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SATURDAY, MAY 19, 2018

New General Catalogue objects

Of course, there are many excellent and interesting objects visible in dark skies. Initially, I tackled the Messier list. Now, I regularly view other deep sky objects. This page contains a log of NGC objects viewed.

The New General Cataogue (NGC) of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars was compiled by Dreyer in 1888. It contains 7840 objects. It is supplemented by two IC catalogues.

See the other deep sky list for red stars, supernovae, LEDA galaxies, etc. observed! Also note the "other" page contains the cross-reference lists for Collinder, Arp, etc.

This is helpful as I view the RASC "Finest NGCs" and consider the daunting Herschel 400 list...

Symbols legend:
* - asterisk, denotes an object I wish to revisit
ƒ - latin f with hook, for RASC Finest NGC objects
⁴ - superscript 4, items on the Herschel 400 observing list
© - copyright, Caldwell targets

Quick index: 0 | 1000 | 2000 | 3000 | 4000 | 5000 | 6000 | 7000

0 - 999

NGC 40 - Bow-Tie Nebula ƒ ⁴ ©: Cool object. Viewed at high power, +300x. Looked good. Almost perfectly round planetary nebula. Darker region around the star, then brighter. ST3 says central star is mag 11. Nice. Nice field too. Lots going on. In Cepheus. Viewed on 3 Jul '13. aka Caldwell 2. Imaged with BGO on 8 Aug '16. Collected more data on 14 Sep '17.
NGC 129 ⁴: A small cluster in Cas. Nice. Central area dominated by a U-shape of stars. Bright star HR 113 nearby. Lots of faint blue stars in field. aka Cr 2 or OCL 294.
NGC 147 ©: Star hopped to it. Super-faint. East of the star HD 2804. A bow-tie of stars nearby, to the north. Could easily see the centre of the galaxy. Obvious while panning. Really large, even in the low-power eyepiece. Challenging. In Cassiopeia. Caldwell 17. aka MCG 8-2-5 or PGC 2004. Viewed on 2 Sep '16. Imaged (or tried) on 4 Sep '16. Processed RCOS image data on 25 Sep '16.
NGC 185 ƒ ⁴ ©: A large elliptical. Smooth appearance in the C14 with the 55mm. In Cassiopeia. aka Caldwell 18. Viewed on 6 Jul '14. Quite big. Are there some big dust clouds near the core? Imaged with BGO on 3 Aug '16. Captured again with better results on 18 Oct '17.
NGC 188 ©: A big, faint open cluster in Cepheus. aka Caldwell 1, Cr 6, Mel 2, Raab 1, and OCL 309. Imaged with BGO on 4 Nov '17.
NGC 205 ⁴: See Messier 110.
NGC 221: See Messier 32. aka Arp 168.
NGC 224 - Andromeda Galaxy: See Messier 31.
NGC 225 - Sailboat Cluster ⁴: aka Collinder 7, OCL 305. In Cas. All equally bright stars. I wondered how it got its name. Was it the arc of stars in the east? Was that the hull or sail? Viewed on 13 Sep '15.
NGC 246 - Skull Nebula ƒ ⁴ ©: A large but very faint planetary nebula in Cetus. Not perfectly round. Amorphous and mottled. There are a number of bright stars superimposed. Is one of them the central white dwarf? Imaged on 25 Aug '16. aka Caldwell 56. Gathered LRGB plus O-III and H-alpha data on 27 Oct '17.
NGC 253 - Sculptor Galaxy ƒ ⁴ ©: In Sculptor. Canted galaxy. Dust lanes. Very large in 36mm eyepiece. Edge to edge in the field of view. Viewed through SCT 14" at CAO. Viewed on 1 Sep '08. aka Caldwell 65.
NGC 281 - PacMan Nebula and cluster ƒ: A large faint nebula that surrounds an open cluster. The bright star at the centre is HD 5005, a multi-star system. Spotted the A, C, D, and H components. STI1454 is to the south-west of 5005, a separate double star, with faint A and B components. A faint mag 10.7 star is much further to the north. A UHC filter makes the nebula apparent although still dim. Large at 57x. Is the dark region in the south west considered the mouth? The cluster is aka IC 1590, Cr 8, and OCL 313; the nebula is aka IC 11. In Cassiopeia. Imaged with BGO on 8 Aug '16. Again 12 days later. Also captured Hα and O-III data.
NGC 436 ⁴: In Cas. Mostly pale blue stars, many fine faint stars. Lots actually. Three brighter stars running east-west nearly equally spaced. Fairly large at low power. Noted a yellow star to the west, HD 7284, in an arc. aka Collinder 11, Melotte 6, Raab 2, and OCL 320. Viewed on 13 Sep '15.
NGC 457 - Owl Cluster or ET Cluster or Dragonfly ƒ ⁴ ©: Small collection of pale blue-white stars in Cassiopeia. Beside (behind?) double star φ (phi) Cas. aka Caldwell 13 or Cr 12 or Mel 7 or Raab 3. Viewed on 24 Aug '09. Imaged on 20 Aug '16. Viewed on 8 Oct '16.
NGC 529: West side of group. Large elliptical galaxy. Bright core. Oriented roughly north-south. Member of Hickson 10 galaxy group. In Andromeda. aka MCG 6-4-19 and PGC 5299. Imaged with BGO on 19 Oct '17.
NGC 531: North of 536 is a curious shape, almost rectangular. It is a canted spiral perhaps with a bright core. SkyTools says it is a barred lenticular. aka MCG 6-4-20 and PGC 5340. Member of Hickson 10 galaxy group. In Andromeda. Imaged with BGO on 19 Oct '17.
NGC 535: South-west of NGC 541 (Minkowski's Object) in Cetus. A dim fuzzy patch. aka MCG 0-4-133 and PGC 5282. Member of ACO 194. Imaged with BGO on 30 Aug '17. An edge-on galaxy. Doesn't look like a classic spiral. ST3 says it's lenticular. Imaged again on 20 Nov '17.
NGC 536: East side of group, east of 529. A canted spiral. It has huge sweeping spiral arms fanning out into space, perhaps extended by gravity. Fantastic. Member of Hickson 10 galaxy group. In Andromeda. aka MCG 6-4-21 and PGC 5344. Imaged with BGO on 30 Aug '17.
NGC 538: South-west of NGC 541. South of star TYC 04682-1766 1. A medium-bright fuzzy. aka MCG 0-4-130 aka PGC 5275. Member of ACO 194 in Cetus. Imaged with BGO on 30 Aug '17. Spiral. Imaged again on 20 Nov '17.
NGC 541: See Minkowski's Object. aka Arp 133, MCG 0-4-137, and PGC 5305. Member of ACO 194 in Cetus.
NGC 542: South-east of 536. Looks like an edge-on spiral. Very nice beside the big galaxy. Member of Hickson 10 galaxy group. In Andromeda. aka MCG 6-4-22 and PGC 5360. Imaged with BGO on 30 Aug '17.
NGC 543: Near NGC 541, to the north. Above the stellar pair. aka MCG 0-4-138 and PGC 5311. Member of ACO 194. In Cetus. Imaged with BGO on 30 Aug '17. A bright round ball of light. Imaged again on 20 Nov '17.
NGC 545: With 547, a bright pair of diffuse balls. North-east of 541 (Minkowski's Object). To the north-west. aka Arp 308, MCG 0-4-142, and PGC 5323. Member of ACO 194. In Cetus. Imaged with BGO on 30 Aug '17. Large. Looks like a classic elliptical galaxy. Bright! Imaged again on 20 Nov '17.
NGC 547: With 545, a bright pair of diffuse balls in Cetus. North-east of 541 (Minkowski's Object). To the south-east. aka Arp 308, MCG 0-4-143, and PGC 5324. Member of ACO 194. Imaged with BGO on 30 Aug '17. Large. Looks like a classic elliptical galaxy. Bright! Imaged again on 20 Nov '17.
NGC 559 ⁴ ©: Viewed from city with a quarter Moon, 5 Oct '11. Could only see a few stars. Viewed again on 13 Sep '15. Faint cluster. Fairly small. Streamers or fronds arcing out. Many double stars within. In Cassiopeia. aka Cr 13 or OCL 322. aka Caldwell 8. Many faint stars. There is an arc along the south-east edge. Zig-zag of bright stars, a lightning bolt, in the west. Is this a large cluster? Or a small one in a busy part of the Milky Way? Imaged with BGO on 27 Feb '18.
NGC 581: See Messier 103. aka Cr 14 or Mel 8 or Raab 4 or OCL 326.
NGC 598 - Triangulum Galaxy or Pinwheel Galaxy ⁴: See Messier 33.
NGC 604: Star-forming region inside M33, in Tri. Viewed on 11 Sep '10 in Adam's 18" Dobsonian.
NGC 628 - Phantom Galaxy: See Messier 74.
NGC 637 ⁴: aka Cr 17 or OCL 329. A very small T-shape of stars in Cas, not far from Segin. There are two orange K stars in field nearby, to the south.
NGC 650 - Little Dumbbell: See Messier 76.
NGC 654 ⁴: Neat cluster in Cas! The host of many double stars! aka Collinder 18, Melotte 9, Raab 5, and OCL 330. Viewed on 13 Sep '15.
NGC 659 ⁴: Looked like it was made up of about a dozen or fifteen stars. Something of a heart shape. In Cassiopeia. Near NGC 663 and M103. aka Collinder 19, Melotte 10, Raab 6, and OCL 332. Viewed on 2 Sep '16.
NGC 663 ƒ ⁴ ©: Open cluster in Cassiopeia. Very compact in Tele Vue 101mm. In the SCT C14, a dense object with many double stars. Viewed on 4 Jul '11. Viewed again on 15 Aug '15. Imaged on 20 Aug '16. aka Caldwell 10. aka Cr 20 or Mel 11 or Raab 7.
NGC 676: In Pisces. An edge-on galaxy. Could not clearly detect it from Bradford backyard. Verified in correct area. Freakin' faint. Small, too. Not satisfying for the conditions. aka MCG 1-5-34 or PGC 6656. Tried on 8 Oct '16. Has an intense bright core but the disc is very faint. Imaged on 30 Aug '17.
NGC 752 ⁴ ©: Open cluster between Tri and And. Viewed through 12.5" f4.83 DOB at CAO. First viewed 31 Aug '08. Viewed again Aug '10 with 8" SCT at CAO. Since seen many times with Mark I eyeball. aka Caldwell 28 or Cr 23 or Mel 12 or Raab 8. Visible naked eye in a dark site.
NGC 770: Small. Very bright. Elliptical, it looks like. Right beside the big galaxy. South-south-west of 772. In Ari. Viewed on 28 Aug '16. aka MCG 3-6-10, and PGC 7517. Imaged on 5 Sep '16.
NGC 772 ƒ ⁴: In Aries. Huh. Faint. Wow. 770 is nearby! 772 was an oval shape, extremely faint. Very diffuse disc and arms. Noted 3 stars to the north. Surrounded by many small, faint LEDA and PGC galaxies. aka Arp 78, MCG 3-6-11, and PGC 7525. Quickly viewed on 30 Oct '08. Viewed on 28 Aug '16. Imaged with BGO on 5 Sep '16. Again on 12 Sep '16. Assembled LRGB data on 19 Sep '16. Gathered more data on 27 Oct '17.
NGC 869 - h Persei ƒ ⁴ ©: Part of the Double Cluster (which is aka Caldwell 14). See the clusters list entry. aka Cr 24, Mel 13, OCL 350, or Raab 9. With χ Per. Viewed double cluster in Perseus through Phil's NP101 Apo 'scope with a TV Panoptic eyepiece that offered a 3° field at 23x. Beautiful, delicate collections of small, fine stars. A mixture of colours. Seen on 20 Mar 07 from Toronto city limits. Viewed Aug 08 through 12.5" f4.83 dob at CAO. Imaged (alone) with SMU BGO on 21 Aug '16.
NGC 884 - χ (chi) Persei ƒ ⁴ ©: Part of the Double Cluster (which is aka Caldwell 14). See the clusters list entry. aka Cr 25, Mel 14, OCL 353, or Raab 10. With h Per. With 891, a RASC Finest NGC target (i.e. combination object). Imaged (alone) with the SMU robotic telescope on 25 Aug '16.
NGC 891 ƒ ⁴ ©: Suggested by Adam. Viewed at Mew Lake on 11 Sep '10 with a SP-C8. The best views were in the 36mm, 26mm, and 20mm. Nearly edge-on spiral forms a long elongated shape. Just barely discernable dust lane in the foreground. aka Caldwell 23. With 884, in Andromeda, a RASC Finest NGC target (i.e. combination object). Imaged with BGO on 20 Aug '16. Tried again on 3 Sep '16. Received good data from BGO on 12 Sep '16.
NGC 936 ƒ ⁴: A peculiar galaxy in Cetus. Obvious barred centre. A very large non-informed halo. Whoa, there are a lot of little galaxies in the area... And a quasar! aka MCG 0-7-17 and PGC 9359. Imaged on 5 Sep '16 but did not receive all the data requested. Again on 12 Sep '16 to get missing data. Tried imaging again on 17 Dec '17 but tagged a satellite.
NGC 956: Viewed at very low power in the Tele Vue 101. Near M34 in Andromeda. Not very exciting. Loose open cluster. aka Cr 27 or OCL 377.

1000 - 1999

NGC 1023 ƒ ⁴: Viewed with Tony d.S. We saw a little tiny fuzz. With averted vision. A canted galaxy in Perseus. aka Arp 135, MCG 6-6-73, or PGC 10123. Imaged on 28 Aug '16. Angled galaxy with a very bright core. The east edge of the galaxy appears large and extended. SkyTools shows another galaxy, 1023A, to the east. ST3 refers to this specifically as PGC 10139.
NGC 1027 ⁴: A simple, small open cluster. Not very exciting, by itself. Beside the Heart Nebula in Cassiopeia. East of open cluster IC 1805. Viewed on 28 Aug '16.
NGC 1039 - Spiral Cluster: See Messier 34. aka Cr 31 or Mel 17 or Raab 13 or OCL 382.
NGC 1055 ⁴: Faint oval near M77. A galaxy in Cetus.
NGC 1068: See Messier 77. aka Arp 37.
NGC 1232 ƒ: A faint face-on galaxy low in Eridanus. Is this what our home galaxy looks like? The spiral arms seem somewhat disturbed or bent, due to the companion galaxy 1232A. The large arm opposite 1232A has a definite kink. The east arms are being pulled toward the small attractor. aka Arp 41, MCG -4-8-32, PGC 11819. Imaged with BGO on 21 Dec '17. Tried again on 2 Jan '18.
NGC 1232A: Companion satellite galaxy to 1232. East-south-east. A round circle. aka PGC 11834. Imaged with BGO on 21 Dec '17. Tried again on 2 Jan '18.
NGC 1432 - Pleiades or the Subaru: See Messier 45. aka Cr 42 or Mel 22 or OCL 421.
NGC 1491 ƒ: A diffuse emission nebula in Perseus. Structure visible. A curious shape, a V-shape, conical? Hints of things far from the central object. Imaged with BGO on 10 Sep '16.
NGC 1501 ƒ ⁴: Nearly round, perhaps walnut-shaped, planetary nebula in Camelopardalis. Medium size. Fibrous structure visible within the shell. Bright, obvious central star. Imaged on 24 Aug '16. Tried again on 4 Sep '16. With BGO, nailed it on 12 Sep '16. Assembled in full colour.
NGC 1502 ⁴: Open cluster in Camelopardalis with a bright pair in the middle. Rhonda was impressed. A whole bunch of doubles within. In fact, it's one of these OCs that is also a multi-star system. HR 1260 aka ES 2603 with members up to N and O so 14 or so elements. Pretty neat. Viewed on evening of 17 Mar '18 with the C8. aka Collinder 45. Imaged with BGO on 5 Apr '18.
NGC 1514 - Crystal Ball Nebula ƒ: Large faint planetary nebula in Taurus. Amorphous shells around a bright star. Somewhat round. There are a couple of other stars near the centre one. Intriguing. Responds well to O-III filter. Imaged on 12 Sep '16 with BGO. Gathered more data plus hydrogen-alpha with BGO on 7 Oct '17. Collected more O-III and H-alpha data with BGO on 29 Oct '17.
NGC 1528 ⁴: Tried to view open cluster in Perseus on 27 Aug '16 but was immediately clouded out and stars dimmed. Imaged with BGO on 11 Sep '17. Luminance frames are bad; RGB frames OK. Large cluster with many bright stars. There seem to be streams of stars, at least 4 distinct streams. aka Collinder 47, Melotte 23, and OCL 397. Imaged again with BGO, with much better results, on 12 Nov '17.
NGC 1535 - Cleopatra's Eye ƒ ⁴: Inspired to view after Stu's planetary nebula theme night at the DDO. In Eridanus. Quite large at 55x. Very large at 222x. Not quite circular. There are some mag 11 and 12 stars nearby. Viewed on 15 Jan '12. Imaged with BGO on 8 Oct '16.
NGC 1662: Lovely open cluster beyond the shield or pelt region of Orion. Colourful stars. aka Cr 55 or OCL 470.
NGC 1778: aka Collinder 58 or OCL 429. A small open cluster. Very dim stars. Relatively compact. Might have 50 to 100 stars. Looked like it harboured a number of doubles... West of triple star HR 1669. South of a loose grouping of stars. Viewed briefly on evening of 19 Mar '18 with the C8.
NGC 1788 ƒ ⁴: A small reflection nebula in Orion. There are a half-dozen bright stars in the core. There is a dark patch in the foreground, along the south edge, cradling the bright stars within. Near LDN 1616. Imaged on 8 Oct '16.
NGC 1904: See Messier 79. aka Mel 34.
NGC 1907 ⁴: Spotted this little smudge near Messier 38, in Auriga, at the edge of the field in a Tele Vue refractor at medium power. Viewed on 17 Mar '13. Imaged on 24 Sep '16 but there were artefacts. Imaged again on 20 Dec '16. aka Herschel H39-7, Collinder 66, Melotte 35, Raab 25, and OCL 434.
NGC 1912 - Starfish Cluster: See Messier 38. aka Cr 67 or Mel 36 or Raab 26 or OCL 433.
NGC 1931 ƒ ⁴: A small compact open cluster surrounded by bright nebula. Contains the multi-star system HJ 367. Hints of faint nebula nearby to the south, Parsamian 28. Located in Auriga. aka Collinder 68, Stock 9, and OCL 441. Imaged with BGO on 9 Nov '16. And again on 21 Dec '16.
NGC 1952 - Crab Nebula: See Messier 1.
NGC 1960 - Pinwheel Cluster: See Messier 36. aka Cr 71 or Mel 37 or Raab 27 or OCL 445.
NGC 1973 ƒ: A very small nebula, to the north, in the Running Man complex, in the Orion constellation. Small but fairly bright. A RASC Finest NGC target (actually a combination target, with 1975 and 1977). Imaged Feb '11 with SLOOH. Imaged with BGO on 13 Oct '16.
NGC 1975 ƒ: A small faint nebula on the north edge of the Running Man complex (with 1973 and 1977). In its centre is a triple star system. Imaged Feb '11 with SLOOH. Imaged with BGO on 6 Dec '16.
NGC 1976 - Great Orion Nebula: See Messier 42.
NGC 1977 ƒ: The loose open cluster with nebula within the Running Man complex in Orion (with 1973 and 1975). aka OCL 525.1. Just a handful of stars. Large wispy nebula. Imaged Feb '11 with the help of SLOOH and a loaner StellaCam. Imaged with BGO on 15 Oct '16.
NGC 1980 ⁴: The loose open cluster centred on the multi-star system iota Orionis. aka OCL 529 or Collinder 72. Just a handful of stars. Imaged Feb '11 with a loaner StellaCam.
NGC 1981: The loose medium-sized open cluster north of the Running Man. In Orion. aka OCL 525. Looks like a water fountain or a palm tree.
NGC 1982 - De Mairan's Nebula: See Messier 43.

2000 - 2999

NGC 2022 ƒ ⁴: Tried to find on 12 Oct '13. A planetary nebula in Orion. Slight oval shape. Some structure visible. Hint of an outer ring or donut with a bright, soft centre. Empty field, er, no other DSOs! Imaged in LRGB with the SMU BGO robotic system on 11 Mar '16. Imaged again on 13 Jan '17.
NGC 2024 - Flame Nebula ƒ ⁴: Barely detectable emission nebula just beside Alnitak. Large. Filled the field of the 27mm in the RASC C14. Dark lanes like branches in a tree. O-III filter did not seem to improve the view. Viewed 17 Feb '12. Imaged with BGO on 8 Nov '16.
NGC 2068 - Casper: See Messier 78.
NGC 2099 - Auriga Salt and Pepper Cluster: See Messier 37. aka Cr 75 or Mel 38 or Raab 28 or OCL 451.
NGC 2129 ⁴: A very small cluster in Gem, near the Gemini-Taurus border. A couple dozen stars? Hosts a triple, HD 250289, and double, POU 845. Crazy faint. Nice. Viewed on 8 Oct '16.
NGC 2168 - Shoe Buckle Cluster: See Messier 35. aka Cr 82 or Mel 41 or Raab 31 or OCL 466.
NGC 2169 - 37 Cluster ⁴: Near ξ (xi) and ν (nu) Orionis, a very small and compact cluster. Looks better at low power. Two distinct V-shapes, right angles to each other. Supposed to look like the digits 3 and 7 (assuming you don't have a mirror-inverted view). Fine blue-white stars. Pretty. Contains multi-star system HD 41943. aka Cr 83 or OCL 481. Viewed on 26 Mar '11 and 12 Oct '13. Imaged with BGO on 13 Nov '16.
NGC 2174 - Monkey Head: Diffuse nebula in the club region of Orion. Very nice in Tele Vue 101. The Lumicon O-III filter improved the view. Made it easy.
NGC 2194 ƒ ⁴: A large open cluster of relative faint stars in Orion. Imaged with BGO on 9 Nov '16.
NGC 2237 - Rosette Nebula ƒ ©: Wonderful to finally see. Large. Tenuous. Responded to the O-III filter. With 2244, a RASC Finest NGC target (i.e. combination object). In Monoceros. Viewed on 20 Feb '12. Imaged wide field on 17 Oct '09. aka Caldwell 49.
NGC 2244 ƒ ⁴ ©: The small open cluster of stars in the middle of the Rosette Nebula. There are 5 or 6 brighter stars that form a rough trapezoid shape. Didn't make good notes. With 2237, a RASC Finest NGC target (i.e. combination object). Imaged with BGO on 17 Jan '17. aka Cr 99 or Mel 47 or OCL 515. aka Caldwell 50. Reshot faster, to split some doubles, on 11 Nov '17.
NGC 2261 - Hubble's Variable Nebula ƒ ©: In Monoceros. Very interesting. At low power in C14, a V-shape. A bright star (!) at the tip. Like the nebula was trailing away. Like a comet. Nice. Pleasing in 27mm. Cool shape. Neat object. Diffuse cone shape or fan shape. Viewed on 6 Apr '14. aka Caldwell 46. Imaged with BGO on 7 Dec '16.
NGC 2264 - Christmas Tree Cluster and Cone Nebula ⁴: In C14 'scope it was cut off. Viewed with 55mm in TV101. Nice. Put 18mm in TV, better still. Lovely. aka Cr 112 or Mel 49 or OCL 495. The main star, in "the trunk" of the tree, 15 Mon, is a 21 element star system!
NGC 2276: From the Astronomical League list "two in the view." A soft amorphous fuzzy. It almost looked like a reflection nebula. There was a bright star HD 51141. Beside NGC 2300. Located in Cepheus. aka Arp 25, MCG 14-4-28, and PGC 21039. Viewed on the evening of 2 Jul '16. Fan shaped. Viewed on 21 Aug '17. Imaged with BGO on 21 Oct '17.
NGC 2287 - Little Beehive: See Messier 41. aka Cr 118 or Mel 52 or Raab 40 or OCL 597.
NGC 2300: From the Astronomical League list "two in the view." An oval canted spiral east of 2276. aka Arp 114, MCG 14-4-31, and PGC 21231. Viewed on the evening of 2 Jul '16. Diffuse. Viewed on 21 Aug '17.
NGC 2323 - Heart-Shaped Cluster, Coil Cluster: See Messier 50. aka Cr 124 or Mel 58 or Raab 45 or OCL 559.
NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet ƒ: Extremely faint! An emission nebula in Canis Major. A large object with a central spherical shape and two large wings, on the north and south sides, opposite one another. BGO imaged on 7 Dec '16. Imaged again on 28 Jan '17. Also acquired O-III data.
NGC 2362 ⁴ ©: A beautiful little open cluster near 29 Canis Majoris and centred on the pale yellow star τ (tau). Fine blue white stars in roughly a triangle shape. The main star appears to have 2 faint companions, in a straight line. Pleasing at low power (55x). aka Cr 136 or Mel 65 or Raab 52 or the Tau Canis Majoris Cluster. aka Caldwell 64. Viewed on 26 Mar '11.
NGC 2371/2372 - Gemini Nebula ƒ ⁴: Viewed at 145x in Apr '14. Not far from Castor and Pollux. Reminded me of the Helix planetary nebula. Not round. Seemed to have two lobes. Found some photos that matched what I was seeing. Very neat object, very pleasing at 217x. Not regular. Gives the impression of spinning, swooping, things trailing off. Like a kids toy windmill. Double vanes. And I noted now the bright point or fuzziness in the middle. There's a wide double above, with mag 12 and 13 stars, the brightest being GSC 01922-1629. This pair is aligned like the lobes, parallel to the direction of the poles. Meaning the lobes are oriented north-east through south-west. Imaged with SMU BGO on 27 Apr '16. Shot again on 1 Nov '17.
NGC 2372 ⁴: See NGC 2371.
NGC 2392 - Eskimo Nebula or Clown Face ƒ ⁴ ©: Viewed the planetary nebula in C14 with Radian 10mm eyepiece. Interesting. Could see a circular or spherical shape, not perfect, but close. Hints of a ring upon a ring. A bright centre. A bright star nearby. In Gemini. Viewed on 29 Jan '11. And again on 8 Apr '12. Very bright cental star, bright inner ring, not round, fainter outer ring, nearly perfectly round, mottled, with dark lobes or thin dark spokes. Imaged with BGO on 3 Dec '16. Viewed in C8 with Rhonda, low and high power, with and without O-III filter on evening of 16 Mar '18. Central star disappears in oxygen. aka Caldwell 39.
NGC 2403 ƒ ⁴ ©: A big spiral galaxy in The Giraffe. Over 10 million light-years away. aka Caldwell 7. aka MCG 11-10-7 or PGC 21396. Imaged Feb '11 with SLOOH. Imaged with BGO on 18 Jan '17. Captured again on 3 Feb '17 with better results.
NGC 2404: An interesting feature within NGC 2403! A very large nebula. To us, it appears just east of the core. SkyTools says this is an HII Region. Imaged on 18 Jan '17.
NGC 2419 - Intergalactic Wanderer ©: A globular cluster in Lynx. Bright, round, but compact. There seems to be a ring of centres in its centre. In a busy star field with a couple of really bright stars. It is a member of the Caldwell catalogue: number 25. Imaged with BGO on 17 Dec '17.
NGC 2422 ⁴: See Messier 47. aka Cr 152 or Mel 68 or Raab 55 or OCL 596.
NGC 2437: See Messier 46. aka Cr 159 or Mel 75 or Raab 62 or OCL 601.
NGC 2438 ⁴: Large planetary nebula within Messier 46. Or rather, in front of it. Very obvious. Nearly perfectly round. In Puppis.
NGC 2440 ƒ ⁴: Curiously-shaped planetary nebula in Puppis. Not round or smooth. Barely symmetrical. Bright core looks like an hourglass, running north-west to south-east. Then an almost rectangular shell. Bright points outside the shell. Wispy wings heading north-east and south-west, opposed 90° to core. Not far from multi-star system HU 709. Attempted imaging on 15 Dec '16. Tried again with BGO on 20 Dec '16.
NGC 2447 - Butterfly Cluster: See Messier 93. aka Cr 160 or Mel 76 or Raab 63 or OCL 649. In Puppis. Some say it looks like a starfish?! Contains double stars.
NGC 2539 ƒ ⁴: A loose open cluster in Puppis. Multi-star system 19 Pup nearby. aka Collinder 176, Melotte 83, Raab 70, and OCL 611. Imaged on 15 Dec '16. Imaged again with BGO on 9 Jan '17.
NGC 2548 ⁴: See Messier 48. aka Cr 179 or Mel 85 or Raab 72 or OCL 584.
NGC 2632 - Praesepe aka Beehive Cluster: See Messier 44 located in Cancer. aka Cr 189 or Mel 88 or Raab 75 or OCL 507. Filled with many double stars.
NGC 2655 ƒ ⁴: A galaxy in Camelopardalis. A spiral. Canted. Oriented north-south. aka Arp 225, MCG 13-7-10, and PGC 25069. Viewed on 3 Jul '13. Imaged on 7 Oct '16. Not a spiral; it's a lenticular. Some dark material in the foreground. Huge halo.
NGC 2681 ⁴: A spiral galaxy, a face-on spiral. Tiny little thing. Not far from FT UMa.

NGC 2682 - King Cobra, Golden-Eye Cluster: See Messier 67. aka Cr 204 or Mel 94 or Raab 81 or OCL 549.
NGC 2683 - UFO ƒ ⁴: A very nice edge-on spiral galaxy in Lynx. Bright core, bright central disk, mottled dusty lanes in foreground. Dim outer regions. Is it my imagination or is it gravitationally disturbed? aka MCG 6-20-11 and PGC 24930. Imaged with BGO on 31 Jan '17.
NGC 2715: Another galaxy in Camelopardalis. Near 2655. Extremely faint. Strange oblong little smudge.
NGC 2814: Edge-on in Ursa Major. A hint of a small needle near 2820. Slightly different angle, more a north-south orientation, than 2820. Half the length. Averted vision. Extremely faint.

NGC 2820: Edge-on in Ursa Major. No problem. Spotted while trying for neighbour 2814. Thin, wispy, oriented north-east to south-west.

NGC 2825: West of 2832. Elongated smudge with a bright centre. Revealed photographically. Part of a galaxy group, ACO 779.
NGC 2828: Small oval smudge north of 2832. Revealed photographically. Part of a galaxy group, ACO 779.
NGC 2830: South-west of 2831. Edge-on, long, thin. Revealed photographically. Part of a galaxy group, ACO 779. aka Arp 315.
NGC 2831: Just south-west of 2832. Located in Lynx. Only the galaxy core is visible. Revealed photographically. Part of a galaxy group, ACO 779. aka Arp 315.
NGC 2832: Faint fuzzy galaxy in Lynx, not far from α. Harboured SN 2014ai in Apr '14. Near the centre of the galaxy group, ACO 779. Imaged the group at 300 seconds and spotted many of the neighbours... And 2832 become the bright fuzzy! aka Arp 315.
NGC 2834: Faint smudge south of the pair of yellow and blue stars TYC 02496-1181 1 and GSC 02496-1354 which are both east of 2832. Revealed photographically. Part of a galaxy group, ACO 779.
NGC 2841 ƒ ⁴: A big spiral galaxy in Ursa Major. It has smooth core but dusty lanes. Lovely, subtle. Imaged with BGO on 29 Jan '17. aka MCG 9-16-5 and PGC 26512.
NGC 2903: See NGC 2905.
NGC 2903 ƒ ⁴: Near the head of the Lion. Nice big oval. Speckled. Not smooth. Not a bright centre. Very soft. Looked like an edge-on galaxy. Certainly canted. Pretty large oval in low power eyepiece. Could not see any features, like arms. Viewed on 9 May '16. An amazing spiral galaxy. The outer arms extend very far outwards. Imaged with BGO on 29 Jan '17. It seems that NGC 2905 refers to 2903. A SIMBAD search of 2903 takes you to 2905. However, there's a Wikipedia page for 2903, and the RASC Observer's Handbook lists 2903.

3000 - 3999

NGC 3003 ƒ: A small, very faint edge-on galaxy in Leo Minor. Mottled appearance. aka MCG 6-22-13 and PGC 28186. Imaged from Halifax on 3 Feb '17. Imaged again on 18 Apr '17.
NGC 3031 - Bode's Galaxy: See Messier 81.
NGC 3034 - Cigar Galaxy ⁴: See Messier 82. aka Arp 337.
NGC 3073: Small elliptical galaxy near 3079. West-south-west of the spiral. Examined visually on 24 Apr '11. Imaged on 5 Feb '17. Bright. aka Markarian 131, MCG 9-17-7, and PGC 28974.
NGC 3079 - Herschel H47-5 ƒ ⁴: Big needle-like galaxy. Thin, edge-on. In Ursa Major. Viewed 24 Apr '11. Mottled core and arms. It looks somewhat disturbed. Imaged on 5 Feb '17. aka MCG 9-17-10 and PGC 29050.
NGC 3115 - Spindle Galaxy ƒ ⁴ ©: Nice. Nearly edge-on. Bright centre. Fairly large at 145x. In Sextans. Lovely. Canted spiral. Very bright pin-point center. Progressive gradient from the centre. A straight line of faint stars parallel to the plane of the galaxy to the south-east, with the brightest member being PPM 193074, at mag 10.5. Very faint stars nearby. aka Caldwell 53, MCG -1-26-18, and PGC 29265. First viewed 8 May '11. Viewed again on 3 Apr '14. Imaged with BGO on 3 Apr '17.
NGC 3181: Within one of the spiral arms of galaxy NGC 3184. A bright diffuse nebula. South-west of centre. In UMa. Imaged with SMU robotic 'scope on 3 Apr '17.
NGC 3184 ƒ ⁴: A very faint face-on galaxy in Ursa Major. Medium-size. It appears a classic spiral. Quite lovely with arms subdividing. aka MCG 7-21-37 and PGC 30087. Imaged with SMU robotic 'scope on 3 Apr '17.
NGC 3226 ⁴: Faint fuzzy ovals. Visually seen in C14. Interacting galaxy with 3227. Part of Arp 94. In constellation Leo. Imaged.
NGC 3227 ⁴: Faint fuzzy ovals. Visually seen in C14. Interacting galaxy with 3226. Part of Arp 94. Imaged.
NGC 3242 - Ghost of Jupiter ƒ ⁴ ©: Big and bright planetary nebula in Hydra. Bright ring in a round cloud. Not sure where the name might come from... I don't see stripes. Is it the dark centre region they're talking about? Pairs of stars nearby. aka PK 261. Viewed 7 May '11. Viewed again Apr '14 with C14: swirling structure within, viewed at 391x, bright rings inside, diffuse at the outer edge, nearly round, not a lot of field stars. Imaged with the SMU BGO robotic telescope on 24 Apr '16. Imaged again on 15 Dec '16. aka Caldwell 59.
NGC 3344 ƒ ⁴: A medium-sized face-on galaxy in Leo Minor. Bright core. Lovely spiral arms. aka MCG 4-25-46 and PGC 31968. Imaged with BGO on 27 Mar '17.
NGC 3351: See Messier 95.
NGC 3368: See Messier 96.
NGC 3379 ⁴: See Messier 105.
NGC 3384 ƒ ⁴: Near M105 in Leo. To the north-east. Equally bright. Does not appear to be a spiral. Nor an elliptical (like the classic M105). It is a lenticular. aka MCG 2-28-12 and PGC 32292. Viewed 19 May '12. Imaged with BGO on 3 Apr '17.
NGC 3389: Near M105 in Leo. To the east-south-east. Much fainter. Elongated, thin, smaller. Classic spiral, slightly canted. aka MCG 2-28-13 and PGC 32306. Viewed 19 May '12. Imaged with BGO on 3 Apr '17.
NGC 3432 ƒ ⁴: Interesting edge-on galaxy in Leo Minor. It looks bent! It is disturbed by nearby MCG 6-24-27? Imaged with BGO on 19 Apr '17. aka Arp 206, MCG 6-24-28, and PGC 32643.
NGC 3521 ƒ ⁴: Huge spiral galaxy in Leo, canted to us. Complex structure visible in the spiral arms. Bright compact core. Imaged in LRGB with the SMU BGO robotic system on 23 Mar '16. Tried again on 3 Jan '18. Imaged again, with a better result, on 26 Feb '18.

NGC 3556 - Surfboard Galaxy ⁴: See Messier 108.
NGC 3587 - Owl Nebula: See Messier 97.
NGC 3605: A small oval shape to the south-west of 3607. Quite close to the big companion. Looks like an elliptical galaxy. Imaged in LRGB with the SMU BGO robotic system on 10 Apr '16.
NGC 3607 ƒ ⁴: A big, bright galaxy in the rump of Leo. Looks like a large elliptical galaxy. Very neat, it has many interesting neighbours, including 3605, 3608, and MCG+03-29-018. Imaged in LRGB with the SMU BGO robotic system on 10 Apr '16.

NGC 3608 ⁴: A fairly big and bright galaxy north of 3607. Looks like an elliptical galaxy. Imaged in LRGB with the SMU BGO robotic system on 10 Apr '16.

NGC 3623: See Messier 65. aka Arp 317.
NGC 3627: See Messier 66. aka Arp 317.
NGC 3628 ƒ ⁴: Edge-on galaxy near M65 and M66. In Leo. Larger than the Messiers but fainter. Dark dusty lane in foreground visible. Viewed on 11 Jun '11. Seems the outer edges of the spiral arms are disturbed. They fan out. Those dark clouds are amazing. Imaged on 24 Apr '17. Part of Arp 317. aka MCG 2-29-20 and PGC 34697.
NGC 3877 ƒ ⁴: Found it near bright star χ UMa. Which is part of a large square C or U of stars. A faint oval. Fairly large. Neat but challenging. Best viewed in spring. Imaged in LRGB with the SMU BGO robotic system on 20 Apr '16.
NGC 3941 ƒ ⁴: A galaxy in Ursa Major. First impression: an elliptical. But that's not the case. Possibly a barred spiral? Imaged with Burke-Gaffney robot on 5 Feb '17. aka MCG 6-26-51 and PGC 37235.
NGC 3992 ⁴: See Messier 109.

4000 - 4999

NGC 4026 ƒ ⁴: Faint. A bit smaller then 3877. With a bright centre. Not an oval shape. In Ursa Major. SkyTools says it is a lenticular. Viewed on 13 Jul '13. Looks like an edge-on spiral. Viewed again on 2 Jun '16. The core of the galaxy is bright. The disc of the galaxy is soft and diffuse. No apparent structure. Similar to the Spindle Galaxy (NGC 3115). Imaged with BGO on 8 May '17. Best viewed in spring. aka MCG 9-20-52 and PGC 37760.
NGC 4038/4039 - Antenna Galaxies ƒ ⁴ ©: Spectacular interacting galaxies which have created very long but very faint arcs, the antennae of this strange-headed beast. In Corvus. The deformed spiral galaxies proper are surprisingly bright with star-forming activity. 4038 is the northern member; 4039 is to the south. aka Caldwell 60, Arp 244, MCG -3-31-14, and, PGC 37967. On the Herschel 400 list. Imaged with BGO on 22 Dec '17. Tried to image again on 27 Jan '18 but very soft. Imaged again on 27 Feb '18. Captured more data on 22 Apr '18.
NGC 4085 ⁴: Wow. Very small. Nestled in the notch of a triangle of stars. South of 4088 in Ursa Major. Good with averted vision. Wow. Very neat these two contrasting galaxies in the same field. Viewed on 14 Jul '13. Imaged with BGO on 5 Feb '17. aka MCG 9-20-86 and PGC 38283.
NGC 4088 ƒ ⁴: Very faint. Smaller than 4244 - Silver Needle. Not symmetrical. It was angle north-east to south-west. 4085 is in the same field at 78x. Viewed on 14 Jul '13. Imaged with BGO on 5 Feb '17. aka Arp 18, MCG 9-20-89, and PGC 38302.
NGC 4109: Small oval with a bright centre. Close to NGC 4111. South-west. aka MCG 7-25-24 or PGC 38427. Due south of star GSC 03019-1520. Imaged with BGO on 10 Jan '17.
NGC 4111 ƒ ⁴: A lovely, bright, edge-on galaxy in Canes Venatici. Near the triple star HD 105288! aka MCG 7-25-26 or PGC 38440. Imaged with BGO on 10 Jan '17.
NGC 4117: Large, bright. Near NGC 4118. East of HD 105288 which is east of NGC 4111. aka MCG 7-25-27 or PGC 38503. Imaged with BGO on 10 Jan '17.
NGC 4118: Small, faint. Near NGC 4117. East of HD 105288 which is east of NGC 4111. aka MCG 7-25-28 or PGC 38507. Imaged with BGO on 10 Jan '17.
NGC 4157 ƒ: A very nice edge-on spiral galaxy. Nestled in a L-shape of stars. Right on the CVn and UMa border. Bright centre. Very elongated. Nice find. Viewed on 4 Jul '14. Dark dust in front of a compact core. Does not seem symmetrical. Imaged with BGO on 24 Apr '17. aka MCG 9-20-106 and PGC 38795. Lovely. The foreground dark lanes are north of the nucleus. Imaged again on 22 Dec '17.
NGC 4192: See Messier 98.
NGC 4206: A big edge-on spiral south-west of NGC 4216. Structure is clearly visible. aka MCG 2-31-66 and PGC 39183. In Virgo. Three big canted spirals in the view, NGC 4206, 4216, and 4222! Imaged on 20 May '17.
NGC 4212: Face-on spiral just north of 4216. Less than 1 degree away. Small-ish at low power. Some structure visible.
NGC 4214: See NGC 4228.
NGC 4216 ƒ ⁴: Edge-on spiral galaxy in the Virgo cluster area. Stumbled across while trying to find Messiers. Viewed at low power in a C14. Bright core. Bright region near centre. Large. Viewed 18 Feb '13. The photograph is tantalising with the halo around the core and lumpy dark lanes in the tightly wound disc. Three big canted spirals in the view, NGC 4206, 4216, and 4222! Imaged on 20 May '17. Captured more data with BGO on 22 Apr '18. aka MCG 2-31-72 and PGC 39246.
NGC 4217: A fuzzy cloud near the mag 9 star SAO 44095. Very near a big bright arrow of stars. Like a reflection nebula around stars. It did not look oval shaped. Near Messier 106 in CVn.
NGC 4222: A long streak. North-east of NGC 4216. Three big canted spirals in the view, NGC 4206, 4216, and 4222! In Coma Berenices on the Virgo border. Imaged on 20 May '17. aka MCG 2-31-75 and PGC 39308.
NGC 4228 - Starburst Galaxy ƒ ⁴: Viewed at 140x in poor transparency on 3 Jun '16. Not uniform. An oval in CVn. Large. Faint overall. Not satisfying. Huh. Imaged with BGO on 6 Jul '17. A disturbed system, amorphous and mottled. Imaged again on 11 Apr '18 with a much improved result. aka MCG 6-27-42 and PGC 39225. It seems that NGC 4228 refers also to NGC 4214. A SIMBAD search of 4214 will land at 4228. The RASC Observer's Handbook uses 4214 and there's a Wikipedia page for 4214.
NGC 4244 - Silver Needle ƒ ©: Wow. Very faint, long and thin. Extremely large at 78x in the N11. Looked similar in the 12½" Newtonian. In CVn. aka Caldwell 26. Viewed on 14 Jul '13. Imaged in LRGB with the SMU BGO robotic system on 20 Apr '16.
NGC 4254 - St. Katherine's Wheel: See Messier 99. aka Coma Pinwheel or Virgo Cluster Pinwheel.
NGC 4256: An edge-on galaxy in Draco. Thin, needle-like, similar to M82. Was it mottled or dark in the middle? Was there a dark edge, like the Sombrero? It was faint but a good size at 217x.
NGC 4258 ⁴: See Messier 106.
NGC 4274 ƒ ⁴: A canted galaxy in Coma Berenices. Interesting. There was a wide pair to the east and a tighter double south. MCG 5-29-60 and PGC 39724. Viewed on 3 Jul '16. It features a bright condensed core with some nearby dark elements. It is surrounded by bright ring. And then there's a very large diffuse disc beyond. Very interesting. Imaged on 17 Dec '17. Imaged with BGO again on 12 May '18.
NGC 4284: Very faint nebula near M40 and NGC 4290. Smaller galaxy than 4290. Very challenging to see in C14 at CAO. At the edge of visibility and averted vision. Need good transparency for it. aka MCG 10-18-26 and PGC 39775. Viewed on 10 Jul '10. Very faint in BGO image from 18 Mar '17.
NGC 4290: Small faint nebula (mag 12) near M40 and NGC 4284. Oval shape (it's a barred spiral). It forms a triangle with a bright star nearby (70 Ursae Majoris). aka MCG 10-18-29 and PGC 39859. Viewed on 10 Jul '10. Very faint in BGO image from 18 Mar '17.
NGC 4291: Pretty obvious. In an L of stars. Opposite of the apex of the L. A large fuzzy. In Draco. Near NGC 4319. Brighter and bigger than 4319. West of Markarian 205. Viewed on 10 Jul '16.
NGC 4298: South of M100. About 1½ degrees away. Edge-on. Close to 4302. In Coma Berenices. Viewed on 4 May '13.
NGC 4301: Beside M61. In Virgo. A bit to the north-east of the large galaxy. A small faint (magnitude 13.4) round smudge. Due east of a 13 mag star (GSC 00285-0805). Viewed on 4 May '13.
NGC 4302: South of M100. About 1½ degrees away. Canted. Close to 4298. Viewed on 4 May '13.
NGC 4303 - Swelling Spiral Galaxy ⁴: See Messier 61.
NGC 4312: Edge-on galaxy in Com. Noted a very bright star (mag 6.5) to the west: HD 107415. Viewed on 4 May '13.
NGC 4319: A small oval in Dra. Beside Markarian 205. Viewed in passing on the evening of 29 Jun '16. Viewed directly on 10 Jul '16. Between a triangle of faint stars to the right of an L, including GSC 04550-1745, and a flag shape of stars including TYC 04550-0859 1.
NGC 4321: See Messier 100.
NGC 4340: A little galaxy in Coma Berenices. Near 4350. Viewed on 4 May '13.
NGC 4350 ⁴: A little galaxy. Near 4340. Viewed on 4 May '13.
NGC 4361 - The Lawn Sprinkler ƒ ⁴: A medium-sized planetary nebula in Corvus. Looks like a propeller screw! Super bright star in the centre. Imaged on 24 Apr '16.
NGC 4374: See Messier 84. Member of Markarian's Chain.
NGC 4382: See Messier 85.
NGC 4387: A very small fuzzy near M84 and M86 in Vir. Near Markarian's Chain. Viewed on 4 May '13. Bright but small oval elliptical. North of 4388. Imaged on 3 Jan '18. aka MCG 2-32-39 and PGC 40562.
NGC 4388 ƒ: A little needle-like galaxy, below M84 and M86, south. Near Markarian's Chain. Viewed on 4 May '13. Located in Virgo, this spiral has some interesting structure near the core. Large diaphanous disk. Imaged on 3 Jan '18. aka MCG 2-32-41 and PGC 40581.
NGC 4394 ⁴: Very near Messier 85. In constellation Coma Berenices. Wonderful.
NGC 4402: Edge-on galaxy, due north of M86. In Virgo. Near Markarian's Chain. Viewed on 4 May '13.
NGC 4406: See Messier 86. Member of Markarian's Chain.
NGC 4413: A small oval. Just below stars TYC 00880-0904 1 and TYC 00880-777 1. And due south of M86. Near Markarian's Chain. Viewed on 4 May '13. Lovely barred spiral galaxy. East-south-east of NGC 4438. Graces photo. Imaged with BGO on 14 May '18.
NGC 4414 ƒ ⁴: Faint oval galaxy in Com. Tiny spiral with a bright centre. Harboured a supernova in Jul '13. However, did not see SN 2013df. Viewed again May '15. Imaged on 14 Apr '16. Re-imaged with slightly better results on 18 Dec '17.
NGC 4417: Virgo galaxy. Appears to be a lenticular with no discernible structure in the canted disc. The core is very bright. Two in the view with NGC 4424 to the south. Imaged with BGO (when targetted to NGC 4437) on 9 Apr '18. aka PGC 40756 and MCG 2-32-53.
NGC 4424: Very large distorted galaxy. Outer limits appear fan shaped. There are hints of structure near the muted core. South-east of NGC 4417. aka PGC 40809 and MCG 2-32-58. Astrometry.net also identified it as IC 3366. Imaged with BGO on 9 Apr '18.
NGC 4425: A thin galaxy near the star HD 108450. South east of M86. Near Markarian's Chain. Viewed on 4 May '13.
NGC 4435 - The Eyes ⁴: With 4438. Oval galaxy in Virgo. East of M86. Seems to be the same size as 4438. SkyTools shows that they are very different, 4438 being 3 or 4 times larger. Bright centre. There is a nice gaggle stars to the east, including bright SAO 100120. aka Arp 120, MCG 2-32-64, and PGC 40898. Member of Markarian's Chain. Viewed on 4 May '13. Imaged with BGO on 3 Jan '18. Improved on first result, imaging again on 13 May '18.
NGC 4437: See NGC 4517.
NGC 4438 - The Eyes ƒ ⁴: A fantastic galaxy in Virgo, it shows a huge halo greatly distorted. East of M86. Seems to be the same size as 4435. Bright centre. aka Arp 120, MCG 2-32-65, and PGC 40914. Member of Markarian's Chain. Viewed on 4 May '13. The central region shows dust and mottling. Really interesting. Imaged with BGO on 3 Jan '18. Improved on first result, imaging again on 13 May '18.
NGC 4449 ƒ ⁴ ©: Unclear log notes. Unclear if it was observed. ST3 log entry for Wed 23 Mar '11 at Long Sault—there was an intense winter storm that cancelled our meeting night... aka Caldwell 21, MCG 7-26-9, and PGC 40973. In CVn. Big, quite large at 145x. Impressive. Irregular. Not a smooth oval shape. Kinda wiggly. Quite bright too. Neat object. Viewed again on 2 Jun '16. An irregular galaxy. Very cool. Bright elements to the north are almost separated from the body. Does it have two bright cores? Or am I seeing stars? Imaged with BGO on 15 Dec '17.
NGC 4458: North east of 4435. Member of Markarian's Chain. Viewed on 4 May '13.
NGC 4459 ⁴: North of 4473 and 4477. In Coma Berenices. Viewed on 4 May '13.
NGC 4461: Near 4458. Member of Markarian's Chain. Viewed on 4 May '13.
NGC 4468: To the north east of 4459. Very small, very faint (mag 13.9) fuzzy. Viewed on 4 May '13.
NGC 4470: Small galaxy to the south of M49. In Virgo. Viewed on 4 May '13.
NGC 4472: See Messier 49. aka Arp 134.
NGC 4473 ⁴: Large galaxy. Near 4477. Member of Markarian's Chain. Viewed on 4 May '13.
NGC 4474: Near 4438. In Com. Viewed on 4 May '13.
NGC 4476: Near M87 and NGC 4478 in Vir. A little fuzzy. Viewed on 4 May '13.
NGC 4477 ⁴: Large galaxy. Near 4473 and 4479. Member of Markarian's Chain. Viewed on 4 May '13.
NGC 4478 ⁴: Near M87 and NGC 4476. A little fuzzy. Viewed on 4 May '13.
NGC 4479: At a right angle to 4473 and 4477. Viewed on 4 May '13. Near Markarian's Chain.
NGC 4485 ƒ ⁴: Small companion to the Cocoon in Canes Venatici. NGC 4485 is clearly tugging at the big spiral of 4490, warping and bending it. aka Arp 269, MCG 7-26-13, and PGC 41326. First viewed on viewed and sketched on 5 May '13. Imaged with BGO on 17 Dec '17.
NGC 4486: See Messier 87. aka Arp 152.
NGC 4488: Thin oval. In Virgo, to the north east of M49. Viewed on 4 May '13.
NGC 4490 - Cocoon Galaxy ƒ ⁴: Morphed spiral galaxy. Small companion to the north is NGC 4485. Two interacting spiral galaxies, 40 to 50 million light-years away, in Canes Venatici. A grand pair. Very interesting. aka Arp 269, MCG 7-26-14, and PGC 41333. First viewed on viewed and sketched on 5 May '13. Imaged with BGO on 17 Dec '17. Just fantastic. Imaged again on 11 May '18.
NGC 4492: North east of M49. There was a super bright star. In Virgo. Viewed on 4 May '13.
NGC 4494 ƒ ⁴: In Coma Berenices. Near Collinder 256. Small. Round, perfectly round, face on spiral galaxy. Medium bright centre. Very diffuse and smooth. Viewed on evening of 8 May '16. Nearly round, oriented north-south. Very bright compact centre. Imaged with BGO on 2 Apr '18.
NGC 4501: See Messier 88.
NGC 4516: Very tiny. To the north east of M88. In Com. Viewed on 4 May '13.
NGC 4517 ƒ: In Virgo. Whoa! A crazy thin needle! Super thin. Neat. Big. Seemed brighter to the west side. Bright star in the foreground, right over top the galaxy, TYC 00289-1220 1 at mag 10.9. Saw the star to the south. GSC 00289-0774. Faint mag 13 stars in the area. aka MCG 0-32-20 and PGC 41618. Viewed on 7 May '16. The edge-on spiral galaxy appears dappled with dark material. Very interesting. The west edge appears stretched or elongated. Reminds me a bit of The Whale. Imaged with BGO on 12 Apr '18. It seems NGC 4517 also refers to NGC 4437. The RASC Observer's Handbook says that 4517 is "often mislabelled" 4437.
NGC 4519: Faint small fuzzy. West of stars HD 109360 and 109440, and inline. Located in Virgo. Viewed on 4 May '13.
NGC 4526 ƒ ⁴: A big, bright galaxy in Vir! Canted fuzzy. Exactly between two bright stars, HD 109285 and 109417. South of 4519. Viewed on 4 May '13. Very canted. The dark lanes near the core are just barely visible, an arc along the north. Imaged with BGO on 2 Apr '18.
NGC 4531: West of M89 and M90. In constellation Virgo. Viewed on 4 May '13.
NGC 4535 - Lost Galaxy ƒ ⁴: Really cool. Could see distinct stars within it, er, ahead of it. Averted vision helped. Viewed on evening of 4 May '13. Fantastic face-on spiral in Virgo. The central part of the spiral is amazing. It looks like there are lots of star forming regions along the arms. Imaged with BGO on 13 May '17. In Virgo. aka MCG 1-32-104 and PGC 41812.
NGC 4548 ⁴: See Messier 91.
NGC 4552: See Messier 89.
NGC 4559 ƒ ⁴ ©: A large canted galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. Not uniform or symmetrical. Tidally disturbed? The outer spiral arms to the west are extended or stretched. Curious as there are no other big galaxies near by. Amazing! Contains a handful of diffuse nebulae identified in the IC catalogue. Also known as Caldwell 36, MCG 5-30-30, and PGC 42002. Imaged with BGO on 17 Dec '17.
NGC 4562: Very near NGC 4565. South-west of the big galaxy. Another canted spiral. Unclear if I saw it earlier. Imaged with BGO on 27 Jan '18. aka MCG 4-30-4 and PGC 41955.
NGC 4565 - Needle Galaxy ƒ ⁴ ©: Spotted this faint fuzzy in CrB near Mel 111. Easy to visualise with amateur astrophotographers images coming to mind. Large. An edge-on spiral galaxy. Requires averted vision to sense the true size and to discern some structure in the foreground. Could see the bright core and centre region. Viewed with C14 with 55mm and 27mm eyepieces in 8 Jul '10. Did I see another fuzzy nearby? aka Caldwell 38. Imaged with BGO on 27 Jan '18. aka MCG 4-30-6 and PGC 42038.
NGC 4567/4568 - Siamese Twins ƒ: SkyTools shows the slightly larger galaxy to the south as 4568 proper; the smaller northerly one is 4567. Surrounded by many small faint LEDA galaxies and dozens of uncategorised ones. To the north is 4564; to the south is IC 3578. In Virgo. Imaged in LRGB with the SMU BGO robotic system on 28 Apr '16.
NGC 4568: See NGC 4567.
NGC 4569: See Messier 90. aka Arp 76.
NGC 4570 ⁴: Very thin galaxy in Virgo. East of 4526. And south. Viewed on 4 May '13.
NGC 4571: South east of M91. In Coma Berenices. Mottled. Viewed on 4 May '13.
NGC 4579: See Messier 58.
NGC 4590: See Messier 68. aka Mel 113.
NGC 4594 - Sombrero Galaxy ⁴: See Messier 104.
NGC 4605 ƒ: Galaxy in UMa. Best viewed in spring? About the same size as 6503. I.e. fairly large at 78x. Large and bright... elongated... less than a perfect oval. It's north-west edge seemed dark. Dust? Indeed, looks like there's a foreground dust lane. Imaged in LRGB with the SMU BGO robotic system on 30 Apr '16.
NGC 4621: See Messier 59.
NGC 4627 ©: Companion to the Whale. Little. A dwarf elliptical galaxy. Near the bright star HD 110464. Viewed 5 May '13, 17 May '15, and again 23 May '15. aka Caldwell 32, Arp 281, MCG 6-28-19, and PGC 42620. Smooth and diffuse. Canted at about a 45° angle to the partner. Imaged with BGO on 15 Dec '17.
NGC 4631 - Whale Galaxy ƒ ⁴ ©: Edge-on spiral galaxy in the Canes Venatici. Has a small companion, 4627. Near the Hockey Stick! Viewed 5 May '13, 17 May '15, and again 23 May '15. aka Caldwell 32, Arp 281, MCG 6-28-20, and PGC 42637. A peculiar galaxy with a very gentle arc bending to the south. It's like there's a little fin on the east edge. A fantastic sight with the bright regions and dust lanes. Imaged with BGO on 15 Dec '17.
* NGC 4637: Spiral. Oriented east-west. Medium-size. South-west of M60. Caught in an image by BGO taken on on 14 May '18. But cut off.
NGC 4642: Edge-on galaxy near 4653 in Virgo, to the south-west. Hints of spiral arms. Oriented north-east to south-west. In the SA 104 region. Imaged in LRGB with the SMU BGO robotic system on 12 Mar '16.
NGC 4647: Located in Virgo. The very faint spiral galaxy near to elliptical M60. Chance alignment. They do not interact. Viewed in July 2010. Very nice. Nearby. Rather large. North-west. Spiral, nearly face-on, with mottled arms. The centre looks slightly askew. The far arm is dragging behind. Is it being tugged on my M60? Imaged with BGO on 14 May '18.
NGC 4649: See Messier 60. aka Arp 116.
NGC 4653: Face-on galaxy near 4642 in Virgo, to the north-east. Large but faint. Hints of spiral arms. In the SA 104 region. Imaged in LRGB with the SMU BGO robotic system on 12 Mar '16.

NGC 4656 - Hockey Stick / Crowbar ƒ ⁴: Looks like a hockey stick! Has a "hook" at the north-east end. That's another NGC galaxy, 4657! Near the Whale. In Canes Venatici. Many H II regions... With 4657, a RASC Finest NGC target (i.e. combination object). Imaged with CDK24-Apogee on 9 May '16. Imaged again with BGO on 12 May '18.
NGC 4657 ƒ: Small galaxy at the north-east end of 4656 which forms "the hook." Tip of the hook... A small canted spiral. With 4656, a RASC Finest NGC target (i.e. combination object). Imaged with CDK24-Apogee on 9 May '16.
NGC 4699 ƒ ⁴: Fuzzy. Kinda round. Face on. Bright centre. Kind of in a diamond with 3 stars. Viewed on 6 May '16. Zoomed out, the first impression is an elliptical; zoomed in, there are hints of spiral arms. BGO robot imaged on 14 May '17. In Virgo. aka MCG -1-33-13 and PGC 43321.
NGC 4710: Tiny, edge-on galaxy in Com. SkyTools says it is a lenticular.
NGC 4725 ƒ ⁴: Something big... But diffuse. A galaxy in Coma. Slightly canted. North-east to south-west orientation. Light and dark regions. Some dark lanes. Dark on the west edge. Interesting star field. Quiet big. Not a really bright centre. Faint. Neat. Viewed on 9 May '16. Very interesting shape. It's like there's an arrowhead at the north-east. Imaged with BGO on 27 Feb '18. aka MCG 4-30-22 and PGC 43451.

NGC 4736: See Messier 94.
NGC 4754 ⁴: In Virgo. Round-ish. Faint. Perfectly inline and equidistant from the two stars. Beside 4762. About half or a third the size of its neighbour. Viewed on 9 May '16. Very bright core. Diffuse oval oriented same way as NGC 4762. Imaged with BGO on 13 May '17. aka MCG 2-33-30 and PGC 43656.
NGC 4762 ƒ ⁴: In Virgo. A sliver. Wow. Edge-on spiral. Medium bright centre. A bit brighter on the southern edge. Lots in the field! Three stars nestled in the foreground in a gentle angle. Made for an very interesting view. Right beside 4754. Viewed on 9 May '16. There are no dust lanes. Wisps are very evident along the other edges. Imaged with BGO on 13 May '17. aka MCG 2-33-33 and PGC 43733.
NGC 4826 - Black Eye Galaxy: See Messier 64.

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NGC 5005 ƒ ⁴ ©: Big. Not as canted as 4157. Bright centre. Could I see dust lanes? There were not a lot of stars nearby. Another nice one. Quite bright. In Canes Venatici. aka Caldwell 29, MCG 6-29-52, and PGC 45749. Viewed on 4 Jul '14. Lovely spiral. Imaged with BGO on 19 Apr '17.
NGC 5024: See Messier 53. aka Mel 117.
NGC 5033 ƒ ⁴: In Canes Venatici. Definitely in the faint fuzzy category. Bright centre, canted, mottled. Reminiscent of the Black Eye. Viewed on night of 31 May '14. Wow. A fantastic large galaxy. Magnificent arms! Imaged with BGO on 19 Apr '17. aka MCG 6-29-62 and PGC 45948.
NGC 5055 - Sunflower: See Messier 63.
NGC 5194 - Whirlpool Galaxy: Fantastic face-on spiral galaxy. Large. With companion... In Canes Venatici. See Messier 51.
NGC 5195 ⁴: Companion galaxy to M51. aka Arp 85.
NGC 5236: See Messier 83.
NGC 5272: See Messier 3. aka Mel 119.
NGC 5322 ⁴: Viewed at 145x. A small oval, canted spiral. Somewhat plain field. A dim galaxy. Angled east-to-west. In Canes Venatici. From the Herschel 400 list. aka MCG 10-20-35 and PGC 49044. Viewed on the evening of 2 Jul '16.
NGC 5457 - Pinwheel Galaxy: See Messier 101. aka Arp 26.
NGC 5461: Small fuzzy. H II region. South-east of M101. Spotted in a triangle with GSC 03852-1001. In UMa. Viewed on the evening of 29 Jun '16.
NGC 5462: Small fuzzy. H II region. North of 5461. Viewed on the evening of 29 Jun '16.
NGC 5466 ƒ ⁴: A globular cluster in Boo near the CVn border. Viewed on 9 May '16. Crazy freakin' faint. What was it?! A globular?! Big. Quiet large. Loose. Examined it for a long time. Interesting. Imaged with CDK24-Apogee on 11 May '16. Big! It has the initial appearance of an open cluster! A loose globular? Noticeable glow from within... ST3 said the distance was 52 000 light years. Where Is M13? shows that this is reasonable far...
NGC 5471: Small fuzzy. H II region. To the north-east of M101. North of 3 stars, including GSC 03852-0070. aka MCG 9-23- 30. Viewed on the evening of 29 Jun '16.
NGC 5490: Crazy faint. Very small. Viewed with C14 SCT at 145x. Near IC 982 and 983. In Boötes. Viewed again on 9 May '16.
NGC 5613: Near 5615. Saw the galaxy with averted vision. aka Arp 178.
NGC 5615: Very faint, face-on, spiral galaxy in Boötes. Viewed with C14 at 145x. Could see down to magnitude 14.9 stars.
NGC 5740: A small, faint galaxy to the southof 5746. Cool.
NGC 5746 ƒ ⁴: Neat, very thin, possibly mottled. An extreme edge-on galaxy. Beside the bright star, 109 Virginis. Seemed big at 78x. Viewed with N11 on 13 Jul '13. Imaged with BGO on 19 Apr '17. Intriguing. Dark lane in foreground. Bright core. aka MCG 0-38-5 and PGC 52665.
NGC 5838: Viewed the small, very faint galaxy near star 110 in Virgo. Rendered at the THO in the 8" SCT as a oval smudge.
NGC 5866 - Spindle Galaxy ⁴: See Messier 102.
NGC 5904 - Rose Cluster: See Messier 5. aka Mel 133.
NGC 5907 - Splinter Galaxy ƒ ⁴: Small, thin edge-on galaxy. In Draco. Viewed through SCT 14" at CAO. Imaged with CDK24-Apogee on 11 May '16.
NGC 5981: Very thin, edge on galaxy. Just barely visible in 12½" Newtonian at CAO. Beside 5982 and 5985 which are easily spotted. Near ι (iota) Draco. aka MCG 10-22-27 and PGC 55647. Imaged on 27 Jun '16.
NGC 5982 ⁴: Beside 5985. Oval smudge. Slightly smaller. Found by Katrina with Ian's 12½" Newtonian at CAO. Near ι Dra. aka MCG 10-22-29 and PGC 55674. Imaged on 27 Jun '16.
NGC 5985: Beside 5982. Oval smudge. Slightly larger. Found by Katrina with Ian's 12½" Newtonian at CAO. Near ι Dra. aka MCG 10-22-30 and PGC 55725. Imaged on 27 Jun '16.

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NGC 6052: Either a star over the centre, or the centre was very bright. It was small at 78x. Very small. Near the pinched diamond of stars. Located in Hercules.
NGC 6093: See Messier 80. aka Mel 142.
NGC 6121 - Cat's Eye, Crab GC, Spider GC: See globular cluster Messier 4 (in Scorpius). Not to be confused with the Cat's Eye planetary nebula (in Draco). aka Mel 144.
NGC 6144 ⁴: A faint, loose, open object. Thought it was a galaxy at first. Some structure, tendrils?, visible at low power in the SP-C8 with 36mm. In Sco. This globular cluster is quite low for Canadians...
NGC 6171 - Crucifix Cluster ⁴: See Messier 107. aka Mel 148.
NGC 6205 - Hercules Cluster: See Messier 13. aka Mel 150.
NGC 6210 - Turtle Nebula ƒ: Small, oval blue planetary in Hercules. Viewed through SCT 14" at CAO. Viewed again on 2 Jun '16. A fuzzy blob. Looked somewhat rectangular. Imaged with CDK24-Apogee on 19 Jun '16. And again on 20 Jun '16. Shot super fast luminance on 24 Jun '16.
NGC 6217 ⁴: A faint galaxy in UMi. Reasonable large. Popped with averted. Between a wide pair of stars, including Tycho 04571-0972 1, and a gaggle of faint stars to the south-east, including GSC 04571-0704. Oriented south-east to north-west. Overall, dim. Uniform. Brightening in the centre. Or perhaps it was a foreground star. The brightness of the centre was similar to the south-east stars which were in the magnitude 14 range. Some wide stars to the north-west were pointing directly to the galaxy, a good sign post. Extended viewing showed faint points within. aka Arp 185, MCG 13-12-8, and PGC 58477. Viewed on 26 Sep '16.
NGC 6218 - Gumball Globular: See Messier 12. aka Mel 151.
NGC 6254: See Messier 10. aka Mel 157.
NGC 6266 - Flickering Globular: See Messier 62. aka Mel 159.
NGC 6273: See Messier 19. aka Mel 160.
NGC 6285: Small dim oval in Draco. aka Arp 293, MCG 10-24-81, and PGC 59344. Part of a galaxy group with NGC 6286, MCG 10-24-79, MCG 10-24-82, from the Arp Galaxy List. Near TYC 03898-0989 1. Imaged on 3 Jul '16.
NGC 6286: Edge-on spiral. Dim. Located in Draco. aka Arp 293, MCG 10-24-84, PGC 59352. Part of a galaxy group with NGC 6285, MCG 10-24-79, MCG 10-24-82, from the Arp Galaxy List. Near TYC 03898-0989 1. Imaged on 3 Jul '16.
NGC 6333: See Messier 9. aka Mel 167.
NGC 6338: A small galaxy in Draco. Canted with a bright centre. Part of a galaxy group. aka MCG 10-24-116, PGC 59947. Imaged 30 Jun '16. And again on 1 Sep '17.
NGC 6341: See Messier 92. aka Mel 168.
NGC 6346: South of NGC 6338, a small oval smudge. Part of a galaxy group. aka MCG 10-24-114 and PGC 59946. Imaged 30 Jun '16.
NGC 6369 - Little Ghost ƒ ⁴: Very faint, even in C14. Ring-shaped planetary nebula. Viewed while surprisingly low. Easy to miss. In Ophiuchus. Took in on 26 Aug '11. Very nice. A lovely little donut. In a rich field of fine stars. The ring is brighter along the north edge. The central star is easily spotted. Slightly off centre. I believe I see hints of a shell beyond the main ring, particular to the north-east and south-west sides. Imaged with BGO on 9 Apr '18. The ring is very bright in hydrogen-alpha. Imaged again on 14 May '18, this time with SBIG on BGO.
NGC 6402: See Messier 14. aka Mel 175.
NGC 6405 - Butterfly Cluster: See Messier 6. aka Cr 341 or Mel 178 or Raab 122 or OCL 1030.
NGC 6445 ƒ ⁴: One of the RASC Finest NGCs. A planetary nebula. This time in Sagittarius. A fascinating shape, more rectangular than round. Not "annular." In a rich field, salted with fine faint stars. No star in the centre; there's a bright point though at the south-west corner... Imaged with the Burke-Gaffney Observatory on 9 Apr '18. Photographed again, collecting Hα and O-III data, on 8 May '18.
NGC 6475 - Ptolemy's Cluster or Scorpion's Tail: See Messier 7. aka Cr 354 or Mel 183 or Raab 125 or OCL 1028.
NGC 6494: See Messier 23. aka Cr 356 or Mel 184 or Raab 126 or OCL 30.
NGC 6503 ƒ: Ooh. Nice. Sliver. Very thin galaxy. Quite large at 78x. Oblong. Edge on spiral. Near bright star HD 163465 in Draco. Surprisingly bright galaxy. Angled NW to SE. Imaged with CDK24-Apogee on 11 May '16.
NGC 6514 - Trifid Nebula ⁴: See Messier 20. aka Cr 360 or OCL 23.
NGC 6522 ⁴: A round fuzzy globular. Two in the view. Near NGC 6528. A nice pair of fuzzies in a lower power field. Near Nash aka γ 2 Sagittarius. Viewed on 21 Aug '17.
NGC 6523 - open star cluster: See Messier 8. Within M 8.
NGC 6526: See Messier 8. It's a little unclear but this seems to be another designation for M8 or is a part of M8.
NGC 6528 ⁴: A round fuzzy globular. Two in the view. Near NGC 6522. A nice pair of fuzzies in a lower power field. Near Nash aka γ 2 Sagittarius. Viewed on 21 Aug '17.
NGC 6530 - Lagoon Nebula: See Messier 8.
NGC 6531 - Webb's Cross: See Messier 21. aka Cr 363 or Mel 188 or Raab 128 or OCL 26.
NGC 6535: A super-tiny, faint globular cluster. 46 000 light-years away in Serpens. Interesting. Thought I saw stars in it. First impression was that it was an open cluster.
NGC 6543 - Cat's Eye ƒ ⁴ ©: Popular planetary nebula in Dra. Could see green or aqua colour. Almond-shaped. Bright centre. Not to be confused with the Cat's Eye globular cluster Messier 4 or NGC 6121. planetary nebula. Viewed on 1 Sep '08. Viewed again on 29 Jul '12. Viewed through SCT 14" at CAO. Oct '13 spotted central star. Viewed again on 11 Oct '13. Imaged with C14-DSLR on 7 Jul '14. Imaged with CDK24-Apogee on 26 Apr '16. aka PK 96. aka Caldwell 6.
NGC 6552: A little streak. Bright core. A bit of structure? A barred spiral perhaps to two prominent arms? Perhaps an edge-on galaxy? East of Cat's Eye Nebula. Imaged in HaRGB with the SMU BGO robotic system on 26 Apr '16.
NGC 6558: Very faint globular cluster. In Sagittarius. Viewed on 21 Aug '17. West of NGC 6569. Two in the view.
NGC 6569 ⁴: Distant, faint globular cluster. In Sagittarius. Viewed again on 21 Aug '17. Big and bright. East of NGC 6558. Almost looked like a spiral. Two in the view.
NGC 6572 - Blue Racquetball ƒ: A very colourful planetary nebula in Ophiuchus. Viewed with a 34mm in a 8" SCT. An aquamarine colour, perhaps. Small, star-like. Perhaps, there is some dimension to it. It is a very small disk. Colour is striking. Intense blue green. However, like other PN, it changes appearance when you look away. With averted vision, it goes white! Then you look at it and it dims and goes dark blue green. Viewed 240x in Jul '13. Blueish-green shape. Not perfectly round. Imaged on 15 May '16.
* NGC 6595: Looked like a double star... What constitutes an open cluster? Weird. Hybrid object: open cluster (aka Collinder 371 and OCL 31) and diffuse nebula (aka IC 4700). In Sagittarius. Viewed on 3 Jul '16.
NGC 6603 - Sagittarius Star Cloud: See Messier 24. aka Cr 374 or Raab 129 or OCL 36.
NGC 6611 - Star Queen cluster: See Messier 16. The cluster with the Eagle Nebula. aka Cr 375 or Mel 198 or OCL 54.
NGC 6613 - Black Swan: See Messier 18. aka Cr 376 or OCL 40.
NGC 6618 - Omega Nebula (aka Swan): See Messier 17. aka Cr 377 or OCL 44.
NGC 6621: In Draco. ST3 shows the target as two small interacting galaxies (with 6622). aka Arp 81, MCG 11-22-30 and PGC 61582. Need to revisit. Viewed briefly on 21 Aug '17. Large canted spiral with a bright core to the north with a long swooping arc connecting to the galaxy to the south. Imaged with BGO on 21 Sep '17.
NGC 6622: In Draco. ST3 shows the target as two small interacting galaxies (with 6621). aka Arp 81, MCG 11-22-31, and PGC 61579. Need to revisit. Viewed briefly on 21 Aug '17. Small round galaxy with bright core south of 6621, touching. Imaged with BGO on 21 Sep '17.
NGC 6624 ⁴: Small, compact, faint globular cluster with a bright centre. In constellation Sgr.
NGC 6626: See Messier 28. aka Mel 200.
NGC 6633 ƒ ⁴: A lazy S-shape of stars in Oph. 71x is too close; but at 10x too small. 32x in a Tele Vue 101 is better. Pale blue cluster of stars with a bright yellow-white star nearby. Were these stars closer together at one point? aka Cr 380 or Mel 201 or Raab 130. Imaged on 15 May '16.
NGC 6637: See Messier 69. aka Mel 202.
NGC 6652: A very small globular cluster near ε (epsilon) Sagittarius aka Kaus Australis. Only briefly viewed it. Hard to see any detail.
NGC 6656 - Sagittarius Cluster: See Messier 22. aka Mel 208.
NGC 6681: See Messier 70. aka Mel 211.
NGC 6694: See Messier 26. aka Cr 389 or Mel 212 or Raab 136 or OCL 67.
NGC 6705 - Wild Duck Cluster, Salt-and-Pepper: See Messier 11. aka Cr 391 or Mel 213 or OCL 76.
NGC 6712 ƒ ⁴: Small faint globular cluster is Scu. Viewed through SCT 14" at CAO. Imaged on 4 Jul '16.
NGC 6715: See Messier 54. aka Mel 216.
NGC 6720 - Ring Nebula: See Messier 57.
NGC 6723: Faint globular cluster in Sgr, very near CrA. Very low for Canadian observing.
NGC 6765: Could not see it at first. Very small. Colourless. Almond shaped. In Lyra. Near a pair of stars including GSC 02640-0790 and a triple including TYC 02640-0544 1. Not far from a very orange star, HR 7302. Averted vision helped. Like the Blinking... Viewed on 10 Jul '16.
NGC 6779: See Messier 56. aka Mel 220.
NGC 6781 ƒ ⁴: In Aquila. A large object. A planetary nebula. Looked like a flame! I thought there was something "going up." A non-circular shape. Increased power to 107x. Had a good look. Very interesting. I guesstimated the size of the object. Round on one side; open on the other. If the open end is up, it gives a strong impression of a flame in a fire. Imaged on 25 Jun '16.
NGC 6791: At first, did not see anything obvious. Beside a T-shape. Open cluster made up of faint stars in Lyra. Looked very much like the field stars. Loose and wide. Nuts. aka OCL 142. Not very interesting. Viewed on 24 Sep '16.
NGC 6802 ƒ ⁴: Open cluster in Vulpecula. Similar dimensions as 6819, 5.0'. A fuzzy between some equally spaced pairs of stars, HD 350074 and HD 350073 to the northwest and TYC 01609-0005 1 and HD 350075 to the northeast. Fainter than 6819, mag 11.7. Harder to see stars. Even though half the distance. Viewed with Sharmin. aka Cr 400, and OCL 114. Imaged with the SMU BGO 'scope on 9 Jun '16.
NGC 6809: See Messier 55. aka Mel 221.
NGC 6818 - Little Gem ƒ ⁴: Planetary nebula in Sagittarius. Lovely small triangle of faint field stars nearby. Viewed through SCT 14" at CAO. Imaged on 12 Jul '16.
NGC 6819 ƒ: Open cluster in Cygnus. It was very faint. Averted vision helped pull out stars. 7700 lightyears away. Large at low power. It was 5.0" in size. Magnitude 9.5. Viewed with Sharmin. aka Cr 403, Mel 223, Raab 139, and OCL 155. Imaged with BGO on 11 Jun '16.
NGC 6822 - Barnard's Galaxy ©: Irregular. Hard to make out. Viewed through SCT 14" at CAO. First viewed on 30 Aug '08. Imaged on 5 Jul '16. aka Caldwell 57. aka IC 4895, MCG -2-50-6, and PGC 63616. In Sagittarius.
NGC 6826 - Blinking Planetary ƒ ⁴ ©: Viewed this nebula on a couple of occasions through SCT 14" at CAO. Fantastic aqua-green colour. Even the central star looks green. Fascinating the blinking effect with and without averted vision. In Cyg. aka PK 83. aka Caldwell 15. First viewed on 30 Aug '08. Viewed on 20 Jun '14. Imaged on 24 Jun '16.
NGC 6838 - Angelfish Cluster, Arrowhead: See Messier 71. aka Mel 226 and Cr 409.
NGC 6853 - Dumbbell Nebula or Apple Core: See Messier 27.
NGC 6864: See Messier 75. aka Mel 228.
NGC 6882 ⁴: One of the AL "two in the view" targets. Beside 6885 (north of it). Not very exciting. A couple of bright stars. Contains 19 Vul. Viewed on the evening of 2 Jul '16. Imaged with BGO on 20 Sep '16. A note in ST3 says it contains 3 stars! Just north of AH03 J2011+26.7 which contains about a half-dozen stars.
NGC 6885 ⁴ ©: aka Caldwell 37, Collinder 417, and OCL 132. Loose open cluster in Vulpecula. There was a bright triangle near the bottom-left, i.e. to the west. Most of the stars were blue-white. Was there dust or a reflection nebula around the bright star? HD 339781, to the east, was orange. Contains 20 Vul. Beside NGC 6882. Seems to contain Collinder 416. Imaged on 5 Aug '13. Viewed on the evening of 29 Jun '16. Included in image from 20 Sep '16.
NGC 6888 - Crescent Nebula or The Brain ƒ ©: Viewed in Adam's 18" Dob with an OIII filter. Very cool. Big. I think it looks like the digit 3. In Cygnus. Viewed 14 Sep '12. Imaged on 2 Juland 4 Jul '16. Stumbled upon in N11 at CAO on 2 Sep '16. aka Caldwell 27.
NGC 6891: Fuzzy, small, planetary nebula. Quite bright in the middle. Soft at the edges. Perhaps blue or green? Between Aquila and Delphinus. Very obvious object at higher power. Still, very small. Appeared to have a shell. Perhaps a couple. Mottled in the centre. Viewed on 24 Sep '16.
NGC 6894: Observed planetary nebula in Cygnus with Tom's 8" Dobsonian at 120x with a Meade Series 4000 narrow band filter. Quite large. Not perfectly circular.
NGC 6905 - Blue Flash Nebula ⁴: Very nice. Planetary nebula. Very spherical. Lovely field stars. In Delphinus. Viewed through SCT 14" at CAO.
NGC 6910 ⁴: A small Y-shape of medium bright stars in Cygnus. There are 2 bright yellow stars within. And some very faint (mag 12) stars around. Pretty. Quite distinctive. Somewhat symmetrical cluster. And so close to Sadr. aka Cr 420 or OCL 181.
NGC 6913 - Cooling Tower: See M 29.
NGC 6934 ⁴ ©: A nice, small round globular cluster in Delphinus. There was a neat line of stars below. Viewed on 6 Jul '14. aka Caldwell 47.
NGC 6939 ƒ ⁴: Open cluster in Cygnus. A large, loose open cluster. About the same size as nearby galaxy 6946. Maybe slightly larger. aka Cr 423 or Mel 231 or Raab 144 or OCL 217. Imaged on 5 Jul '14 together with NGC 6946. Imaged with BGO on 20 Jun '16.
NGC 6940 ƒ ⁴: A big cluster in Vulpecula. Seemed to be a "tail of stars" emerging from it. Lots of blue stars. Viewed with Sharmin. aka Cr 424, Mel 232, OCL 141, Raab 145. Imaged on 21 May '16 and 19 Jun '16.
NGC 6946 - Fireworks Galaxy ƒ ⁴ ©: Big, huge at 78x! aka Arp 29. aka Caldwell 12. Or MCG 10-29-6 or PGC 65001. Oval shape, oblong. Mottled? An irregular galaxy? A equilateral triangle to the south, mag 10 to 13 stars, and a pair to the north. It is a spiral, nearly face-on. It wasn't smooth, amorphous. 11' by 10'. Viewed on 3 Jul '13. Viewed again on 30 Jun '16. Imaged on 5 Jul '14 together with NGC 6939. Imaged with BGO on 3 Jul '16. Considered one of the RASC 40 Brightest galaxies. Right on the Cepheus and Cygnus border. Followed supernova SN2017eaw through 2017.
NGC 6960 & 6992 - West & East Veil Nebulae ƒ ©: Viewed on a number of occasions, typically in big Dobsonians with filters. In Cygnus. The West is 6960 proper, aka Caldwell 34; the East is 6992, aka Caldwell 33, and 6995. RASC Finest NGC entry is for 6960 only. Imaged in the MallinCam Aug '12. Stitched 3 panels of O-III images for the West Veil on 14 Jul '16.
NGC 6981: See Messier 72. aka Mel 233.
NGC 6992 - East Veil Nebula ƒ: See NGC 6960, above. RASC Finest NGC entry combines 6992 and 6995.
NGC 6994: See Messier 73. aka Cr 426 or OCL 89.
NGC 6995 - East Veil Nebula ƒ: A portion of the Eastern Veil Nebula. RASC Finest NGC entry combines 6992 and 6995. Imaged with BGO on 3 Aug '16.

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* NGC 7000 - North American Nebula ƒ ⁴ ©: aka Caldwell 20. Viewed on a number of occasions with different instruments and filters. In Cyg. Imaged a portion on 26 Sep '16.
NGC 7006 ⁴ ©: In Delphinus. Pleasing in the TV101 and C14. A glob. Rather large in the SCT. 160 000 light-years away. Viewed on 13 Aug '15. aka Caldwell 42.
NGC 7008 ⁴: A planetary nebula in Cygnus. Large in the C14 with the 27mm. Not round. Looked like a flame. A double star to the south. Another pair to the south-west. Cool object.
NGC 7009 - Saturn Nebula ƒ ⁴ ©: Viewed through SCT 14" at CAO, early Aug '08. It is small but a rich cyan colour. Oblong in shape. There are no nearby stars. A little treat, this planetary! In Aquarius. Viewed again 30 Aug '08. Viewed in Jul '10 in Phil's 15" with an UHC filter. Intense blue colour again. Viewed at Starfest 2014. Viewed again 26 Sep '14. Very neat with averted. Clearly saw lobes. Strong sense of when ringed planet is tilted. A bright aquamarine. Imaged on 14 Jul '16. Received blue frames on 17 Jul '16. aka PK 37. aka Caldwell 55.
NGC 7023 - Iris Nebula ©: aka Caldwell 4. In Cepheus. Wheelband thought it fairly small, saw some nebulosity with dusty knots. Almost like a half moon. Vaughan saw a big halo with few stars in the field. The star looked extincted. I thought it a fuzzy blue star. View again. Selected by Vaughan at Merritt Reservoir. Examined in Wheelband's 20" on 18 Aug '17. Big! Nebula extends far from the star. Imaged with BGO on 22 Sep '17.
NGC 7026 - Cheeseburger Nebula: In Cygnus. Neat! Two rather long needle shapes with a gap between them. Angled south-north. Lots of stars in the field. Examined visually on the evening of 1 Aug '16.
NGC 7027 - Magic Carpet ƒ: Very blue planetary nebula in Cygnus. Nearby star. Cone-shaped. Very small. Viewed through SCT 14" at CAO, Aug '08. Viewed again on Jul '11 but did not detect any particular shape or pattern. Viewed again on Jul '13 in N11: very small, oblong, perhaps with a ring or shell. Green, bluish, or cyan? Viewed again Jul 13, cyan blue. Cool, very interesting at high power. Peanut shaped? The infinity symbol? Imaged on 5 Jul '16. And again on 17 Jul '16.
NGC 7048: Planetary nebula in Cygnus. Pretty large. Oval. Large and diffuse. Not perfectly round. Almond shape? Dark in the middle? Neat. Reminded me of NGC 6781. Viewed on 24 Sep '16.
NGC 7078 - Great Pegasus Cluster: See Messier 15. aka Mel 234.
NGC 7089: See Messier 2. aka Mel 235.
NGC 7092: See Messier 39. aka Cr 438 or Mel 236 or OCL 211.
NGC 7099 - Jellyfish Cluster: See Messier 30. aka Mel 200.
NGC 7129 ƒ: A small, tight pattern of stars in Cep. Very compact. Bright stars. Interesting curved shape. The stars to the south-west are brighter, slightly. There is a smudge or glow within the stars, like a nebula. The fuzzy centred within the stars. SkyTools calls the blob the Small Cluster Nebula. A supernova remnant! Like a mini Pleiades, with nebula weaving within the stars. Combo object. aka OCL 240. First imaged on 1 Jun '16.
NGC 7142 ⁴: A large open cluster in Cepheus. Very faint stars. Near 7129, to the south-east. aka OCL 241 or Cr 442.
NGC 7160 ⁴: A tiny little cluster of stars in Cep. About 10 bright ones and a bunch of faint ones. Pretty obvious at 55x. aka Cr 443 or OCL 236.
NGC 7184: Edge-on galaxy in Aqr. Very faint. Slightly canted. Bright core. TV Panoptic 27mm (200x). Viewed through SCT 14" at CAO.
NGC 7209 ⁴: A Klingon D7 battlecruiser! Flying to the south! I saw a bunch of doubles, 3 pairs, parallel, forming the wing and engines, then two sets, perpendicular, forming the neck and head. No, really! Certainly an interesting small open cluster. In Lacerta. aka Cr 444 or Mel 238 or OCL 215.
NGC 7217 ⁴: Small canted galaxy in Pegasus. Noted a little diamond of stars including TYC 02720-1421 1 to the south-west. Wondered for a moment if there was a companion... Also from Herschel 400. aka MCG 5-52-1 and PGC 68096. Viewed on the evening of 2 Jul '16.
NGC 7243 ⁴ ©: A loose, large open cluster in Lac. Fills much of a 1° degree field. There is a tight but faint double star near the centre. aka Cr 448 or Mel 240 or OCL 221. aka Caldwell 16. Viewed on 5 Oct '11.
NGC 7250: Spotted with averted vision, with Risa, while locating the supernova SN 2013dy inside (Aug '13). Has a a little notch out of it. In Lacerta.
* NGC 7253: An Arp target in Peg. Two interacting galaxies, A and B. Not sure I saw them in the C14. Tried averted. The appearence was very soft. Probably not fully dark adapted. aka Arp 278, MCG 5-52-10, and PGC 68572. Tried on 24 Sep '17.
NGC 7293 - Helix Nebula ƒ ©: In Aquarius. Very faint. Viewed with different eyepieces. Still faint. Viewed the planetary through SCT 14" at CAO. Viewed in 20" Dob with 31mm and 21mm. With and without UHC and O-III filters. Big! Very different in the filters. Impressive. Lots of stuff in the area. Swirly bits. aka PK 36. Viewed on 1 Sep '08. Viewed on 26 Sep '14. Viewed 5 Sep '16. aka Caldwell 63.
NGC 7317: Member of Stephan's Quintet. Small. To the south-west. In Pegasus. See Arp 319 or Hickson 92. South-west, a round fuzzy very near a star, GSC 02743-1548. Imaged with BGO on 22 Sep '17.



NGC 7318A: Member of Stephan's Quintet. Overlapping. In the centre. See Arp 319 or Hickson 92. 7318 A and B are arranged east through west. A is to the west. Imaged with BGO on 22 Sep '17.



NGC 7318B: Member of Stephan's Quintet. Overlapping. In the centre. See Arp 319 or Hickson 92. 7318 A and B are arranged east through west. B is to the east. B looks like a barred spiral with long curved arms. Imaged with BGO on 22 Sep '17.



NGC 7319: Member of Stephan's Quintet. Large. To the north-east. See Arp 319 or Hickson 92. A canted oval to the north-east. Imaged with BGO on 22 Sep '17.



NGC 7320: Member of Stephan's Quintet. The largest. To the south-east. See Arp 319 or Hickson 92. A large spiral lacking a bright core. Imaged with BGO on 22 Sep '17.
NGC 7320 C: Near Stephan's Quintet. To the east-north-east. Faint oval with a somewhat bright core. Imaged with BGO on 22 Sep '17.
NGC 7326: Near 7331 in Pegasus. To the north-west. Far away. Small. But easily spotted. Imaged on 4 Jul '16.

NGC 7331 ƒ ⁴ ©: Lovely spiral, canted. Beautiful bright centre. Viewed galaxy through SCT 14" at CAO, 30 Aug '08. aka Caldwell 30. Near Stephan's Quintet (with NGC 7320). In Pegasus. Surrounded by little galaxies, like NGC 7340, peppered... aka Deer Lick Group. Imaged on 4 Jul '16. Barely visible in backyard in Bradford on 8 Oct '16.
NGC 7335: Near 7331. To the east. Close. Easily spotted. Imaged on 4 Jul '16.
NGC 7336: Near 7331, to the north-east. One of the smallest members of the group. Not 100% sure I saw it Sep '14. Imaged on 4 Jul '16.
NGC 7337: Near 7331. To the south-east. Close. Easily spotted. Imaged on 4 Jul '16.
NGC 7340: Near 7331. Due east. Further away. Easily spotted. Imaged on 4 Jul '16.
NGC 7479 ⁴ ©: A galaxy in Pegasus. Small. Strong bar and swooping arms on east and west sides. Like the Deep Space Nine station. Examined at low and medium power. aka MCG 2-58-60, PGC 70419, and Caldwell 44. Viewed on 21 Aug '17.
NGC 7510 ⁴: A compact open cluster in Cepheus. Neat! Not round or widely dispersed. I get a strong sensation of motion, that this gaggle of stars is zipping through space. aka Collinder 454 and OCL 256. Imaged with BGO on 13 Sep '16.
NGC 7547: Canted spiral or elliptical. West of NGC 7550. Part of Hickson 93 galaxy group in Pegasus. Viewed 11 Oct '13. It is a canted spiral galaxy. Not uniform with an enlarged region to the east. It has a bright central region. aka MCG 3-59-13 and PGC 70819. Imaged with BGO on 29 Aug '17.
NGC 7549: Canted spiral or elliptical. North of NGC 7550. Part of Hickson 93 galaxy group in Pegasus. Viewed 11 Oct '13. A fantastic barred spiral with extended arms. aka MCG 3-59-14 and PGC 70832. The north arm is very long arcing away from 7550. The southern arm seems diffuse and flattened. Imaged with BGO on 29 Aug '17.
NGC 7550: Face-on spiral. Part of Hickson 93 galaxy group in Pegasus. Galaxy cluster aka Arp 99. Near 7549 and 7547. Did not see the fourth and smallest member, NGC 7553. aka MCG 3-59-15 and PGC 70830. Viewed 11 Oct '13. It appears to be a large elliptical galaxy. It is nearly round with a bright core. Imaged with BGO on 29 Aug '17.
NGC 7553: North-east of 7550 and due east of 7549. An elliptical. aka PGC 70834. Slight oval shape. Slightly brighter than 7558. Part of Hickson 93 galaxy group in Pegasus. Imaged with BGO on 29 Aug '17.
NGC 7558: South-east of 7550. More distant. Small round elliptical galaxy. aka MCG 3-59-16 and PGC 70844. It does not have the Arp 99 designation according to ST3P. Part of Hickson 93 galaxy group in Pegasus. Imaged with BGO on 29 Aug '17.
NGC 7611: In Pisces. South of LEDA 214939. South-west of NGC 7619. A smooth large oval with a very bright central region. aka MCG 1-59-49 and PGC 71083. Imaged with BGO on 11 Nov '17.
NGC 7617: Near NGC 7619. To the south-west. Outer edges of this galaxy are very dim; the core is very intense. Imaged with BGO on 11 Nov '17.
NGC 7619: Two objects. Galaxy cluster! In Pegasus. Viewed briefly through SCT 14" at CAO on 30 Aug '08. Is this part of ACO or Abell 2594? Large galaxy. Bright core. Diffuse dim halo. West of equally bright and large NGC 7626. Imaged with BGO on 11 Nov '17.
NGC 7626: East of NGC 7619. Almost identical. Elliptical, bright, about the same size. aka MCG 1-59-57 and PGC 71140. Imaged with BGO on 11 Nov '17.
NGC 7635 - The Bubble Nebula ƒ ©: Diffuse nebula with what appears to be a sphere inside. A soap bubble. Rich star field. In Cassiopeia. Caldwell 11. Imaged on 2 Jul '16.
NGC 7640: In Andromeda. Edge-on galaxy. Averted vision helps. Possibly a dark edge, like the Sombrero. A dark mottled line through the thin oval.
NGC 7654 - The Scorpion, Salt-and-Pepper: See Messier 52. aka OCL 260, Cr 455, and Mel 243.
NGC 7662 - Blue Snowball Nebula ƒ ⁴ ©: Very nice planetary nebula in Andromeda. Viewed through SCT 14" at CAO on Aug '08. On 18 Dec '09 viewed at 300x through DDO 74": photograph like, structure visible, central star visible. aka Caldwell 22. Imaged with BGO on 17 Jul '16. Photographed again on 4 Aug '16. Processed in colour on 5 Aug '16.
NGC 7752: Small oval beside 7753. aka Arp 86, Markarian 1134, MCG 5-56-4, and PGC 72382. Viewed on 21 Aug '17.
NGC 7753: Big galaxy. In Pegasus. Was expecting an edge-on based on ST3. Nearly face-on. aka Arp 86, MCG 5-56-5, and PGC 72387. I noted the little oval to the south-west, 7752. Viewed on 21 Aug '17.
NGC 7789 ƒ ⁴: Wow. Cas. Beautiful rich dense field Open Cluster. Viewed through SCT 14" at CAO. aka OCL 269. Imaged with BGO on 4 Aug '16.
* NGC 7814 ⁴: Another galaxy, another edge-on. In Pegasus. Saw a smudge going north-west to south-east. Couple of medium-bright stars to the south-west. A very bright star to the north-west. Saw a couple of faint stars, including Tycho 01178-0738 1, to the north. Did not look uniform. Was it curved or bent? Faint. Nuts! aka MCG 3-1-20 or PGC 218. Tried on 8 Oct '16.

The numbers...

Total (unique) on list: 424.
To revisit: 5.
RASC Finest NGCs: 109 of 110.
Herschel 400: 160.
Caldwell: 49.

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