November 2009 Observing List

Focused on Cassiopeia and surrounding areas.
 

IC 10
Irregular Galaxy

Constellation: Cassiopeia    Magnitude: 11.8    Size: 6.0' x 5.4'    RA: 00h20m23s Dec: +59°17'35"
Notes: A very large and very faint galaxy. Bright magnitude but low surface brightness.

IC 1747
Planetary Nebula

Constellation: Cassiopeia    Magnitude: 12.0    Size: 13"    RA: 01h57m35s Dec: +63°19'19"
Notes: Small, annular. Poor response to nebula filters. Starhop away from 3rd magnitude star Sergin.

NGC 896
Emission Nebula

Constellation: Cassiopeia    Magnitude:          Size: 20'    RA: 02h22m16s Dec: +61°51'00"
Notes: Large, responds well to nebula filters. Nebulosity strongest around 10th magnitude star BD +61 00411.

Hb 12
Bi-Polar Planetary Nebula

Constellation: Cassiopeia    Magnitude: 14.0    Size: 1"    RA: 23h26m14s Dec: +58°10'55"
Notes: Stellar, does not respond to nebula filters.

NGC 898
Edge On Spiral Galaxy

Constellation: Andromeda    Magnitude: 13.5    Size: 1.7' x 0.4'    RA: 02h23m20s Dec: +41°57'05"
Notes: High surface brightness for it's magnitude. Sits in the same FOV as NGC 891.

MCG 7-6-6
Spiral Galaxy

Constellation: Andromeda    Magnitude: 14.6    Size: 1.0' x 0.6'    RA: 02h24m01s Dec: +41°59'46"
Notes: 10th magnitude star on it's edge. Sits in the same FOV as NGC 898.
 

NGC 7538
Emission Nebula

Constellation: Cepheus    Magnitude:          Size: 8'    RA: 23h13m29s Dec: +61°32'24"
Notes: Fairly large, responds well to nebula filters.

Abell 75
Planetary Nebula

Constellation: Cepheus    Magnitude: 13.2    Size: 1.1'    RA: 21h26m23s Dec: +62°53'32"
Notes: Annular, responds well to nebula filters.


NGC 1184
Edge On Spiral Galaxy

Constellation: Cepheus    Magnitude: 13.0    Size: 3.4' x 0.8'    RA: 03h16m45s Dec: +80°47'31"
Notes: 12th magnitude star involved.

NGC 6939
Open Star Cluster

Constellation: Cepheus    Magnitude: 10.1    Size: 10'    RA: 20h31m30s Dec: +60°39'42"
Notes: Fainter version of M37