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NGC884 (Open Cluster, in Perseus)
Observer: mihai mataringa (e-mail: mihaimataringa@yahoo.com)
Instrument: 7x50-mm binoculars Location: constanta(obs.location:Prilipeti,Romania), romania
Light pollution: none Transparency: fair Seeing: good
Time: Mon Aug 28 19:45:00 2006 UT Obs. no.: 1592
NGC869 appears fainter than NGC884(which is smaller but brighter,with four stars resolved).The double cluster is located in Perseus,but it can be easily find starting from delta and epsilon Cassiopeae.NGC 884represents the top of an isosceles triangle formed with delta&epsilon Cas.On the right of NGC884 is an optical double star and above it a beautiful star formation like an arch with eight main components...
M7 (Open Cluster, in Scorpius)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: good
Time: Sat Aug 12 01:15:00 2006 UT Obs. no.: 1556
Last evening, my friends Steve Borer, Mike Dzubaty, his son Mike and I did some deep sky binocular observing while we looked for persiad meteors. We started first with M7 open cluster in Scorpius. M7 has many bright stars in it that make it look outstanding in binoculars. These stars are from 6.5 to 8th magnitude. M8 in Sagittarius shows a group of stars on the right side and a nebula on the left side. Both M8 and M7 can be seen with the naked eye. Just above M8 lies M21, an open cluster. In binoculars, M21 shows many stars of about 8th magnitude. M24 is often refered to as an open cluster but in reality it is just a part of the milkyway. It is a great site in binoculars. Finally, we decided to observe the Southern Crown which is located below Sagittarius. Fron Connecticut, this constellation only can be seen on clear dry nights like last night. In binoculars, this constellation greatly resembles its northern counterpart , the Northern Crown. One final thing, My friends all saw meteors but I didn't see a one.
M16 (Eagle Nebula) (Open Cluster, in Serpens)
Observer: Joe Caggiano (e-mail: jcaggiano@mindspring.com, web: http://home.mindspring.com/~jcaggiano/)
Instrument: 6-inch equatorial reflector Location: Glenside, Pa, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Sat Jun 17 05:30:00 2006 UT Obs. no.: 1543
Got my first really good night of observing in a long long while. No clouds, little turbulence and mostly dark. I tried for "nebula row" in Sagittarius. Using the very top star that forms the "Tea Kettle" I decided to try on the most northern nebula in the area, M16. Using a 25mm eyepiece and an Orion UHC (nebula) filter I spotted it about 12 NNW of Kaus Borealis. It was readily apparent as a hazy "checkmark" shaped cloud, despite heavier light pollution to the southern hemisphere. It appeared about a quarter as bright as Orion's M42. Viewed at 30x with the eyepiece and filter and then at 71x with the binoviewer and filter. I used the "blinking" technique also to see how useful the UHC filter was. By unthreading it and holding it to my eye, I moved it in and out of view in front of the eyepiece. The difference is considerable and I am not sure I would have found it as deep as I did in the southern sky wihout the filter. The nebula is listed at 6.0 magnitude.
M38 (Open Cluster, in Auriga)
Observer: Joe Caggiano (e-mail: jcaggiano@mindspring.com, web: http://home.mindspring.com/~jcaggiano/)
Instrument: 70-mm binoculars Location: Glenside, Pa, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Mon Feb 20 01:10:00 2006 UT Obs. no.: 1495
A tight dense cluster that appears similar to M36 except alittle bit larger. Located about 1 binocular field (2 Southeast) of M36 it was relatively easy to find. Appearing as a faint hazy mass it took on a small nebulas appearance.
M36 (Open Cluster, in Auriga)
Observer: Joe Caggiano (e-mail: jcaggiano@mindspring.com, web: http://home.mindspring.com/~jcaggiano/)
Instrument: 70-mm binoculars Location: Glenside, Pa, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Mon Feb 20 01:10:00 2006 UT Obs. no.: 1494
M36 appears similar to M38. A small, dense grouping os stars that appear faint and hazy, almost like a nebula at 15x. I needed to use the binos on this because it was directly overhead. I will try to pick more stars out in the future by using the scope at higher power.
M41 (Open Cluster, in Canis Major)
Observer: Joe Caggiano (e-mail: jcaggiano@mindspring.com, web: http://home.mindspring.com/~jcaggiano/)
Instrument: 6-inch equatorial reflector Location: Glenside, Pa, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Mon Feb 20 01:00:00 2006 UT Obs. no.: 1493
A nice group of stars that filled up most of my eyepiece at 71x. Located about 4 S x SW of Sirius it was easy to locate. At least 6 dozen stars make up this loosely bound cluster.
M24 (Open Cluster, in Sagittarius)
Observer: Carl Drep (e-mail: carl@drept.com, web: http://www.geocities.com/night_sky_tome)
Instrument: equatorial reflector Location: No location given
Time: Mon Jan 23 23:22:22 2006 UT Obs. no.: 1540
Huge group of stars on the bright milky way of sagittarius appeared wonderful through my telescope.
M44 (Praesepe) (Open Cluster, in Cancer)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 127-mm other Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Sat Jan 7 02:45:00 2006 UT Obs. no.: 1461
This evening, I observed M44, The Beehive Cluster with my 127mm MAK. I observed that most of the stars in the cluster are yellow, and some of the stars look pale blue to me. There are several double and triple star systems in the cluster that are widely seperated. I couldn't find any close binary systems in the cluster.
M35 (Open Cluster, in Gemini)
Observer: B (e-mail: brilbri29@hotmail.com)
Instrument: 8-inch equatorial reflector Location: Denver, Colorado, USofA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: poor
Time: Thu Dec 29 16:00:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1460
Not bad, for Denver. Not to exciting
NGC1528 (Open Cluster, in Perseus)
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: Tue Dec 27 22:15:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1456
A good open cluster. It made a specific pattern. I don't remember what pattern it formed. A worth-looking object.
NGC1342 (Open Cluster, in Perseus)
Observer: Vedran vrhovac (e-mail: vedran_vrhovac@yahoo.com)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: Velika Gorica, Croatia
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: fair
Time: Mon Nov 28 17:10:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1423
When I found this open cluster I was astonished. Clusters central stars looked like constellation Scorpius. In the same place where would be Graffias (BET Sco) was double star :). From now, in my logs, this cluster bears nickname "Little Scorpius".
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.
M29 (Open Cluster, in Cygnus)
Observer: Francisco Violat Bordonau (e-mail: fviolat@yahoo.es)
Instrument: 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector Location: Cceres, Cceres (Spain)
Light pollution: none Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Mon Nov 14 22:05:12 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1404
With a CCD and a filter V Johnson I can capture all this variable stars.
NGC2362 (Open Cluster, in Canis Major)
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: excellent Seeing: good
Time: Sat Nov 12 04:45:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1410
It appeared extremely beautiful. Through direct vision, only Tau Canis Majoris was visible but with averted vision, it looked wonderful: a faint cluster marked by a bright star.
M37 (Open Cluster, in Auriga)
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 11 04:45:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1411
This is the best open cluster I've seen. Due to light pollution and thin haze, it appeared as a nebulous patch with direct vision. Averted vision helped to completely resolve the cluster into numerous stars. I think I'll get a much, much better view of the cluster from a dark site.
M36 (Open Cluster, in Auriga)
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 11 04:43:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1413
The brightest of Auriga's clusters. It is not as rich as M37 but contains much brighter stars.
M38 (Open Cluster, in Auriga)
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 11 04:43:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1412
Another showcase Auriga cluster. A good one. It contains many faint stars which yield a fantastic view.
NGC2158 (Open Cluster, in Gemini)
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 11 04:35:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1420
I could barely pick out this cluster, located close M35, from a light polluted sky. I hope to get much better views from a dark place.
M35 (Open Cluster, in Gemini)
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 11 04:35:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1419
A very good cluster. It gave an excellent view through an 8 inch reflector from a dark site, the previous month.
M46 (Open Cluster, in Puppis)
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 11 04:16:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1416
It is a very good cluster. Averted vision almost completely resolved the cluster into stars as my observation was done from the city on that night with a lot of light pollution.From a dark sky, I think I can see the planetary nebula super-imposed on the cluster, using a larger telescope and a nebula filter.
M47 (Open Cluster, in Puppis)
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 11 04:16:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1415
A fairly good cluster with bright stars. It is located close to M46.
M93 (Open Cluster, in Puppis)
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 11 04:15:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1414
It gave a wonderful view through my telescope, overflowing with faint stars. I think the view view won't be so rich through larger, fast focus telescopes.
M73 (Open Cluster, in Aquarius)
Observer: Emil Neata (e-mail: forvert2000@yahoo.com, web: http://www.nightskyinfo.com)
Instrument: 4.5-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: No location given
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Mon Oct 10 23:00:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1362
M 73 is an asterism composed of four stars, difficult to see at 53x. The stars are grouped in the form of a trapezium. Even at 120x the asterism is difficult to split into component stars. The three brighter stars (magnitude 11) are somehow easier to see, but the forth (magnitude 12) is difficult, even when using averted vision.
M48 (Open Cluster, in Hydra)
Observer: Emil Neata (e-mail: forvert2000@yahoo.com, web: http://www.nightskyinfo.com)
Instrument: 6-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: No location given
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Mon Oct 10 23:00:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1359
M 48 is a quite conspicuous object and under good conditions it can be seen with the naked eye. The cluster is large and dense, in the center I've seen a grouping of brighter stars.
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