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Observing Logs 

  • Location
  • Date and time (UT or local)
  • Observer
  • Telescope
  • Magnification(s)
  • Filters?
  • Seeing (steadiness)
  • Transparency (NELM – Naked-Eye Limiting Magnitude)
  • Detailed description and/or drawing (annotations)

 Describing Objects 

  • General appearance (stars/nebula)
  • Shape
  • Orientation
  • Size
  • Variations (brightness, resolution)
  • Stars (colors/brightness)
  • Drawings

 

Objects for July and August 

Object

Constellation

Type

C. Sampler

Turn Right

M13

Hercules

Globular Cluster

98

124

M92

Hercules

Globular Cluster

98

126

M4

Scorpius

Globular Cluster

100

104

M6

Scoripius

Open Cluster

101

108

M7

Scorpius

Open Cluster

101

108

Kemble 2

Draco

Asterism

102

-

NGC 6503

Draco

Galaxy

103

-

NGC 6543

Draco

Planetary Nebula

103

-

M8 (Lagoon)

Sagittarius

Open Cluster/Neb

110/116

112

M22

Sagittarius

Globular Cluster

110

110

M23

Sagittarius

Open Cluster

111

116

M25

Sagittarius

Open Cluster

111

116

M24 (big)

Sagittarius

Star Cloud

112

116

M20 (Trifid)

Sagittarius

Emission Nebula

116

114

M21

Sagittarius

Open Cluster

117

114

 

 

 

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