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M6 (Butterfly Cluster) (Open Cluster, in Scorpius)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: 50-mm refractor Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Tue Apr 20 05:00:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1212
i found this open cluster northeast of the open cluster M7.though smaller than M7,its really a showpiece but could'nt make out it's butterfly shape.
M7 (Open Cluster, in Scorpius)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: 50-mm refractor Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Tue Apr 20 05:00:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1211
i accidentaly found this cluster when i was exploring the stars of the bright milky way present in scorpius and sagittarius.i was totally amazed and thrilled by this beautiful open cluster.even now whenever i go for skywatching with the scorpion high above in the southern sky, the first object i look at is this large cluster.
M45 (Pleiades) (Open Cluster, in Taurus)
Observer: Alan D Forester (e-mail: forester16@earthlink.net)
Instrument: 10-inch equatorial reflector Location: Sebring, Florida, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Wed Nov 19 01:38:11 2003 UT Obs. no.: 913
good seeing in Fl this time of year, with the cool fronts coming thru I can see m45 very clearlyUsing the nebulae filter adds to the viewing. tonight I plan to se how many leonoids comr thru!!!!!!!!!
NGC4755 (Open Cluster, in Crux)
Observer: Chris Slee (e-mail: sleech@ozemail.com.au)
Instrument: binoculars Location: Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: poor
Time: Tue Jul 15 11:30:00 2003 UT Obs. no.: 835
Even though the seeing was poor (mainly due to the full moon), the Jewel Box was quite spectacular, like its name suggests -- a tight collection of bright points. I had to use averted vision to see anything other than a faint blob but, when using this technique, it jumped right off the background sky at me. I think I saw a couple of red points amongs the predominantly blue-white points. Very impressive.
M7 (Open Cluster, in Scorpius)
Observer: Chris Slee (e-mail: sleech@ozemail.com.au)
Instrument: binoculars Location: Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: poor
Time: Tue Jul 15 11:30:00 2003 UT Obs. no.: 834
Even though the seeing was poor (mainly due to the full moon), M7 was quite spectacular. I had to use averted vision to see anything other than a faint blob but, when using this technique, it jumped right off the background sky at me. Very impressive.
M35 (Open Cluster, in Gemini)
Observer: Matt Evans (e-mail: matt.larie@verizon.net)
Instrument: 10-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: Plano, TX, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: excellent Seeing: good
Time: Mon Mar 24 01:55:00 2003 UT Obs. no.: 790
I used Starry Night Pro to print out a star chart and practiced star hopping from the "ends" of Gemini. I set up my 10" dob in my backyard and found M35 in under a minute. I was impressed! =) Anyway, good seeing and it looked great. I could see down to mag. 11.6 (based on a drawing and comparing it to stars in Starry Night Pro).
NGC1981 (Open Cluster, in Orion, Est. RaDec -)
Observer: Emil Neata (e-mail: forvert2000@yahoo.com, web: http://www.geocities.com/emilneata)
Instrument: 114-mm Dobsonian reflector Location: Craiova, Romania
Light pollution: light Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Mar 2 18:00:00 2003 UT Obs. no.: 797
Open cluster in Orion. 15 faint stars surronded by other 7 bright ones disposed in "W" form.
M47 (Open Cluster, in Puppis)
Observer: TIM (e-mail: tjkozise@abswebb.net)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Wed Jan 8 07:15:00 2003 UT Obs. no.: 758
I KIND OF FALL ON TO M47 TONIGHT,I WAS LOOKINGAT SIRIUS AND FOUND IT JUST LITTLE TO THE EAST,AND BINGO THERE SHE WAS, ITS AND OPEN CLUSTERTHE MAGNITUDES 3 ON THIS WAS THE BEST ON JUST ONESTAR.
NGC2264 (Open Cluster, in Monoceros)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: fair
Time: Mon Dec 30 08:15:00 2002 UT Obs. no.: 754
Observed the cluster easily, though was unable to detect the dark "Cone Nebula".
NGC2244 (Open Cluster, in Monoceros)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: fair
Time: Mon Dec 30 08:05:00 2002 UT Obs. no.: 753
The star cluster at the core of the Rosette Nebula was easy, though the nebula itself was not detected.
M37 (Open Cluster, in Auriga)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Dec 10 06:45:00 2002 UT Obs. no.: 744
Found with difficulty after getting lazy, and instead of star-hopping from M36 just generally sweeping "thataway." Star-hopping is almost always going to be faster, even for bright objects like prominent Messier clusters.
M36 (Open Cluster, in Auriga)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Dec 10 06:35:00 2002 UT Obs. no.: 743
Found by star-hopping at low power from M38.
NGC1907 (Open Cluster, in Auriga)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Dec 10 06:25:00 2002 UT Obs. no.: 742
Noticed in same low-power field with M38, as a small fuzzy patch slight S of the cluster. Was not obviously a star cluster (as opposed to, say, a small, bright nebula) until I increased power.
M38 (Open Cluster, in Auriga)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Dec 10 06:20:00 2002 UT Obs. no.: 741
M38 was easy to find by star hopping. Also noticed NGC 1907 in the same field, without having realized it was there beforehand.
M34 (Open Cluster, in Perseus)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 20-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: none Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Sun Mar 17 00:45:00 2002 UT Obs. no.: 628
M34 open cluster has many faint stars in it. with the 20' dob, i was able to see a few asterisms within the cluster.
M44 (Praesepe) (Open Cluster, in Cancer)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: none Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Sun Mar 17 00:30:00 2002 UT Obs. no.: 623
M 44, the beehive open cluster contains many yellow stars. What amazed me, was the numerous double stas in the cluster.
M41 (Open Cluster, in Canis Major)
Observer: BCT (e-mail: torchbct@aol.com)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: Trinidad, TX, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Feb 19 06:00:00 2002 UT Obs. no.: 613
Could get a five star pattern match. Most stars were orange and probably 50 stars were apparent. Really neat, its the first new DSO I have found.
M44 (Praesepe) (Open Cluster, in Cancer)
Observer: Patricio Greco (e-mail: patricio_greco@hotmail.com)
Instrument: 9.25-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector Location: San Miguel, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Sun Jan 20 02:50:00 2002 UT Obs. no.: 773
Open Cluster , many stars , looks spread with a x50 Plossl objetive.
NGC4755 (Open Cluster, in Crux)
Observer: Patricio Greco (e-mail: patricio_greco@hotmail.com)
Instrument: 9.25-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector Location: San Miguel, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Sun Jan 20 02:30:00 2002 UT Obs. no.: 772
Star Cluster , very beautifull , a couple of red stars in center. Easy to locate hopping from Mimosa star.
M41 (Open Cluster, in Canis Major)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 6-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: fair
Time: Sat Jan 12 04:20:00 2002 UT Obs. no.: 602
The open star cluster m 41 was a very rich open. I noticed the brighter stars had an orange tinge to them. This means there are older stars within the cluster. I also observed a double star in the cluster. Michael Amato
NGC752 (Open Cluster, in Andromeda)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 6-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: good
Time: Sat Jan 12 00:30:00 2002 UT Obs. no.: 601
The nebulosity of m42 was quite extensive. I was only able to see four trapezium stars. I also observered two faint stars near the trapezium area that seemed to be partially obscured by the nebula itself. Michael Amato
M45 (Pleiades) (Open Cluster, in Taurus)
Observer: BCT (e-mail: torchbct@aol.com)
Instrument: 5.1-inch equatorial reflector Location: Trinidad, TX, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Mon Dec 10 13:30:00 2001 UT Obs. no.: 600
My first observation tonight, I observed all main stars and many smaller stars. Very pretty!!! Could not see any of the nebulosity....
NGC4755 (Open Cluster, in Crux)
Observer: Francois le Roux (e-mail: francois@countyfair.co.za)
Instrument: 4.5-inch equatorial reflector Location: Brackenfell, Cape Town, South Africa
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Sun Jul 1 17:30:00 2001 UT Obs. no.: 559
First night out with my first "new" second hand scope brought some of the loveliest sights around. Kappa Crucis ("Jewell Box") next to Beta Crucis showed the most beautiful arrangement of 15 blueish-white stars around a central red star in this open cluster, suitably described by Herschel Jr. as the most beautiful open cluster in the sky. A fitting opening night for my observing career!
M38 (Open Cluster, in Auriga, Est. RaDec 5h28m +36)
Observer: Thomas Godfrey (e-mail: choccy_bourbon@hotmail.com)
Instrument: 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Thu Jan 11 19:55:00 2001 UT Obs. no.: 576
Intermediate between M36 and M37 in terms of the number of stars. Under these less than good conditions i could see that there was one central star from which four chains of stars seemed to radiate. In darker skies this effect may be drowned by the background stars.
M36 (Open Cluster, in Auriga, Est. RaDec 05h36m +34)
Observer: Thomas Godfrey (e-mail: choccy_bourbon@hotmail.com)
Instrument: 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Thu Jan 11 19:55:00 2001 UT Obs. no.: 575
Overall much less impressive than M37 as it was not nearly as rich. However the member stars did seem brighter than those of M37.
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