Deep Sky With Binoculars - Bright Nebulae
This project includes a collection of visual observations of deep sky objects made exclusively with the naked eye or binoculars. It is remarkable how many objects are visible with such small instruments and shows that a telescope is not necessarily required. Of course everyone can contribute with own observations. A detailed description of the project and the submission format of your own observations can be found in the introduction.
Deep Sky Object Lists:
| Objects | 30 |
| Visual Observations | 104 |
| Sketches | 4 |
| Observers | 5 |
| Uwe Brinker, Christopher Hay, René Merting, Uwe Pilz, Robert Zebahl |
| Type | Magnitude | Size | Coordinates (J2000.0) | ||||
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 DSS II (red) - 50'×50' |
IC410, LBN807 | BN, EN | 50.0'×50.0' | Aur | 05h22m30.00s / +33°23'00.00" | |
 DSS II (red) - 100'×100' |
IC1318, Butterfly Nebula, Gamma Cygni Nebula | BN, EN | 45.0'×20.0' | Cyg | 20h25m50.00s / +40°10'30.00" | ||
 DSS II (blue) - 90'×90' |
IC1396 | BN, EN | 165.0'×135.0' | Cep | 21h40m00.00s / +57°41'00.00" | ||
 DSS II (blue) - 120'×120' |
IC1805, Sh2-190, Heart Nebula | BN, EN | Cas | 02h32m42.00s / +61°27'00.00" | |||
 DSS I - 120'×120' |
IC1848, Sh2-199, Westerhout 5, Soul Nebula | BN, EN | Cas | 02h55m00.00s / +60°24'00.00" | |||
 DSS II (red) - 90'×90' |
IC5067, IC5070, Pelican Nebula | BN, EN | 8m.0 | 60.0'×50.0' | Cyg | 20h51m30.00s / +44°05'00.00" | |
 DSS II (blue) - 60'×60' |
IC5068 | BN, EN | 40.0'×30.0' | Cyg | 20h51m00.00s / +42°30'00.00" | ||
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 DSS II (blue) - 8'×8' |
Messier 1, M1, NGC1952, Crab Nebula | BN, EN | 8m.4 | 8.0'×4.0' | Tau | 05h34m31.94s / +22°00'52.20" |
| ★★★ |
 DSS II (red) - 80'×80' |
Messier 8, M8, NGC6523, Lagoon Nebula | BN, EN, RN | 6m.0 | 60.0'×40.0' | Sgr | 18h03m37.00s / -24°23'12.00" |
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 DSS II (red) - 100'×100' |
Messier 16, M16, IC4703, Eagle Nebula | BN, EN | 6m.4 | Ser | 18h18m48.00s / -13°48'24.00" | |
| ★★ |
 DSS II (red) - 60'×60' |
Messier 17, M17, NGC6618, Omega Nebula, Swan Nebula | BN, EN | 6m.0 | Sgr | 18h20m47.00s / -16°10'18.00" | |
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 DSS II (red) - 28'×28' |
Messier 20, M20, NGC6514, H4.41, H5.10, H5.11, H5.12, Trifid Nebula | BN, EN, RN | 6m.3 | 28.0'×28.0' | Sgr | 18h02m42.00s / -22°58'18.00" |
| ★★★ |
 DSS II (red) - 90'×90' |
Messier 42, M42, NGC1976, Orion Nebula | BN, EN, RN | 4m.0 | 90.0'×60.0' | Ori | 05h35m17.30s / -05°23'28.00" |
 DSS II (red) - 30'×30' |
Messier 43, M43, NGC1982, H3.1 | BN, EN | 7m.0 | 20.0'×15.0' | Ori | 05h35m31.00s / -05°16'12.00" | |
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 DSS II (red) - 15'×15' |
Messier 78, M78, NGC2068 | BN, RN | 8m.3 | 8.0'×6.0' | Ori | 05h46m45.96s / +00°03'37.80" |
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 DSS II (blue) - 35'×35' |
NGC281, IC11, Pacman Nebula | BN, EN | b7m.3 | 35.0'×35.0' | Cas | 00h52m25.10s / +56°33'54.00" |
 DSS II (blue) - 27'×27' |
NGC896, H3.695 | BN, EN | 27.0'×13.0' | Cas | 02h25m48.00s / +61°59'00.00" | ||
 DSS II (red) - 120'×120' |
NGC1499, California Nebula | BN, EN | 5m.0 | 160.0'×40.0' | Per | 04h01m00.00s / +36°25'00.00" | |
 DSS II (red) - 40'×40' |
NGC1977, H5.30 | BN, EN, RN | 7m.0 | 20.0'×10.0' | Ori | 05h35m16.00s / -04°49'15.00" | |
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 DSS II (red) - 30'×30' |
NGC2024, H5.28, Flame Nebula | BN, EN | 30.0'×30.0' | Ori | 05h41m43.00s / -01°50'30.00" | |
 DSS II (red) - 12'×12' |
NGC2071, H4.36 | BN, RN | 8m.0 | 7.0'×5.0' | Ori | 05h47m09.80s / +00°18'00.00" | |
| ★★★ |
 DSS II (red) - 50'×50' |
NGC2174, Monkey Head Nebula | BN, EN | 6m.9 | 40.0'×30.0' | Ori | 06h09m42.00s / +20°30'00.00" |
 DSS II (red) - 100'×100' |
NGC2237-39 & NGC2246, NGC2237, NGC2238, NGC2239, NGC2246, Rosette Nebula | BN, EN | 6m.0 | 80.0'×60.0' | Mon | 06h32m00.00s / +05°00'00.00" | |
 DSS II (blue) - 5'×5' |
NGC2261, H4.2, Hubble's Variable Nebula | BN, RN | 9m.0 | 2.0'×1.0' | Mon | 06h39m10.00s / +08°45'00.00" | |
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 DSS II (red) - 25'×25' |
NGC6888, LBN203, H4.72, Crescent Nebula | BN, EN | 10m.0 | 20.0'×10.0' | Cyg | 20h12m07.00s / +38°21'18.00" |
 DSS II (red) - 80'×80' |
NGC6960, H5.15, Western Veil/Witch's Broom | BN, EN | 7m.0 | Cyg | 20h46m10.00s / +30°40'00.00" | ||
 DSS II (red) - 80'×80' |
NGC6992 & NGC6995 & IC1340, H5.14, Eastern Veil | BN, EN | 7m.0 | Cyg | 20h56m30.00s / +31°23'00.00" | ||
| ★★★ |
 DSS II (red) - 120'×120' |
NGC7000, LBN373, H5.37, North America Nebula | BN, EN | 4m.0 | 120.0'×30.0' | Cyg | 20h58m47.00s / +44°19'48.00" |
 DSS II (red) - 12'×12' |
NGC7538, LBN542, H2.706 | BN, EN | 8.0'×7.0' | Cep | 23h13m41.00s / +61°31'30.00" | ||
| Sh2-276, Barnard's Loop | BN, EN | Ori | 05h27m30.00s / -03°58'00.00" | ||||