~Selected for observers
in the middle latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere.
~Arranged in order of
brightness; except constellations, which are alphabetical.
~Most objects in
Section 1 are naked-eye objects, but optics greatly enhance them.
~Most objects in Section
2 require binoculars or telescopes. Enjoy, and God bless!
SECTION 1
Solar System (10) Constellations (15) Stars
(20)
Moon Andromeda Sirius
Venus Auriga Arcturus
Jupiter (four moons with optics) Bootes Vega
Saturn (rings with optics) Canis Major Capella
Mercury Cassiopeia Rigel
Mars Cygnus Procyon
Uranus (optics preferred) Gemini Betelgeuse
Neptune (optics required) Leo Altair
Vesta (asteroid; optics preferred) Orion Aldebaran
Ceres (asteroid; optics required) Perseus Antares
(Pluto is too faint for most optics.) Scorpius Spica
Sagittarius Pollux
“In the beginning God created Taurus Fomalhaut
the heavens and the earth.” Ursa Major Deneb
Ursa Minor Regulus
Castor
“Where
were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?” Polaris / North Star
“In
the beginning was the Word…All things were made through Mizar (double)
Him…In Him was life, and the life was the
light of men.” Almach
(double)
Alberio (double)
SECTION 2
Open Clusters (15) Globular Clusters (10) Nebulae (15) Galaxies
(15)
Hyades M22 M42 / Orion M31
/ Andromeda
Alpha Persei M5 M8 / Lagoon M33 / Pinwheel
M45 / Pleiades / 7 Sisters M13
/ Hercules M17 / Omega
/ Swan M81 / Bode’s
Coma Berenices M4 M16 / Eagle Sculptor
/ NGC 253
M44 / Praesepe / Beehive M3 M20 / Trifid M83
/ South Pinwheel
IC 1396 M15 Cocoon M101
/ Pinwheel
NGC 2232 M2 Helix / NGC 7293 M110
NGC 2264 M92 Cave M32
Double Cluster M10 M78 M94
NGC 2362 M12 Saturn / NGC 7009 M106
IC 4665 NGC
246 M104 /
Sombrero
M47 M27
/ Dumbbell M49
M24 / MW Star Cloud M1 / Crab M82
/ Cigar
M41 M57 / Ring M51 / Whirlpool
M39 Flame
/ NGC 2024 NGC 2403
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