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M #

Alternate Name

Type

Object Type

Constellation

Const

 Telescope  

Guide
Camera

Guide Method

   Site    

     Date       

Exposure
Length (secs)

Exposures

 Combination

   ISO

1

Crab Nebula

SR

Supernova Remnant

Taurus

Tau

12" f/6.3

DSI

12" f/6.3

CAV2

03/08/08

300

14

Median

1600

2

 

GC

Globular Cluster

Aquarius

Aqr

12" f/6.3

DSI

12" f/6.3

CAS

05/18/07

60

7

Average

800

3

 

GC

Globular Cluster

Canes Venatici

CVn

12" f/6.3

DSI

12" f/6.3

CAS

05/28/06

180

2

Average

800

4

 

GC

Globular Cluster

Scorpius

Sco

12" f/6.3

DSI

12" f/6.3

CAV2

04/16/07

60

6

Median

800

5

 

GC

Globular Cluster

Serpens Caput

Ser

12" f/6.3

DSI

12" f/6.3

CAV2

02/16/07

60

2

Median

800

6

Butterfly Cluster

OC

Open Cluster

Scorpius

Sco

12" f/6.3

DSI

12" f/6.3

CC

09/01/07

60

16

Median

1600

7

 

OC

Open Cluster

Scorpius

Sco

12" f/6.3

DSI

12" f/6.3

PP

09/02/07

60

12

Median

400

8

Lagoon Nebula

DN

Diffuse Nebula

Sagittarius

Sgr

12" f/6.3

DSI

12" f/6.3

CAV2

03/08/08

300

15

Median

1600

9

 

GC

Globular Cluster

Ophiuchus

Oph

12" f/6.3

DSI

12" f/6.3

CAV2

04/16/07

60

2

Median

800

10

 

GC

Globular Cluster

Ophiuchus

Oph

12" f/6.3

DSI

12" f/6.3

CAV2

02/16/07

60

2

Median

800

11

Wild Duck Cluster

OC

Open Cluster

Scutum

Sct

12" f/6.3

DSI

12" f/6.3

CAS

08/18/07

60

10

Median

1600

12

 

GC

Globular Cluster

Ophiuchus

Oph

12" f/6.3

DSI

12" f/6.3

CAS

05/28/06

180

2

Average

800

13

Great Hercules Cluster

GC

Globular Cluster

Hercules

Her

12" f/6.3

DSI

12" f/6.3

CAS

08/18/07

60

15

Median

1600

14

 

GC

Globular Cluster

Ophiuchus

Oph

12" f/6.3

DSI

12" f/6.3

CAS

05/28/06

180

2

Average

800

15

Great Pegasus Cluster

GC

Globular Cluster

Pegasus

Peg

12" f/6.3

DSI

ETX

CC

07/07/07

60

11

Median

400

16

Eagle Nebula

EN

Emission Nebula

Serpens Cauda

Ser

12" f/6.3

DSI

12" f/6.3

CAS

06/09/07

480

5

Median

1600

17

Swan Nebula

EN

Emission Nebula

Sagittarius

Sgr

12" f/6.3

DSI

12" f/6.3

CAS

06/09/07

480

8

Median

1600

18

 

OC

Open Cluster

Sagittarius

Sgr

12" f/6.3

DSI

ETX

CC

07/07/07

60

8

Median

400

19

 

GC

Globular Cluster

Ophiuchus

Oph

12" f/6.3

DSI

ETX

CC

07/07/07

60

7

Median

400

20

Trifid Nebula

EN

Emission / Reflection Nebula

Sagittarius

Sgr

12" f/6.3

DSI

12" f/6.3

CAS

05/27/06

600

5

Median

800

21

 

OC

Open Cluster

Sagittarius

Sgr

12" f/6.3

DSI

12" f/6.3

CAS

08/17/07

60

13

Median

1600

22

 

GC

Globular Cluster

Sagittarius

Sgr

12" f/6.3

DSI

12" f/6.3

PP

09/02/07

60

18

Median

400

23

 

OC

Open Cluster

Sagittarius

Sgr

12" f/6.3

DSI

12" f/6.3

CAS

08/17/07

60

6

Median

1600

24

Small Sagittarius Star Cloud

SC

Star Cloud

Sagittarius

Sgr

85mm f/5.6

DSI

12" f/6.3

CAV2

03/08/08

300

20

Median

400

25

 

OC

Open Cluster

Sagittarius

Sgr

12" f/6.3

DSI

12" f/6.3

CAS

08/17/07

60

8

Median

1600

26

 

OC

Open Cluster

Scutum

Sct

12" f/6.3

DSI

12" f/6.3

CAS

08/17/07

60

7

Median

1600

27

Dumbbell Nebula

PN

Planetary Nebula

Vulpecula

Vul

12" f/6.3

DSI

12" f/6.3

CAS

09/15/06

600

7

Median

800

28

 

GC

Globular Cluster

Sagittarius

Sgr

12" f/6.3