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AstroPhoto Insight Object list for June/July |
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Beginner |
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Wide Field |
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NGC 869, NGC 884 |
5.3 |
Double Cluster |
Perseus |
2h 19.71m |
57º 11.3' |
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Globular clusters |
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M3 |
6.3 |
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Canes Venatici |
13h 42.62m |
28º 20.3' |
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M5 |
5.7 |
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Serpens Caput |
15h 18.96m |
2º 03.1' |
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M13 |
5.3 |
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Hercules |
16h 42.02m |
36º 26.0' |
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Open clusters |
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<7.5 |
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M29 |
6.6 |
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Cygnus |
20h 24.34m |
38º 32.8' |
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M39 |
4.6 |
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Cygnus |
21h 32.53m |
48º 28.4 |
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M44 |
3.1 |
Beehive |
Cancer |
8h 40.52m |
19º 58.1' |
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NGC 225 |
7.0 |
Sailboat Cluster |
Cassiopeia |
0h 44.01m |
61º 50.1' |
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M25 |
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Nebulae |
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NGC 7000 |
4.0 |
North American Nebula |
Cygnus |
1h 52.7m |
36º 07.0' |
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M57 |
8.8 |
Ring Nebula |
Lyra |
18h 53.94m |
33º 02.7' |
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M17 |
6.0 |
Omega Nebula |
Sagittarius |
18h 21.32m |
16º 10.7' |
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M8 |
5.8 |
Lagoon Nebula |
Sagittarius |
18h 04.13m |
-24º 22.9' |
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Galaxies |
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M81 |
7.0 |
Bode's Galaxy |
Ursa Major |
9h 56.33m |
69º 01.4' |
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M31 |
3.5 |
Andromeda |
Andromeda |
0h 43.20m |
41º 18.9' |
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M51 |
8.1 |
Whirlpool Galaxy |
Canes Venatici |
13h 30.32m |
47º 08.9' |
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Solar System |
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Moon |
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Saturn |
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Challenging |
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NarrowBand |
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IC 1805 |
6.5 |
Heart Nebula |
Cassiopeia |
2h 33.39m |
61º 29.4' |
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Globular clusters |
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M22 |
6.5 |
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Sagittarius |
18h 36.85m |
-23º 54.5' |
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M6 |
4.5 |
Butterfly Cluster |
Sagittarius |
17h 40.69m |
-32º 13.3' |
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Nebulae |
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NGC 7023 |
7.1 |
The Iris |
Cepheus |
21h 01.70m |
68º 12.3' |
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IC 59 |
2.5 |
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Cassiopeia |
0h 57.25m |
61º 06.9' |
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IC 4592 |
3.9 |
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Scorpius |
16h 12.53m |
-19º 29.4' |
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IC 1396 |
3.5 |
Elephant Trunk |
Cepheus |
21h 39.39m |
57º 32.4' |
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M20 |
6.3 |
Trifid Nebula |
Sagittarius |
18h 02.85m |
-23º 02.0' |
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Galaxies |
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NGC 6384 |
10.4 |
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Ophiuchus |
17h 32.91m |
7º 03.5' |
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M86 |
Various |
Markarian Chain |
Virgo |
12h 26.71m |
12º 52.7' |
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Solar System |
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Moon |
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Saturn |
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