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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	
																	
	Eta Persei	Perseus	Double Star	"3.8, 8.5"	"29"""	1	1	x	any	medium	2 H 50.7 min.	55ˇ 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.	57ˇ 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.	57ˇ 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.	66ˇ 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.	57ˇ 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.	56ˇ 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.	64ˇ 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.	67ˇ 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.	55ˇ 45Ő'	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.	69ˇ 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.	68ˇ 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.	56ˇ 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.	57ˇ 30'	supergiant star	190	North		
	M52	Cassiopeia	Open Cluster	6.9	16'	3	3	1	any	low	23 H 24.2 min.	61ˇ 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.	56ˇ 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.	61ˇ 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.	60ˇ 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.	58ˇ 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.	58ˇ 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.	60ˇ 41'	double star in M103	194	North		
	M103	Cassiopeia	Open Cluster	8.4	6'	2	1	x	any	low	1 H 33.2 min.	60ˇ 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.	61ˇ 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.	64ˇ 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.	61ˇ 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.	60ˇ 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.	61ˇ 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.	57ˇ 29Ő'	"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.	57ˇ 35Ő'	"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.	58ˇ 25Ő'	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.	58ˇ 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.	57ˇ 34Ő'	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.	66ˇ 38Ő'	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.	72ˇ 8Ő'	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.	69ˇ 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.	69ˇ 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.	67ˇ 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.	68ˇ 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.	89ˇ 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.	85ˇ 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.	47ˇ 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.	47ˇ 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.	54ˇ 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.	53ˇ 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.	52ˇ 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.	51ˇ 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.	54ˇ 21'	Pinwheel galaxy	206	North	face-on spiral galaxy - on a dark night a Dob may show a hint of spiral arms