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Satellite (Satellite, est. mag -3, est. to be in Cassiopeia)
Observer: Mark D. Schneider (e-mail: markd_s@yahoo.com)
Instrument: naked eye Location: Orange, California, United States of America
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: good
Time: Wed Dec 8 01:40:00 2021 UT Obs. no.: 2315
The ISS emerged from the NW passing close to Polaris passing over to the SW before entering into darkness and I used Stellarium to "predict" this opportunity.
Satellite (Satellite, est. mag -3, est. to be in Cassiopeia)
Observer: Mark D. Schneider (e-mail: markd_s@yahoo.com)
Instrument: naked eye Location: Orange, California, United States of America
Light pollution: light Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Sat Mar 20 03:00:00 2021 UT Obs. no.: 2239
It's the last day of Winter and the ISS went over from NW to NE seen through light clouds...Spring is almost here!
Satellite (Satellite, est. mag -8, est. to be in Cassiopeia)
Observer: Mark D. Schneider (e-mail: markd_s@yahoo.com)
Instrument: naked eye Location: Garden Grove, California, United States of America
Light pollution: light Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Mon Nov 28 01:57:30 2016 UT Obs. no.: 1989
DOUBLE Iridium 23 Flare high in the NNE and also about -3 Mag. in Camelopardalis.
Meteor (Meteor, est. mag -3, est. to be in Cassiopeia)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: naked eye Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: fair
Time: Thu Aug 13 03:00:00 2015 UT Obs. no.: 1953
Last evening, my brother Anthony, my friend Steve & I observed The Perseid Meteor Shower from 11:00 PM to 1:00 AM. During the two hours we observed, we saw about fifty meteors with several of these being blue & bright. we also used our binoculars to view the Pleides open cluster, M45 & the Andromeda Galaxy, M31. It was a very enjoyable night of meteor watching.
Satellite (Satellite, est. mag -5, est. to be in Cassiopeia)
Observer: Mark D. Schneider (e-mail: markd_s@yahoo.com)
Instrument: naked eye Location: Garden Grove, California, United States of America
Light pollution: light Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Nov 16 01:39:47 2014 UT Obs. no.: 1939
Iridium 58 flare high in the Northeast.
Atmospheric (Atmospheric, est. to be in Cassiopeia)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: naked eye Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Feb 1 07:30:00 2011 UT Obs. no.: 1864
Last evening, Joe Cseh and I enoyed a faint aurora. For fifteen minutes we were able to view the curtains of the light green aurora. We also observed a -2 magnitude meteor and a-4 magnitude irridium flare sattellite. It was a very enjoyable fifteen minutes.
Satellite (Satellite, est. to be in Cassiopeia)
Observer: Mark D. Schneider (e-mail: markd_s@yahoo.com)
Instrument: naked eye Location: Garden Grove, California, United States of America
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Sat Mar 29 02:40:00 2008 UT Obs. no.: 1771
Yet another perfect ISS Passage in the Northwest tonight in Civil Twilight!!!
Satellite (Satellite, est. to be in Cassiopeia)
Observer: Mark D. Schneider (e-mail: markd_s@yahoo.com)
Instrument: binoculars Location: Garden Grove, California, United States of America
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Sun Jan 20 02:45:00 2008 UT Obs. no.: 1752
USA 182 / Lacrosse 5 was "predicted" to flare in Aquarius (SW sky) but failed to become visible; instead, it made a fine transit through the Northwestern sky despite it's low albedo.
NGC663 (Open Cluster, in Cassiopeia)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in, web: http://dino.lm.com/artists/display.php?name=sriram_gubbi)
Instrument: 6-inch other Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Fri Nov 18 20:05:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1406
Another open cluster near M103. Though this cluster has a lower brightness when compared to M103, it gave a much better view with more number of stars.
M103 (Open Cluster, in Cassiopeia)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in, web: http://dino.lm.com/artists/display.php?name=sriram_gubbi)
Instrument: 6-inch other Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Fri Nov 18 20:05:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1405
A faint group of stars forming a triangular shape. I think I can get better views of this cluster from a dark location.
NGC7789 (Open Cluster, in Cassiopeia)
Observer: Akarsh Simha (e-mail: akarsh_simha@fastmail.fm)
Instrument: 8-inch equatorial reflector Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: good
Time: Fri Sep 23 15:00:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1340
Lying between two double stars - Rho CAS and Sigma CAS, this open cluster is very easy to locate. It lies almost exactly in the middle of the line joining the double stars. I could easily identify the density of stars but could not draw a boundary to the cluster. The region is rich with faint stars.
M103 (Open Cluster, in Cassiopeia)
Observer: Akarsh Simha (e-mail: akarsh_simha@fastmail.fm)
Instrument: 8-inch equatorial reflector Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: good
Time: Fri Sep 16 17:30:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1324
A not impressive cluster in CAS which has only 4 bright stars and a few fainter stars. Atleast with the 14th day waxing moon, this was an uninteresting object near Delta Cassiopeia.
M103 (Open Cluster, in Cassiopeia)
Observer: Emil Neata (e-mail: forvert2000@yahoo.com, web: http://www.astroclubul.org/emilneata)
Instrument: 60-mm refractor Location: Craiova, Romania
Light pollution: light Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Jan 25 00:00:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1163
M 103 - Small and faint. I've didn't manage to resolve it into stars, even at high power.
M52 (Open Cluster, in Cassiopeia)
Observer: Emil Neata (e-mail: forvert2000@yahoo.com, web: http://www.astroclubul.org/emilneata)
Instrument: 60-mm refractor Location: Craiova, Romania
Light pollution: light Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Jan 25 00:00:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1150
M 52 - Difficult, small and faint. It has a round shape.
M52 (Open Cluster, in Cassiopeia)
Observer: Emil Neata (e-mail: forvert2000@yahoo.com, web: http://www.geocities.com/deep_sky_astronomy)
Instrument: 114-mm Dobsonian reflector Location: Craiova, Romania
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Wed Nov 10 03:00:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1107
M 52 is a small cluster, with a shape similar to that of a bean. East of the cluster, Ive found a bright star that contrasts with the other faint stars of which the cluster is composed. M 52 is extremely dense, composed of over 50 easily seen stars.
NGC7789 (Open Cluster, in Cassiopeia, Est. RaDec 23h57m +56)
Observer: Thomas Godfrey (e-mail: choccy_bourbon@hotmail.com)
Instrument: 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: fair
Time: Sat Dec 30 21:30:00 2000 UT Obs. no.: 582
Very rich cluster that could not be fully resolved. As a result, the cluster displayed a faint glow on which many stars were embedded, making for a superb sight. The background glow seemed to resemble a man holding his arms up!
NGC7789 (Open Cluster, in Cassiopeia)
Observer: Thomas Godfrey (e-mail: choccy_bourbon@hotmail.com)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Thu Sep 21 00:05:00 2000 UT Obs. no.: 584
A soft rounded glow of light that seemed very ghostly in the rich starfields of the queen. It is easy to find and well worth a look but it's soft light may not be able to cope with severe light pollution.
NGC7789 (Open Cluster, in Cassiopeia)
Observer: Thomas Godfrey (e-mail: choccy_bourbon@hotmail.com)
Instrument: 16-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Wed Sep 13 23:45:00 2000 UT Obs. no.: 583
This cluster is superbly rich and fills the field at medium power. This has to be one of my favourite objects as countless stars are splashed over the entire view.
Comet (Comet, est. mag 8, est. to be in Cassiopeia, Est. RaDec 2h45m, +60d17')
Observer: Dave Mitsky (e-mail: djm28@psu.edu)
Instrument: 17-inch equatorial reflector Location: Harrisburg, PA, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Mon Nov 16 01:10:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 418
I observed the long period comet C/1998 U5 (LINEAR) at 162 and 432x on Sunday night from the ASH Naylor Observatory. Comet U5 has recently experienced an outburst and has brightened to 8th magnitude. Its rapid motion was readily apparent at the higher magnification. A bright core was noted. I also used the ASH 12.5" f/6.5 Cave Newtonian at 46 and 138x to observe the comet.
NGC133 (Open Cluster, in Cassiopeia)
Observer: Dave Mitsky (e-mail: djm28@psu.edu)
Instrument: 17-inch equatorial reflector Location: Harrisburg, PA, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: poor Seeing: fair
Time: Thu Jan 29 02:07:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 299
Despite patchy high clouds I was able to locate NGC 133, a ninth magnitude open cluster consisting of a mix of bright and dim stars. At 118x the overall shape of the cluster resembled a curving V. I also observed another nearby open cluster, NGC 146, along with NGC 7789, M41, M42, M43, Sigma Orionis, Struve 761, Beta Monocerotis, W Orionis, Rigel, M103, and M52.
Other (Other, est. mag 4.4, est. to be in Cassiopeia, Est. RaDec 02h15m, +59d16')
Observer: Dave Mitsky (e-mail: djm28@psu.edu)
Instrument: 12.5-inch equatorial reflector Location: Harrisburg, PA, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Thu Nov 20 01:10:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 255
I finally got around to observing the large open cluster, Stock 2, something that I have been meaning to do ever since reading about it in Phil Harrington's Sky & Telescope binocular column. This 60' stellar group is located 2 degrees north of the Double Cluster, near the Cassiopeia-Perseus border. It was easily evident in the 12.5" Cave's 80mm Lumicon finder. Through the 12.5" at 65x (32mm Konig) Stock 2 clearly resembled a headless stick figure flexing its biceps, hence the nickname of the Muscle Man Cluster. I also viewed Stock 2 through a pair of Orion 10x50 UltraViews. (Since that night I have observed the Muscle Man Cluster through my Celestron 9x63's and 20x80's. It is an ideal binocular open cluster at 20x.)
NGC1027 (Open Cluster in Cassiopeia)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: poor
Time: Mon Feb 3 05:15:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 39
Similar to Mel15 (see previous observation), but smaller, 3-4 brighter stars and a hint of background fuzziness. Swept up in 7x50 "bug hunt."
Other (Other est. to be in Cassiopeia)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: poor
Time: Mon Feb 3 05:10:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 38
Plotted in my Sky Atlas as "Mel15" (which according to dObjects stands for the open cluster catalog of P.J. Melotte), this was a wide sprinkling of 8 or 9 foreground stars, extended N-S, with a hint of background fuzziness in the S half. Swept up in binocular "bug hunt."
NGC663 (Open Cluster in Cassiopeia)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: poor
Time: Mon Feb 3 04:45:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 35
A compact, bright cluster. 2-3 brighter stars resolved, with a definite glow behind them. Swept up with binoculars during "bug hunt" in the outer Milky Way.
NGC225 (Open Cluster in Cassiopeia)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: poor
Time: Mon Feb 3 04:30:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 34
Swept up in my binocular "bug hunt." A faint, medium-sized patch, slightly irregular in outline.
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