-------------------Messier list------------------
M1
BGO
11/20/08
Supernova Remnant

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M2
BGO
11/20/08

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M13
20 x 30 sec
BGO
05/29/30

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M15
BGO
11/13/08

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M16
60 x 30sec
BGO
05/29/08
"The Eagle Nebula"

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M31
BGO
11/20/08
Andromeda Galaxy

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M42 & M43
BGO
01/17/09
The Orion Nebula


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M51
clear 10 x 150 sec
GRB 6 x 150 sec
BGO
mhiland & ekhoury
05/28/08

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M57
clear 6 x 30 sec
BGO
09/18/08
"The Ring Nebula"
Planetary Nebula

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M63
clear 15 x 60 sec
GRB 10 x 60 sec
05/30/08

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M64
47 x 1min
BGO
05/14/08

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M66
14 x 180sec
BGO
05/29/08

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M79
1 x 60sec LRGB
BGO
02/17/09

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M81
120 x 5sec
BGO
05/03/08

note: flat field not callibrated
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M92
BGO
10/23/08
Globular Cluster

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M103
BGO
11/25/08
Open Cluster
(move mouse over)
mhiland
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M104
15 x 120sec (clear)
BGO
05/25/08

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----------------------NGC List----------------------
NGC 936
BGO
01/27/09

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NGC 2392
Eskimo Nebula
BGO
11/20/08
(move mouse over)
mhiland

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NGC 4490 & NGC 4485
"Cocoon Galaxy"
7 x 120 sec
BGO
05/30/08

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NGC 5247
15 x 180s
BGO
05/25/08
Spiral Galaxy

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NGC 6888
11 x 45 sec
BGO
05/29/08

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NGC 7009
The Saturn Nebula
BGO
10/23/08

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NGC 7662
"Blue Snowball"
Planetary Nebula
BGO
11/20/08

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-----------------------Stellar---------------------
Albireo
BGO
09/23/08

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HR8799
(star [primary] with the directly observed exoplanets, no planets seen here though)
11/13/08

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-------------------------IC------------------------
IC 434
Horsehead Nebula
BGO
01/27/09

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IC5146
BGO
09/23/08

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---------------------Planetary---------------------
Moon
blue filter and cardboard 16" to 6" aperture stop
30 x 0.008 sec mosaic
Distance: 380000 km (~1.28 light seconds)
BGO
2008


3.6 day old moon

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Venus
Phase: 0.506
Size: 24.91"
Distance: 101.4 million km (5.6 light minutes)
BGO
01/15/09

03/10/09 Phase: 0.099

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Jupiter
-w- 4 moons
Ganymede, Europa, Io, Callisto
Size: 38.05"
Distance: 774.1 million km (43.0 light minutes)
BGO
10/14/08

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Saturn
Size: 19.59"
With 5 moons: Titan, Rhea, Tethys, Dione, Enceladus
Distance: 1.26 billion km (1hr 10.3m light travel time)
BGO
02/17/09

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Pluto
1 x 1sec
Size: 0.14"
Distance: 4.57 billion km (4 light hours 13.9 Light minutes)
BGO
05/29/08

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Comet Lulin
BGO
02/17/09



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