STAR CLUSTERS 1. M45, 1992, "THE PLEIADES", or "THE SEVEN SISTERS", in "TAURUS", Open cluster, no mag., naked eye object, 100', distance 400 LY's. 2. NGC869, 1992, "PERSEUS DOUBLE CLUSTER", with entry #3. 3. NGC884, 1992, "PERSEUS DOUBLE CLUSTER", both are "Open clusters, 7th mag., 35', distance for both are 8000 LY's. 4. M44, NGC2632, 1992, "PRAESEPE CLUSTER" or "THE BEEHIVE", in "CANCER", Open, 4.5 mag., 80', distance 500 LY's. 5. M11, NGC6705, 1992, "THE WILD DUCK", in "SCUTUM", Open, 6th mag., 12', 200 stars, distance 6000 LY's. 6. M25, I.C.4725, 1992, in "SAGITTARIUS", Open, 6th mag., 35', 50 stars, distance 10,000 LY's. 7. M22, NGC6656, in "SAGITTARIUS", Globular, 6th mag., 18', distance 10,000 LY's. 8. M71, NGC6838, 1992, in "SAGITTA", Globular, 9th mag., 6', distance 15,000 LY's. 9. M36, NGC1960, 1992, in "AURIGA", Open, 9th mag., 12', 60 stars, distance 4000 LY's. 10. M37, NGC2099, 1992, in "AURIGA", Open, 9th mag., 20', 150 stars, distance 4000 LY's. 11. M38, NGC1912, 1992, in "AURIGA", Open, 8th mag., 20', 100 stars, distance 4000 LY's. 12. M13, NGC6208, 1992, in "HERCULES", Globular, 5.7 mag., 23', distance 25,000 LY's. 13. M92, NGC6341, 1992, in "HERCULES", Globular, 6.5 mag., 8', distance 30,000 LY's. 14. M15, NGC7078, 1992, in "PEGASUS", Globular, 6.5 mag., 10', distance 30,000 LY's. 15. NGC663, 1992, in "CASSIOPEIA", Open, 9th mag., 80 stars. 12', distance 6000 LY's. 16. M103, NGC581, 1992, in "CASSIOPEIA", Open, 8th mag. 8', 40 stars, distance 6000 LY;s. 17. Mel.25, 1992, "THE HYADES STAR CLUSTER", in "TAURUS", Open, .5 mag., 300', no star count, distance 150 LY's. 18. M35, NGC2168, 1993, in"GEMINI", 5.5mag., 30', 120 stars, distance 3000 LY's. 19. Mel.111, 1993, "THE COMA BERENICES STAR CLUSTER", Open, 2.5 mag., 300' or 5 degrees, no star count, distance 250 LY's. 20. I.C.4665, 1993, in "OPHIUCHUS", Open, 6th mag., 55', 20 stars, distance 1200 LY's. 21. M3, NGC5272, 7/23/93, in "CANES VENATICI", 6th mag., 18', distance 30,000 LY's. 22. Col.399, 7/30/93, "THE COATHANGER", in "VULPECULA", Open, no mag., no minutes, no star count, looks like its name, no distance in LY's known at this time. Binocs. only. This item is a naked eye cluster in dark sites like Stellafane in Vermont. 23. M52, NGC7654, 8/28/93, in "CASSIOPEIA", Open, 7th mag.,12', 120 stars, distance 5000 LY's. 24. M29, NGC6913, 8/18/93, in "CYGNUS", Open, 7th mag., 7', 20 stars, 4000 LY's. 25. M39, NGC7092, 10/3/93, in "CYGNUS", Open, 5th mag., 30', 25 stars, distance 800 LY's. 26. M34, NGC1039, 9/10/93, in "PERSEUS", Open, 6th mag., 20', 80 Stars, distance 1500 LY's. 27. M72, NGC6981, 10/10/93, in "AQUARIUS", Globular, 8.6 mag, 3', distance 60,000 Lys. 28. M2, NGC7089, 10/10/93, in "AQUARIUS", Globular, 6th mag., 7', distance 40,000 LY's. 29. M56, NGC6779, 10/10/93, in "LYRA", Globular, 8th mag., 5', distance 30,000 LY's. 30. M6, NGC6405, 10/10/93, in "SCORPIUS", Open, 6th mag., 25', 25 stars, distance 2000 LY's. 31. M7, NGC6475, 10/10/93, in "SCORPIUS", Open, 5th mag., 60', 50 stars, distance 1000 LY's. 32. NGC6530, 10/10/93, in "SAGITTARIUS", "THE LAGOON (M8), NEBULA STAR CLUSTER", Open, no mag., 25 Stars, distance 3000+ LY's. 33. NGC6522, 10/10/93, in "SAGITTARIUS", Globular, 10.5 mag., 2', distance not known. 34. M28, NCG6626, 10/10/93, in "SAGITTARIUS", Globular, 8th mag., 6', distance 20,000 LY's. 35. M55, NGC6656, 10/10/93, in "SAGITTARIUS", Globular, 6th mag., 18', distance 20,000 LY's. 36. M69, NGC6637, 10/10/93, in "SAGITTARIUS", Globular, 7.5 mag., 4', distance 30,000 LY's. 37. M70, NGC6681, 10/10/93, in "SAGITTARIUS", Globular, 8th mag., 4', distance 40,000 LY's. 38. NGC752, 12/5/93, in "ANDROMEDA", Open, 8th mag., 45', 70 stars, distance 20,000 LY's. 39. Mel. 15, 12/9/93, in "CASSIOPEIA", Open, 7th mag., 20', 20 stars, distance not known. 40. M41, NGC2287, 12/17/93, in "CANIS MAJOR", Open, 6th mag., 30', 50 stars, nice red star in middle of cluster, distance 2500 LY's. 41. M93, NGC2447, 12/17/93, in "PUPPIS", Open, 7th mag., 18', 50 stars, distance 4000 LY's. 42. M50, NGC2323, 12/17/93, in "MONOCEROS", Open, 6th mag., 10', 100 stars, distance 3000 LY's. 43. Mel. 20, 12/9/93, in "PERSEUS", Open, no mag., no size, includes "ALPHA PERSEUS", excelent cluster, distance 600 LY's. 44. NGC2354, 12/3/94, in "CANIS MAJOR", Open, no mag, 25', 60 stars, one star is very bright in middle of cluster, distance not known. 45. M79, NGC1904, 2/3/94, in "LEPUS", Globular, 8.4 mag., 7.5 ', 40,000 LY's. 46. NGC1981, 2/3/94, in "ORION", Open, 5th mag., 25', 10 stars. 1500 LY's. 47. NGC1746, 2/14/94, in "TAURUS", Open, 6th mag, 45', 50 stars, distance not known. 48. M46, NGC2437, 3/11/94, in "PUPPIS", Open, 8th mag., 25', 150 stars, 6000 LY's. 49. M47, NGC2422, 3/11/94, in "PUPPIS", Open, 5th mag., 20', 60 stars, distance 2000 LY's. 50. M53, NGC5024, 5/14/94, in "COMA BERNICES", Globular, 8th. mag.,10’, distance 60,000 LY's. 51. NGC6229, 5/14/94, in "HERCULES", Globular, 8.7 mag., 3.5', distance 100,000 LY's 52. M5, NGC5904, 5/28/94, in "SERPENS CAPUT", Globular, 6.2 mag., 13', distance 25,000 LY's. 53. M80, NGC6093, 5/28/94, in "SCORPIUS", Globular, 8th mag., 7', distance 30,000 LY's. 54. M107, NGC6171, 5/28/94, in "OPHIUCHUS", Globular, 8th mag., 10', distance 15,000 LY's. 55. M10, NGC6254, 5/28/94, in "OPHIUCHUS", Globular, 7th mag, 8', distance 15,000 LY's. 56. M12, NGC6218, 5/28/94, in "OPHIUCHUS", Globular, 8th mag., 10', distance 20,000 LY's. 57. M68, NGC4590, 6/3/94, in "HYDRA", Globular, 8th mag., 9', distance 30,000 Lys. 58. M4, NGC6121, 6/3/94, in "SCORPIUS", Globular, 7.4 mag., 20', distance 8000 LY's. 59. M21, NGC6531, 6/8/94, in "SAGITTARIUS", Open, 7th mag., 10', 50 stars, same field of view with the "TRIFID NEBULA, M20", distance 4000 LY's. 60. M18, NGC6613, 6/8/94, in "SAGITTARIUS", Open, 8th mag., 7', 12 stars, distance 5000 LY's. 61. M25, I.4725, 6/8/94, in "SAGITTARIUS", Open, 6th mag., 35', 50 stars, distance 2000 LY's. 62. NGC6528, 8/6/94, in "SAGITTARIUS", Globular, 11th mag., 1', same field of view as NGC6522, #33 in my log, distance not known. 63. NGC6652, 8/6/94, in "SAGITTARIUS", Globular, 8.5 mag., 2', distance not known. 64. M54, NGC6715, 8/6/94, in "SAGITTARIUS", Globular, 9th mag., 6', distance 60,000 LY's. 65. NGC6934, 8/6/94, in "DELPHINUS", Globular,9th mag., 2', distance not known. 66. NGC7006, 8/6/94, in "DELPHINUS", Globular, 11.5 mag., 1', very remote, distance not known. 67. M40, Wcn 4, 8/6/94, in "URSA MAJOR", one of Messiers errors, not a nebula, but a double star instead, distance 500 LY's. 68. NGC6227, 8/6/94, in "SCORPIUS", Very rich part of the Milky Way. Not a true cluster, 8.5 mag., .8', distance 500 LY's. 69. M24, NGC6603, 8/6/94, "THE SMALL SAGITTARIUS STAR CLOUD", 14th mag., 4', 50 stars, distance 5000 LY's. 70. M23, NGC6494, 8/6/94, in "SAGITTARIUS", Open, 7th mag., 25', 100 stars, distance 25,000 LY's. 71. NGC2281, 9/12/94, in "AURIGA", Open, 7th mag., 15', 30 stars, distance 25,000 LY's. 72. M75, NGC6864, 9/29/94, in "SAGITTARIUS", Globular, 8th mag., 3', distance 60,000 LY's. 73. M72, NGC6981, 10/8/94, in "AQUARIUS", Globular, 8.6 mag., 3', distance 60,000 LY's. 74. M30, NGC7099, 10/8/94, in "CAPRICORNUS", Globular, 8th mag., 6', distance 30,000 LY's. 75. NGC6712, 10/8/94, in "SCUTUM", Globular, 9th mag., 3', distance 20,000 LY's. 76. M26, NGC6694, 10/8/94, in "SCUTUM", Open, 9.5 mag., 9', 25 stars, distance 6,000 LY's. 77. M48, NGC2548, 10/8/94, in "HYDRA", Open, 5.5 mag., 40', 50 stars, distance 2500 LY's. 78. M67, NGC2682, 10/16/94, in "CANCER", Open, 7th mag., 15', 500+ stars, distance 2500 LY's. 79. NGC2244, 10/16/94, "THE ROSSETTE NEBULA STAR CLUSTER", in "MONOCEROS", Open, 5.5 mag., 40', 15 stars, distance 5000 LY's. 80. NGC2264, 10/16/94, "THE DARK CONE NEBULA STAR CLUSTER, in "MONOCEROS", Open, 20 stars 6 to 10th mags., includes S Mono., a 5th mag. star, plus stars L, B, 1C, distance not known. 81. NGC1647, 10/16/94, in "TAURUS, Open, 6.5 mag., 40', 25 stars, distance 2500 LY's. 82. NGC1907, 12/27/94, in "AURIGA", Open, 40 stars, 10th mag., 5', very small and faint, looks like a nebula with 32mm eyepiece, but individual stars can be seen with power. M38 can be seen in the same field of view, distance not known. 83. NGC1893, 12/27/94, in "AURIGA", Open cluster, 20 stars 9 to12th mag., There is a faint nebula that surrounds this star cluster called "I.410". Have not seen the nebula as of this date, distance not known. 84. M68, NGC4590, 4/29/95, in "HYDRA", Globular, 8th mag., 9', distance 30,000 LY's. 85. M9, NGC6333, 7/3/95, in "OPHIUCHUS", Globular, 8th mag., 4', distance 25,000 LYs. 86. M14, NGC6402, 7/3/95, in "OPHIUCHUS", Globular, 9th mag., 6', distance 40,000 LYs. 87. M19, NGC6273, 7/8/95, in "OPHIUCHUS", Globular, 7th mag., 6', distance 30,000 LYs. This is the 108th "M" object I"ve seen. 88. M62, NGC6266, 7/8/95, in, some books have this object in the constellation "OPHIUCHUS", and some in "SCORPIUS", 6.5 mag., 6', distance 20,000 LYs. This is the 109th "M" object I've seen. I have one more object to complete my "Messier List". All That is left is M102, a galaxy in "DRACO". 89. NGC5897, 2/26/96, in "LIBRA", Globular, 10th mag., 8.5', Looser than most globulars, not real bright, but easy to see, distance not known. 90. NGC6284, 5/24/96, "OPHIUCHUS", Globular, 10th mag., 2', distance not known. 91. NGC6293, 5/24/96, "OPHIUCHUS", Globular, 10th mag., 2', distance not known. 92. NGC6544, 5/24/96, "SAGITTARIUS", Globular, 9th mag., 1', distance not known. 93. NGC6553, 5/24/96, "SAGITTARIUS:, Globular, 10th mag., 2', distance not known. 94. I.C. 4756, 6/15/96, "SERPENS CAUDA", Open, 70', 80 stars 7.5 mag. or better. Real nice, distance not known. 96. NGC6356, 07/05/96, "OPHIUCHUS", Globular, 8.5 mag., 2', distance not known. 97. NGC6342, 7/5/96, "OPHIUCHUS", Globular, 9.8 mag., 3', distance not known. 98. NGC6144, 7/25/98, "SCORPIUS", Globular, 10th mag., 3', 1/2 degree NW of Alpha Scorpii. (Antares). Could not find at home. Seemed to be to close to Antares to see, but saw in Vermont through Lanes Davis' scope without Antares in the same field of view. Will continue to try to find at home. 99. NGC188, 7/25/98, "CEPHEUS", Open, 15', 150 stars 11th to 18th mag., 5000 Lys., 1800 Lys above the galactic plane, 30 miles per second in approach. The oldest known galactic star cluster. Took a while to pick out, but came into view after a while. Small and faint but definitly there. My second most challanging accomplishment so far. Saw through Lane Davis' 5" refractor in Vermont. 100. NGC7510, 8/10/02, open, mag. 11, 3', 30 stars, very pretty string of starslying on the CASSIOPEIA, CYPHEUS border. 101. NGC6802, 8/10/02, VULPECULA, open, mag. 11, 5', bar shaped with 60 stars. 102. NGC6664, 8/10/02, SCUTUM, open, mag. 9, 18', 25 stars. 103. NGC6649, 8/10/02, SCUTUM, OPEN, MAG. 9, 7', 35 stars. 104. NGC7789, 8/10/02, CASSIOPEIA, open, mag. 10, 20', 900 stars, very large. 105. NGC103, 8/10/02, CASSIOPEIA, open, mag. 11, 7', 35 stars. 106. NGC129, 8/10/02, CASSIOPEIA, open, mag 9, 14', 50 stars. 107. NGC6811, 9/3/04, CYGNUS, Open, 9th mag., 15', 50 stars. All entries 9/3/04 and 9/4/04 were seen at the Black Forest Star Party, Cherry Springs State Park, Potter County, Pennsylvania. 108. NGC6871, 9/3/04, CYGNUS, Open, 5.2 mag., 25'. 109. NGC206, A78, 9/3/04, THE ANDROMEDA GALAXY, Very large Stellar Group in the South West arm of the Andromeda Galaxy. Very easy to see, The only star cluster to this date I have seen in another galaxy. Very nice find. Seen through Arthur Blakes 12.5 in. Discovery. Thanks. 110. NGC5139, 3/15/05, OMEGA CENTAURI, CENTAURUS, Globular, 4th mag., 30', 15000 to 17000 Lys distance, Largest known globular cluster in our galaxy. 10 million stars that span some 150 Lys. Found using 10 x 50 binoculars aboard the Cruise Ship "Destiny" while traveling between Doninica and Barbados arond 11 PM. 111. NGC4755, 3/15/05, "THE JEWEL BOX", OR "KAPPA CRUCIS", CRUX, Open, Just over 100 stars Mag. 6 to 10, 10', 7500 Lys. distance. Young cluster, 10 milion years old. 20 Lys span. Very pretty to see. Compared in age to the double cluster in Perseus. Also found aboard the "Destiny". 112. NGC6819, 9/21/06, CYGNUS, open, 7,3 mag., 10'', 929 stars, 80 visible in my 12 1/2 inch., distance not known. BFSP. 113. NGC6760, 8/24/06, AQUILA, globular, 9.1 mag., 6'.6". dnk. BFSP. 114. NGC6811, 8/24/06, CYGNUS, open, 6.8 mag., 20'. dnk. BFSP. 115. NGC6871, 8/24/06, CYGNUS, open, 5.2 mag., 25', dnk. BFSP. 116. NGC6934, 8/24/06, DELFINUS, globular, 8.7 mag., 5'.9", dnk. BFSP. 117. NGC6996, 10/14/06, CYGNUS, open, 10th mag., 7', dnk, located inside the North American Nebula. BFSP 118. NGC5466, 09/17/2009, BOOTES, Globular, 10 mag., 5' X 0", 47,000 lys., BFSP. 119. NGC4147, 09/17/2009, COMA BERENICES, Globular, 10.3 mag., 4' X 0", 63,000 lys., BFSP. 120. NGC5053, 09/17/2009, COMA BERENICES, Globular, 9.8 mag., 11' X 0", 49,500 lys., BFSP. 121. NGC6649, 09/17/2009, SCUTUM, Open Cluster, 8.9 mag., 6' X 0", 5200 lys., BFSP. 122. NGC6712, 09/17/2009, AQUILA, Open Cluster, 8.7 mag., 7' X 4", 22,500 lys., BFSP. 123. IC1298, 09/17/2009, AQUILA, Open Cluster, seen with entry 122, no other information, BFSP. 124. NGC6664, 09/17/2009, SCUTUM, Open Cluster, 7.8 mag., 12' X 0", 6200 lys., BFSP. 125. NGC6539, 09/17/2009, SERPENS, Globular Cluster, 9.8 mag., 6' X 9", no distance, BFSP. ASTRONOMY LOGS HOME PAGE |