Deep Sky with Binoculars - Asterisms

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:

• Complete List (Index)

• Asterisms (Index)
• Open Clusters (Index)
• Globular Clusters (Index)
• Planetary Nebulae (Index)
• Bright Nebulae (Index)
• Dark Nebulae (Index)
• Galaxies (Index)

• Messier Objects (Index)

• Best Of (★★★) (Index)
• Recommendations (at least one ★) (Index)

• Sketches (Index)

• R.A. 00h - 06h (Index)
• R.A. 06h - 12h (Index)
• R.A. 12h - 18h (Index)
• R.A. 18h - 24h (Index)

Objects	82
Visual Observations	200
Sketches	9
Observers	4
	Uwe Brinker, René Merting, Uwe Pilz, Robert Zebahl

			Type	Magnitude	Size		Coordinates (J2000.0)
		7 Sisters of the Pole	Ast		240.0'×120.0'	Cep	23h30m00.00s / +86°00'00.00"
	DSS II (blue) - 30'×30'	Alessi J0022.7+5417, Al J0022.7+5417	Ast		20.0'×10.0'	Cas	00h22m46.00s / +54°17'54.00"
		Alessi J0234.0+4002, Al J0234.0+4002	Ast		90.0'×90.0'	And	02h34m04.00s / +40°02'30.00"
	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) - 40'×40'	Alessi J2142.5+1005, Al J2142.5+1005	Ast		20.0'×20.0'	Peg	21h42m15.00s / +10°06'30.00"
	DSS II (blue) - 40'×40'	Alessi J2340.6+0756, Al J2340.6+0756	Ast		15.0'×15.0'	Psc	23h40m40.00s / +07°57'30.00"
	DSS II (blue) - 30'×30'	Alessi-Teutsch 2, Al-Teu2	Ast		15.0'×15.0'	Aur	06h10m30.00s / +41°06'00.00"
★	DSS II (blue) - 60'×60'	Allys Plait	Ast		42.0'×10.0'	Tau	03h47m30.00s / +23°41'30.00"
★	DSS II (blue) - 30'×30'	Backward 5	Ast		20.0'×10.0'	Her	16h35m57.00s / +30°46'33.00"
	DSS II (blue) - 60'×60'	Calvet 1	Ast		30.0'×30.0'	Cyg	21h05m40.00s / +46°36'00.00"
	DSS II (red) - 15'×15'	Canali 1, Stargate	Ast		8.0'×8.0'	Crv	12h35m45.00s / -12°01'00.00"
★	DSS I - 120'×120'	Cheshire Cat, Carol's Smiley	Ast		80.0'×40.0'	Aur	05h26m50.00s / +34°55'00.00"
★	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) - 30'×30'	Dolidze 12, Do12	Ast		18.0'×18.0'	Cas	00h40m46.10s / +60°51'18.00"
	DSS II (blue) - 40'×40'	Elosser 1, Elo1	Ast		20.0'×20.0'	Ori	04h51m00.00s / +07°50'00.00"
★★	DSS II (red) - 120'×120'	Fish Hook	Ast		120.0'×60.0'	Sct	18h45m00.00s / -06°50'00.00"
★	DSS II (blue) - 90'×90'	Flying Minnow	Ast		60.0'×45.0'	Aur	05h19m00.00s / +33°40'00.00"
★	DSS II (blue) - 20'×20'	French 1, The Toadstool	Ast		13.0'×13.0'	Del	21h07m25.00s / +16°19'00.00"
★	DSS II (blue) - 30'×30'	Greg's 3	Ast		16.0'×12.0'	Leo	09h37m30.00s / +15°20'30.00"
	DSS II (red) - 80'×80'	Hahn 1	Ast		45.0'×20.0'	CMa	06h45m35.00s / -18°31'20.00"
	DSS II (red) - 90'×90'	Harrington 1, Diamond Ring, Engagement Ring	Ast		60.0'×60.0'	UMi	02h50m00.00s / +88°50'00.00"
	DSS II (red) - 16'×16'	Harrington 5	Ast		7.0'×6.0'	Mon	06h40m32.00s / -09°00'00.00"
★★	DSS II (blue) - 60'×60'	Harrington 6	Ast		35.0'×35.0'	LMi	10h13m45.00s / +31°16'00.00"
★★★	DSS II (red) - 120'×120'	Harrington 12	Ast		70.0'×70.0'	Cas	23h20m20.00s / +62°22'00.00"
	DSS I - 120'×120'	Harrington 14	Ast		95.0'×18.0'	And	01h52m30.00s / +37°35'00.00"
		Harrington 16	Ast		210.0'×150.0'	Tau	04h23m00.00s / +21°45'00.00"
★★★	DSS II (blue) - 60'×60'	Hay-Merting 4, HM4	Ast		45.0'×45.0'	Cas	00h42m00.00s / +61°55'00.00"
	DSS II (blue) - 20'×20'	Hay-Merting 5, HM5	Ast		12.0'×5.0'	Sge	20h12m46.00s / +18°01'00.00"
★★★	DSS II (blue) - 120'×120'	Hay-Merting 7, HM7	Ast		110.0'×110.0'	Vul	20h07m00.00s / +28°50'00.00"
★	DSS II (red) - 120'×120'	Hay-Merting 8, HM8	Ast		160.0'×70.0'	Sgr	18h35m00.00s / -19°00'00.00"
	DSS II (red) - 120'×120'	Hay-Merting 9, HM9	Ast		30.0'×30.0'	Lib	14h51m10.00s / -15°20'00.00"
★	DSS II (blue) - 80'×80'	JHZG, Jimi Hendrix' Broken Guitar	Ast		60.0'×30.0'	Peg	21h31m30.00s / +12°10'00.00"
★★	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) - 40'×40'	Kemble 2, Little Cassiopeia, Mini Cassiopeia, Little Queen	Ast	7m.0	30.0'×30.0'	Dra	18h35m35.00s / +72°23'56.00"
★★	DSS II (blue) - 120'×120'	Kemble 3, Kembles Kite	Ast		90.0'×30.0'	Cas	03h25m30.00s / +71°40'30.00"
★	DSS II (red) - 60'×60'	LeDrew 7	Ast		40.0'×40.0'	Oph	18h14m25.00s / +03°33'00.00"
	DSS II (blue) - 20'×20'	Leiter 2	Ast		14.0'×10.0'	Cyg	21h07m47.00s / +47°14'28.00"
	DSS II (blue) - 40'×40'	Leiter 3, The Gallows	Ast		18.0'×7.0'	Cep	04h28m50.00s / +83°56'38.00"
	DSS II (blue) - 60'×60'	Leiter 8	Ast		35.0'×15.0'	Cas	00h55m20.00s / +57°16'53.00"
★★	DSS II (blue) - 60'×60'	Leiter 9	Ast		34.0'×13.0'	Cyg	20h55m50.00s / +43°35'05.00"
	DSS II (blue) - 30'×30'	Leiter 10	Ast		18.0'×8.0'	Peg	21h43m04.00s / +10°26'40.00"
★	DSS II (blue) - 35'×35'	Leiter 11	Ast		23.0'×21.0'	Gem	06h43m41.00s / +25°20'00.00"
	DSS II (blue) - 60'×60'	Leiter 16	Ast		35.0'×25.0'	Gem	07h27m50.00s / +21°40'00.00"
	DSS II (blue) - 20'×20'	Leiter 17	Ast		11.0'×8.0'	Peg	00h06m03.00s / +25°40'50.00"
	DSS II (red) - 16'×16'	Little Sagitta	Ast		8.0'×4.0'	Vir	12h38m24.00s / -11°31'25.00"
★	DSS II (blue) - 30'×30'	Lorenzin 1, Lor1, Spermatozoon	Ast		21.0'×2.0'	Tau	05h42m38.00s / +21°23'32.00"
		Lorenzin 2, Lor2	Ast		230.0'×80.0'	Sct	17h00m00.00s / +14°05'00.00"
★	DSS II (blue) - 30'×30'	Lorenzin 4, Lor4	Ast		25.0'×2.0'	Sge	19h54m47.00s / +17°19'24.00"
		Lorenzin 6, Lor6	Ast		240.0'×180.0'	Cep	22h15m00.00s / +58°15'00.00"
★★	DSS II (red) - 40'×40'	Lorenzin 15, Lor15	Ast		28.0'×17.0'	Mon	06h53m08.00s / -10°07'18.00"
	DSS II (blue) - 50'×50'	Lorenzin 23, Lor23	Ast		30.0'×30.0'	Sex	10h48m00.00s / +02°32'00.00"
	DSS II (blue) - 30'×30'	Markov 1	Ast		19.0'×8.0'	Her	17h57m10.00s / +29°29'00.00"
	DSS II (red) - 5'×5'	Messier 73, M73, NGC6994	Ast	8m.9	2.8'×2.8'	Aqr	20h58m56.00s / -12°38'00.00"
	DSS II (blue) - 30'×30'	Mini Coathanger	Ast		17.0'×9.0'	UMi	16h29m20.00s / +80°16'00.00"
	DSS II (blue) - 35'×35'	NGC1790	Ast		20.0'×20.0'	Aur	05h11m02.00s / +52°07'06.00"
	DSS II (blue) - 25'×25'	NGC1807	Ast	7m.0	17.0'×17.0'	Tau	05h10m48.70s / +16°31'19.00"
	DSS II (red) - 12'×12'	NGC6773	Ast		7.0'×7.0'	Aql	19h15m03.00s / +04°52'54.00"
	DSS II (blue) - 30'×30'	NGC7708	Ast		30.0'×30.0'	Cep	23h36m17.00s / +72°50'59.00"
	DSS II (blue) - 16'×16'	Norman's Passing Pair, NPP	Ast		1.7'×1.0'	Boo	14h25m46.00s / +23°37'40.00"
	DSS II (red) - 60'×60'	O'Neal 1	Ast		42.0'×13.0'	Equ	21h22m00.00s / +02°54'48.00"
	DSS II (red) - 30'×30'	O'Neal 4	Ast		17.0'×11.0'	Lep	05h45m40.00s / -15°55'00.00"
	DSS II (red) - 60'×60'	O'Neal 5	Ast		30.0'×30.0'	Lep	05h49m00.00s / -13°30'30.00"
	DSS II (blue) - 30'×30'	O'Neal 8	Ast		10.0'×10.0'	Tau	05h12m20.00s / +16°14'00.00"
	DSS II (red) - 40'×40'	O'Neal 14	Ast		20.0'×20.0'	Aqr	22h26m45.00s / -19°19'00.00"
★	DSS I - 100'×100'	Patchick 100, Pat100	Ast		70.0'×30.0'	Peg	23h02m10.00s / +22°54'00.00"
		Patchick-Wienerroither 1, PW1	Ast		150.0'×50.0'	Cet	02h36m18.00s / +06°41'30.00"
★	DSS II (blue) - 100'×100'	Persson 1	Ast		70.0'×15.0'	Ori	06h10m20.00s / +13°48'30.00"
	DSS II (blue) - 40'×40'	Picot 1, Napoleon's Hat	Ast		20.0'×7.0'	Boo	14h14m55.00s / +18°33'00.00"
	DSS I - 90'×90'	Posey 1	Ast		50.0'×23.0'	Psc	23h17m10.00s / -01°41'00.00"
	DSS II (red) - 20'×20'	Pothier 7	Ast		7.0'×3.0'	Cas	00h33m40.00s / +63°11'00.00"
	DSS II (blue) - 80'×80'	Pothier 8	Ast		41.0'×20.0'	Cas	03h17m15.00s / +74°08'00.00"
	DSS II (red) - 40'×40'	Pothier 11, Jaws	Ast		25.0'×25.0'	Vir	12h38m50.00s / -11°20'00.00"
	DSS II (red) - 90'×90'	Raymond 8	Ast		51.0'×17.0'	Psc	23h51m00.00s / +01°45'00.00"
	DSS II (red) - 100'×100'	Renou 14, Ren14	Ast		70.0'×70.0'	Peg	22h36m00.00s / +29°45'00.00"
	DSS II (blue) - 20'×20'	Renou 25, Ren25	Ast		8.0'×8.0'	CrB	15h53m20.00s / +33°36'30.00"
	DSS II (red) - 30'×30'	Renou 37, Ren37	Ast		15.0'×15.0'	Oph	18h12m45.00s / +04°11'00.00"
		Taurus Poniatowski	Ast		190.0'×120.0'	Oph	18h03m00.00s / +03°00'00.00"
	DSS II (blue) - 40'×40'	Teutsch 33, Teu33, TPK1	Ast		20.0'×20.0'	And	23h39m30.00s / +47°30'30.00"
	DSS II (blue) - 60'×60'	Teutsch 1211+77, Teu1211+77	Ast			Cam	12h11m00.00s / +77°30'00.00"
	DSS II (blue) - 80'×80'	Theta Delphini Group, Theta Del	Ast		40.0'×20.0'	Del	20h38m44.00s / +13°18'54.00"
★		Wieger's Dragon	Ast		120.0'×20.0'	CVn	12h51m50.00s / +42°30'00.00"
	DSS II (blue) - 6'×6'	Zürn 1	Ast		1.1'×0.5'	Per	02h19m07.00s / +57°08'00.00"