Name/Designation | Right Ascension | Declination | Type | Magnitude | Size | Distance | Date |
Location | Instrument | Eyepiece | Filter | Notes |
NGC6981; M72 | 20:53.5 | -12 32 | Globular Cluster | 9.4 | 5.9' | 62KLY | September 27 2007 |
Mt Keira | 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian | 26mmPlossl | | A small and rather dull cluster. |
NGC6994; M73 | 20:59.0 | -12 38 | Open Cluster | 8.9p | 2.8' | | September 27 2007 |
Mt Keira | 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian | 26mmPlossl | | Never actually identified this but when I did some resesrch it turns out it's actually
an asterism of 4 stars and not a real object. |
NGC7009; PK037-34.1; Saturn Nebula | 21:04.2 | -11 22 | Planetary Nebula | 8.0 | 25" | 2.9KLY | October 25 1997 |
Mt Keira | 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian | 26mmPlossl | UHC/OIII | Bright, definately planet-like disk that seems to pulsate slightly with small
movements of the eye. More contrast though no more detail with the filters. |
NGC7089; M2 | 21:33.5 | -00 49 | Globular Cluster | 6.5 | 13' | 2.9KLY | September 6 1997 |
Mt Keira | 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian | 26mmPlossl/6.3mmPlossl | | Very bright and large. Resolves under high magnification. |
NGC7293; PK036-57.1; Helix Nebula | 22:29.6 | -20 48 | Planetary Nebula | 7.3 | >769" | 425LY | September 6 1997 |
Mt Keira | 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian | 26mmPlossl | UHC | Very large, featureless, nebulous disk enhanced slightly with filter. |