56m 18s | 46° 7' 0" | 11 | 0.1 | PN, stellar | LBRP | C-11 | 2013/Jan/4 21:17:19 | A bright, bluish, blinking planetary. Burnham: 10mv. Very nice |
| IC_2149 | 5h 56m 18s | 46° 7' 0" | 11 | 0.1 | PN, stellar | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2014/Feb/27 20:29:5 | A tiny, lovely, bluish, planetary. Much like a star that can't quite come to a sharp focus. |
| IC_2149 | 5h 56m 18s | 46° 7' 0" | 11 | 0.1 | PN, stellar | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2017/Nov/28 1:50:44 | A star like planetary. Even in the 2.8mm, it still looked more like a star than a planetary. |
| IC_2149 | 5h 56m 18s | 46° 7' 0" | 11 | 0.1 | PN, stellar | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2018/Feb/2 20:3:25 | A fuzzy star. |
| IC_2165 | 6h 21m 42.7s | -12° 59' 12" | 10.5 | ?x? | ? | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2015/Feb/13 20:0:33 | A pale round disk, greenish with averted imagination. Starlike in the 24, and an obvious disk in the 6mm. |
| NGC 2346 | 7h 9m 24s | -0° 48' 0" | 0.9 | *10 att with S, vF, neb | LBRP | C-11 | 2012/Feb/20 20:16:11 | An 11.5mv star surrounded by very faint circular nebulosity. | |
| NGC 2372 | 7h 25m 33.89s | 29° 29' 18" | 11.2 | ?x? | ? | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2014/Dec/26 2:12:51 | A round disc, like a faint, out of focus star. |
| NGC 2371 | 7h 25m 36s | 29° 29' 0" | 13 | 0.9 | B, S, R, bMN, p of Dneb | LBRP | C-11 | 2010/Apr/10 21:29:57 | A pair of faint blotches. WikiSky shows a complete ring. Interesting object. |
| NGC 2392 | 7h 29m 12s | 20° 55' 0" | 10 | 0.7 | B, S, R, *9 M, *8 nf 100" | B | C-8 | 2006/Sep/30 03:30:00 | A medium sized, bright planetary nebula. I was able to make it "blink". Very nice! |
| NGC 2392 | 7h 29m 12s | 20° 55' 0" | 10 | 0.7 | B, S, R, *9 M, *8 nf 100" | LBRP | C-11 | 2010/Oct/13 4:41:30 | In the 24mm, it looks like a very fuzzy star. In the 9mm, the central star is plainly seen in slightly averted vision, in the fovea, it's just a faint patch. The mottling that gives the planetary it's name is invisible. |
| NGC 2392 | 7h 29m 12s | 20° 55' 0" | 10 | 0.7 | B, S, R, *9 M, *8 nf 100" | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2012/Jan/6 1:28:57 | A very hazy star in tonight's moon washed sky. Brighter towards the center, I could see no ring. |
| NGC 2392 | 7h 29m 12s | 20° 55' 0" | 10 | 0.7 | B, S, R, *9 M, *8 nf 100" | Staunton River | O-15 | 2019/Mar/5 23:6:5 | This bright planetary blinks with the 19 and 12.5mm, but not with the 7mm. I still don't see much structure in it. |
| NGC 2438 | 7h 41m 48s | -14° 44' 0" | 10 | 1.1 | PN , pB, pS, vlE, r, 3s .75 d | LBRP | C-11 | 2010/Mar/17 21:32:7 | A small, bright, planetary on the edge of M 46. |
| NGC 2440 | 7h 41m 54s | -18° 13' 0" | 11 | 0.5 | PN , cB, not v well def | P | C-11 | 2009/Apr/17 22:30:00 | Like a fuzzy, our of focus star at low power (115x, 30mm) but mottled at high power (246x, 12.5), with a hint of a central star. An interesting object. Burnham reports the central star is 16th mv, so I probably didn't see it. |
| NGC 3132 | 10h 7m 0s | -40° 26' 0" | 8 | 0.8 | !! PN , vB, vL, lE *9 M, 4s d | SAO | C-11 | 2013/Mar/13 2:3:3 | A blue star surrounded by a disc of light, slightly mottled, and a bit brighter towards the edges. |
| NGC 3132 | 10h 7m 0s | -40° 26' 0" | 8 | 0.8 | !! PN , vB, vL, lE *9 M, 4s d | Big Bend Nat Park | O-15 | 2016/Feb/4 3:13:4 | A bright blue halo around a pronounced central star. |
| NGC 3242 | 10h 24m 48s | -18° 38' 0" | 9 | 20.8 | ! PN , vB, lE 147deg , 45" d, blue | P | C-8 | 2007/Jan/20 23:00:00 | Very nice. Like NGC 7662 in Andromeda. Round, no central star seen. |
| NGC 3242 | 10h 24m 48s | -18° 38' 0" | 9 | 20.8 | ! PN , vB, lE 147deg , 45" d, blue | P | C-8 | 2007/Apr/20 21:00:00 | Bright, slightly mottled, a pale blue. |
| NGC 3242 | 10h 24m 48s | -18° 38' 0" | 9 | 20.8 | ! PN , vB, lE 147deg , 45" d, blue | P | C-8 | 2008/Apr/12 21:30:00 | A light blue featureless disk with fuzzy edges. It appeared to be about 20" in diameter to me. The outer envelope was not visible. This was observed through the foliage of the cherry tree, so it is not too surprising that little was seen. |
| NGC 3587 | 11h 14m 48s | 55° 1' 0" | 11.2 | 3.2 | !!, PN , vB, vL, R, vvg, vsbM, 150" d; = M97 | P | C-8 | 2008/May/28 23:00:00 | The "owl" nebula. A faint planetary. It's surprising that Messier found it at all. The "eyes" were barely visible. Had I not known they were there, I would not have seen them. |
| NGC 3587 | 11h 14m 48s | 55° 1' 0" | 11.2 | 3.2 | !!, PN , vB, vL, R, vvg, vsbM, 150" d; = M97 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2012/Jan/28 23:36:37 | The veriest smudge, seen only in the 12.5 with telescope motion. That I saw it at all in these urban skies is remarkable. |
| NGC 3587 | 11h 14m 48s | 55° 1' 0" | 11.2 | 3.2 | !!, PN , vB, vL, R, vvg, vsbM, 150" d; = M97 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2012/Mar/27 3:12:21 | A large, pale disc, eef. Hard to see at all, even in tonight's excellent skies. |
| NGC 3587 | 11h 14m 48s | 55° 1' 0" | 11.2 | 3.2 | !!, PN , vB, vL, R, vvg, vsbM, 150" d; = M97 | Big Bend Nat Park | O-15 | 2016/Feb/5 6:19:16 | The "eyes" were glimpsed. They are very low contrast. |
| NGC 3587 | 11h 14m 48s | 55° 1' 0" | 11.2 | 3.2 | !!, PN , vB, vL, R, vvg, vsbM, 150" d; = M97 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2020/Apr/18 21:48:40 | Extremly faint, low contrast. Barely glimpsed in both the 24 and 15mm. |
| NGC 4361 | 12h 24m 30s | -18° 48' 0" | 10 | 1.8 | vB, L, R, vsmbMN, r | P | C-8 | 2007/Apr/20 10:30:00 | Faint, the central star was barely visible. It looks like a face on Sc galaxy through the 12.5mm Orthoscopic. |
| IC 3568 | 12h 32m 54s | 82° 33' 0" | 12 | 0.1 | PN or neb *9.5; *13 p 15" | LBRP | C-11 | 2012/Feb/20 22:0:46 | A tiny, blue, disk, somewhat brighter towards the center. The 5mm did very nicely on it, now that the optics have setteled down. The temperature is 18° F now. |
| NGC 6058 | 16h 4m 24s | 40° 41' 0" | 13 | 0.4 | pF, vS, R, stellar | LBRP | 18 Obs | 2011/Jun/6 22:57:49 | A small, round patch. 14mv central star seen with averted vision. |
| IC 4593 | 16h 11m 42s | 12° 4' 0" | 11 | 2.0 | PN , stellar | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Jun/2 0:48:13 | A tiny, (~3") bright, blue planetary, looking brighter than its 11mv in Sinnott's NGC. Also listed as a Tycho and AC_2000 star. |
| NGC 6210 | 16h 44m 30s | 23° 49' 0" | 9 | 0.2 | PN , vB, vS, R, disc & border (Nucl variable?) | B | C-8 | 2007/Jun/09 22:00:00 | A round, slightly fuzzy at the edges disc. It's bright, small, and pastel blue. |
| NGC 6210 | 16h 44m 30s | 23° 49' 0" | 9 | 0.2 | PN , vB, vS, R, disc & border (Nucl variable?) | Pinnacles | O-15 | 2019/Jul/25 23:0:17 | A bright blue disk, like an out of focus star in the 7mm. |
| IC 4634 | 17h 1m 36s | -21° 50' 0" | 11 | 0.2 | PN , stellar | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Sep/6 20:32:29 | A small, round spot in the sky, well seen despite the light pollution and the dusk. |
| NGC 6309 | 17h 14m 6s | -12° 55' 0" | 11 | 1.1 | close Dneb, 160deg , both B, eS | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Jun/19 1:37:50 | An oblong smudge in pa 340°, with a 12mv star at it's center. |
| NGC 6369 | 17h 29m 18s | -23° 46' 0" | 13 | 1.1 | !! ring , pB, S, R | P | C-8 | 2008/Jul/03 00:00:00 | Like a small, round version of M 57, the ring. |
| NGC 6439 | 17h 48m 19.8s | -16° 28' 44" | 12.6 | 0.1 | ? | York Co Star Party | C-11 | 2016/Jul/27 22:36:3 | A faint, round object. Not hard to see. |
| NGC 6543 | 17h 58m 36s | 66° 38' 0" | 9 | 5.8 | PN , vB, pS, sbMvSN | P | C-8 | 2007/Sep/12 22:00:00 | A bright, pale blue disc. Not at all like it's HST photos! |
| NGC 6543 | 17h 58m 36s | 66° 38' 0" | 9 | 5.8 | PN , vB, pS, sbMvSN | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2016/Jul/20 23:41:11 | A bright grey ellipse with a hint of blue in it. The center hole was elusive to say the least. It bears magnification well, being best in the 6mm, but still interesting in the 4mm. |
| NGC 6572 | 18h 12m 6s | 6° 51' 0" | 9 | 0.1 | PN , vB, vS, R, l hazy | B | C-8 | 2007/May/22 23:00:00 | Like a star that never focuses well. A pale blue or green planetary that looks brighter than the 8.7 Mv star 3 arc minutes west of it. It looks smaller than the size Burnham gives it, 15 x 12". |
| NGC 6567 | 18h 13m 42s | -19° 5' 0" | 12 | 0.1 | PN , stell, 11 mag, in a Cl | LBRP | C-11 | 2010/Oct/8 20:29:59 | All of the stars look a bit fuzzy, as the telescope's optics have not yet cooled down, but N 6567 is a star with a faint halo around it. |
| NGC 6629 | 18h 25m 42s | -23° 12' 0" | 12 | 0.3 | plan or glob. cl. , pB, eeS, R | Fall Star Party | C-11 | 2010/Nov/3 20:44:54 | A small bright round patch, no central star seen. |
| NGC 6644 | 18h 32m 34.69s | -25° 7' 42" | 10.7 | 0.1x0.1 | ? | Fall Star Party | C-11 | 2014/Nov/21 18:52:58 | An almost stellar planetary, especially this close to the horizon. |
| NGC 6720 | 18h 53m 36s | 33° 2' 0" | 9.0 | 2.5 | !!!, ring , B, pL, cE (in Lyra); = M57 | B | C-8 | 2008/Jun/12 01:30:00 | This was never seen better from the backyard. At 183x, some structure was seen in the ring as helical loops in it. No central star was seen. |
| NGC 6720 | 18h 53m 36s | 33° 2' 0" | 9.0 | 2.5 | !!!, ring , B, pL, cE (in Lyra); = M57 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2013/Aug/14 22:38:35 | Glimpsed a bit of detail in the ring itself. The 12mv star just to the east was easily seen, the 13mv star to the NW was much harder. M 57 itself was near the zenith when this observation was made. |
| NGC 6720 | 18h 53m 36s | 33° 2' 0" | 9.0 | 2.5 | !!!, ring , B, pL, cE (in Lyra); = M57 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2016/Jul/16 0:15:57 | Almost invisible in this bright moonlight! Very faint in all eyepieces, from the 24 to the 4mm. |
| IC 1295 | 18h 54m 36s | -8° 50' 0" | 15 | 1.4 | pB, pL, gbM | LBRP | O-18 | 2010/Aug/7 22:48:52 | A large, round smudge, with a faint central "hole" in it. |
| NGC 6741 | 19h 2m 36s | -0° 27' 0" | 11 | 0.1 | PN , stellar | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2009/Nov/28 19:31:17 | Tiny, but bright enough to see in tonight's moonlit, light polluted skies, thanks to the finder chart and a well aligned telescope. |
| NGC 6741 | 19h 2m 36s | -0° 27' 0" | 11 | 0.1 | PN , stellar | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2009/Nov/28 20:14:56 | Found it via the finder chart. It does indeed look stellar! |
| NGC 6751 | 19h 5m 54s | -6° 0' 0" | 13 | 0.3 | pB, S | B | C-8 | 2006/Oct/21 20:00:00 | A very faint planetary in the light pollution near downtown DC. Barely visible in the 24.5, 80X eyepiece. It was a bit better using the LPR filter on the 30mm. |
| NGC 6765 | 19h 11m 6s | 30° 33' 0" | 0.6 | F, S, E | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Oct/13 20:34:42 | The faintest, small smudge, in the center of a 3 star almost equilateral triangle. No sign of a central star or any other detail either. Found only with the finder chart. Not bad, for a moonlit night and urban skies. | |
| NGC 6772 | 19h 14m 36.4s | -2° 42' 22" | 12.7 | 1.0 | ? | York Co Star Party | C-11 | 2016/Jul/28 0:20:17 | An eef, large blob. Very difficult, made more so by tonight's hazy skies. |
| IC_4846 | 19h 16m 28.29s | -9° 2' 35" | 11.9 | ?x? | ? | LBRP | C-11 | 2014/Oct/19 19:57:46 | A 12mv hazy star in the 12.5mm. |
| NGC 6778 | 19h 18m 24s | -1° 36' 0" | 13 | 0.3 | S, E, ill-defined disc | LBRP | C-11 | 2010/Sep/4 21:29:54 | A round, uniform smudge. No central star seen. I 1298 turns out to be non existant. |
| NGC 6781 | 19h 18m 24s | 6° 33' 0" | 12 | 1.8 | PN , F, L, R, vsbM disc, S* nf | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Aug/31 22:20:57 | Not visible in tonight's light polluted skies. |
| NGC 6781 | 19h 18m 24s | 6° 33' 0" | 12 | 1.8 | PN , F, L, R, vsbM disc, S* nf | LBRP | C-11 | 2012/Aug/18 22:38:30 | A faint round patch with a hint of darkening in the center. |
| NGC 6785 | 19h 18m 24.9s | -1° 35' 45" | 12.3 | ?x? | ? | LBRP | C-11 | 2014/Oct/25 19:33:5 | A nice, round, nebula. No central star seen. The C-11's position is off by a degree. |
| NGC 6790 | 19h 23m 12s | 1° 31' 0" | 10 | 0.1 | PN , B, eS, stell = 9.5 mag | P | C-8 | 2008/Oct/30 22:30:00 | A faint blue green dot. The color was very pastel. This was found only using a finder chart |
| NGC 6803 | 19h 31m 18s | 10° 3' 0" | 11 | 0.1 | PN , stellar | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Aug/30 21:35:35 | Field not found? Need to check. |
| NGC 6803 | 19h 31m 18s | 10° 3' 0" | 11 | 0.1 | PN , stellar | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Aug/30 22:13:12 | A stellar PN. Very slightly fuzzier than the other stars. Found only with the finder chart. |
| NGC 6803 | 19h 31m 18s | 10° 3' 0" | 11 | 0.1 | PN , stellar | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2014/Aug/29 22:17:8 | Field found, the planetary was not! |
| NGC 6803 | 19h 31m 18s | 10° 3' 0" | 11 | 0.1 | PN , stellar | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2016/Oct/25 20:5:26 | Definitely seen this time, but it took the 6 and 2.8mm to confirm its non stellar nature. A very tiny (1-2"?) planetary. An internet search next morning reveals that estimates of this planetaries size vary from 5 to 10" in size. The Aladin/DSS image shows it as 13" across, but a 10.6mv star has the same image size. Higher resolution images show an inner bright round nucleus about 4" in diameter, and a faint outer shell. Conclusion? Angular measurements using only an eyepiece are unreliable! |
| NGC 6804 | 19h 31m 36s | 9° 13' 0" | 12 | 1.1 | cB, S, iR, rrr | LBRP | C-11 | 2010/Sep/4 21:41:44 | A round patch, with a 12mv star on it's west side. The central star was glimpsed. |
| NGC 6807 | 19h 34m 33.49s | 5° 41' 4" | 12.0 | ?x? | ? | LBRP | C-11 | 2014/Oct/19 19:47:32 | I did see a 12mv star at the exact position of the planetary, and it vanished with direct vision, but the nebula must be smaller than 2". |
| NGC 6818 | 19h 44m 0s | -14° 9' 0" | 10 | 0.3 | PN , B, vS, R | P | C-8 | 2007/Sep/12 22:00:00 | A bright, pale blue doughnut. The "ring" shape of this nebula was barely apparent, it's central region was much brighter than M57's. When I looked directly at the nebula, it seemed to vanish, as my fovea could not see it. |
| NGC 6826 | 19h 44m 48s | 50° 31' 0" | 10 | 2.3 | PN , B, pL, R, *11 M | B | C-8 | 2006/Oct/08 20:00:00 | A small, bright planetary. "Blinks" nicely at 133x. It appears grey, I could not see any green or blue color. |
| NGC 6826 | 19h 44m 48s | 50° 31' 0" | 10 | 2.3 | PN , B, pL, R, *11 M | B | C-8 | 2007/Jun/21 03:00:00 | The "blinking" planetary appeared as a fuzzy star surrounded by nebulosity. I couldn't make it blink much, perhaps due to the brightness of the surrounding sky. One of the brighter planetaries. |
| NGC 6826 | 19h 44m 48s | 50° 31' 0" | 10 | 2.3 | PN , B, pL, R, *11 M | B | C-8 | 2008/Jun/08 02:30:00 | I saw the central star, but could not make it "blink". It takes darker skies for that. A nice deep sky object for urban skies, however. |
| NGC 6826 | 19h 44m 48s | 50° 31' 0" | 10 | 2.3 | PN , B, pL, R, *11 M | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2012/Sep/21 22:4:5 | Central star easily seen, in a smaller aperture, it would blink nicely. Lovely! |
| NGC 6833 | 19h 49m 46.59s | 48° 57' 42" | 12.1 | 0.1x0.1 | ? | LBRP | C-11 | 2014/Oct/19 19:32:18 | A faint, hazy star which disapears with direct vision, unlike the other 12mv stars in the field. The bright part, at any rate is only about 4" across or less. |
| NGC 6842 | 19h 55m 0s | 29° 17' 0" | 14 | 0.8 | F, pL, vlE | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Oct/29 19:32:50 | Not visible, much too faint. The field was found. |
| NGC 6842 | 19h 55m 0s | 29° 17' 0" | 14 | 0.8 | F, pL, vlE | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2013/Oct/2 21:42:10 | Not visible. Field found, and stars to 12.7mv were visible. Not the planetary. It'll need the 28cm! |
| NGC 6842 | 19h 55m 0s | 29° 17' 0" | 14 | 0.8 | F, pL, vlE | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2018/Oct/13 20:48:1 | Still unseen, despite a pretty clear night. Aladin/DSS: Faint and diffuse, about 40" across. It will need a larger telescope and darker skies. |
| NGC 6853 | 19h 59m 36s | 22° 43' 0" | 8.1 | 15.2 | !!!, vB, vL, biN, iE (Dumbbell); = M27 | B | C-8 | 2006/Oct/08 20:00:00 | The "dumb-bell" structure was observed in the 30mm with the LPR filter. Unfiltered, M 27 is a very low contrast object in the light pollution, a far cry from the detail it shows in dark skies. |
| NGC 6853 | 19h 59m 36s | 22° 43' 0" | 8.1 | 15.2 | !!!, vB, vL, biN, iE (Dumbbell); = M27 | B | C-8 | 2006/Sep/17 21:00:00 | The "dumb-bell" shape was seen this evening. Very nice object. |
| NGC 6853 | 19h 59m 36s | 22° 43' 0" | 8.1 | 15.2 | !!!, vB, vL, biN, iE (Dumbbell); = M27 | B | C-8 | 2007/Aug/17 22:00:00 | Very faint in tonight's washed out skies. |
| NGC 6853 | 19h 59m 36s | 22° 43' 0" | 8.1 | 15.2 | !!!, vB, vL, biN, iE (Dumbbell); = M27 | B | C-8 | 2007/Sep/04 20:00:00 | An oblong box of sky brightening. No "dumb-bell" or other detail seen in the backyard light pollution. |
| NGC 6853 | 19h 59m 36s | 22° 43' 0" | 8.1 | 15.2 | !!!, vB, vL, biN, iE (Dumbbell); = M27 | B | C-8 | 2007/Sep/12 22:30:00 | Wow. In dark skies, this is spectacular. The southern "bell" is the brighter, and hints of mottling were seen. The nebula itself was washed out blue in color. The star field around it is dazzling. |
| NGC 6853 | 19h 59m 36s | 22° 43' 0" | 8.1 | 15.2 | !!!, vB, vL, biN, iE (Dumbbell); = M27 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2016/Aug/28 22:55:48 | A faint, hazy blob. It's "dumbell" shape can barely be made out in these hazy, light polluted skies. My faintest star tonight was 13.2mv. The nebula was best seen in the 15mm, it was apparent but featurless in the 24, and very faint but field filling in the 9mm. |
| NGC 6766 | 20h 10m 23.69s | 46° 27' 42" | 10.9 | ?x? | ? | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2014/Oct/17 21:7:49 | A tiny, almost stellar planetary. It took the 6mm to give a decent view of it's disk. |
| NGC 6884 | 20h 10m 24s | 46° 28' 0" | 13 | 0.1 | PN , stellar | LBRP | C-11 | 2014/Sep/20 22:6:9 | Bright, almost stellar. A tiny disk with a hint of blue in it. In a field of many faint stars, it's hard to find. |
| NGC 6879 | 20h 10m 30s | 16° 55' 0" | 13 | 0.1 | PN , stellar = 10m | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Jul/30 23:2:27 | A tiny faint smudge in tonight's hazy sky. |
| NGC 6886 | 20h 12m 42s | 19° 59' 0" | 12 | 0.1 | PN , stellar = 10m | LBRP | C-11 | 2011/Nov/18 20:44:52 | What distinguishes this 12mv planetary from a 12mv star is that it vanishes when one looks directly at it. |
| NGC 6891 | 20h 15m 12s | 12° 42' 0" | 12 | 1.2 | PN , stellar = 9.5m | B | C-8 | 2006/Sep/02 20:30:00 | Suprisingly faint for a small planetary (15"x7"). |
| NGC 6891 | 20h 15m 12s | 12° 42' 0" | 12 | 1.2 | PN , stellar = 9.5m | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2017/Oct/22 20:12:37 | Like a fuzzy star in the 24 and 15. Best in the 6 and 9mm, where the central star was plainly visible, surrounded by a nebulous halo. |
| IC 4997 | 20h 20m 12s | 16° 45' 0" | 12 | 0.1 | PN , stellar | LBRP | C-11 | 2010/Sep/4 21:13:59 | A blue star that vanished when looked at directly. Looks brighter than 12mv. |
| NGC 6905 | 20h 22m 24s | 20° 7' 0" | 12 | 1.7 | !!, PN , B, pS, R, 4 S st nr | P | C-8 | 2008/Oct/30 22:30:00 | A faint, round nebula, brighter to the south. No color seen |
| NGC 7008 | 21h 0m 36s | 54° 33' 0" | 13 | 1.4 | cB, L, E 45deg +/- , r, ** att | P | C-8 | 2008/Jul/03 00:00:00 | A nice double with the nebula just north of it. The nebula was small, and fairly bright, as nebulae go. |
| NGC 7008 | 21h 0m 36s | 54° 33' 0" | 13 | 1.4 | cB, L, E 45deg +/- , r, ** att | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2019/Sep/9 22:55:47 | A very faint blob, about 1' across in these moonwashed skies. |
| NGC 7009 | 21h 4m 12s | -11° 22' 0" | 8 | 1.7 | !!!, PN , vB, S, elliptic | B | C-8 | 2006/Jul/24 03:00:00 | The celebrated "Saturn" nebula has never looked to me like saturn. It looks like a bright, blueish ellipse, with perhaps a hint of mottling. Perhaps darker skies and higher power will show more. |
| NGC 7009 | 21h 4m 12s | -11° 22' 0" | 8 | 1.7 | !!!, PN , vB, S, elliptic | Staunton River | O-15 | 2018/Oct/8 21:44:8 | A bright, small blue ellipse. No "ansae" seen, even with a 4mm at 400x. |
| NGC 7026 | 21h 6m 18s | 47° 51' 0" | 13 | 0.4 | pB, biN, PN | B | C-8 | 2008/Aug/09 00:50:00 | A small but high surface brightness planetary. It was invisible in the 56, barely visible in the 30, and obvious in the 12.5 with averted vision. Even with the 12.5, it vanished with direct vision. There is a 10th mv star half an arc minute west of the nebula. |
| NGC 7026 | 21h 6m 18s | 47° 51' 0" | 13 | 0.4 | pB, biN, PN | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2014/Oct/2 21:43:21 | An obvious bright, round patch. It seems brighter than its RNGC 13mv. |
| NGC 7026 | 21h 6m 18s | 47° 51' 0" | 13 | 0.4 | pB, biN, PN | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2017/Sep/15 23:33:59 | A nice, bright planetary. Mottled in the 2.8mm. Just west of a 9.6mv star. |
| NGC 7026 | 21h 6m 18s | 47° 51' 0" | 13 | 0.4 | pB, biN, PN | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2018/Sep/20 1:29:41 | Like a faint M 57 in the 2.8mm. |
| NGC 7027 | 21h 7m 6s | 42° 14' 0" | 10 | 0.3 | PN , stellar = 8.5m | B | C-8 | 2006/Oct/21 20:00:00 | A bright, pale blue planetary. Approximately 8"x5". Holds high power well (500x). The central star was not visible. |
| NGC 7027 | 21h 7m 6s | 42° 14' 0" | 10 | 0.3 | PN , stellar = 8.5m | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2012/Sep/14 22:53:2 | Like a 10" binary surrounded by mist. |
| NGC 7027 | 21h 7m 6s | 42° 14' 0" | 10 | 0.3 | PN , stellar = 8.5m | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2014/Aug/28 22:29:28 | A bright, peanut shaped planetary. Bears magnifying well. Best in the 9, but OK in the 4. |
| NGC 7027 | 21h 7m 6s | 42° 14' 0" | 10 | 0.3 | PN , stellar = 8.5m | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2015/Jul/22 2:6:12 | A bright, blue white patch with fuzzy edges. Oblong in θ 300 or 120. The seeing is down to Pickering 2. |
| NGC 7027 | 21h 7m 6s | 42° 14' 0" | 10 | 0.3 | PN , stellar = 8.5m | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2015/Sep/18 23:1:58 | A bright plantary. Seems to be elongated in PA 310° in a double lobed structure. |
| NGC 7027 | 21h 7m 6s | 42° 14' 0" | 10 | 0.3 | PN , stellar = 8.5m | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2016/Aug/28 23:5:4 | A small, but bright planetary. Brightest along the eastern edge, which continues along the southern edge. |
| NGC 7027 | 21h 7m 6s | 42° 14' 0" | 10 | 0.3 | PN , stellar = 8.5m | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2017/Sep/19 23:6:14 | A small, very bright, elliptical planetary in PA 140°. |
| NGC 7048 | 21h 14m 12s | 46° 16' 0" | 11 | 1.0 | pF, pL, dif, iR, vlbM | LBRP | C-11 | 2010/Sep/4 23:35:0 | A faint, round smudge, no central star seen. Burnham: central star 18mv. |
| IC_5117 | 21h 32m 30s | 44° 35' 0" | 13 | 0.1 | PN , stellar | LBRP | C-11 | 2014/Sep/20 22:42:19 | There are 2-3 faint 13mv... stars just south of the marked spot, but none of them have that planetary haze. Aladin DSS: The planetary is there, 1' north of it's RNGC position, and its image shows diffraction spikes. It is, indeed, stellar. |
| IC_5117 | 21h 32m 30s | 44° 35' 0" | 13 | 0.1 | PN , stellar | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2014/Oct/2 22:7:22 | An almost stellar planetary. Round, and easily seen, despite the moonlight. Best in the 6mm. |
| IC_5148 | 21h 59m 35.09s | -39° 23' 6" | 11.0 | ?x? | ? | Fall Star Party | C-11 | 2014/Nov/18 19:34:57 | Object found but it looks stellar. Seeing about Pickering 2. Aladin, DSS: A ring planetary, but the nebula is too faint to see. I only saw the central star. |
| IC 5217 | 22h 23m 54s | 50° 58' 0" | 13 | 0.1 | PN , stellar | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Oct/17 1:51:17 | Faint and tiny, like Neptune's ghost. Best in the 6mm. |
| NGC 7293 | 22h 29m 36s | -20° 48' 0" | 12.8 | ! pF, vL, E or biN | P | C-8 | 2006/Oct/13 23:00:00 | The largest of the planetaries was faint. It's central hole was fainter still, but not as faint as the surrounding sky. A large, low contrast object. | |
| NGC 7293 | 22h 29m 36s | -20° 48' 0" | 12.8 | ! pF, vL, E or biN | P | C-8 | 2007/Oct/13 21:00:00 | A large, faint circle in the sky. I could not see a ring or helical shape. The nebula was still in the eastern "soup" when I observed it this year, so the sky could have been darker. | |
| NGC 7293 | 22h 29m 36s | -20° 48' 0" | 12.8 | ! pF, vL, E or biN | Staunton River | O-15 | 2018/Oct/8 21:40:59 | A large, faint donut, slightly brighter towards the southern edge. | |
| NGC 7354 | 22h 40m 24s | 61° 17' 0" | 13 | 0.3 | PN , B, S, R, pgvlbM | LBRP | C-11 | 2010/Oct/9 19:57:12 | A faint disk of light, vanishes with direct vision, the ring structure was not visible. |
| NGC 7662 | 23h 25m 54s | 42° 33' 0" | 9 | 2.2 | !!! PN or ring , vB, pS, R, blue, variable Nucl | B | C-8 | 2006/Jul/24 03:00:00 | One of the highest surface brightness planetaries in the sky, and easily found, even in this degree of light pollution. A blue disc, much like Uranus, although larger and fainter. |
| NGC 7662 | 23h 25m 54s | 42° 33' 0" | 9 | 2.2 | !!! PN or ring , vB, pS, R, blue, variable Nucl | B | C-8 | 2007/Sep/16 01:00:00 | A fuzzy, almost featureless pale blue disk with a hint of a central hole. The nebula vanished when viewed with the fovea in the 24.5. Not so the 12.5, as the image then spills over the retina's fovea. |
| NGC 7662 | 23h 25m 54s | 42° 33' 0" | 9 | 2.2 | !!! PN or ring , vB, pS, R, blue, variable Nucl | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2013/Sep/15 3:15:53 | A uniform blue grey disk. |
| NGC 7662 | 23h 25m 54s | 42° 33' 0" | 9 | 2.2 | !!! PN or ring , vB, pS, R, blue, variable Nucl | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2013/Nov/8 21:30:1 | A uniform disk, slightly dimmer towards the center, with fuzzy edges. |
| NGC 7662 | 23h 25m 54s | 42° 33' 0" | 9 | 2.2 | !!! PN or ring , vB, pS, R, blue, variable Nucl | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2015/Oct/12 22:2:27 | The central hole was glimpsed, as was a 13.3mv star just west of the nebula. Nice, dark night. |