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Hubble's Variable Nebula
In the following, I reveal for the list of the 100 most beautiful Herschel objects plus 10 further NGC/IC objects (according to the Herschel Guide from the Oculum publishing house), to what extent I have already photographed them with my electronic telescopes. Visual observations are not taken into account.
Note: The names were mostly taken from the Herschel Guide.
See also: Messier 110 List - Overview Astronomy
Clik the "Object" links to see photos and get some information.
Note: Except for corrections, the eVscope and eVscope 2 columns are closed.
| Object | Name | Constellation | Type | eVscope | eVscope 2 | Vespera | Comments |
| IC 1805 | Heart Nebula | Cassiopeia | GN | |
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Together with IC 1848 called Heart and Soul Nebula; the Fish Head Nebula IC 1795/NGC 896 is near-by |
| IC 4665 | Summer Behive | Ophiuchus | OC | |
Ideal object for binoculars, too large for eVs(2) | ||
| IC 5146 | Cocoon Nebula | Cygnus | GN | |
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Small reddish nebula with embedded open star cluster Cr 470 |
| NGC 40 | Bow Tie Nebula | Cepheus | PN | |
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Violet dot with white central star | |
| NGC 246 | Skull Nebula | Cetus | PN | ||||
| NGC 247 | Dusty Spiral | Cetus | G | ||||
| NGC 253 | Silver Dollar Galaxy | Sculptor | G | ||||
| NGC 281 | Pac-Man Nebula | Cassiopeia | GN | |
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Reddish nebula, fits the eVscope's field of view |
| NGC 288 | Sculptor | GC | |||||
| NGC 404 | Mirach's Ghost | Andromeda | G | |
Galaxy close to Mirach, therefore called Mirach's Ghost | ||
| NGC 436 | Cassiopeia | OC | |||||
| NGC 457 | Owl Cluster, E.T. Cluster | Cassiopeia | OC | |
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Nice, particularly the eyes |
| NGC 654 | Cassiopeia | OC | |
Together with NGC 659, NGC 663, and M 103 in the same field of view (Vespera) | |||
| NGC 663 | Lawnmower Cluster | Cassiopeia | OC | |
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Together with NGC 659, NGC 654, and M 103 in the same field of view (Vespera) |
| NGC 752 | Andromeda | OC | |
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Large, loose open star cluster | |
| NGC 772 | Fiddlehead Galaxy | Aries | G | ||||
| NGC 869 | h Persei | Perseus | OC | |
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Nice, both Perseus clusters visible in the same view (Vespera) |
| NGC 884 | chi Persei | Perseus | OC | |
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Nice, both Perseus clusters visible in the same view (Vespera) |
| NGC 891 | Silver Sliver Galaxy | Andromeda | G | |
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Seen from the side (edge-on); nice |
| NGC 896 | Fish Head Nebula | Cassiopeia | GE | |
Also named IC 1795; part of the Heart Nebula | ||
| NGC 1499 | California Nebula | Perseus | GN | |
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Red nebula that I saw with the Vespera for the first time. | |
| NGC 1501 | Camel's Eye | Camelopardis | PN |
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| NGC 1502 | Golden Harp Cluster | Camelopardis | OC | |
Kemble's Cascade ends on one side with the open star cluster NGC 1502 (Golden Harp Cluster). | ||
| NGC 1528 | Perseus | OC | |||||
| NGC 1535 | Cleopatra's Eye | Eridanus | PN | ||||
| NGC 1647 | Pirate Moon Cluster | Taurus | OC | ||||
| NGC 1977 | Running Man Nebula | Orion | GN | |
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Called Running Man Nebula because of the form of a dark nebula inside of it; together with M 42/43 in a mosaic (Vespera). |
| NGC 1981 | Coal Car Cluster | Orion | OC | |
Open star cluster above the Running Man Nebula; also together with M 42/43, NGC 1977, and NGC 1980 in a mosaic. | ||
| NGC 2023 | Orion | GN | |
Close to the Horsehead Nebula B 33 | |||
| NGC 2024 | Flame Nebula | Orion | GN | |
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Alone and together with B 33 in a mosaic (Vespera) |
| NGC 2169 | 37 Cluster | Orion | OC | |
Together with NGC 2194 (Vespera) | ||
| NGC 2174/75 | Monkey Head Nebula | Orion | GN | |
Is considered as resembling a monkey's head | ||
| NGC 2244 | in the Rosette Nebula | Unicorn | OC | |
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Cluster at the center of the Rosette Nebula (Vespera mosaic) |
| NGC 2261 | Hubble's Variable Nebula |
Unicorn | GN | |
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Nebula that looks like a comet | |
| NGC 2264 | Christmas Tree Cluster/Cone Nebula | Unicorn | OC | |
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Saw only the star cluster with the eVscope(2). Conus nebula visible with Vespera (plus NGC 2261) |
| NGC 2281 | Broken Heart Cluster | Auriga | OC | ||||
| NGC 2301 | Great Bird Cluster | Unicorn | OC | ||||
| NGC 2359 | Thor's Helmet | Canis Major | GE | |
According to Stoyan a good example of the usefulness of nebula filters | ||
| NGC 2360 | Opened Box Cluster | Canis Major | OC | ||||
| NGC 2362 | Tau CMa Cluster | Canis Major | OC | ||||
| NGC 2392 | Eskimo Nebula | Gemini | PN | |
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Round light blue spot with white dot in it | |
| NGC 2403 | Camelopardis | G | |
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Spiral galaxy that is regarded as one of the best galaxies for small telescopes; unclear why Messier overlooked it; fairly impressive in the eVscope. | ||
| NGC 2419 | Intergalactic Wanderer | Lynx | GC | |
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Small, still in the Milky Way... | |
| NGC 2440 | Bat Nebula | Puppis | PN | ||||
| NGC 2539 | Dish Cluster | Puppis | OC | ||||
| NGC 2683 | UFO Galaxy | Lynx | G | |
Spiral galaxy, seen edge-on. | ||
| NGC 2841 | Tiger's Eye Galaxy | Ursa Major | G | ||||
| NGC 2903 | Leo | G | |
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One of the brighter spiral galaxies; unclear why Messier missed it... | ||
| NGC 2976 | Ursa Major | G | |||||
| NGC 3079 | Phantom Frisbee | Ursa Major | G | ||||
| NGC 3115 | Splinter Galaxy | Sextans | G | |
Elliptical galaxy, one of the "spindle galaxies"... | ||
| NGC 3242 | Jupiter's Ghost | Hydra | PN | ||||
| NGC 3521 | Needle Galaxy | Leo | G | ||||
| NGC 3628 | Hamburger Galaxy | Leo | G | |
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Spiral galaxy seen edge-on; it forms a conspicuous group with M 65 and M 66, the Leo Triplet (in the same FoV with the Vespera). |
| NGC 4038/39 | The Antennae | Corvus | G | ||||
| NGC 4085 | Ursa Major | G | |
The elliptical galaxy NGC 4085 and the spiral galaxy NGC 4088 in the constellation Ursa Major seem to interact with one another. At least, the deformations of galaxy NGC 4088 seem to indicate this. Both galaxies can be easily observed in the same field of view with the eVscope. | |||
| NGC 4088 | Ursa Major | G | |
Ditto | |||
| NGC 4206 | Virgo | G | |
See below! | |||
| NGC 4216 | Silver Streak Galaxy | Virgo | G | |
NGC 4216 is the largest of three galaxies (NGC 4216, NGC 4206, and NGC 4222), which can be observed together in the eVscope. | ||
| NGC 4244 | Silver Needle Galaxy | Canes Venatici | G | |
Spiral galaxy, very thin and long, seen edge-on | ||
| NGC 4435/38 | Markarian's Eyes | Virgo | G | |
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NGC 4435 is a lenticular galaxy and interacts with the lenticular galaxy NGC 4438, that is about 100,000 light years more distant. | |
| NGC 4449 | Rectangle Galaxy | Canes Venatici | G | |
Irregular galaxy | ||
| NGC 4485/90 | Cocoon Galaxy | Canes Venatici | G | |
Distorted spiral galaxies, which interact with one another. | ||
| NGC 4526 | Virgo | G | |||||
| NGC 4535 | Lost Galaxy | Virgo | G | ||||
| NGC 4565 | Coma Berenices | G | |
One of the most prominent and famous edge-on spiral galaxies in the sky | |||
| NGC 4567/68 | Siamese Twins | Virgo | G | |
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NGC 4567/8 are two spiral galaxies in the Virgo cluster; they are also called "The Siamese Twins" or "The Butterfly Galaxies". | |
| NGC 4631 | Herring's Galaxy | Canes Venatici | G | |
Spiral galaxy seen edge-on; above it, there is a compagnion, the elliptical dwarf galaxy NGC 4627. | ||
| NGC 4656/57 | Fish Hook Galaxy | Canes Venatici | G | ||||
| NGC 4725 | TIE Fighter | Coma Berenices | G | |
Small spiral galaxy with even smaller neighbor galaxy NGC 4712 (spiral galaxy) | ||
| NGC 4889 | Coma Galaxy Cluster | Coma Berenices | G | |
Tiny... | ||
| NGC 5740 | Virgo | G | |||||
| NGC 5746 | Mini Sombrero | Virgo | G | ||||
| NGC 5907 | Splinter Galaxy | Draco | G | ||||
| NGC 6210 | Turtle Nebula | Hercules | PN | |
Rather bright and turquoise; has a white central star, which is regarded as easy to observe (not in eVscope). | ||
| NGC 6520 | Castaway Cluster | Sagittarius | OC | ||||
| NGC 6543 | Cat Eye's Nebula | Draco | PN | |
Very small in the eVscope | ||
| NGC 6572 | Emerald's Nebula | Ophiuchus | PN | |
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| NGC 6633 | Tweedledum Cluster | Ophiuchus | OC | |
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According to Stoyan on par with M 11 and M 16 | |
| NGC 6712 | Weird Globular | Scutum | GC | |
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In the eVscope somewhat larger and nice, small in the Vespera | |
| NGC 6781 | Snowglobe Nebula | Aquila | PN | |
According to Stoyan, the brightest of four fainter planetary nebulae in this constellation; reminds me of the Ring and the Dumbell nebulae | ||
| NGC 6818 | Little Gem Nebula | Sagittarius | PN | |
According to Stoyan very small and bright, a small blue dot in the eVscope | ||
| NGC 6822 | Barnard's Galaxy | Sagittarius | G | |
According to Stoyan faint and hard to see. This was in fact even with the eVscope the case. But once, I was able to find a faint glow after post-processing... | ||
| NGC 6826 | Blinking Planetary | Cygnus | PN | |
According to Stoyan brighter than the Ring Nebula M 57, but not so easy to observe. In the eVscope it is just a blue dot... | ||
| NGC 6888 | Crescent Nebula | Cygnus | GE | |
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Nice, but faint |
| NGC 6905 | Blue Flash Nebula | Delphinus | PN | ||||
| NGC 6910 | Inchworm Cluster | Cygnus | OC | ||||
| NGC 6934 | Delphinus Cluster | Delphinus | GC | |
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According to Stoyan hard to resolve; this is, however, possible with eVscvope and Vespera. | |
| NGC 6939 | Ghost Bush Cluster | Cepheus | OC | |
Together in FOV with NGC 6946 with Vespera | ||
| NGC 6940 | Mothra Cluster | Vulpecula | OC | ||||
| NGC 6946 | Fireworks Galaxy | Cepheus | G | |
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Face-on galaxy; can be observed together with NGC 6939 with Vespera | |
| NGC 6960 | Cirrus Nebula | Cygnus | GN | |
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Only partly visible; together NGC 6992 as a mosaic (do not quite fit the frame) |
| NGC 6992/5 | Cirrus Nebula | Cygnus | GN | |
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Only partly visible; together NGC 6960 as a mosaic (do not quite fit the frame) |
| NGC 7000 | North America Nebula | Cygnus | GN | |
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Only partly visible; together with IC 5070 as a mosaic |
| NGC 7008 | Fetus Nebula | Cygnus | PN | ||||
| NGC 7009 | Saturn Nebula | Aquarius | PN | |
Very small, reminds of the planet Saturn with its "ears". | ||
| NGC 7023 | Iris Nebula | Cepheus | GN | |
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NGC 7023 is the name of an open star cluster containing the Iris Nebula. The Iris Nebula is a reflection nebula illuminated by a central star. Nice... |
| NGC 7027 | Magic Carpet Nebula | Cygnus | PN | ||||
| NGC 7209 | Star Lizard Cluster | Lacerta | OC | ||||
| NGC 7243 | Lacerta | OC | |
Originally confirmed with a Karkoschka photo; better seen in August 2020 | |||
| NGC 7293 | Helix Nebula | Aquarius | PN | |
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Large, faint |
| NGC 7331 | Pegasus | G | |
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Close to Stephan's Quintet NGC 7317; together in FOV with Vespera | |
| NGC 7380 | in the Wizard Nebula | Cepheus | OC | |
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A star formation region that contains the young open star cluster NGC 7380 | |
| NGC 7479 | Superman Galaxy | Pegasus | G | |
Can be seen well as a barred spiral | ||
| NGC 7510 | Cepheus | OC | |||||
| NGC 7635 | Bubble Nebula | Cassiopeia | GE | |
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Is located close to the open star cluster M 52; both can be seen together with Vespera |
| NGC 7662 | Blue Snowball | Andromeda | PN | |
According to Stoyan, one of the most beautiful planetary nebulae in the autumn sky, which appears in the small telescope as an even blue disc. In the eVscope it appears as a prominent but small blue spot. | ||
| NGC 7789 | Caroline's Haystack | Andromeda | OC | |
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Large; according to Stoyan one of the richest star clusters for small telescopes. |
Ronald Stoyan (2022). Herschel Guide. Oculum Verlag (ISBN: ISBN 978-3-949370-06-9)
www.oculum-verlag.de/detailview?no=606
