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	October-December Objects				Object Size/		Rating		                       For Best View:		                       Coordinates					
	Name	Constellation	Object Type	Magnitudes	Double Star Separation	Dob	small	binocs	sky	magnification	Right Ascension	Declination	notes	page	additional description	
																
	M15	Pegasus	Globular Cluster	6.3	18'	3	3	1	dark	medium	21 H 30 min.	12¡ 10'	bright globular in Pegasus	164	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	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	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	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	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	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	"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	"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	"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	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	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	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	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	"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	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	"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	"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	"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	"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	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	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	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	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	"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	"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	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	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	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	"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	"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	"the 'demon star'; normally almost a match for Mirfak, in eclipse it's dimmer than Delta Persei"