STATUS: 44/159 (27%)
| ID | Con | TYPE | RA(2000) | Dec | Mag | Size(') | Remarks | obs. log |
| M31 | Andromeda | G-Sb | 0 42.7 | 41 16 | 3.5 | 160x40 | NE; 8-in: two dl, st cloud, GC G1 | 14082004 |
| M32 | Andromeda | G-E2 | 0 42.7 | 40 52 | 8.2 | 3 | M31 group; also M110, NGC 147, NGC 185 | 14082004 |
| 7662 | Andromeda | PN | 23 25.9 | 42 33 | 9.2 | 0.3 | Blue Snowball [Copeland]; annular in 10-in | - |
| 891 | Andromeda | G-Sb | 2 22.6 | 42 21 | 10 | 14x3 | Edge-on; 16-in shows dl | - |
| Gamma | Andromeda | Mlt | 2 03.9 | 42 20 | 2.1,4.8 | 9.6" | Gold, blue; C m 6.0, BC 0.5" | - |
| B142/43 | Aquila | DN | 19 41 | 11 | --- | 80x50 | Difficult NE; Fine in binoculars | - |
| M2 | Aquarius | GC | 21 33.5 | -00 49 | 6.5 | 13 | Brightest CC II | 08082003 23082006 |
| 7293 | Aquarius | PN | 22 29.6 | -20 48 | 6.5 | 13 | 7x50s show Helix Nebula; annular | 23082006 |
| 7009 | Aquarius | PN | 21 04.2 | -11 22 | 8.3 | 0.5 | Saturn Neb [Lord Rosse]; greenish; 18-in: ansae | - |
| Zeta | Aquarius | Dbl | 22 28.8 | -00 01 | 4.4,4.6 | 1.9" | Both white | - |
| 6397 | Ara | GC | 17 40.7 | -53 40 | 5.7 | 26 | Easily resolved, st m 10; CC IX | - |
| Gamma | Aries | Dbl | 1 53.5 | 19 18 | 4.8,4.8 | 7.5" | Both white | - |
| M37 | Auriga | OC | 5 52.4 | 32 33 | 5.6 | 24 | Difficult NE; Ri: 150 st | - |
| M38 | Auriga | OC | 5 28.7 | 35 50 | 6.4? | 21 | Difficult NE; OC 1907 and NE OC M36 adj | - |
| Epsilon | Bootes | Dbl | 14 44.9 | 27 05 | 2.7,5.1 | 2.8" | Izar; deep yellow, blue | - |
| IC 2602 | Carina | OC | 10 43.2 | -64 24 | 1.9 | 50 | NE; Theta Car Cl or "Southern Pleiades" | - |
| 3372 | Carina | EN | 10 43.8 | -59 52 | 3 | 120 | NE; Eta Car Neb; chevron dl; the finest nebula in the sky | - |
| 3532 | Carina | OC | 11 06.4 | -58 40 | 3 | 55 | NE; 3d ENE Eta Car; Ri, oblate | - |
| 2516 | Carina | OC | 7 58.3 | -60 52 | 3.8 | 30 | NE | - |
| 3293 | Carina | OC | 10 35.8 | -58 14 | 4.7 | 40 | EN + RN + DN inv; incredible tight ball of st | - |
| 2808 | Carina | GC | 9 12.0 | -64 52 | 6.3 | 14 | Brightest CC I | - |
| 457 | Cassiopeia | OC | 1 19.1 | 58 20 | 6.4 | 13 | Airplane Cluster: Splendid | - |
| 7789 | Cassiopeia | OC | 23 57.0 | 56 44 | 6.7 | 16 | Ri, 300 faint st | - |
| 663 | Cassiopeia | OC | 1 46.0 | 61 15 | 7.1 | 16 | 80 st; four OC within 2d | - |
| 281 | Cassiopeia | EN | 0 52.8 | 56 37 | 7p | 35 | Use UHC; DN inv | - |
| 5139 | Centaurus | GC | 13 26.8 | -47 29 | 3.7 | 36 | NE; Omega Cen: brightest GC; CC VIII (apparently the core of a captured dwarf elliptical galaxy) | - |
| 3766 | Centaurus | OC | 11 36.1 | -61 37 | 5.3 | 12 | - | |
| 5128 | Centaurus | G-S0 | 13 25.5 | -43 01 | 7 | 10x3 | Cen A; dl from merging spiral | - |
| Alpha | Centaurus | Dbl | 14 39.7 | -60 49 | 0.0,1.3 | 21" | Yellow pair; closest NE star | - |
| Funnel Cloud | Cepheus/Cygnus | DN | 21 00 | 55 | -- | 12d long | NE Funnel Cloud Nebula [Whitman] cuts almost across the Cep/Cyg Milky Way | - |
| Omicron | Cetus | Var | 2 19.4 | -03 00 | Mira: orange; watch m rise with NE | - | ||
| M41 | Canis Major | OC | 6 47.0 | -20 44 | 4.5 | 38 | NE | 19112004 |
| h3945 | Canis Major | Dbl | 7 16.6 | -23 19 | 5,7 | 26.6" | yellow, blue | - |
| M44 | Cancer | OC | 8 40.1 | 19 59 | 3.1 | 95 | NE; Beehive Cluster; many Mlt | - |
| M67 | Cancer | OC | 8 50.4 | 11 49 | 6.9 | 18 | - | |
| Iota | Cancer | Dbl | 8 46.7 | 28 46 | 4.0,6.6 | 30" | Yellow, blue | - |
| Zeta | Cancer | Mlt | 8 12.2 | 17 39 | 5.6,6.0 | 5.8" | Three yellow st; B mag 6.0 at 0.8" | - |
| 1851 | Columba | GC | 5 14.1 | -40 03 | 7.3 | 11 | CC II | - |
| M64 | Coma Berenices | G-Sb | 12 56.7 | 21 41 | 8.5 | 8x4 | Black-eye G [W. Herschel]; dl | - |
| 4565 | Coma Berenices | G-Sb | 12 36.3 | 25 59 | 9.6 | 16x3 | Remarkable edge-on; thin dl | - |
| Coma Ber | Coma Berenices | OC | 12 25.1 | 26 06 | 2.9p | 300 | NE; very large | - |
| 24 | Coma Berenices | Dbl | 12 35.1 | 18 23 | 5.0,6.6 | 20" | Deep yellow, blue-white | - |
| 6541 | Corona Austrina | GC | 18 08.0 | -43 42 | 6.6 | 13 | CC III | - |
| Zeta | Corona Borealis | Dbl | 15 39.4 | 36 38 | 5.1,6.0 | 6.3" | Blue, greenish | 02082007 |
| Coalsack | Crux | DN | 12 51 | -63 | -- | 360 | NE; OC 4755 (Jewel Box) adj | - |
| Alpha | Crux | Dbl | 12 26.6 | -63 06 | 0.8,1.2 | 4.0" | Blue-white pair | - |
| M3 | Canes Venatici | GC | 13 42.2 | 28 23 | 6.4 | 16 | CC VI | - |
| M94 | Canes Venatici | G-Sb | 12 50.9 | 41 07 | 8.2 | 11 | Defies moonlight (show on Astronomy Day) | 10072004 |
| M106 | Canes Venatici | G-Sb | 12 19.0 | 47 18 | 8.3 | 20x6 | - | |
| M51 | Canes Venatici | G-Sc | 13 29.9 | 47 12 | 8.4 | 11 | Whirlpool Galaxy [Lord Rosse]; 8-in: spiral arms; 5195 inv | 10072004 |
| M63 | Canes Venatici | G-Sb | 13 15.8 | 42 02 | 8.6 | 8x3 | Sunflower G; 7x50s reveal it | 10072004 |
| 4631 | Canes Venatici | G-Sc | 12 42.1 | 32 32 | 9.3 | 15x3 | Humpback Whale Galaxy [Hewitt-White]; G 4656/7 adj | - |
| 6826 | Cygnus | PN | 19 44.8 | 50 31 | 9.8 | 0.5 | Blinking Planetary [Mullaney/McCall]; cn* m 10 | - |
| 7000 | Cygnus | EN | 20 58.8 | 44 20 | --- | 120 | NE; North America Neb [Wolf]; DN inv; UHC | - |
| 6960 | Cygnus | SNR | 20 45.7 | 30 43 | --- | 70x6 | Veil Neb; OIII; longer Nile-like nebulosity adj for many fields | - |
| 6992/5 | Cygnus | SNR | 20 56.4 | 31 43 | --- | 78x8 | Veil Neb; OIII; 6992 in 7x50s | - |
| Beta | Cygnus | Dbl | 19 30.7 | 27 58 | 3.1,5.1 | 35" | Albireo; yellow, blue | 14082004 |
| 61 | Cygnus | Dbl | 21 06.9 | 38 45 | 5.2,6.1 | 28" | Orange dwarfs | - |
| Gamma | Delphinus | Dbl | 20 46.7 | 16 07 | 4.3,5.1 | 10" | Yellow, pale green | - |
| 2070 | Dorado | EN/OC | 5 38.6 | -69 05 | 8.2 | 40 | NE; Tarantula Neb in LMC | - |
| LMC | Dorado | G-SBm | 5 23.6 | -69 45 | 0.6p | 432 | NE; many EN and Cl inv | - |
| 6543 | Draco | PN | 17 58.6 | 66 38 | 8.8 | 0.3 | Cat's Eye Neb; 8-in: oval, cn* | - |
| 5907 | Draco | G-Sb | 15 15.9 | 56 19 | 10.4 | 12x2 | Edge-on Splinter Galaxy | - |
| Nu | Draco | Dbl | 17 32.2 | 55 10 | 4.9,4.9 | 62" | Both white | - |
| 40-41 | Draco | Dbl | 18 00.2 | 80 00 | 5.7,6.0 | 19" | Yellow st | - |
| Theta | Eridanus | Dbl | 2 58.2 | -40 19 | 3.4,4.4 | 8" | Both white | - |
| 32 | Eridanus | Dbl | 3 54.3 | -02 57 | 4.5,6.1 | 7" | Topaz, greenish | - |
| f | Eridanus | Dbl | 3 48.6 | -37 37 | 4.9,5.4 | 8" | Yellowish st | - |
| p | Eridanus | Dbl | 1 39.8 | -56 12 | 5.8,5.8 | 12" | Both yellow-orange dwarfs | - |
| M35 | Gemini | OC | 6 08.9 | 24 20 | 5.1 | 28 | NE; Ri; OC 2158 and IC 2157 adj | - |
| 2392 | Gemini | PN | 7 29.2 | 20 55 | 8.3 | 0.2 | Clown-Face Neb [Burnham]; blue-green | - |
| Alpha | Gemini | Mlt | 7 34.6 | 31 53 | 2.0,2.9 | 3.9" | Castor: white, blue-white; C mag 9.1 at 73" | - |
| M13 | Hercules | GC | 16 41.7 | 36 28 | 5.9 | 17 | NE; star chains at margins; CC V | 08082003 10072004 |
| M92 | Hercules | GC | 17 17.1 | 43 08 | 6.5 | 11 | 8-in: bulging rectangle; CC IV | - |
| Alpha | Hercules | Dbl | 17 14.6 | 14 23 | 3.5v,5.4 | 4.7" | Orange, blue-green | - |
| Rho | Hercules | Dbl | 17 23.7 | 37 09 | 4.6,5.6 | 4.1" | Both white | - |
| 95 | Hercules | Dbl | 18 01.5 | 21 36 | 4.9,5.1 | 6" | Silver, gold | - |
| M83 | Hydra | G-SBc | 13 37.0 | -29 52 | 7.6 | 11 | 8-in: bar; 13-in: spiral arms | - |
| 3242 | Hydra | PN | 10 24.8 | -18 38 | 8.6 | 0.3 | Ghost of Jupiter; pale blue | - |
| 2903 | Leo | G-Sb | 9 32.2 | 21 30 | 8.9 | 11x5 | - | |
| M66 | Leo | G-Sb | 11 20.2 | 12 59 | 9 | 8x3 | Trio with M65, NGC 3628; 16-in: two arms in M66 and 3628's dl | 26122006 |
| Gamma | Leo | Dbl | 10 20.0 | 19 50 | 2.6,3.8 | 4.4" | Gold, yellow-green | - |
| h3752 | Lepus | Dbl | 5 21.8 | -24 46 | 5.4,6.6 | 3.5" | Gold, blue; GC M79 36' ENE | - |
| M57 | Lyra | PN | 18 53.6 | 33 02 | 9 | 1.3x1 | Ring Neb [W. Herschel]; 16-in at 400x shows cn* | 08082003 |
| Epsilon | Lyra | Mlt | 18 44.3 | 39 40 | 5.0,6.1; 5.2,5.5 | 2.6"; 2.3" | The Double-double; four white st | - |
| Otto Struve 525 | Lyra | Dbl | 18 54.9 | 33 58 | 6.0,7.7 | 45" | Albireo-like | - |
| M50 | Monoceros | OC | 7 03.2 | -08 20 | 5.9 | 16 | 19112004 | |
| 2237+ | Monoceros | EN | 6 32.3 | 05 03 | --- | 80x60 | Rosette Neb; UHC reveals DN inv; NE OC 2244 inv | - |
| 8 | Monoceros | Dbl | 6 23.8 | 04 36 | 4.4,6.7 | 13" | Yellow, bluish | - |
| Beta | Monoceros | Mlt | 6 28.8 | -07 02 | 4.7,5.2 | 7" | C mag 6.1 at 2.8"; three blue-white st | - |
| 5189 | Musca | PN | 13 33.5 | -65 59 | 10p | 2.6 | Like a barred spiral | - |
| IC 4665 | Ophiuchus | OC | 17 46.3 | 05 43 | 4.2 | 41 | NE | - |
| M12 | Ophiuchus | GC | 16 47.2 | -01 57 | 6.6 | 15 | CC IX | 06082005 |
| M10 | Ophiuchus | GC | 16 57.1 | -04 06 | 6.6 | 15 | Pair with M12 3d NW; CC VII | 06082005 |
| M62 | Ophiuchus | GC | 17 01.2 | -30 07 | 6.6 | 14 | CC IV | 06082005 08082005 |
| M19 | Ophiuchus | GC | 17 02.6 | -26 16 | 7.2 | 14 | CC VIII; oblate | 06082005 08082005 |
| Pipe Neb | Ophiuchus | DN | 17 21 | -27 | -- | 7d long | NE; B59, 65, 66, 67, 78 | - |
| 70 | Ophiuchus | Dbl | 18 05.5 | 02 30 | 4.0,6.0 | 3.7" | Yellow, orange | 06082005 |
| Rho | Ophiuchus | Mlt | 16 25.6 | -23 27 | 5.2,5.9 | 3.1" | Both bluish; two wide mag 7 companions | 06082005 |
| 36 | Ophiuchus | Dbl | 17 15.3 | -26 36 | 5.3,5.3 | 4.6" | Orange twins | 08082005 |
| Sigma | Orion | Mlt | 5 38.7 | -02 36 | 3.7 | --- | Bluish; eight st | - |
| M42/43 | Orion | EN | 5 35.4 | -05 27 | 4 | 66 | Orion Neb NE; Trapezium Mlt inv; greenish-gray; 16-in: reddish-brown areas; DN inv; RN 1973+ adj | 19112004 |
| 2024 | Orion | EN | 5 41.9 | -01 51 | --- | 30 | Flame Neb; with branching dl | - |
| 6752 | Pavo | GC | 19 10.9 | -59 59 | 5.4 | 20 | CC VI | - |
| M15 | Pegasus | GC | 21 30.0 | 12 10 | 6.4 | 12 | Core peaks like Mt. Fuji; CC IV | 08082003 |
| A Per | Perseus | OC | 3 22.0 | 48 36 | 2.3 | 240 | Alpha Per Assoc; use binoculars | - |
| 869,884 | Perseus | OC | 2 19.0 | 57 09 | 4.4 | 30,30 | NE; Double Cluster; 350 st | 29122002 |
| M34 | Perseus | OC | 2 42.0 | 42 47 | 5.2 | 35 | NE; fine in small scopes | - |
| Beta | Perseus | Var | 3 08.2 | 40 57 | Algol: NE eclipsing binary | - | ||
| 2451 | Puppis | OC | 7 45.4 | -37 58 | 2.8 | 45 | Orange c Pup inv | - |
| 2477 | Puppis | OC | 7 52.3 | -38 33 | 5.8 | 27 | 300 mag 12 st | - |
| M46 | Puppis | OC | 7 41.8 | -14 49 | 6.1 | 27 | Ri M46 has PN 2438; NE OC M47 adj | - |
| M93 | Puppis | OC | 7 44.6 | -23 52 | 6.2 | 22 | - | |
| k | Puppis | Dbl | 7 38.8 | -26 48 | 4.5,4.8 | 10" | Both white | - |
| 253 | Sculptor | G-Sc | 0 47.6 | -25 17 | 7.1 | 22x6 | Elongated, mottled; GC NGC 288 adj | - |
| 55 | Sculptor | G-Sc | 0 14.9 | -39 11 | 8p | 25x3 | 4-in: diffuse splinter | - |
| 6231 | Scorpius | OC | 16 54.0 | -41 48 | 2.6 | 15 | NE; False Comet [Whitman]: with Zeta (nucleus), 6231 (coma), OC H12 (tail) | - |
| M7 | Scorpius | OC | 17 53.9 | -34 49 | 3.3 | 80 | NE; fine in binoculars | 14082004 |
| M6 | Scorpius | OC | 17 40.1 | -32 13 | 4.2 | 15 | NE; Butterfly Cluster [Burnham]; four OC adj | 14082004 |
| M4 | Scorpius | GC | 16 23.6 | -26 32 | 5.9 | 26 | Central bar of st; CC IX | 14082004 |
| Alpha | Scorpius | Dbl | 16 29.4 | -26 26 | 1.0,5.4 | 2.9" | Antares; beautiful orange, emerald; requires very steady seeing | 14082004 |
| Beta | Scorpius | Dbl | 16 05.4 | -19 48 | 2.8,4.9 | 14" | White,pale blue | 14082004 |
| M11 | Scutum | OC | 18 51.1 | -06 16 | 5.8 | 14 | Dense; 200 st m 11; DN adj | - |
| M5 | Serpens | GC | 15 18.6 | 02 05 | 5.8 | 17 | CC V | - |
| M16 | Serpens | EN/OC | 18 18.8 | -13 47 | 6 | 35 | Eagle Neb; UHC; DN inv: The Star-Queen Neb[Burnham] | - |
| M22 | Sagittarius | GC | 18 36.4 | -23 54 | 5.1 | 24 | Oblate CC VII; 3-in resolves | 14082004 |
| M23 | Sagittarius | OC | 17 56.8 | -19 01 | 5.5 | 27 | NE; Star cloud M24 and OC M25 to east | - |
| M8 | Sagittarius | EN | 18 03.8 | -24 23 | 5.8 | 90 | NE; dl; OC inv [note: I intentionally avoided the inappropriate name, "Lagoon Nebula"] | 14082004 |
| M17 | Sagittarius | EN/OC | 18 20.8 | -16 11 | 6 | 46 | Swan Neb [Burnham?]; DN inv | 14082004 |
| M20 | Sagittarius | E/RN | 18 02.3 | -23 02 | 6.3 | 29 | Trifid Neb [J.Herschel] but has FOUR dl; OC M21 adj | 14082004 |
| M28 | Sagittarius | GC | 18 24.5 | -24 52 | 6.9 | 11 | CC IV | 14082004 |
| M55 | Sagittarius | GC | 19 40.0 | -30 58 | 7 | 19 | Brightest CC XI | 14082004 |
| 6723 | Sagittarius | GC | 18 59.6 | -36 38 | 7.3 | 11 | CC VII; in superb field of DN, RN, Var and Dbl st | - |
| M54 | Sagittarius | GC | 18 55.1 | -30 29 | 7.7 | 9 | CC III; actually the nucleus of the Sgr Dwarf G; 16-in resolves | - |
| B92 | Sagittarius | DN | 18 15.5 | -18 14 | --- | 15x10 | In spectacular star cloud M24; B93 adj | - |
| B86 | Sagittarius | N | 18 03.0 | -27 53 | --- | 4.5x3 | OC 6520 adj | - |
| Pleiades | Taurus | OC | 3 47.0 | 24 07 | 1.2 | 120 | =M45; NE; Merope RN is L-shaped | - |
| M1 | Taurus | SNR | 5 34.5 | 22 01 | 8.4 | 6 | Crab Nebula [Lord Rosse] | 14082004 |
| Hyades | Taurus | OC | 4 20 | 15 38 | 0.8p | 400 | NE; very large, V-shaped | - |
| 6025 | Triangulum Australe | OC | 16 03.7 | -60 30 | 5.1 | 12 | - | |
| M33 | Triangulum | G-Sc | 1 33.9 | 30 39 | 5.7 | 60x40 | Difficult NE; 8-in: spiral arms; 16-in: six EN inv; 24-in: four arms | 06082005 |
| Iota | Triangulum | Dbl | 2 12.4 | 30 18 | 5.2,6.6 | 4.0" | Gold, blue | - |
| 104 | Tucana | GC | 0 24.1 | -72 05 | 4 | 31 | NE; 47 Tuc: yellow core!; CC III | - |
| 362 | Tucana | GC | 1 03.2 | -70 51 | 6.6 | 13 | Milky Way GC beside SMC; CC III | - |
| SMC | Tucana | G-Im | 0 52.6 | -72 48 | 2.8p | 216 | NE; Cl, EN inv | - |
| Beta | Tucana | Dbl | 0 31.5 | -62 57 | 4.4,4.5 | 27" | Both blue-white | - |
| M81 | Ursa Major | G-Sb | 9 55.6 | 69 04 | 6.9 | 16x10 | 6x30 finder shows M81, 82 | 08082003 |
| M101 | Ursa Major | G-Sc | 14 03.2 | 54 21 | 7.7 | 27 | Numerous brighter knots | 10072004 |
| M82 | Ursa Major | G-I | 9 55.8 | 69 41 | 8.4 | 7x2 | 13-in: mottled, two diagonal dl | 08082003 |
| M97 | Ursa Major | PN | 11 14.8 | 55 01 | 11.2? | 3.2 | Owl Neb [Lord Rosse]; 'eyes' with 6-in, OIII; G-Sc M108 adj | 06012005 |
| Zeta | Ursa Major | Dbl | 13 23.9 | 54 58 | 2.3,3.9 | 14" | Mizar: bluish-white, greenish-white; Alcor adj | - |
| Xi | Ursa Major | Dbl | 11 18.2 | 31 32 | 4.3,4.8 | 1.8" | Yellow pair | - |
| IC 2391 | Vela | OC | 8 40.2 | -53 04 | 2.5 | 50 | NE; bright st | - |
| 3201 | Vela | GC | 10 17.6 | -46 25 | 6.8 | 18 | CC X | - |
| 3132 | Vela | PN | 10 07.0 | -40 26 | 8.2 | 0.8 | Eight-Burst Neb | - |
| M104 | Virgo | G-Sb | 12 40.0 | -11 37 | 8.3 | 7x2 | Edge-on Sombrero Galaxy with dl | 13052005 |
| M86,etc | Virgo | G-E3 | 12 26.2 | 12 57 | 9.2 | 7 | Heart of Virgo Cl: ten Gs in 1d field | - |
| Gamma | Virgo | Dbl | 12 41.7 | -01 27 | 3.4,3.5 | 1.5" | Both pale yellow; closest in 2007 | - |
| 6940 | Vulpecula | OC | 20 34.6 | 28 18 | 6.3 | 31 | Ri | - |
| M27 | Vulpecula | PN | 19 59.6 | 22 43 | 8.1 | 7 | Dumb-bell Neb [J. Herschel] | 08082003 |