Deep Sky With Binoculars - Sketches
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 | 45 |
| Visual Observations | 294 |
| Sketches | 48 |
| Observers | 5 |
| Uwe Brinker, Christopher Hay, René Merting, Uwe Pilz, Robert Zebahl |
| Type | Magnitude | Size | Coordinates (J2000.0) | ||||
 DSS II (blue) - 50'×50' |
Alessi J2108.8+0731, Al J2108.8+0731 | Ast | 30.0'×30.0' | Equ | 21h08m53.00s / +07°31'12.00" | ||
| ★★ |
 DSS II (blue) - 120'×120' |
Barnard 142, B142 | DN | 80.0'×50.0' | Aql | 19h39m42.00s / +10°31'00.00" | |
 DSS II (blue) - 120'×120' |
Barnard 143, B143, LDN694 | DN | 30.0'×30.0' | Aql | 19h40m42.00s / +10°57'00.00" | ||
| ★★★ |
 DSS II (blue) - 120'×120' |
Collinder 65, Cr65 | OC | 3m.0 | 220.0'×220.0' | Tau | 05h26m06.00s / +16°42'00.00" |
| ★ |
 DSS II (blue) - 90'×90' |
Collinder 69, Cr69, Lambda Orionis Cluster | OC | 2m.8 | 65.0'×65.0' | Ori | 05h35m06.00s / +09°56'00.00" |
| ★ |
 DSS II (red) - 120'×120' |
Collinder 70, Cr70 | OC | 0m.4 | 150.0'×150.0' | Ori | 05h35m30.00s / -01°06'00.00" |
 DSS II (red) - 60'×60' |
Collinder 350, Cr350 | OC | 6m.1 | 45.0'×45.0' | Oph | 17h48m06.00s / +01°18'00.00" | |
| ★ |
 DSS II (red) - 100'×100' |
Collinder 399, Cr399, Coathanger | Ast | 3m.6 | 100.0'×40.0' | Vul | 19h26m20.00s / +20°07'40.00" |
 DSS II (blue) - 20'×20' |
Collinder 408, Cr408, Harvard 20 | OC | 7m.7 | 7.0'×7.0' | Sge | 19h53m06.00s / +18°20'00.00" | |
| Harrington 16 | Ast | 210.0'×150.0' | Tau | 04h23m00.00s / +21°45'00.00" | |||
| ★★★ |
 DSS II (red) - 41'×41' |
IC4665 | OC | 4m.2 | 41.0'×41.0' | Oph | 17h46m18.00s / +05°43'00.00" |
| ★★ |
 DSS II (red) - 120'×120' |
Kemble 1, Kemble's Cascade | Ast | 5m.0 | 180.0'×180.0' | Cam | 03h57m30.00s / +63°04'00.00" |
 DSS II (blue) - 90'×90' |
LDN688 | DN | 70.0'×70.0' | Aql | 19h37m00.00s / +10°00'00.00" | ||
| Lorenzin 6, Lor6 | Ast | 240.0'×180.0' | Cep | 22h15m00.00s / +58°15'00.00" | |||
| ★★★ |
 DSS II (blue) - 120'×120' |
Melotte 20, Collinder 39, Cr39, alpha Persei Group | OC | 1m.2 | 185.0'×185.0' | Per | 03h27m00.00s / +49°07'00.00" |
| ★★ | Melotte 25, Hyades | OC | 0m.5 | Tau | 04h27m00.00s / +16°50'00.00" | ||
| Melotte 186, Collinder 359, Cr359 | OC | 3m.0 | 240.0'×240.0' | Oph | 18h02m23.50s / +03°15'36.00" | ||
| ★ |
 DSS II (red) - 16'×16' |
Messier 2, M2, NGC7089 | GC | 6m.2 | 16.0'×16.0' | Aqr | 21h33m27.02s / -00°49'23.70" |
| ★★★ |
 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" |
 DSS II (red) - 12'×12' |
Messier 9, M9, NGC6333 | GC | 8m.4 | 12.0'×12.0' | Oph | 17h19m11.78s / -18°30'58.50" | |
 DSS II (red) - 20'×20' |
Messier 10, M10, NGC6254 | GC | 6m.6 | 20.0'×20.0' | Oph | 16h57m09.05s / -04°06'01.10" | |
| ★★★ |
 DSS I - 20'×20' |
Messier 11, M11, NGC6705, Wild Duck Cluster | OC | 5m.8 | 14.0'×14.0' | Sct | 18h51m05.00s / -06°16'12.00" |
 DSS II (red) - 16'×16' |
Messier 12, M12, NGC6218 | GC | 6m.1 | 16.0'×16.0' | Oph | 16h47m14.18s / -01°56'54.70" | |
 DSS II (red) - 11'×11' |
Messier 14, M14, NGC6402 | GC | 8m.3 | 11.0'×11.0' | Oph | 17h37m36.15s / -03°14'45.30" | |
 DSS II (blue) - 18'×18' |
Messier 15, M15, NGC7078 | GC | 6m.2 | 18.0'×18.0' | Peg | 21h29m58.33s / +12°10'01.20" | |
| ★ |
 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) - 32'×32' |
Messier 22, M22, NGC6656 | GC | 6m.2 | 32.0'×32.0' | Sgr | 18h36m23.94s / -23°54'17.10" |
| ★★ |
 DSS II (red) - 35'×35' |
Messier 25, M25, IC4725 | OC | 4m.6 | 29.0'×29.0' | Sgr | 18h31m47.00s / -19°07'00.00" |
 DSS II (red) - 9'×9' |
Messier 30, M30, NGC7099 | GC | 7m.7 | 8.9'×8.9' | Cap | 21h40m22.12s / -23°10'47.50" | |
| ★★★ |
 DSS II (red) - 80'×80' |
Messier 31, M31, NGC224, UGC454, Andromeda Galaxy | Gx | 3m.4 | 186.2'×61.7' | And | 00h42m44.33s / +41°16'07.50" |
| ★★★ |
 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 (blue) - 95'×95' |
Messier 44, M44, NGC2632, Praesepe, Beehive Cluster | OC | 3m.1 | 95.0'×95.0' | Cnc | 08h40m24.00s / +19°40'00.00" |
 DSS II (blue) - 15'×15' |
Messier 71, M71, NGC6838 | GC | 6m.1 | 7.2'×7.2' | Sge | 19h53m46.49s / +18°46'45.10" | |
 DSS II (red) - 7'×7' |
Messier 75, M75, NGC6864 | GC | 9m.2 | 6.8'×6.8' | Sgr | 20h06m04.84s / -21°55'20.14" | |
| ★★★ |
 DSS II (blue) - 25'×25' |
Messier 81, M81, NGC3031, UGC5318, Bode's Galaxy | Gx | 6m.9 | 24.9'×11.5' | UMa | 09h55m33.17s / +69°03'55.06" |
 DSS II (red) - 13'×13' |
Messier 107, M107, NGC6171, H6.40 | GC | 8m.8 | 13.0'×13.0' | Oph | 16h32m31.86s / -13°03'13.60" | |
 DSS II (blue) - 20'×20' |
NGC1662, H1.7 | OC | 6m.4 | 20.0'×20.0' | Ori | 04h48m27.00s / +10°56'12.00" | |
 DSS II (red) - 35'×35' |
NGC1981 | OC | 4m.2 | 25.0'×25.0' | Ori | 05h35m09.00s / -04°25'54.00" | |
 DSS II (red) - 13'×13' |
NGC6366 | GC | 9m.5 | 13.0'×13.0' | Oph | 17h27m44.24s / -05°04'47.50" | |
| ★ |
 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) - 7'×7' |
NGC6934, H1.103 | GC | 8m.8 | 7.0'×7.0' | Del | 20h34m11.37s / +07°24'16.10" | |
 DSS II (blue) - 20'×20' |
NGC6950, H8.23 | OC | Del | 20h41m04.00s / +16°37'06.00" | |||
| ★ |
 DSS II (red) - 30'×30' |
NGC7293, PK36-57.1, Helix Nebula, Eye of God | PN | 7m.3 | 25.0'×25.0' | Aqr | 22h29m38.54s / -20°50'13.64" |
 DSS I - 90'×90' |
Posey 1 | Ast | 50.0'×23.0' | Psc | 23h17m10.00s / -01°41'00.00" | ||
 DSS II (blue) - 8'×8' |
Roslund 3, Ro3 | OC | 5.0'×5.0' | Sge | 19h58m45.00s / +20°31'00.00" | ||