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	Name	Constellation	Object Type	Magnitudes	Double Star Separation	Dob	small	binocs	sky	magnification	Right Ascension	Declination	notes	page	Season	additional description	
																	
	M42	Orion	Diffuse Nebula	4	60' by 65'	5	5	5	any	low/medium	5 H 35.3 min.	-5¡ 25'	Orion Nebula - spectacular!	52	Jan.-Mar	a truly spectacular emission nebula surrounding the Trapezium	
	M43	Orion	Diffuse Nebula	9	15' by 20'	2	1	x	dark	low/medium	5 H 35.6 min.	-5¡ 16'	companion nebula to M42	52	Jan.-Mar	"emission nebula, nestled up near M42"	
	NGC 1981	Orion	Open Cluster	4.2	28'	2	1	x	dark	low	5 H 35.1 min.	-5¡ 25'	open cluster near M42	53	Jan.-Mar	open cluster near M42; poor with medium brightness range and strong central concentration	
	NGC 1980	Orion	Diffuse Nebula	7.9	14'	2	1	x	dark	low	5 H 35.4 min.	-4¡ 54'	nebula near M42	53	Jan.-Mar	open cluster near M42 containing some nice multiple stars	
	Struve 745	Orion	Double Star	"8.5, 8.5"	"29"""	1	1	x	steady	medium	5 H 34.7 min.	-6¡ 0'	double star near M42	54	Jan.-Mar	"dimmer white-white pair, near Struve 747"	
	Struve 747	Orion	Double Star	"4.7, 5.5"	"36"""	1	1	x	steady	medium	5 H 35 min.	-6¡ 0'	double star near M42	54	Jan.-Mar	"wide white-white pair, near Iota Orionis"	
	Iota Orionis	Orion	Double Star	"2.9, 7.0, 9.7"	"11"", 49"""	1	1	x	steady	medium	5 H 35.4 min.	-5¡ 54'	double star near M42	54	Jan.-Mar	unequal triple: blue-white-white	
	"Theta-1 Orionis, Trapezium"	Orion	Multiple Star	"5.1, 6.6, 6.6, 6.3, 11.1, 11.5"	"13"", 17"", 12"", 5"", 5"""	5	4	x	steady	medium	5 H 35.3 min.	-5¡ 25'	"Trapezium, sextuple star with M42"	55	Jan.-Mar	at the core of M42; the two dimmer stars are challenging 	
	Theta-2 Orionis	Orion	Double Star	"5.2, 6.5"	"52"""	1	1	x	steady	high	5 H 35.4 min.	-5¡ 26'	double star near M42	55	Jan.-Mar	"very wide, bright white-white pair"	
	BM Orionis	Orion	Variable Star	7.9-8.65; 6.47 days		1	1	x	any	high	5 H 35.3 min.	-5¡ 23'	eclipsing variable  in the Trapezium	55	Jan.-Mar	most northerly of the Trapezium stars	
	V1016 Orionis	Orion	Variable Star	6.7-7.65; 65.43 days		1	1	x	any	medium	5 H 35.3 min.	-5¡ 23'	eclipsing variable  in the Trapezium	55	Jan.-Mar	most westerly of the four bright Trapezium stars	
	Struve 761	Orion	Multiple Star	"7.9, 8.4, 8.6"	"67"", 8.7"""	3	3	1	steady	high	5 H 38.6 min.	-2¡ 34'	"triple star, with Sigma Orionis"	56	Jan.-Mar	white-white-white triple (double plus one) in field with Sigma Orionis	
	Sigma Orionis	Orion	Multiple Star	"3.7, 8.8, 6.6, 6.3"	"11"", 13"", 41"""	3	3	1	steady	high	5 H 38.7 min.	-2¡ 36'	"quadruple star, with Struve 761"	56	Jan.-Mar	quadruple star: all white - in field with Struve 761	
	"Beta Orionis, Rigel"	Orion	Double Star	"0.3, 6.8"	"9.3"""	3	x	x	steady	high	5 H 14.5 min.	-8¡ 12'	one of the Orion Dob doubles	58	Jan.-Mar	a delightful Dob challenge due to the huge brightness difference	
	Eta Orionis	Orion	Double Star	"3.6, 4.9"	"1.8"""	3	x	x	steady	high	5 H 24.5 min.	-2¡ 24'	one of the Orion Dob doubles	58	Jan.-Mar	close yellow-blue pair	
	32 Orionis	Orion	Double Star	"4.4, 5.7"	"1.2"""	3	x	x	steady	high	5 H 30.8 min.	5¡ 57'	one of the Orion Dob doubles	58	Jan.-Mar	very close yellow-blue pair	
	"Delta Orionis, Mintaka"	Orion	Double Star	"2.2, 6.8"	"53"""	3	x	x	steady	high	5 H 32 min.	0¡ 20'	one of the Orion Dob doubles	58	Jan.-Mar	"wide, unequal white-blue pair"	
	"Lambda Orionis, Meissa"	Orion	Double Star	"3.5, 5.4"	"4.1"""	3	x	x	steady	high	5 H 35.1 min.	9¡ 56'	one of the Orion Dob doubles	58	Jan.-Mar	bright white-white pair	
	42 Orionis	Orion	Double Star	"4.6, 7.5"	"1.1"""	3	x	x	steady	high	5 H 35.4 min.	-4¡ 50'	one of the Orion Dob doubles	58	Jan.-Mar	very close and unequal white-white pair near M42 - very challenging	
	"Zeta Orionis, Alnitak"	Orion	Double Star	"1.9, 3.7"	"2.5"""	3	x	x	steady	high	5 H 40.8 min.	-1¡ 59'	one of the Orion Dob doubles	58	Jan.-Mar	"close, blue-white pair"	
	52 Orionis	Orion	Double Star	"6.0, 6.0"	"1.1"""	3	x	x	steady	high	5 H 48 min.	6¡ 27'	one of the Orion Dob doubles	58	Jan.-Mar	"very close, equal white-white pair"	
	"Omicron-2 Eridani, Keid"	Eridanus	Double Star	"4.5, 10.2, 11.5"	"83"", 7"""	2	1	x	steady	high	4 H 15.3 min.	-7¡ 39'	Spock's 'Vulcan' & a white dwarf	60	Jan.-Mar	"B-C pair is far from A: B is a white dwarf and C is ared dwarf, too dim to show color"	
	NGC 1535	Eridanus	Planetary Nebula	9.6	0.8'	2	1	x	dark	high	4 H 14.3 min.	-12¡ 44Õ'	planetary nebula in Eridanus	60	Jan.-Mar	"small, blue planetary nebula"	
	39 Eridani	Eridanus	Double Star	"5.0, 8.5"	"6.3"""	1	1	x	steady	high	4 H 14.4 min.	-10¡ 15'	double star near NGC 1535	60	Jan.-Mar	moderately challenging double	
	h 3752	Lepus	Double Star	"5.4, 6.6"	"3.4"""	1	1	x	steady	high	5 H 22.5 min.	-24¡ 46'	double star near M79	62	Jan.-Mar		
	M79	Lepus	Globular Cluster	7.7	9'	2	1	x	dark	medium	5 H 24.2 min.	-24¡ 31'	globular in Lepus	62	Jan.-Mar	globular cluster; intermediate concentration	
	M45	Taurus	Open Cluster	1.6	120'	3	3	4	any	lowest	3 H 46.9 min.	24¡ 7'	the Pleiades (Seven Sisters)	64	Jan.-Mar	nebulosity near the stars is challenging to see	
	Struve 118	Taurus	Double Star	"5.8, 6.7"	"4.4"""	1	1	x	steady	high	5 H 29.3 min.	25¡ 9'	near M1	66	Jan.-Mar	yellow-white pair near M1	
	Struve 742	Taurus	Double Star	"7.1, 7.5"	"4.1"""	2	2	x	steady	high	5 H 36.4 min.	22¡ 0'	near M2	66	Jan.-Mar	dim yellow-blue pair just east of M1	
	M1	Taurus	Supernova Remanent	8.4	4' by 6'	3	1	x	dark	low	5 H 34.5 min.	22¡ 1'	the Crab Nebula	66	Jan.-Mar	remnant nebula from 1054 supernova	
	M38	Auriga	Open Cluster	6.4	15'	3	2	1	any	low	5 H 28.7 min.	35¡ 51'	with  M36 & M37	68	Jan.-Mar	open cluster; moderately rich with medium brightness range and strong central concentration	
	M36	Auriga	Open Cluster	6	10'	3	2	1	any	low	5 H 35.3 min.	34¡ 9'	with M37 & M38	68	Jan.-Mar	open cluster; moderately rich with large brightness range and strong central concentration	
	M37	Auriga	Open Cluster	5.6	15'	3	2	1	any	low	5 H 52.3 min.	32¡ 34'	with M36 & M38	68	Jan.-Mar	open cluster; rich with small brightness range and strong central concentration	
	Omega Aurigae	Auriga	Double Star	"5.0, 8.2"	"4.8"""	2	1	x	steady	high	4 H 59.3 min.	37¡ 53'	double star near M36-37-38	70	Jan.-Mar		
	14 Aurigae	Auriga	Double Star	"5, 9, 8, 8"	"10"", 14"", 2"""	2	1	x	steady	high	5 H 15.4 min.	32¡ 41'	multiple star near M36 & M38	70	Jan.-Mar	yellow-blue pair; the dimmer blue pair is a Dob challenge - the brighter has a dim companion	
	26 Aurigae	Auriga	Double Star	"5.5, 8.4"	"12"""	1	1	x	steady	high	5 H 38.6 min.	30¡ 30'	double star near M37	70	Jan.-Mar	"yellow-blue pair, between El Nath and M37"	
	NGC 1907	Auriga	Open Cluster	8.2	5'	1	x	x	any	low	5 H 28.1 min.	35¡ 19'	dim open cluster near M38	71	Jan.-Mar	open cluster; moderately rich with small brightness range and strong central concentration	
	LY Aurigae	Auriga	Variable	6.66-7.35; 4.00 days		1	1	1	any	any	5 H 29.7 min.	35¡ 23'	eclipsing variable star near M38	71	Jan.-Mar		
	M35	Gemini	Open Cluster	5.1	25'	3	3	3	any	low	6 H 8.8 min.	24¡ 20'	great open cluster in Gemini	72	Jan.-Mar	wonderful open cluster; in a Dob look for NGC 2158 nearby	
	NGC 2158	Gemini	Open Cluster	8.6	5'	1	x	x	dark	low	6 H 7.4 min.	24¡ 05'	"dim open cluster, in field with M35"	73	Jan.-Mar	"open cluster in field with M35; a pleasant, grainy counterpart to its great neighbor"	
	"Eta Geminorum, Propus"	Gemini	Double Star	"3.5, 6.2"	"1.7"""	2	x	x	steady	high	6 H 14.9 min.	22¡ 30'	double star near M35	73	Jan.-Mar	Dob challenge double brighter star looks orange and dimmer looks colorful by contrast	
	15 Geminorum	Gemini	Double Star	"6.6, 8.2"	"25"""	2	2	x	any	low	6 H 27.8 min.	20¡ 47'	double star near M36	73	Jan.-Mar	"wide, orange-blue pair"	
	NGC 2129	Gemini	Open Cluster	6.7	6'	1	x	x	dark	low	6 H 1.1 min.	23¡ 19'	with M35	73	Jan.-Mar	open cluster; poor with large brightness range and strong central concentration	
	"Alpha Geminorum, Castor"	Gemini	Triple Star	"1.9, 3.0, 9.8"	"4.8"", 70"""	3	2	x	steady	high	7 H 34.6 min.	31¡ 53'	"bright multiple star, with NGC 2392"	74	Jan.-Mar	"very bright, close blue pair with a very dim, distant companion"	
	NGC 2392	Gemini	Planetary Nebula	9.1	0.9'	3	2	x	dark	high	7 H 29.2 min.	20¡ 55Õ'	" 'Clown Face' nebula, with Castor"	74	Jan.-Mar	planetary nebula	
	Lambda Geminorum	Gemini	Double Star	"3.6, 10.7"	"9.7"""	1	x	x	steady	high	7 H 18.1 min.	16¡ 32'	double star near Castor & NGC 2392	75	Jan.-Mar	"yellow-blue Dob double, challenging because of huge brightmess difference"	
	"Delta Geminorum, Wasat"	Gemini	Double Star	"3.6, 8.2"	"5.6"""	1	x	x	steady	high	7 H 20.1 min.	21¡ 59'	double star near Castor & NGC 2393	75	Jan.-Mar	Dob challence due to unequal brightness; brighter star is white and dimmer star is orange	
	Struve 1083	Gemini	Double Star	"7.3, 8.1"	"6.8"""	2	1	x	steady	high	7 H 25.6 min.	20¡ 30'	double star near Castor & NGC 2394	75	Jan.-Mar	yellow-blue pair	
	Struve 1108	Gemini	Double Star	"6.6, 8.2"	"11"""	1	1	x	steady	high	7 H 32.8 min.	22¡ 53'	double star near Castor & NGC 2395	75	Jan.-Mar	yellow-blue pair	
	Kappa Geminorum	Gemini	Double Star	"3.7, 8.2"	"7"""	1	x	x	steady	high	7 H 77.4 min.	24¡ 24'	double star near Castor & NGC 2396	75	Jan.-Mar	"challenging, unequal Dob double"	
	NGC 2244	Monoceros	Open Cluster	4.8	24'	2	1	1	any	low	6 H 31.9 min.	4¡ 56'	inside the Rosette	76	Jan.-Mar	open cluster; poor with large brightness range and strong central concentration	
	Rosette	Monoceros	Diffuse Nebula	6	60' by 75' NW-SE	3	1	1	dark	low	6 H 30.3 min.	5¡ 3'	huge nebula surrounding NGC 2244	76	Jan.-Mar	"lovely, huge nebula for dark night, with bright open cluster inside"	
	Epsilon Monocerotis	Monoceros	Double Star	"4.4, 6.4"	"12"""	1	1	x	steady	high	6 H 23.8 min.	4¡ 36'	double star near the Rosette	77	Jan.-Mar	subtle colors	
	Beta Monocerotis	Monoceros	Triple Star	"4.6, 5.0, 5.3"	"7.2"", 2.9"""	3	3	x	steady	high	6 H 28.8 min.	-7¡ 2'	bright triple star	78	Jan.-Mar	appealing white-blue-blue triple star; to get there you 'turn left at Orion'!!	
	NGC 2232	Monoceros	Open Cluster	4.2	45'	3	3	2	any	low	6 H 27.2 min.	-4¡ 45'	open cluster near Beta Monocerotis	78	Jan.-Mar	open cluster; poor with large brightness range	
	M50	Monoceros	Open Cluster	5.9	15'	2	2	1	any	low	7 H 2.9 min.	-8¡ 20'	colorful open cluster in Monoceros	80	Jan.-Mar	open cluster; moderately rich with large brightness range and strong central concentration	
	"Alpha Canis Majoris, Sirius"	Canis Major	Double Star	" -1.4, 8.5"	"8.4"""	1	x	x	very steady	highest	6 H 45.1 min.	-16¡ 43'	extreme Dob binary challenge	81	Jan.-Mar	brightest star in sky; exceptionally tough double for big Dob (second star lost deep in glare)	
	Mu Canis Majoris	Canis Major	Double Star	"7.95.3, 7.1"	"3"""	2	x	x	steady	highest	6 H 56.1 min.	-14¡ 3'	 Dob binary challenge	81	Jan.-Mar	"very tough Dob double; extreme brightness contrast, yellow-blue"	
	"Alpha Canis Minoris, Procyon"	Canis Minor	Double Star	"0.4, 10.8"	"4.7"""	1	x	x	very steady	highest	7 H 39.3 min.	5¡ 13'	extreme Dob binary challenge	81	Jan.-Mar	"very challenging, with hugh brightness contrast"	
	M41 	Canis Major	Open Cluster	4.5	35'	3	3	2	any	low	6 H 47 min.	-20¡ 45'	open cluster in Canis Major	82	Jan.-Mar	open cluster; moderately rich with large brightness range and strong central concentration	
	M47	Puppis	Open Cluster	4.4	25'	3	2	2	any	low	7 H 36.6 min.	-14¡ 29'	bright open cluster; with M46	84	Jan.-Mar	"open cluster; loose and bright, with a dozen stars much brighter than the others"	
	M46	Puppis	Open Cluster	6.1	20'	3	2	1	dark	low	7 H 41.8 min.	-14¡ 49'	open cluster; with M47	84	Jan.-Mar	open cluster; partly resolved haze of stars with planetary nebula NGC 2438 in front	
	NGC 2414	Puppis	Open Cluster	7.9	6'	1	x	x	dark	low	7 H 33.2 min.	-15¡ 27'	open cluster near M47	85	Jan.-Mar	open cluster; moderately rich with large brightness range and strong central concentration	
	NGC 2423	Puppis	Open Cluster	6.7	12'	1	1	x	dark	medium	7 H 37.1 min.	-13¡ 52'	open cluster in field with M47	85	Jan.-Mar	open cluster; moderately rich with medium brightness range	
	NGC 2438	Puppis	Planetary Nebula	10.8	1.2'	1	x	x	any	high	7 H 41.8 min.	-14¡ 44Õ'	planetary in front of M46	85	Jan.-Mar	planetary nebula	
	"Herschel 3945, Winter Albireo"	Canis Major	Double Star	"5.0, 5.8"	"26"""	3	2	x	any	low	7 H 16.6 min.	-23¡ 19'	colorful double near NGC 2362	86	Jan.-Mar	lovely red-orange double	
	NGC 2362	Canis Major	Open Cluster	3.8	6'	3	2	1	any	medium	7 H 18.7 min.	-24¡ 57'	open cluster in Canis Major	86	Jan.-Mar	open cluster; poor with large brightness range and strong central concentration	
	"Epsilon Canis Majoris, Adhara"	Canis Major	Double Star	"1.5, 7.5"	"7"""	1	x	x	steady	highest	6 H 58.6 min.	-28¡ 58'	Dob binary challenge	87	Jan.-Mar	Dob challenge double	
	M93	Puppis	Open Cluster	6.2	10'	3	3	1	any	medium	7 H 44.5 min.	-23¡ 52'	open cluster in Puppis	88	Jan.-Mar	open cluster with small brightness range	
	k Puppis	Puppis	Double Star	"4.4, 4.6"	"9.8"""	2	2	x	steady	high	7 H 38.8 min.	-26¡ 48'	double star near M93	89	Jan.-Mar	cat's-eyes white-white pair	
	"Zeta Cancri, Tegmine"	Cancer	Double Star	"5.3, 6.3"	"1.1"""	2	3	x	steady	highest	8 H 12.2 min.	17¡ 39'	near M44 (the Beehive)	92	Apr.-Jun.	nice pair of yellow stars (a challenging triple in a Dob)	
	"M44, Beehive"	Cancer	Open Cluster	3.1	70'	1	3	4	any	lowest	8 H 40.3 min.	19¡ 41'	great open cluster in Cancer	92	Apr.-Jun.	"visible naked eye and great in binoculars or finder, but too large for best view in telescopes"	
	24 Cancri	Cancer	Double Star	"6.9, 7.5"	"5.6"""	1	x	x	steady	high	8 H 26.7 min.	24¡ 32'	near M44 (the Beehive)	93	Apr.-Jun.	Dob challenge double	
	M67	Cancer	Open Cluster	6.9	25'	3	3	2	any	low	8 H 51 min.	11¡ 49'	open cluster in Cancer	94	Apr.-Jun.	open cluster; moderately rich with medium brightness range and strong central concentration	
	VZ Cancri	Cancer	Variable Star	7.18-7.91; 4.28 hours		1	1	2	any	any	8 H 40.9 min.	9¡ 49'	variable star in Cancer	94	Apr.-Jun.	dynamic variable: compare with nearby 37 Cancri	
	Epsilon Hydrae	Hydrae	Double Star	"3.5, 6.7"	"2.8"""	2	x	x	steady	high	8 H 46.8 min.	6¡ 25'	double star near M67	95	Apr.-Jun.	Dob challenge double	
	Phi-2 Cancri	Cancer	Double Star	"6.2, 6.2"	"5.2"""	3	2	x	steady	high	8 H 26.8 min.	26¡ 56'	one of the Cancer-Leo doubles	96	Apr.-Jun.	equal white pair	
	Struve 1266	Cancer	Double Star	"8.8, 10.0"	"24"""	1	1	x	steady	high	8 H 44.4 min.	28¡ 27'	one of the Cancer-Leo doubles	96	Apr.-Jun.	"dim, close white pair"	
	Iota Cancri	Cancer	Double Star	"4.1, 6.0"	"31"""	2	2	x	steady	medium	8 H 46.7 min.	28¡ 46'	one of the Cancer-Leo doubles	96	Apr.-Jun.	wide yellow-blue pair	
	57 Cancri	Cancer	Triple Star	"6.1, 6.4"	"1.5"""	2	1	x	steady	low/highest	8 H 54.2 min.	30¡ 35'	one of the Cancer-Leo doubles	96	Apr.-Jun.	"close, equal pair with a dimmer third companion"	
	Kappa Leonis	Leo	Double Star	"4.6, 9.7"	"2.4"""	3	1	x	steady	highest	9 H 24.7 min.	26¡ 11'	one of the Cancer-Leo doubles	96	Apr.-Jun.	"unequal, close Dob challenge"	
	"Gamma Leonis, Algieba"	Leo	Double Star	"2.4, 3.6"	"4.6"""	3	3	x	steady	high	10 H 20 min.	19¡ 51'	best of the Cancer-Leo doubles	96	Apr.-Jun.	bright yellow-orange pair	
	53 Cancri	Cancer	"Double Star, Exoplanets"	"6.2, 9.7"	"43"""	3	3	x	steady	high	8 H 52.5 min.	28¡ 16'	one of the Cancer-Leo doubles	97	Apr.-Jun.	"wide, unequal double near Iota Cancri"	
	NGC 3242	Hydra	Planetary Nebula	7.7	1'	3	1	x	dark	high	10 H 24.8 min.	-18¡ 39Õ'	planetary nebula 'Ghost of Jupiter' 	98	Apr.-Jun.	planetary nebula	
	M65	Leo	Galaxy	9.2	"2.9' by 9', N-S"	3	2	x	dark	low	11 H 18.9 min.	13¡ 7'	one of the 'Leo trio' galaxies	100	Apr.-Jun.	spiral galaxy; the roundest of the Leo Trio (with M66 and NGC 3628)	
	M66	Leo	Galaxy	8.9	"4' by 9', N-S"	3	2	x	dark	low	11 H 20.2 min.	13¡ 1'	one of the 'Leo trio' galaxies	100	Apr.-Jun.	"spiral galaxy; quite bright, oddly-shaped member of the Leo Trio (with M65 and NGC 3628)"	
	NGC 3628	Leo	Galaxy	9.6	"13.1' by 3.1' , E-W"	3	1	x	dark	low	11 H 20.3 min.	13¡ 37'	one of the 'Leo trio' galaxies	100	Apr.-Jun.	"spiral galaxy; nifty, elongated member of the Leo Trio (with M65 and M66)"	
	54 Leonis	Leo	Double Star	"4.5, 6.3"	"6.6"""	2	2	x	steady	high	10 H 55.6 min.	24¡ 45'	double star near the Leo trio	101	Apr.-Jun.		
	NGC 3607	Leo	Galaxy	9.9	4'	2	1	x	dark	low	11 H 16.9 min.	18¡ 3'	galaxy near the Leo trio	101	Apr.-Jun.	"elliptical galaxy, part of a nice little Dob trio (NGC 3607, 3608, 3632)"	
	NGC 3608	Leo	Galaxy	10.7	2.8'	2	1	x	dark	low	11 H 17 min.	18¡ 9'	galaxy near the Leo trio	101	Apr.-Jun.	"elliptical galaxy, part of a nice little Dob trio (NGC 3607, 3608, 3632)"	
	NGC 3632	Leo	Galaxy	10.9	"3' by 2', NW-SSE"	2	1	x	dark	low	11 H 20.1 min.	18¡ 21'	galaxy near the Leo trio	101	Apr.-Jun.	"spiral galaxy, part of a nice little Dob trio (NGC 3607, 3608, 3632)"	
	M95	Leo	Galaxy	9.8	"5' by 7', N-S"	3	1	x	dark	low	10 H 44 min.	11¡ 42'	one of the bright Leo I galaxies	102	Apr.-Jun.	"spiral galaxy; with M96 and M105, visible in small telescopes"	
	M96	Leo	Galaxy	9.3	"5' by 7', N-S"	3	1	x	dark	low	10 H 46.8 min.	11¡ 49'	one of the bright Leo I galaxies	102	Apr.-Jun.	"spiral galaxy; with M95 and M105, visible in small telescopes"	
	M105	Leo	Galaxy	8.4	"4' by 5', ENE-WSW"	3	1	x	dark	low	10 H 47.8 min.	12¡ 35'	one of the bright Leo I galaxies	102	Apr.-Jun.	"elliptical galaxy; with M95 and M96, visible in small telescopes"	
	NGC 3384	Leo	Galaxy	9.9	"5.4' by 2.7' , NE-SE"	2	x	x	dark	low	10 H 48.3 min.	12¡ 38'	in Leo I Galaxy Group	102	Apr.-Jun.	"elliptical galaxy, quite bright and next to M105"	
	NGC 3389	Leo	Galaxy	11.8	"2.9' by 1.3' , ESE-WSW"	1	x	x	dark	low	10 H 48.5 min.	12¡ 32'	in Leo I Galaxy Group	102	Apr.-Jun.	dim spiral galaxy making a tight triangle with M105 amd NGC 3384	
	NGC 3412	Leo	Galaxy	10.4	"3.7' by 2.2' , NNE-SSW"	1	x	x	dark	low	10 H 50.9 min.	13¡ 25'	in Leo I Galaxy Group	102	Apr.-Jun.	"spiral galaxy, off to the northeastern edge of the Leo I galaxy group"	
	"Gamma Virginis, Porrima"	Virgo	Double Star	"3.5, 3.5"	"1.3"" (in 2010, increasing)"	2	3	x	steady	high	12 H 41.7 min.	-1¡ 27'	"bright, widening double in Virgo"	104	Apr.-Jun.	"bright equal yellow pair, separated by 1.9"" in 2012, 2.6"" in 2016, and 3.0"" in 2020"	
	Struve 1689	Virgo	Double Star	"7.1, 9.1"	"30"""	1	1	x	any	medium	12 H 55.5 min.	11¡ 30'	Virgo galaxy chart 1	105	Apr.-Jun.	"wide, dim, unequal double en route from Vindemiatrix to the Virgo galaxies"	
	NGC 4754	Virgo	Galaxy	10.5	"4.4' by 2.4' , NNE-SSW"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 52.3 min.	11¡ 19'	Virgo galaxy chart 1	105	Apr.-Jun.	"spiral galaxy; dim, near NGC 4762"	
	NGC 4762	Virgo	Galaxy	10.1	"8.7' by 1.7' , NNE-SSW"	2	1	x	dark	low	12 H 52.9 min.	11¡ 14'	Virgo galaxy chart 1	105	Apr.-Jun.	spiral galaxy; the first you encounter in the Virgo group as you start from Vindemiatrix	
	NGC 4469	Virgo	Galaxy	11.5	"3.8' by 1.3' , E-W"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 29.5 min.	8¡ 45'	Virgo galaxy chart 2	106	Apr.-Jun.	dim spiral galaxy near M49	
	M49	Virgo	Galaxy	8.3	"8' by 10', NNE-SSW"	3	2	1	dark	low	12 H 29.8 min.	8¡ 0'	bright; Virgo galaxy chart 2	106	Apr.-Jun.	"bright elliptical galaxy, away from the bulk of the Virgo group"	
	NGC 4526	Virgo	Galaxy	9.6	"7' by 2.5' , ESE-WSW"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 34 min.	7¡ 42'	Virgo galaxy chart 2	106	Apr.-Jun.	spiral galaxy near M49	
	NGC 4535	Virgo	Galaxy	9.8	"7.1' by 5' , N-S"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 34.3 min.	8¡ 12'	Virgo galaxy chart 2	106	Apr.-Jun.	spiral galaxy near M49	
	M84	Virgo	Galaxy	9.2	"5' by 6', NW-SE"	3	1	1	dark	low	12 H 25.1 min.	12¡ 53'	"bright; Virgo galaxy charts 4,5"	107	Apr.-Jun.	"bright elliptical galaxy anchoring the western end of Markarian's chain, next to M86"	
	M86	Virgo	Galaxy	8.9	"5' by 8', NW-SE"	3	2	1	dark	low	12 H 26.2 min.	12¡ 57'	"bright; Virgo galaxy charts 4,5"	107	Apr.-Jun.	"bright elliptical galaxy in Markarian's chain, next to M84"	
	NGC 4435	Virgo	Galaxy	10.8	"3' by 2.2' , N-S"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 27.7 min.	13¡ 5'	"Virgo galaxy charts 4,5"	107	Apr.-Jun.	"dim, small elliptical galaxy in Markarian's chain, right next to NGC 4438"	
	NGC 4438	Virgo	Galaxy	10	"8.5' by 3' , NNE-SSW"	2	1	x	dark	low	12 H 27.8 min.	13¡ 0'	"Virgo galaxy charts 4,5"	107	Apr.-Jun.	"elongated-looking spiral galaxy in Markarian's chain, near M86"	
	NGC 4461	Virgo	Galaxy	11.1	"3.4' by 1.4' , N-S"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 29 min.	13¡ 11'	Virgo galaxy chart 4	107	Apr.-Jun.	dim spiral galaxy in Markarian's chain	
	NGC 4473	Virgo	Galaxy	10.2	"4.5' by 2.5' , E-W"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 29.8 min.	13¡ 26'	Virgo galaxy chart 4	107	Apr.-Jun.	dim elliptical galaxy in Markarian's chain	
	NGC 4477	Virgo	Galaxy	10.4	3.4'	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 30 min.	13¡ 38'	Virgo galaxy chart 4	107	Apr.-Jun.	dim spiral galaxy at the northeastern end of Markarian's chain	
	M87	Virgo	Galaxy	8.6	"6' by 8', N-S"	3	2	1	dark	low	12 H 30.8 min.	12¡ 23'	Virgo galaxy chart 4	107	Apr.-Jun.	"bright, prominent elliptical galaxy southest of Markarian's chain"	
	M88	Coma Berenices	Galaxy	9.4	"3' by 6', NW-SE"	2	1	1	dark	low	12 H 32 min.	14¡ 25'	Virgo galaxy chart 4	107	Apr.-Jun.	spiral galaxy	
	M91	Coma Berenices	Galaxy	10.1	"4' by 5', NNE-SSW"	2	1	x	dark	low	12 H 35.4 min.	14¡ 30'	Virgo galaxy chart 4	107	Apr.-Jun.	spiral galaxy	
	M89	Virgo	Galaxy	9.9	3' by 3.5'	2	1	1	dark	low	12 H 35.7 min.	12¡ 33'	"Virgo galaxy charts 3,4"	107	Apr.-Jun.	elliptical galaxy	
	M90	Virgo	Galaxy	9.4	"4' by 9', NNE-SSW"	2	1	x	dark	low	12 H 36.8 min.	13¡ 10'	"Virgo galaxy charts 3,4"	107	Apr.-Jun.	spiral galaxy	
	M58	Virgo	Galaxy	9.6	"4' by 6', E-W"	1	1	x	dark	low	12 H 37.7 min.	11¡ 49'	Virgo galaxy chart 3	107	Apr.-Jun.	spiral galaxy	
	M59	Virgo	Galaxy	9.7	"3' by 5', N-S"	1	1	x	dark	low	12 H 42 min.	11¡ 39'	Virgo galaxy chart 3	107	Apr.-Jun.	elliptical galaxy near M60	
	NGC 4638	Virgo	Galaxy	11.1	"2.2' by 1.4' , NW-SE"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 42.8 min.	11¡ 27'	Virgo galaxy chart 3	107	Apr.-Jun.	dim elliptical galaxy near M59 and M60	
	M60	Virgo	Galaxy	8.8	"6' by 7', ESE-WSW"	2	1	1	dark	low	12 H 43.7 min.	11¡ 33'	bright; Virgo galaxy chart 3	107	Apr.-Jun.	bright elliptical galaxy	
	M98	Coma Berenices	Galaxy	7.9	"2.8' by 9', NNE-SSW"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 13.8 min.	14¡ 54'	Virgo galaxy chart 5	108	Apr.-Jun.	spiral galaxy	
	NGC 4216	Virgo	Galaxy	10.3	"8.1' by 1.8' , NNE-SSW"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 15.9 min.	13¡ 9'	Virgo galaxy chart 5	108	Apr.-Jun.	"spiral galaxy; not very bright, but a pretty little elongate oval"	
	M99	Coma Berenices	Galaxy	7.9	"4' by 5', NE-SE"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 18.8 min.	14¡ 25'	Virgo galaxy chart 5	108	Apr.-Jun.	spiral galaxy	
	Struve 1685	Coma Berenices	Double Star	"7.3, 7.8"	"16"""	1	x	x	steady	high	12 H 52 min.	19¡ 10'	double star near M64	110	Apr.-Jun.	"dim, equal double near M64"	
	M53	Coma Berenices	Globular Cluster	7.7	13'	3	2	1	dark	low	13 H 12.9 min.	18¡ 10'	with M64	110	Apr.-Jun.	globular cluster; intermediate concentration	
	M64 	Coma Berenices	Galaxy	8.5	#N/A	2	1	x	dark	low	12 H 56.8 min.	21¡ 31'	"Black Eye Galaxy, with M53"	110	Apr.-Jun.	spiral galaxy	
	"Alpha CVn, Cor Caroli"	Canes Venatici	Double Star	"2.9, 5.5"	"19"""	2	2	x	any	medium	12 H 56 min.	38¡ 19'	"easy, colorful double star"	112	Apr.-Jun.	"easy, pretty blue-yellow pair"	
	M94	Canes Venatici	Galaxy	8.1	"12' by 14', ESE-WSW"	3	1	x	dark	low	12 H 50.9 min.	41¡ 7'	"small, bright galaxy"	112	Apr.-Jun.	spiral galaxy	
	2 Canum Venaticorum	Canes Venatici	Double Star	"5.9, 8.7"	"11"""	2	1	x	any	medium	12 H 16.1 min.	40¡ 40'	with M94 and Cor Caroli	113	Apr.-Jun.	unequal blue-yellow pair	
	Struve 1702	Canes Venatici	Double Star	"8.7, 9.4"	"35"""	1	1	x	any	medium	12 H 58.5 min.	38¡ 17'	with M94 and Cor Caroli	113	Apr.-Jun.	"dim, wide pair"	
	M63	Canes Venatici	Galaxy	8.5	"7' by 12', ESE-WSW"	2	1	x	dark	low	13 H 15.8 min.	42¡ 2'	with M94 and Cor Caroli	113	Apr.-Jun.	spiral galaxy	
	"Y CVn, La Superba"	Canes Venatici	Carbon Star	4.86-5.88; 268 days		2	2	2	any	low	14 H 41.1 min.	13¡ 44'	carbon star near Cor Caroli	113	Apr.-Jun.	"beautiful deep red in binoculars, finder, or any telescope"	
	M3	Canes Venatici	Globular Cluster	6.6	18'	3	3	1	dark	medium	13 H 42.2 min.	28¡ 23'	bright globular cluster	114	Apr.-Jun.	bright and pretty globular cluster; intermediate concentration	
	Pi Boštis	Boštes	Double Star	"4.9, 5.8"	"5.6"""	2	2	x	steady	high	14 H 40.7 min.	16¡ 23'	one of the Boštes doubles	116	Apr.-Jun.	yellow-blue pair	
	"Epsilon Boštis, Izar"	Boštes	Double Star	"2.6, 4.8"	"3.0"""	3	3	x	steady	high	14 H 45 min.	27¡ 4Õ'	best of the Boštes doubles	116	Apr.-Jun.	"famous, pretty yellow-blue pair"	
	Xi Boštis	Boštes	"Double Star, Exoplanets"	"4.8, 7.0"	"6.4"""	3	2	x	steady	high	14 H 51.4 min.	19¡ 6Õ'	"a Boštes double star, with planets"	116	Apr.-Jun.	yellow star with nearby dimmer orange companion	
	"Mu Boštes, Alkalurops"	Boštes	Triple Star	"7.94.3, 7.1, 7.6"	"109"", 2.2"""	3	1	2	steady	high	15 H 24.5 min.	37¡ 23Õ'	a triple star in Boštes 	116	Apr.-Jun.	"star with two much dimmer companions, one boringly distant, one challengingly close "	
	Zeta Coronae Borealis	Corona Borealis	Double Star	"5.0, 5.9"	"6.3"""	2	2	x	steady	high	15 H 39.4 min.	36¡ 38Õ'	one of the 'Boštes doubles'	116	Apr.-Jun.	nice double with a yellow primary and a blue-green secondary	
	M13	Hercules	Globular Cluster	5.8	20'	4	4	3	any	medium	16 H 41.7 min.	36¡ 27'	best globular in the northern sky	120	Jul.-Sep.	beautiful globular cluster with intermediate concentration - awesome Dob object	
	Sigma Coronae Borealis	Corona Borealis	Multiple Star	"5.6, 6.5"	"7.1"""	2	2	x	steady	high	16 H 14.7 min.	33¡ 51Õ'	double star near M13	121	Jul.-Sep.	lovely double	
	Delta Herculis	Hercules	Double Star	"3.1, 8.3"	"11"""	1	x	x	steady	highest	17 H 15 min.	24¡ 50Õ'	unequal double star in Hercules	121	Jul.-Sep.	challenging Dob double with a large brightnes contrast	
	NGC 6207	Hercules	Galaxy	11.4	"3' by 1.2' , NNE-SSW"	2	x	x	dark	medium	16 H 43.1 min.	36¡ 50'	dim galaxy very near M13	121	Jul.-Sep.	spiral galaxy; a Dob challenge close to M13	
	M92	Hercules	Globular Cluster	6.5	14'	3	3	1	dark	medium	17 H 17.1 min.	43¡ 9'	bright globular cluster	122	Jul.-Sep.	globular cluster; intermediate rich concentation	
	Rho Herculis	Hercules	Double Star	"4.5, 5.4"	"4.0"""	2	1	x	steady	highest	17 H 23.7 min.	37¡ 9Õ'	double star in  Hercules' 'keystone'	123	Jul.-Sep.	pleasant Dob double	
	"Alpha Herculis, Ras Algethi"	Hercules	Double (& variable) Star	"3.5, 5.4"	"4.9"""	3	2	x	steady	high	17 H 14.6 min.	14¡ 23Õ'	colorful double star	124	Jul.-Sep.	nice red-green pair	
	M5	Serpens	Globular Cluster	8.3	20'	3	3	1	dark	low	15 H 18.5 min.	2¡ 5'	bright globular cluster	124	Jul.-Sep.	impressive globular cluster; intermediate concentration	
	M12	Ophiucus	Globular Cluster	8.4	16'	3	2	1	dark	medium	16 H 47.2 min.	-1¡ 57'	"globular cluster, near M10"	126	Jul.-Sep.	"globular cluster; looks a tad smaller, brighter and less easily resolved than its partner, M12"	
	M10	Ophiucus	Globular Cluster	8.4	20'	3	2	1	dark	medium	16 H 57.1 min.	-4¡ 7'	"globular cluster, near M12"	126	Jul.-Sep.	"globular cluster; looks a tad larger, dimmer and more easily resolved than its partner, M10"	
	"Epsilon Lyrae, Double-Double"	Lyra	Quadruple Star	"5.2, 6.1,5.3, 5.4 "	"208"", 2.3"", 2.3"""	4	3	2	steady	high	18 H 44.4 min.	39¡ 38Õ'	the great 'double-double'	128	Jul.-Sep.	maybe the niftiest multiple star in the sky - two widely-spaced close white pairs	
	Zeta Lyrae	Lyra	Double Star	"4.3, 5.6"	"44"""	1	1	1	steady	low	18 H 44.8 min.	37¡ 36Õ'	wide double star	128	Jul.-Sep.	very wide double - easy but not terribly interesting	
	"Struve 2470, D-DÕs double"	Lyra	Double Star	"7.0, 8.4"	"14"""	2	2	x	steady	medium	19 H 8.8 min.	34¡ 46Õ'	half of the 'double-double's double'	128	Jul.-Sep.	"nice white pair, in the same field with the similar Struve 2474"	
	"Struve 2474, D-DÕs double"	Lyra	Double Star	"6.8, 7.9"	"16"""	2	2	x	steady	medium	19 H 8.8 min.	34¡ 46Õ'	half of the 'double-double's double'	128	Jul.-Sep.	"nice yellow pair, in the same field with the similar Struve 2470"	
	Struve 2725	Delphinus	Double Star	"7.5, 8.2"	"6.0"""	2	2	x	steady	high	20 H 46.2 min.	15¡ 54Õ'	"double star, near Gamma Delphini"	128	Jul.-Sep.	dim white pair near Gamma Delphini	
	Gamma Delphini	Delphinus	Double Star	"4.4, 5.0"	"9.1"""	3	3	x	steady	high	20 H 46.7 min.	16¡ 8Õ'	"double star, near Struve 2725"	128	Jul.-Sep.	"very prett orange-lime colored pair, with the much dimmer pair Struve 2725 nearby"	
	61 Cygni	Cygnus	Double Star	"5.2, 6.1"	"31"""	2	2	x	any	medium	21 H 6.6 min.	38¡ 42Õ'	"pretty, nearby double star"	128	Jul.-Sep.	"easy, wide orange pair; only 11.4 light years away"	
	M57	Lyra	Planetary Nebula	8.8	"1' by 1.7', NE-SE"	4	3	x	dark	high	18 H 53.6 min.	33¡ 2Õ'	Ring Nebula	130	Jul.-Sep.	the great Ring Nebula - a pretty little smoke ring even in small telescopes	
	Beta Lyrae	Lyra	Variable (& double) Star	"3.3-4.3, 6.7"	"46"""	1	1	1	any	low	18 H 50.1 min.	33¡ 22Õ'	eclipsing variable (and wide double)	131	Jul.-Sep.	famous eclipsing variable star near M57	
	Otto Struve 525	Lyra	Triple Star	"6.1, 9.1, 7.6"	"1.8"", 45"""	3	2	x	steady	high	18 H 54.9 min.	41¡ 36Õ'	pretty double near M57	131	Jul.-Sep.	dim but pretty yellow-blue pair near M57; high X in a Db shows a dim third companion	
	"Beta Cygni, Albireo"	Cygnus	Double Star	"3.2, 4.7"	"37"""	4	4	x	any	medium	19 H 30.7 min.	27¡ 58Õ'	colorful double star	132	Jul.-Sep.	maybe the finest colorful double star in the sky; a bright orange-blue pair	
	Epsilon Sagittae	Sagitta	Double Star	"5.8, 8.4"	"87"""	1	1	x	any	low	19 H 37.3 min.	16¡ 28Õ'	wide double near M71	139	Jul.-Sep.	"dim, with a very distant faint companion"	
	HN 84	Sagitta	Double Star	"6.4, 9.5"	"28"""	1	1	x	any	low	19 H 39.4 min.	16¡ 34Õ'	wide double near M71	139	Jul.-Sep.	"dim, with a distant, very faint companion"	
	M56	Lyra	Globular Cluster	8.4	8'	2	1	x	dark	medium	19 H 16.6 min.	30¡ 10'	globular between Albireo & M57	132	Jul.-Sep.	"globular cluster; small and hazy, grainy in a Dob"	
	M29	Cygnus	Open Cluster	6.6	10'	2	2	1	any	low	20 H 23.9 min.	38¡ 31'	open cluster in Cygnus Milky Way	133	Jul.-Sep.	open cluster; poor with large brightness range and strong central concentration	
	M39	Cygnus	Open Cluster	4.6	30'	1	2	2	any	low	21 H 32.2 min.	48¡ 26'	open cluster in Cygnus Milky Way	133	Jul.-Sep.	open cluster; poor with medium brightness range and strong central concentration	
	16 Cygni	Cygnus	"Double Star, Exoplanets"	"6.0, 6.2"	"40"""	1	2	x	any	low	19 H 41.8 min.	50¡ 31Õ'	 double near the blinking planetary	134	Jul.-Sep.	"wide, equal pair of yellow stars"	
	"NGC 6826, Blinking Nebula "	Cygnus	Planetary Nebula	8.8	0.6'	3	2	x	dark	high	19 H 44.8 min.	50¡ 31Õ'	remarkable little planetary nebula	134	Jul.-Sep.	"with direct vision, wonderful little planetary nebula fades, and central star appears"	
	R Cygni	Cygnus	Variable Star	6.1-14.4; 426 days		1	1	x	any	low	19 H 36.8 min.	50¡ 12'	red variable star	135	Jul.-Sep.	"red variable - ranging in brightness from easy to see in a finder to invisible in an 8"" Dob"	
	M27	Vulpecula	Planetary Nebula	7.4	6'	4	4	1	dark	medium	19 H 59.6 min.	22¡ 43Õ'	the great Dumbbell Nebula	136	Jul.-Sep.	possibly the most beautiful planetary nebula in the sky - a ghostly bowtie/dumbbell	
	M71	Sagitta	Globular Cluster	8.4	7'	3	3	1	dark	medium	19 H 53.7 min.	18¡ 47'	globular cluster in Sagitta	138	Jul.-Sep.	"a globular cluster; not particularly bright, but grainy-looking"	
	Zeta Sagittae	Sagitta	Double Star	"5.0, 9.0"	"8.1"""	2	1	x	any	low	19 H 49 min.	19¡ 8Õ'	double star near M71	139	Jul.-Sep.	unequal double	
	Theta Sagittae	Sagitta	Double Star	"6.6, 8.9"	"12"""	1	1	x	any	low	20 H 9.9 min.	20¡ 55Õ'	double star in Sagitta	139	Jul.-Sep.	rather dim star with a dim companion in a crowded field	
	"BrocchiÕs, Coathanger"	Vulpecula	Open Cluster		80'	x	x	3	any	lowest	19 H 25.4 min.	20¡ 11'	 binocular 'Coathanger' asterism	139	Jul.-Sep.	"much too large for a telescope, but a pretty asterism in binoculars or finderscope"	
	M11	Scutum	Open Cluster	8.4	11'	4	3	1	dark	medium	18 H 51.1 min.	-6¡ 16'	 'Wild Ducks' open cluster in Scutum	140	Jul.-Sep.	open cluster; rich with medium brightness range and strong central concentration - wow!	
	Struve 2391	Scutum	Double Star	"6.5, 9.6"	"38"""	1	1	x	any	low	18 H 48.7 min.	-6¡ 2Õ'	wide double near M11	141	Jul.-Sep.	"unequal, wide double close to M11"	
	15 Aquilae	Aquila	Double Star	"5.5, 7.0"	"39"""	2	2	x	any	low	19 H 5 min.	-4¡ 2Õ'	wide double near M11	141	Jul.-Sep.	wide yellow-blue pair	
	M26	Scutum	Open Cluster	8	10'	2	1	1	dark	low	18 H 45.3 min.	-9¡ 23'	open cluster near M11	141	Jul.-Sep.	open cluster; moderately rich with small brightness range and strong central concentration	
	R Scuti	Scutum	Variable Star	4.2-8.6; 146 days		1	1	1	any	low	18 H 47.5 min.	-5¡ 43'	variable star near M11	141	Jul.-Sep.	variable star close to M11	
	V Aquilae	Aquila	Carbon Star	6.8		2	2	2	any	low	19 H 4.4 min.	-5¡ 41'	deep red 'carbon' variable star	141	Jul.-Sep.	lovely deep red variabe star	
	M16	Serpens	Open Cluster	6	8'	2	1	1	dark	low	18 H 18.8 min.	-13¡ 47'	open cluster near M17	142	Jul.-Sep.	open cluster	
	M18	Sagittarius	Open Cluster	6.9	7'	1	1	x	dark	low	18 H 19.9 min.	-17¡ 8'	open cluster near M17	142	Jul.-Sep.	open cluster	
	M17	Sagittarius	Diffuse Nebula	6	15' by 20'	4	3	2	dark	low	18 H 20.8 min.	-16¡ 11'	the Swan Nebula	142	Jul.-Sep.	"beautiful nebula; the brightest parts look like a swan or a check mark, in a rich starfield"	
	M23	Sagittarius	Open Cluster	5.5	25'	2	3	4	dark	low	17 H 56.9 min.	-19¡ 1'	open cluster near M25 in Sagittarius	144	Jul.-Sep.	open cluster; a Dob resolves grainy haze into 50 stars	
	M25	Sagittarius	Open Cluster	4.6	25'	2	3	4	dark	low	18 H 31.7 min.	-19¡ 15'	open cluster near M23 in Sagittarius	144	Jul.-Sep.	"open cluster; a wide sprinkling of stars, including Cepheid variable U Sagitarii"	
	M24	Sagittarius	Open Cluster	4.6	90'	1	2	3	dark	low	18 H 18.4 min.	-18¡ 26'	open cluster near M23 & M25	145	Jul.-Sep.	"huge star cloud, visible to naked eye but too large to see well in a telescope"	
	U Sagittarii	Sagittarius	Cepheid Variable Star	6.28-7.16; 6 days and 18 hours		1	1	1	any	low	18 H 31.8 min.	-19¡ 22'	Cepheid variable star	145	Jul.-Sep.	"Cepheid variable in M25; at maximum, clearly the brightest in the cluster - at minimum, not"	
	NGC 6530	Sagittarius	Open Cluster	4.6	15'	2	2	1	any	medium	18 H 4.7 min.	-24¡ 20'	open cluster enmeshed in M8	146	Jul.-Sep.	"pretty open cluster, enveloped by M8"	
	M8	Sagittarius	Diffuse Nebula	7.7	30' by 45'	4	3	3	dark	medium	18 H 4.7 min.	-24¡ 23'	"Lagoon Nebula, engulfing NGC 6530"	146	Jul.-Sep.	"awesome and intricate emission nebula, enveloping open cluster NGC 6530"	
	M21	Sagittarius	Open Cluster	5.9	16'	2	1	x	any	medium	18 H 4.8 min.	-22¡ 30'	open cluster near M20	148	Jul.-Sep.	open cluster; moderately rich with large brightness range and strong central concentration	
	M20	Sagittarius	Diffuse Nebula	6.3	20'	3	2	2	dark	medium	18 H 1.9 min.	-23¡ 2'	the Trifid Nebula	148	Jul.-Sep.	Trifid Nebula; the 'trifid' (in 3 parts) reason for the name is clear only with larger apertures	
	HN40	Sagittarius	Triple Star	"7.6, 10.4, 8.7"	"6.1"", 11"""	2	1	x	steady	high	18 H 2.3 min.	-23¡ 2Õ'	multiple star inside M20	149	Jul.-Sep.	"brightest star in M20; multiple: 2, 3, or 4 members depending on 'scope and conditions)"	
	Xi Lupi	Lupus	Double Star	"5.1, 5.6"	"10"""	3	3	x	steady	high	15 H 56.9 min.	-33¡ 58Õ'	double star in Lupus	150	Jul.-Sep.	blue-blue pair	
	Eta Lupi	Lupus	Triple Star	"3.4, 7.5, 9.4"	"14"", 116"""	1	1	x	steady	high	16 H 0.1 min.	-38¡ 24Õ'	double star in Lupus	150	Jul.-Sep.	unequal triple star; a much dimmer companion and a distant vasty dimmer compannion	
	Xi Scorpii	Scorpius	Triple Star	"5.2, 4.9, 7.3"	"0.9"", 7.9"""	3	1	x	steady	high	16 H 4.4 min.	-11¡ 22Õ'	"multiple star, next to Struve 1999"	150	Jul.-Sep.	"nice yellow-orange pair; the brighter is a close, tough Dob challenge; near Struve 1999"	
	Struve 1999	Scorpius	Double Star	"7.5, 8.1"	"12"""	1	1	x	steady	high	16 H 4.5 min.	-11¡ 26Õ'	"double star, next to Xi Scorpii"	150	Jul.-Sep.	dim yellow pair in same field as Xi Scorpii	
	"Beta Scorpii, Graffias"	Scorpius	Double Star	"2.6, 4.5"	"12"""	2	2	x	steady	high	16 H 5.4 min.	-19¡ 51Õ'	"bright, pretty double star in Scorpius"	150	Jul.-Sep.	bright yellow-blue pair	
	Nu Scorpii	Scorpius	Double Star	"4.4, 5.3, 6.6, 7.2"	"1.3"", 41"", 42"""	2	1	x	steady	high	16 H 12 min.	-19¡ 28Õ'	challenging double-double	150	Jul.-Sep.	"nice, very wide pair of challenging dob dobles - one challenging, the other very challenging"	
	"Alpha Scorpii, Antares"	Scorpius	Double Star	"1.0, 5.4"	"2.6"""	1	x	x	steady	high	16 H 29.4 min.	-26¡ 26Õ'	difficult Dob challenge double	150	Jul.-Sep.	much dimmer companion; if visible in a big Dob it looks greenish against red Antares	
	24 Ophiuchi	Ophiucus	Double Star	"6.3, 6.3"	"1.0"""	1	x	x	steady	high	16 H 56.8 min.	-23¡ 9Õ'	challenging Dob double star	150	Jul.-Sep.	"extremely close, challenging equal blue pair"	
	36 Ophiuchi	Ophiucus	Double Star	"5.1, 5.1"	"4.9"""	2	1	x	steady	high	17 H 15.4 min.	-26¡ 35Õ'	double star in Ophiuchus	150	Jul.-Sep.	equal orange pair with somewhat dimmer companion far away	
	Omicron Ophiuchi	Ophiucus	Double Star	"5.2, 6.6"	"10"""	3	3	x	steady	high	17 H 18 min.	-24¡ 17Õ'	pretty double star in Ophiuchus	150	Jul.-Sep.	orange-blue pair	
	M80	Scorpius	Globular Cluster	7.3	10'	2	1	x	dark	medium	16 H 17.1 min.	-22¡ 59'	globular near M4	152	Jul.-Sep.	globular cluster with dense central concentration; makes stark contrast with nearby M4	
	M4	Scorpius	Globular Cluster	4.6	35'	3	2	1	dark	medium	16 H 23.7 min.	-26¡ 31'	globular cluster near Antares	152	Jul.-Sep.	"big, pretty globular cluster near Antares; easy to resolve into stars"	
	M62	Oph.-Sco.	Globular Cluster	6.4	15'	3	2	1	dark	medium	16 H 54.3 min.	-30¡ 8'	"globular in Ophiuchus, near M19"	154	Jul.-Sep.	globular cluster; intermediate rich concentation; not far from M19	
	M19	Ophiucus	Globular Cluster	6.8	17'	3	2	1	dark	medium	17 H 2.6 min.	-26¡ 15'	"globular in Ophiuchus, near M62"	154	Jul.-Sep.	"globular cluster, not far fom M62"	
	RR Scorpii	Scorpius	Variable Star	5.0-12.4; 281 days		1	1	x	dark	medium	16 H 56.6 min.	-30¡ 35'	variable star near M62	155	Jul.-Sep.	"red Mira-type variable, ranging from just short of naked-eye to too dim for a small 'scope"	
	M6	Scorpius	Open Cluster	9.7	30'	2	3	3	dark	low	17 H 40.1 min.	-32¡ 13'	"large,bright Scorpius open cluster"	156	Jul.-Sep.	open cluster; poor with medium brightness range and strong central concentration	
	M7	Scorpius	Open Cluster	8.3	75'	2	3	4	dark	low	17 H 54 min.	-34¡ 49'	"large, bright Scorpius open cluster"	156	Jul.-Sep.	open cluster; rich with medium brightness range and strong central concentration	
	BM Scorpii	Scorpius	Variable Star	5.25-6.46		1	1	x	any	low	17 H 41.0 min.	-32¡ 13'	variable star in M6	157	Jul.-Sep.	bright orange variable star near eastern (trailing) edge of M6	
	HD 160202	Scorpius	Flare Star	"6.7, except during rare flares"		1	1	1	any	low	17 H 40.0 min.	 -31¡ 12'	flare star	158	Jul.-Sep.	normally just one of the brighter stars in M6 - but be alert for a flare!	
	M28	Sagittarius	Globular Cluster	6.9	13'	2	2	1	dark	medium	18 H 24.6 min.	-24¡ 52'	"globular cluster, near M22"	158	Jul.-Sep.	globular cluster; intermediate rich concentation	
	M22	Sagittarius	Globular Cluster	5.2	30'	4	3	2	dark	medium	18 H 36.4 min.	-23¡ 56'	one of the best globulars in the sky	158	Jul.-Sep.	a truly wonderful and easily resolved globular cluster - among the top 4 in the sky	
	M54	Sagittarius	Globular Cluster	7.7	12'	2	1	x	dark	medium	18 H 55.2 min.	-30¡ 28'	globular cluster in Sagittarius	160	Jul.-Sep.	globular cluster; strong inner core of stars	
	M55	Sagittarius	Globular Cluster	6.3	19'	2	1	x	dark	medium	19 H 40.1 min.	-30¡ 56'	globular cluster in Sagittarius	160	Jul.-Sep.	globular cluster	
	"Zeta Sagittarii, Ascella"	Sagittarius	Double Star	"3.3, 3.5"	"0.5"""	1	x	x	steady	highest	19 H 2.6 min.	-29¡ 53Õ'	extreme Dob challenge	160	Jul.-Sep.	"even pair; too close to split, except (maybe) 2014-2018 in a big Dob under perfect conditions"	
	M15	Pegasus	Globular Cluster	6.3	18'	3	3	1	dark	medium	21 H 30 min.	12¡ 10'	bright globular in Pegasus	164	Oct.-Dec.	globular cluster; intermediate rich concentation	
	51 Pegasi	Pegasus	Exoplanets	5.4		1	1	1	any	low	22 H 57.5 min.	20¡ 46'	the first exoplanet star	165	Oct.-Dec.	nothing much to see - but the first star known to have extrasolar planets	
	M2	Aquarius	Globular Cluster	6.8	16'	3	2	1	dark	medium	21 H 33.5 min.	0¡ 50'	bright globular in Aquarius	166	Oct.-Dec.	globular cluster; dense central concentration	
	NGC 7009	Aquarius	Planetary Nebula	8	0.5'	3	2	x	dark	high	21 H 4.2 min.	-11¡ 22Õ'	" 'Saturn' planetary nebula,near M72"	168	Oct.-Dec.	planetary nebula	
	M72	Aquarius	Globular Cluster	9.2	6'	2	1	1	dark	medium	20 H 53.5 min.	-12¡ 32'	" globular in Aquarius, near NGC 7009"	168	Oct.-Dec.	globular cluster	
	M30	Capricornus	Globular Cluster	6.9	12'	2	1	1	dark	medium	21 H 40.4 min.	-23¡ 11'	 globular in Capricornus	170	Oct.-Dec.	globular cluster; intermediate concentration	
	NGC 7293	Aquarius	Planetary Nebula	7.3	17'	3	1	x	dark	medium	22 H 29.6 min.	-20¡ 50Õ'	"the large Helix planetary, in Aquarius"	172	Oct.-Dec.	"wonderful, huge planetary nebula (the Helix Nebula)"	
	KV Aquarii	Aquarius	Double Star	"7.1, 8.0"	"6.9"""	1	1	x	steady	medium	22 H 25.7 min.	-20¡ 14Õ'	double star near the Helix nebula	173	Oct.-Dec.	"dim double star with a vary dim, very distant third compnion"	
	NGC 288	Sculptor	Globular Cluster	8.1	13'	2	1	x	dark	medium	0 H 52.8 min.	-26¡ 35'	"globular in Sculptor, near NGC 253"	174	Oct.-Dec.	"globular cluster; a lumpy, grainy, nearly uniform ball of light"	
	NGC 247	Cetus	Galaxy	8.9	"19.2' by 5.5' , NNE-SSW"	1	x	x	dark	medium	0 H 47.1 min.	-20¡ 46'	challenging galaxy in Cetus	174	Oct.-Dec.	spiral galaxy; less prominent than NGC 253	
	NGC 253	Sculptor	Galaxy	7.3	"29' by 6.8' , NE-SE"	3	1	1	dark	medium	0 H 47.5 min.	-25¡ 17'	the 'Sculptor Galaxy'	174	Oct.-Dec.	spiral galaxy; an elongate slash of light	
	M110	Andromeda	Galaxy	8.4	"11' by 19', N-S"	2	1	x	dark	low	0 H 40.3 min.	41¡ 41'	companion galaxy to M31	176	Oct.-Dec.	elliptical galaxy; irregularly shaped dimmer companion to M31	
	M31	Andromeda	Galaxy	3.5	"60' by 185', NE-SE"	4	4	4	dark	low	0 H 42.7 min.	41¡ 16'	The Great Andromeda Galaxy	176	Oct.-Dec.	the great Andromeda spiral galaxy - an awesome sight in all telescopes	
	M32	Andromeda	Galaxy	8.1	"6' by 8', N-S"	2	2	1	dark	low	0 H 42.7 min.	40¡ 52'	bright companion galaxy to M31	176	Oct.-Dec.	"elliptical galaxy; small, bright companion to M31"	
	NGC 752	Andromeda	Open Cluster	5.7	75'	1	1	2	any	lowest	1 H 57.8 min.	37¡ 41'	large open cluster in Andromeda	178	Oct.-Dec.	open cluster; moderately rich with small brightness range and strong central concentration	
	M33	Triangulum	Galaxy	5.5	"40' by 65', NNE-SSW"	3	3	3	dark	low	1 H 33.9 min.	30¡ 39'	Triangulum Galaxy	178	Oct.-Dec.	"great Tringulum spiral galaxy; invisible in beight skies, but delightful in dark skies"	
	NGC 604	Triangulum	Nebula	12	1.9'	1	x	x	dark	medium	1 H 34.5 min.	30¡ 47Õ'	star-forming region inside M33	179	Oct.-Dec.	"star-forming region in one of the arms of the Triangulum Galaxy, M33"	
	"Gamma Arietis, Mesarthim"	Aries	Double Star	"4.5, 4.6"	"7.5"""	3	3	x	steady	high	1 H 53.4 min.	19¡ 18'	 'cats-eyes' double star in Aries	180	Oct.-Dec.	"no color, but still a stunning pair of equal stars in any size telescope"	
	56 Andromedae	Andromeda	Double Star	"5.6, 6.1"	"201"""	1	1	3	steady	high	1 H 56.2 min.	37¡ 15'	wide double star in Andromeda	180	Oct.-Dec.	"super-wide  pair near NGC 752; not physically associated, but one has a dim, true companion"	
	Lambda Arietis	Aries	Double Star	"4.8, 6.7"	"37"""	2	2	x	steady	high	1 H 58 min.	23¡ 36'	double star in Aries	180	Oct.-Dec.	wide yellow-blue pair	
	"Gamma Andromedae, Almach"	Andromeda	Double Star	"2.3, 5.0"	"9.8"""	3	3	x	steady	high	2 H 3.9 min.	42¡ 20'	bright double star in Andromeda	180	Oct.-Dec.	pretty; very bright yellow star with bright blue companion	
	59 Andromedae	Andromeda	Double Star	"6.1, 6.7"	"17"""	1	1	2	steady	high	2 H 10.9 min.	39¡ 3'	double star in Andromeda	180	Oct.-Dec.	pair of blue stars	
	Iota Trianguli	Triangulum	Double Star	"5.3, 6.7"	"3.7"""	2	1	x	steady	high	2 H 12.4 min.	30¡ 18'	double star in Triangulum	180	Oct.-Dec.	close yellow-blue pair	
	1 Arietis	Aries	Double Star	"6.3, 7.2"	"2.9"""	1	x	x	steady	high	1 H 53.4 min.	22¡ 17'	double star in Aries	181	Oct.-Dec.	"faint, close pair near Lambda Arietis"	
	Upsilon Andromedae	Andromeda	Exoplanets	4.2		1	1	1	any	low	1 H 36.8 min.	41¡ 24'	exoplanet star	181	Oct.-Dec.	"nearby, roughly sun-like star with interesting set of large planets, one in the habitable zone"	
	M34	Perseus	Open Cluster	5.2	25'	2	2	1	any	low	2 H 42 min.	42¡ 47'	open cluster in Perseus	182	Oct.-Dec.	open cluster; moderately rich with large brightness range and strong central concentration	
	HJ 1123	Perseus	Double Star	"8.4, 8.5"	"20"""	1	1	x	steady	medium	2 H 41.9 min.	42¡ 47'	double star in M34	183	Oct.-Dec.	the most unequal of three nice doubles we list within M34	
	Otto Struve 44	Perseus	Double Star	"8.3, 9.0"	"1.4"""	1	x	x	steady	high	2 H 42.2 min.	42¡ 41'	Dob challenge double star in M34	183	Oct.-Dec.	the most challenging of three nice doubles we list within M35	
	HJ 2155	Perseus	Double Star	"8.3, 10.3"	"17"""	2	x	x	steady	medium	2 H 48.8 min.	42¡ 49'	double star in M34	183	Oct.-Dec.	"the brightest, easiest, and most equal of three nice doubles we list within M36"	
	Rho Persei	Perseus	Variable Star	3.3-4.0; 50 days		1	1	2	any	low	3 H 5.2 min.	38¡ 51'	variable star in Perseus	183	Oct.-Dec.	"red giant variable star near Algol, ranging from equal to Kappa Persei to half as bright"	
	"Beta Persei, Algol"	Perseus	Variable Star	"2.12-3.39; 2 days, 20.8 hours"		1	1	2	any	low	3 H 8.2 min.	40¡ 57'	"Algol, famous eclipsing variable star"	183	Oct.-Dec.	"the 'demon star'; normally almost a match for Mirfak, in eclipse it's dimmer than Delta Persei"	
	Eta Persei	Perseus	Double Star	"3.8, 8.5"	"29"""	1	1	x	any	medium	2 H 50.7 min.	55¡ 54'	double star near the Double Cluster	186	North		
	NGC 869	Perseus	Open Cluster	5.3	18'	2	4	2	any	low	2 H 19.3 min.	57¡ 9'	western half of the Double Cluster	186	North	"open cluster; with NGC 884, half of the double cluster - look for red member stars"	
	NGC 884	Perseus	Open Cluster	6.1	18'	2	4	2	any	low	2 H 22.4 min.	57¡ 7'	eastern half of the Double Cluster	186	North	"open cluster; with NGC 869, half of the double cluster"	
	Struve 3053	Cassiopeia	Double Star	"6.0, 7.3"	"15"""	3	2	x	any	medium	0 H 2.6 min.	66¡ 6'	dim double star in Cassiopeia	188	North	orange-blue pair	
	Eta Cassiopeiae	Cassiopeia	Double Star	"3.4, 7.4"	"13"""	3	2	x	any	medium	0 H 49 min.	57¡ 49'	colorful double star in Cassiopeia	188	North	lovely yellow-red pair	
	Burnham 1	Cassiopeia	Double Star	"8.6, 9.3, 8.9, 9.7"	"1.1"", 3.7"", 8.5"""	3	1	x	any	high	0 H 52.8 min.	56¡ 38'	faint quadruple enmeshed in nebula	188	North	"dim quadruple star (the 4th is a tough Dob challenge), all wrapped in the faint NGC 281"	
	Struve 163	Cassiopeia	Double Star	"6.8, 9.1, 10.7"	"34"", 114"""	2	1	x	any	low	1 H 51.2 min.	64¡ 51'	triple star in Cassiopeia	188	North	dim orange-blue double with a distant dimmer third companion	
	Iota Cassiopeiae	Cassiopeia	Double Star	"4.6, 6.9, 9.1"	"2.9"", 7.0"""	3	1	x	steady	high	2 H 29 min.	67¡ 24'	triple star in Cassiopeia	188	North	a nice (all white) triple star	
	Sigma Cassiopeiae	Cassiopeia	Double Star	"5.0, 7.2"	"3.2"""	2	1	x	steady	high	23 H 59 min.	55¡ 45Õ'	double star in Cassiopeia	188	North	"nice, tightly spaced pair"	
	RZ Cassiopeiae	Cassiopeia	Variable Star	"6.18-7.21; 1 day, 4.7 hours"		1	1	1	any	low	2 H 48.8 min.	69¡ 39'	dramatic eclipsing variable star	188	North	rapidly changing eclipsing variable	
	SU Cassiopeiae	Cassiopeia	Variable Star	"5.7-6.18; 1 day, 22.8 hours"		1	1	1	any	low	2 H 51.9 min.	68¡ 53'	Cepheid variable star	188	North	variable star near RZ Cassiopeiae	
	NGC 281	Cassiopeia	Nebula	7.4	32'	1	x	x	dark	lowest	0 H 52.8 min.	56¡ 36'	Pacman Nebula	189	North	"faint 'Pacman Nebula', wrapped around the dim but nifty quadruple star Burnham 1"	
	Rho Cassiopeiae	Cassiopeia	Supergiant	4.5		1	1	x	any	low	23 H 54.4 min.	57¡ 30'	supergiant star	190	North		
	M52	Cassiopeia	Open Cluster	6.9	16'	3	3	1	any	low	23 H 24.2 min.	61¡ 36'	open cluster in Cassiopeia	191	North	lovely open cluster; rich with medium brightness range and strong central concentration	
	NGC 7789	Cassiopeia	Open Cluster	6.7	25'	3	3	1	any	low	23 H 57 min.	56¡ 43'	open cluster in Cassiopeia	191	North	enticing open cluster; rich with small brightness range; has somethingfor every aperture	
	NGC 225	Cassiopeia	Open Cluster	7	15'	1	2	1	any	low	0 H 43.4 min.	61¡ 47'	open cluster in Cassiopeia	192	North	open cluster; poor with small brightness range and strong central concentration	
	NGC 129	Cassiopeia	Open Cluster	6.5	12'	1	1	1	any	low	0 H 29.8 min.	60¡ 14'	open cluster in Cassiopeia	193	North	open cluster; poor with medium brightness range	
	NGC 436	Cassiopeia	Open Cluster	8.8	5'	1	1	x	any	low	1 H 15.5 min.	58¡ 49'	open cluster in Cassiopeia	193	North	dim little open cluster; moderately rich with large brightness range	
	NGC 457	Cassiopeia	Open Cluster	6.4	20'	3	2	1	any	low	1 H 19 min.	58¡ 20'	open cluster in Cassiopeia	193	North	wonderful open cluster; rich with large brightness range	
	Struve 131	Cassiopeia	Double Star	"7.3, 9.9"	"14"""	1	1	x	any	high	1 H 33.2 min.	60¡ 41'	double star in M103	194	North		
	M103	Cassiopeia	Open Cluster	8.4	6'	2	1	x	any	low	1 H 33.2 min.	60¡ 42'	open cluster in Cassiopeia	194	North	unimpressive open cluster; poor with medium brightness range	
	Struve 153	Cassiopeia	Double Star	"9.4, 10.4"	"7.7"""	1	1	x	any	high	1 H 46.6 min.	61¡ 16'	double star in NGC 663	195	North		
	NGC 637	Cassiopeia	Open Cluster	8.2	3'	2	1	x	any	medium	1 H 41.8 min.	64¡ 2'	open cluster in Cassiopeia	195	North	dim little elongated open cluster; poor with large brightness range	
	NGC 654	Cassiopeia	Open Cluster	6.5	6'	1	1	x	any	medium	1 H 43.9 min.	61¡ 54'	open cluster in Cassiopeia	195	North	dim little open cluster near NGC 663	
	NGC 659	Cassiopeia	Open Cluster	7.9	6'	2	1	x	any	medium	1 H 44.2 min.	60¡ 43'	open cluster in Cassiopeia	195	North	dim little open cluster near NGC 664	
	NGC 663	Cassiopeia	Open Cluster	7.1	15'	3	3	1	any	medium	1 H 46 min.	61¡ 16'	open cluster in Cassiopeia	195	North	pretty little open cluster; moderately rich with medium brightness range	
	Struve 2816	Cepheus	Triple Star	"5.7, 7.5, 7.5"	"12"", 20"""	1	1	x	any	high	21 H 39 min.	57¡ 29Õ'	"triple star, in field with Struve 2819"	196	North	nice triple star in field with Struve 2819	
	Struve 2819	Cepheus	Double Star	"7.4, 8.6"	"13"""	2	2	x	any	high	21 H 40 min.	57¡ 35Õ'	"double star, in field with Struve 2816"	196	North	nice double star in field with Struve 2816	
	Delta Cephei	Cepheus	Double Star	"4.2, 6.1"	"41"""	1	1	1	any	medium	22 H 29.2 min.	58¡ 25Õ'	double/'Cepheid' variable star	196	North	wide colorless double (brighter star is a Cepheid variable)	
	"Mu Cephei, Garnet Star"	Cepheus	Carbon	7.9		1	1	1	any	low	21 H 43.5 min.	58¡ 47'	red supergiant 'Garnet Star'	196	North	lovely red color	
	Struve 2815	Cepheus	Double Star	"8.6, 10.0"	"0.9"""	2	1	x	steady	high	21 H 37.7 min.	57¡ 34Õ'	Dob triple near Struve 2816 & 2819	197	North	dim double (Dob challenge triple) very close to Stuve 2816 and Struve 2819	
	NGC 6543	Draco	Planetary Nebula	8.1	0.3'	2	1	x	dark	high	17 H 58.6 min.	66¡ 38Õ'	Cat's Eye' planetary nebula in Draco	198	North	planetary nebula with a distinctive electric-blue color	
	Psi Draconis	Draco	Double Star	"4.6, 5.6"	"30"""	1	1	x	any	low	17 H 41.9 min.	72¡ 8Õ'	double star in Draco	199	North	"wide, easy double near NGC 6543"	
	M81	Ursa Major	Galaxy	7	"11' by 20', NNE-SSW"	3	2	1	dark	low	9 H 55.6 min.	69¡ 4'	Ursa Major galaxy in pair with M82	200	North	"bright, oval spiral galaxy; makes nice pair with M82"	
	M82	Ursa Major	Galaxy	8.6	"4' by 11', ENE-WSW"	3	2	1	dark	low	9 H 56.1 min.	69¡ 42'	Ursa Major galaxy in pair with M81	200	North	"interesting, lumpy-looking edge-on spiral galaxy; makes nice pair with M81"	
	NGC 2976	Ursa Major	Galaxy	10.1	"5.9' by 2.7' , NW-SE"	1	x	x	dark	low	9 H 47.3 min.	67¡ 55'	dim galaxy near M81 & M82	201	North	dim spiral galaxy near M81 and M82	
	NGC 3077	Ursa Major	Galaxy	10	5'	2	x	x	dark	low	10 H 3.3 min.	68¡ 44'	dim galaxy near M81 & M83	201	North	dim spiral galaxy near M81 and M82	
	"Alpha Ursae Minoris, Polaris"	Ursa Minor	Double Star	"2.1, 9.1"	"18"""	1	1	x	steady	high	2 H 31.8 min.	89¡ 16'	"Polaris - a wide, unequal double"	202	North	easy but extemely unequal double	
	NGC 188	Cepheus	Open Cluster	8.1	15'	2	x	x	dark	low	0 H 47.5 min.	85¡ 15'	"dim, ancient open cluster near Polaris"	202	North	dim but nifty ancient open cluster; a challenging but enticing object for a dark night	
	M51	Canes Venatici	Galaxy	8.1	"6' by 11', N-S"	3	2	1	dark	medium	13 H 29.9 min.	47¡ 12'	"Whirlpool Galaxy, M51"	204	North	"wonderful spiral galaxy, with spiral arms appearing in a Dob on a dark night"	
	NGC 5195	Canes Venatici	Galaxy	9.6	"5.9' by 4.6' , E-W"	2	1	x	dark	medium	13 H 30 min.	47¡ 16'	companion 'attached to' M51	204	North	dwarf galaxy 'attached to' the end of one of M51's arms - small but it appears quite btight	
	"Zeta Ursae Majoris, Mizar"	Ursa Major	Double Star	"2.2, 3.9"	"14"""	2	2	2	any	medium	13 H 23.9 min.	54¡ 56'	"Mizar, a bright double - and Alcor"	206	North	"famous, easy, bright double star"	
	Struve 1795	Ursa Major	Double Star	"6.9, 9.8"	"8.0"""	1	x	x	steady	high	13 H 59 min.	53¡ 6'	"Dob double, near Mizar"	206	North	dim Dob double	
	Kappa Boštis	Boštes	Double Star	"4.4, 6.6"	"14"""	2	1	x	any	medium	14 H 13.5 min.	52¡ 0'	"double star, near Mizar"	206	North	"subtly colored, easy double star near M101"	
	Iota Boštis	Boštes	Double Star	"4.8, 7.4"	"39"""	1	1	x	any	medium	14 H 16.2 min.	51¡ 22'	"double star, near Mizar"	206	North	wide and unimpressive double star near Iota Bootis	
	M101	Ursa Major	Galaxy	8.4	15'	3	2	1	dark	medium	14 H 3.2 min.	54¡ 21'	Pinwheel galaxy	206	North	face-on spiral galaxy - on a dark night a Dob may show a hint of spiral arms	
	NGC 220	Tucana	Open Cluster	12.4	0.8'	1	x	x	dark	medium	0 H 40.5 min.	-73¡ 24'	open cluster in the SMC	210	South	open cluster	
	NGC 222	Tucana	Open Cluster	12.2	0.6'	1	x	x	dark	medium	0 H 40.7 min.	-73¡ 23'	open cluster in the SMC	210	South	open cluster	
	NGC 231	Tucana	Open Cluster	12.7	0.8'	1	x	x	dark	medium	0 H 41.1 min.	-73¡ 21'	open cluster in the SMC	210	South	open cluster	
	NGC 330	Tucana	Open Cluster	9.6	1.4'	2	1	x	dark	medium	0 H 56.3 min.	-72¡ 28'	open cluster in the SMC	210	South	open cluster	
	NGC 371	Tucana	Open Cluster		7'	3	2	1	dark	medium	1 H 3.4 min.	-72¡ 4'	open cluster in the SMC	210	South	open cluster and emission nebula	
	NGC 376	Tucana	Open Cluster	10.9	1'	1	x	x	dark	medium	1 H 3.9 min.	-72¡ 49'	open cluster in the SMC	210	South	open cluster	
	NGC 395	Tucana	Open Cluster		1'	2	1	x	dark	medium	1 H 5.1 min.	-72¡ 0'	open cluster in the SMC	210	South	open cluster and emission nebula	
	NGC 460	Tucana	Open Cluster	12.5	1'	2	x	x	dark	medium	1 H 14.6 min.	-73¡ 17'	open cluster in the SMC	210	South	open cluster and emission nebula	
	NGC 458	Tucana	Open Cluster		1.5'	2	x	x	dark	medium	1 H 14.9 min.	-71¡ 33'	open cluster in the SMC	210	South	open cluster	
	NGC 465	Tucana	Open Cluster	11.5	2'	1	x	x	dark	medium	1 H 15.7 min.	-73¡ 19'	open cluster in the SMC	210	South	open cluster	
	NGC 249	Tucana	Diffuse Nebula		1'	1	1	x	dark	medium	0 H 45.5 min.	-73¡ 5'	nebula in the SMC	210	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 261	Tucana	Diffuse Nebula		0.6'	1	1	x	dark	medium	0 H 46.5 min.	-73¡ 6'	nebula in the SMC	210	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 346	Tucana	Diffuse Nebula	10.3	3'	3	3	2	dark	medium	0 H 59.1 min.	-72¡ 11'	cluster and nebula in the SMC	210	South	nebula & open cluster	
	NGC 456	Tucana	Diffuse Nebula		1'	1	x	x	dark	medium	1 H 14.4 min.	-73¡ 17'	open cluster in the SMC	210	South	nebula & open cluster	
	NGC 265	Tucana	Open Cluster	12.2	1'	1	x	x	dark	medium	0 H 47.2 min.	-73¡ 29'	open cluster in the SMC	210	South	open cluster	
	NGC 419	Tucana	Globular Cluster	11.2	2.4'	1	x	x	dark	medium	1 H 8.3 min.	-72¡ 53'	globular cluster in the SMC	210	South	open cluster	
	Small Magellanic Cloud	Tucana	Galaxy	2.3	6.5¡ by 3.5¡	4	4	3	dark	low	0 H 53 min.	-72¡ 50'	The SMC (Small Magellanic Cloud)	210	South	huge-looking dwarf galaxy companion to the Milky Way; very much worth exploring	
	"NGC 104, 47 Tucanae"	Tucana	Globular Cluster	4	50'	4	4	4	any	medium	0 H 24.1 min.	-62¡ 58'	2nd greatest globular in the sky	212	South	utterly awesome globular cluster; strong inner core of stars and well-resolved outer regions	
	NGC 362	Tucana	Globular Cluster	6.8	14'	3	3	2	any	medium	1 H 3.2 min.	-70¡ 51'	bright globular cluster	214	South	"beautiful globular cluster, well resolved; bright inner core; don't ignore it because of 47 Tuc!"	
	Beta Tucanae	Tucana	Double Star	"4.3, 4.5"	"27"""	2	3	2	any	low	0 H 31.5 min.	-62¡ 58'	"double star with a 3rd, distant star"	215	South	"bright, wide, equal double with very distant naked-eye third component"	
	Kappa Tucanae	Tucana	Double Star	"5.0, 7.7, 7.8, 8.4"	"5.0"", 319"", 320"""	3	2	1	steady	high	1 H 15.8 min.	-68¡ 53'	"multiple star- 2 (in binocs), 4 (in Dob)"	215	South	"wide, naked-eye double; each componen is a noce challenge in its own way"	
	NGC 1711	Mensa	Open Cluster	10.1	2.4'	2	1	x	dark	low	4 H 50.6 min.	-69¡ 59'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster	
	NGC 1727	Dorado	Open Cluster	11.1	2.5'	1	x	x	dark	low	4 H 52.3 min.	-69¡ 21'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster and emission nebula	
	NGC 1755	Dorado	Open Cluster	9.9	2.6'	1	1	x	dark	low	4 H 55.2 min.	-68¡ 12'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster	
	NGC 1845	Mensa	Open Cluster	10.2	20'	1	1	x	dark	low	5 H 5.7 min.	-70¡ 35'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster	
	NGC 1847	Dorado	Open Cluster	11.1	1'	1	x	x	dark	low	5 H 7.1 min.	-68¡ 58'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster	
	NGC 1850	Dorado	Open Cluster	9	3.4'	2	1	1	dark	low	5 H 8.7 min.	-68¡ 46'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster	
	NGC 1854	Dorado	Open Cluster	10.4	0.7	1	x	x	dark	low	5 H 9.3 min.	-68¡ 51'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	globular cluster	
	NGC 1856	Dorado	Open Cluster	10.1	1.8'	1	1	x	dark	low	5 H 9.5 min.	-69¡ 8'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster	
	NGC 1872	Dorado	Open Cluster	11	1'	1	x	x	dark	low	5 H 13.2 min.	-69¡ 19'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster	
	NGC 1876	Dorado	Open Cluster	11.7	0.8	1	x	x	dark	low	5 H 13.3 min.	-69¡ 22'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster and emission nebula	
	NGC 1877	Dorado	Open Cluster		3'	1	x	x	dark	low	5 H 13.6 min.	-69¡ 23'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster and emission nebula	
	NGC 1901	Dorado	Open Cluster		30'	1	1	x	dark	low	5 H 18.2 min.	-68¡ 27'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster	
	NGC 1910	Dorado	Open Cluster	11.2	8'	3	2	1	dark	low	5 H 18.6 min.	-69¡ 14'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster and emission nebula	
	NGC 1962	Dorado	Open Cluster	11.5	0.5'	2	x	x	dark	low	5 H 26.3 min.	-68¡ 50'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster	
	NGC 1967	Dorado	Open Cluster	10.8	0.4'	1	x	x	dark	low	5 H 26.7 min.	-69¡ 6'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster	
	NGC 1968	Dorado	Open Cluster	9	1.1'	2	x	x	dark	low	5 H 27.4 min.	-67¡ 28'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster and emission nebula	
	NGC 1986	Mensa	Open Cluster	11.1	0.7'	1	1	x	dark	low	5 H 27.6 min.	-69¡ 58'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster	
	NGC 1984	Dorado	Open Cluster	10	0.3'	1	x	x	dark	low	5 H 27.7 min.	-69¡ 8'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster and emission nebula	
	NGC 1983	Dorado	Open Cluster	9.9	0.5'	2	x	x	dark	low	5 H 27.8 min.	-67¡ 59'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster and emission nebula	
	NGC 1974	Dorado	Open Cluster	9	1.7'	2	1	x	dark	low	5 H 28 min.	-67¡ 25'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster and emission nebula	
	NGC 1994	Dorado	Open Cluster	9.8	0.6'	1	x	x	dark	low	5 H 28.4 min.	-69¡ 8'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster	
	NGC 2001	Dorado	Open Cluster		1.7'	2	1	x	dark	low	5 H 29 min.	-68¡ 46'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster	
	NGC 2009	Dorado	Open Cluster	11	0.8'	2	1	x	dark	low	5 H 31 min.	-69¡ 11'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster	
	NGC 2015	Dorado	Open Cluster	0	5'	1	x	x	dark	low	5 H 32.1 min.	-69¡ 15'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster	
	NGC 2031	Mensa	Open Cluster	10.8	3.4'	2	1	x	dark	low	5 H 33.7 min.	-70¡ 59'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster	
	NGC 2033	Dorado	Open Cluster	11.6	0.5'	1	x	x	dark	low	5 H 34.5 min.	-69¡ 47'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster	
	NGC 2044	Dorado	Open Cluster	10.6	2'	2	x	x	dark	low	5 H 36.1 min.	-69¡ 12'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster	
	NGC 2042	Dorado	Open Cluster	9.6	9'	2	x	x	dark	low	5 H 36.2 min.	-68¡ 55'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster	
	NGC 2055	Dorado	Open Cluster	8.4	0.6'	2	2	x	dark	low	5 H 37 min.	-69¡ 26'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster	
	NGC 2100	Dorado	Open Cluster	9.6	2.8'	1	1	x	dark	low	5 H 42.1 min.	-69¡ 13'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster	
	NGC 2098	Dorado	Open Cluster	10.7	1.6'	1	x	x	dark	low	5 H 42.5 min.	-68¡ 17'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster	
	NGC 2122	Mensa	Open Cluster	10.4	4'	2	1	1	dark	low	5 H 48.9 min.	-70¡ 4'	open cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster and emission nebula	
	NGC 1743	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		2'	1	x	x	dark	low	4 H 54.1 min.	-69¡ 12'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 1837	Mensa	Diffuse Nebula	10.6	1.3'	2	1	x	dark	low	5 H 4.9 min.	-70¡ 43'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	open cluster	
	NGC 1858	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula	9.9	4'	1	x	x	dark	low	5 H 9.9 min.	-68¡ 54'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	open cluster and emission nebula	
	NGC 1874	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		1'	2	x	x	dark	low	5 H 13.2 min.	-69¡ 23'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	nebula & open cluster	
	NGC 1934	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		"4' by 2', E-W"	1	x	x	dark	low	5 H 21.8 min.	-67¡ 58'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 1935	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		0.5'	1	x	x	dark	low	5 H 21.9 min.	-67¡ 58'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 1936	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		0.5'	2	x	x	dark	low	5 H 22.1 min.	-67¡ 59'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 1965	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		0.3'	2	1	x	dark	low	5 H 26.5 min.	-68¡ 48'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	nebula & open cluster	
	NGC 1955	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula	9	1.8'	1	1	x	dark	low	5 H 26.8 min.	-67¡ 30'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	open cluster and emission nebula	
	NGC 1966	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		13'	1	1	x	dark	low	5 H 26.8 min.	-68¡ 49'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	nebula & open cluster	
	NGC 2014	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula	9	1.8'	2	1	1	dark	low	5 H 33.4 min.	-67¡ 38'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	open cluster and emission nebula	
	NGC 2048	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		0.5'	2	x	x	dark	low	5 H 35.2 min.	-69¡ 46'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 2032	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		2'	2	1	1	dark	low	5 H 35.3 min.	-67¡ 35'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 2035	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		3'	2	1	x	dark	low	5 H 35.5 min.	-67¡ 35'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 2060	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula	9.6	2'	1	x	x	dark	low	5 H 37.9 min.	-69¡ 10'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	nebula	
	NGC 2070	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		30' by 20'	4	4	4	dark	low	5 H 38.7 min.	-69¡ 6'	"the Tarantuls, great LMC  nebula"	216	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 2074	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		3'	3	2	1	dark	low	5 H 38.9 min.	-69¡ 29'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 2077	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		1'	1	x	x	dark	low	5 H 39.6 min.	-69¡ 40'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 2079	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		0.8'	2	2	x	dark	low	5 H 39.6 min.	-69¡ 47'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 2080	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		1'	2	2	x	dark	low	5 H 39.7 min.	-69¡ 39'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 2081	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		5'	2	1	x	dark	low	5 H 40.1 min.	-69¡ 24'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	open cluster and emission nebula	
	NGC 2086	Dorado	Diffuse Nebula		1'	1	1	x	dark	low	5 H 40.2 min.	-69¡ 40'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 2103	Mensa	Diffuse Nebula		2'	1	x	x	dark	low	5 H 41.7 min.	-71¡ 20'	diffuse nebula in the LMC	216	South	emission nebula	
	NGC 1786	Dorado	Globular Cluster	10.9	1.6'	1	x	x	dark	low	4 H 59.1 min.	-67¡ 45'	globular cluster in the LMC	216	South	globular cluster; dense central concentration	
	NGC 1835	Dorado	Globular Cluster	10.6	1.2'	1	x	x	dark	low	5 H 5.1 min.	-69¡ 24'	globular cluster in the LMC	216	South	open cluster	
	Large Magellanic Cloud	Dorado	Galaxy	0.2	10¡ by 8¡	5	5	5	dark	low	5 H 20 min.	-69¡ 0'	The LMC (Large Magellanic Cloud)	216	South	the great celestial candy shop - a treat everywhere you look in it	
	Gamma Volantis	Volans	Double Star	"3.8, 5.7"	"13"""	2	2	x	steady	medium	7 H 8.7 min.	-70¡ 30'	easy double star in Volans	217	South	easy yellow-blue double	
	Zeta Volantis	Volans	Double Star	"4.0, 9.8"	"17"""	2	1	x	steady	high	7 H 41.8 min.	-72¡ 36'	double star in Volans	217	South	yellow star with dim orange comparison - challenging in a small 'scope	
	Epsilon Volantis	Volans	Double Star	"4.4, 8.0"	"6.1"""	1	x	x	steady	high	8 H 7.9 min.	-68¡ 37'	Dob double star in Volans	217	South	challenging  yellow-blue pair	
	Gamma Velorum	Vela	Quadruple Star	"1.9, 4.2, 8.2, 9.1"	"41"", 62"", 94"""	2	3	2	any	lowest	8 H 9.5 min.	-47¡ 21'	wide quadruple star	222	South	wide quadruple anchored by its bright primary star	
	NGC 2547	Vela	Open Cluster	4.7	25'	1	2	2	dark	lowest	8 H 10.7 min.	-49¡ 16'	"large, sparse open cluster in Vela"	222	South	open cluster; poor with medium brightness range and strong central concentration	
	I 2391	Vela	Open Cluster	2.6	60'	1	2	3	any	lowest	8 H 40 min.	-53¡ 3'	the large 'Omicron Velorum' Cluster	223	South	"pleasant, loose open cluster; too sparse for a big telescope"	
	NGC 2516	Carina	Open Cluster	3.8	22'	2	3	3	any	low	7 H 58.3 min.	-60¡ 52'	 'The Southern Beehive' open cluster	224	South	open cluster; rich with large brightness range and strong central concentration	
	Rumker 8	Carina	Double Star	"3.6, 5.3"	"3.7"""	2	x	x	steady	high	8 H 15.3 min.	-62¡ 55'	Dob double near NGC 2516	225	South	yellow-orange pair; challenging due to brightness contrast	
	h 4128	Carina	Double Star	"6.8, 7.5"	"1.1"""	2	x	x	steady	highest	8 H 39.2 min.	-60¡ 19'	Dob challenge double near NGC 2516	225	South	"tight, Dob-challenge equal pair"	
	NGC 2808	Carina	Globular Cluster	6.2	14'	3	3	1	any	medium	9 H 12 min.	-64¡ 52'	interesting & pretty globular in Carina	226	South	delightful globular cluster; high concentration toward center	
	Upsilon Carinae	Carina	Double Star	"3.0, 6.0"	"5.0"""	2	1	x	steady	high	9 H 47.1 min.	-65¡ 4'	challenging double in Carina	227	South	"yellow-yellow pair, challenging for small telescopes"	
	NGC 3114	Carina	Open Cluster	4.2	35'	1	2	2	any	lowest	10 H 2.6 min.	-60¡ 7'	"big, bright open cluster in rich field"	227	South	"open cluster; rich with large brightness range, near NGC 2808"	
	ZZ (L) Carinae	Carina	Variable	3.3-4.2; 35.5 days		1	1	1	any	low	10 H 54.4 min.	-58¡ 47'	Cepheid variable star	227	South		
	NGC 3293	Carina	Open Cluster	4.7	5'	3	3	3	any	medium	10 H 35.8 min.	-58¡ 13'	"very bright open cluster, the 'Gem'"	228	South	open cluster; rich with large brightness range and strong central concentration	
	"IC 2602, Southern Pleiades"	Carina	Open Cluster	1.6	100'	2	3	4	any	lowest	10 H 43.2 min.	-64¡ 24'	"huge cluster, the 'Southern Pleiades'"	228	South	"very big, bright, loose open cluster; use lowest power (or finderscope)"	
	NGC 3532	Carina	Open Cluster	3	50'	3	3	3	any	lowest	11 H 6.4 min.	-58¡ 40'	"lovely, large ""Wishing Well' cluster"	228	South	"bright, loose open cluster; moderately rich with small brightness range - lovely in any 'scope"	
	NGC 3766	Centaurus	Open Cluster	5.3	15'	3	3	2	any	low	11 H 36.1 min.	-61¡ 37'	bright 'Pearl' open cluster	228	South	"tight, compact open cluster; small brightness range"	
	NGC 3372	Carina	Diffuse Nebula	1	120'	4	4	4	any	low	10 H 45.1 min.	-59¡ 52'	the spectacular 'Keyhole' Nebula	228	South	"large and astonishingly lovely, complex emission nebula - amazing"	
	J Velorum	Vela	Triple Star	"4.5, 7.2, 9.2"	"7.1"", 36"""	2	2	x	any	high	10 H 20.9 min.	-56¡ 3'	triple star near the Keyhole	229	South	"triple star, with two dim companions (one close, one far)"	
	h 4432	Musca	Double Star	"5.4, 6.6"	"2.4"""	2	1	x	steady	high	11 H 23 min.	-64¡ 57'	close double star	229	South	close blue-blue pair	
	"Alpha Crucis, Acrux"	Crux	Triple Star	"1.3, 1.6, 4.8"	"4.0"", 91"""	3	3	2	steady	high	12 H 26.6 min.	-63¡ 6'	bright triple star in Crux	232	South	"close, super-bright pair, with distant, bright third star"	
	"Gamma Crucis, Gacrux"	Crux	Triple Star	"1.8, 6.5, 9.7"	"125"", 167"""	1	1	1	steady	high	12 H 31.2 min.	-57¡ 7'	"bright, wide triple star in Crux"	232	South	too wide to be stand out particularly well in its field	
	Beta Muscae	Musca	Double Star	"3.5, 4.0"	"1.0"""	2	x	x	steady	highest	12 H 46.3 min.	-68¡ 6'	Dob challenge double in Musca	232	South	"bright, tight, tough challenge double for Dobs"	
	Mu Crucis	Crux	Double Star	"7.93.9, 5.0"	"35"""	1	2	x	steady	high	12 H 54.6 min.	-57¡ 11'	easy double in Crux	232	South	"wide, easy pair"	
	Dunlop 159	Centaurus	Double Star	"5.0, 7.6"	"8.9"""	2	2	x	steady	high	14 H 22.6 min.	-58¡ 28'	pretty double star in Centaurus	232	South	"attractive yellow-blue pair; easy to find, making triangle with Alpha & Beta Centauri"	
	Alpha Centauri	Centaurus	Double Star	"0.1, 1.2"	"8.8"""	3	3	x	steady	high	14 H 39.6 min.	-60¡ 50'	our (double) closest neighbor system	232	South	"easy, super-bright yellow-orange pair; showcase double and our celestial neighbor"	
	Alpha Circini	Circinus	Double Star	"3.2, 8.5"	"15"""	2	x	x	steady	high	14 H 42.5 min.	-64¡ 59'	colorful Dob challenge double	232	South	"unequal white-red pair, not far from Alpha Centauri"	
	NGC 5189	Musca	Planetary Nebula	9.5	2.3'	2	1	x	dark	high	13 H 33.7 min.	-65¡ 58Õ'	"interesting, 'spiral' planetary"	234	South	"interesting planetary nebula; high X in a Dob starts to show its odd, irregular shape"	
	NGC 4372	Musca	Globular Cluster	7.2	5'	3	2	x	any	medium	12 H 25.8 min.	-72¡ 40'	"pretty globular, paired with NGC 4833"	234	South	globular cluster; a bit brighter and better resolved than its nearby companion NGC 4833	
	NGC 4833	Musca	Globular Cluster	8.4	14'	3	2	x	any	medium	12 H 59.6 min.	-70¡ 52'	"pretty globular, paired with NGC 4372"	234	South	globular cluster; makes a nice pair with NGC 4834	
	NGC 4755	Crux	Open Cluster	4.2	10'	3	3	3	any	medium	12 H 53.6 min.	-60¡ 20'	the 'Jewel Box' open cluster	236	South	open cluster; rich with large brightness range; pretty in any telescope	
	Coalsack	Crux	Dark nebula		7¡ by 4¡	x	x	3	dark	lowest	12 H 50 min.	-63¡ 0'	the 'Coal Sack' dark nebula	237	South	"not a telescope object, but quite an amazing 'hole in the sky' with naked eye on a dark night"	
	NGC 5139	Centaurus	Globular Cluster	5.3	55'	4	4	4	any	medium	13 H 26.8 min.	-47¡ 29'	the greatest globular in the sky	238	South	"utterly amazing globular cluster, outclassing all others; partially resolved even in binoculars!"	
	NGC 4945	Centaurus	Galaxy	8.6	"19.8' by 4' , NE-SE"	2	x	x	dark	medium	13 H 5.4 min.	-49¡ 28'	nice edge-on galaxy for large 'scopes	238	South	"large spiral galaxy, with low surface brighhtness - but a lovely sight in a Dob on a dark night"	
	Q Centauri	Centaurus	Double Star	"5.2, 6.5"	"5.5"""	2	1	x	steady	high	13 H 31.7 min.	-54¡ 17'	close double star in Centaurus	239	South	"nice, close pair"	
	N Centauri	Centaurus	Double Star	"5.2, 7.5"	"18"""	1	1	x	steady	medium	13 H 52 min.	-52¡ 35'	double star in Centaurus	239	South	easy double star	
	NGC 5286	Centaurus	Globular Cluster	7.4	11'	3	2	1	dark	medium	13 H 46.4 min.	-51¡ 22'	globular cluster in Centaurus	239	South	globular cluster; intermediate concentration	
	NGC 5128	Centaurus	Galaxy	6.6	"25.7' by 20' , NE-SE"	3	2	1	dark	medium	13 H 25.5 min.	-43¡ 1'	"the 'Hamburger' galaxy, Centaurus-A"	239	South	"spiral galaxy; large, with a diffuse dark band separating the 'hamburger buns'; a fun challenge"	
	NGC 6752	Pavo	Globular Cluster	5.3	29'	3	3	1	any	medium	19 H 10.0 min.	 -59¡ 59'	a delightful globular in Pavo	240	South	globular cluster; intermediate concentration and easy to start to resolve into stars	
	NGC 6744	Pavo	Galaxy	8.3	"20.1' by 12.9' , NNE-SSW"	3	1	x	dark	medium	19 H 09.7 min.	 -63¡ 51'	a nice face-on spiral galaxy in Pavo	241	South	pretty galaxy; resolving structure is a fun challenge	
	Xi Pavonis	Pavo	Double Star	"4.4, 8.1"	"3.4"""	1	x	x	steady	highest	18 H 29.9 min.	 -57¡ 31'	Dob double star in Pavo	241	South	"large brightness contract, close Dob challenge double"	
	HdO 290	Pavo	Double Star	"5.8, 10.5"	"30"""	1	x	x	steady	high	18 H 23.2 min.	 -61¡ 30'	Dob double star in Pavo	241	South	"wide separation double, but the very larg brightness contrast makes it a challenge"