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FBAC 25 Observing Program

Primary ID Constellation Type R.A. Dec Magnitude Information Sky Atlas 2000 Pocket Sky Atlas
NGC 185CassiopeiaGalaxy00h38m57.9s+48°20'15"10.243
NGC 247CetusGalaxy00h47m08.6s-20°45'38"9.7187
NGC 404AndromedaGalaxy01h09m27.0s+35°43'05"11.2Mirach's Ghost43
NGC 457CassiopeiaOpen Cluster01h19m35.0s+58°17'12"5.1ET Cluster13
NGC 598TriangulumGalaxy01h33m50.9s+30°39'36"6.4M33, Pinwheel Galaxy42
Collinder 39PerseusOpen Cluster03h24m19.0s+49°51'42"2.3Binocular / Finder Obj413
Triple DoubleTaurusDouble Star04h28m34.6s+15°57'44"4Theta area1115
R LepLepusStar04h59m36.4s-14°48'23"8.6Hind's Crimson Star1116
NGC 1981OrionOpen Cluster05h35m09.0s-04°25'54"4.21116
NGC 1976OrionNebula05h35m18.0s-05°23'00"4M42, Great Orion Nebula1116
NGC 2169OrionOpen Cluster06h08m24.0s+13°57'54"7"37" Cluster1125
CanopusCarinaStar06h23m57.1s-52°41'44"-0.72429
NGC 2392GeminiPlanetary Nebula07h29m10.8s+20°54'42"8.6Eskimo Nebula525
NGC 3031Ursa MajorGalaxy09h55m33.1s+69°03'56"7.8M81, Bode's Galaxy231
NGC 3034Ursa MajorGalaxy09h55m52.4s+69°40'47"9M82, Cigar Galaxy231
NGC 3242HydraPlanetary Nebula10h24m46.1s-18°38'32"8.6Ghost of Jupiter2037
NGC 3628LeoGalaxy11h20m16.9s+13°35'28"101334
NGC 4361CorvusPlanetary Nebula12h24m30.8s-18°47'06"10.92147
NGC 4565ComaBerenices Galaxy12h36m20.8s+25°59'15"10.1745
Cor CaroliCanes VenaticiDouble Star12h56m01.3s+38°19'07"2.9Alpha 2 CVn743
NGC 5139CentaurusGlobular Cluster13h26m46.0s-47°28'36"3.9Omega Centauri2149
NGC 6205HerculesGlobular Cluster16h41m41.0s+36°27'36"5.8M13, Keystone Cluster852
NGC 6231ScorpiusOpen Cluster16h54m10.0s-41°49'30"3.42258
NGC 6441ScorpiusGlobular Cluster17h50m13.0s-37°03'06"7.22258
NGC 6618SagittariusNebula18h20m48.0s-16°11'00"6M17, Checkmark, Omega1567
NGC 6720LyraPlanetary Nebula18h53m35.1s+33°01'45"9.4M57, Ring Nebula863
Collinder 399VulpeculaOpen Cluster19h25m24.0s+20°11'00"4.8Coat Hanger, Bino/Finder865
AlbireoCygnusDouble Star19h30m43.3s+27°57'35"3.1Beta 1 Cyg864
NGC 6960CygnusNebula20h45m42.0s+30°43'00"7Veil Nebula (West)962
NGC 7331PegasusGalaxy22h37m04.3s+34°24'59"10.2972
FomalhautPiscisAustrinus Star22h57m39.5s-29°37'23"1.2Alpha Piscis Aus2376
NGC 7662AndromedaPlanetary Nebula23h25m54.0s+42°32'05"8.6Blue Snowball972
5 Solar System objects

Observe 20 of the above objects (At least 1 of each type).

Observe 5 Solar System objects (Sun, Moon, planets, meteors, comets).

"GOTO" and digital setting circles NOT allowed. Use star hop method.

Log objects with standard log sheet on the FBAC web site.