Stephen Saber
Did you know that depriving large-aperture scopes of their
full deepsky potential is the #2 cause of cloudy nights?
Probably not. I just made it up.
Anyway, this should help take most of the gruntwork out of
preparing for the Astronomical League’s ultimate fuzzy hunt.
Your Lightbucket is still hungry.
Feed it Herschel IIs.
TARGET DISTRIBUTION AND MIDNIGHT CULMINATION
DATES FOR THE H II CONSTELLATIONS
CMA (4 targets) JAN 2
GEM (3) JAN 5
MON (13) JAN 5
PUP (5) JAN 8
LYN (4) JAN 19
SEX (1) FEB 22
LMI (4) FEB 23
LEO (20) MAR 1
UMA (39) MAR 11
CRT (9) MAR 12
HYA (13) MAR 15
CRV (2) MAR 28
COM (19) APR 2
CVN (16) APR 7
VIR (62) APR 11
BOO (12) MAY 2
LIB (9) MAY 9
DRA (11) MAY 24
SER (3) JUN 6
HER (7) JUN 13
SGR (4) JUL 7
AQL (3) JUL 16
VUL (2) JUL 25
CYG (11) JUL 30
CAP (1) AUG 8
AQR (6) AUG 25
LAC (1) AUG 28
PEG (13) SEP 1
SCL (2) SEP 26
PSC (15) SEP 27
CEP (7) SEP 29
AND (4) OCT 9
CAS (2) OCT 9
CET (15) OCT 15
TRI (5) OCT 23
ARI (3) OCT 30
PER (13) NOV 7
ERI (17) NOV 10
TAU (3) NOV 30
ORI (8) DEC 11
LEP (3) DEC 14
AUR (3) DEC 21
CAM (3) DEC 23
NGC SEARCH SEQUENCES BY CONSTELLATION
ANDROMEDA
7640 206 214 513
AQUARIUS
7184 7218 7171 7377 7392 7600
AQUILA
6814 6772 6804
ARIES
821 1156 1012
AURIGA
1883 1778 2192
BOOTES
5520 5660 5687 5582 5533 5529 5590 5899 5523 5548 5490 5600
CAMELOPARDALIS
2253 2347 2366
CANES VENATICI
4248 4220 4217 4369 4244 4138 4395 4914 4956 5023 5103 5440 5444 5445 5371 5383
CANIS MAJOR
2283 2367 2359 2374
CAPRICORNUS
6907
CASSIOPEIA
7635 896
CEPHEUS
7023 7129 7139 7354 7419 7762 1184
CETUS
175 217 151 337 357 636 428 991 1045 1035 1032 1073 1087 1090 1070
COMA BERENICES
4237 4152 4212 4189 4298 4302 4312 4379 4340 4336 4571 4185 4169 4136 4310 4359 5056 5012 5053
CORVUS
4024 4039
CRATER
3513 3511 3693 3732 3672 3636 3637 3892 3887
CYGNUS
6894 6857 6888 6960 6992 6824 6991 6997 7031 7067 7082
DRACO
3682 4133 4236 4250 4256 4291 4319 5879 5985 6015 6340
ERIDANIS
1187 1114 1172 1199 1209 1162 1325 1332 1353 1400 1421 1507 1600 1618 1637 1700 1779
GEMINI
2274 2331 2339
HERCULES
6106 6181 6166 6058 6155 6239 6548
HYDRA
2610 2781 2855 2889 2784 2765 2986 3078 3145 3585 4105 5061 5078
LACERTA
7245
LEO
3107 3177 3162 3301 3274 3338 3596 3605 3599 3507 3681 3659 3067 3646 3689 3524 3547 3666 3705 3611
LEO MINOR
3254 3430 3424 3158
LEPUS
1832 2139 2196
LIBRA
5812 5861 5878 5756 5728 5791 5605 5595 5597
LYNX
2415 2493 2500 2541
MONOCEROS
2170 2182 2252 2236 2254 2261 2245 2259 2269 2302 2309 2316 2346
ORION
1762 1662 1663 1977 1990 2023 2071 2112
PEGASUS
7156 7042 7177 7465 7463 7332 7457 7619 7626 7623 7742 7814 23
PERSEUS
1058 1003 1207 1175 1193 1161 1169 1348 1491 1579 1582 1605 1624
PISCES
7541 7562 7785 7832 125 198 315 410 499 514 660 665 706 741 718
PUPPIS
2396 2414 2432 2467 2525
SAGITTARIUS
6507 6526 6596 6717
SCULPTOR
7507 24
SERPENS
5970 6070 6604
SEXTANS
3156
TAURUS
1514 1750 1587
TRIANGULUM
672 604 890 925 1060
URSA MAJOR
2639 2756 2880 2805 3065 3516 3073 3225 3359 3668 3622 3642 3669 3683 3756 3319 3583 4271 4290 4605 4096 4144 4047 4100
4157 4013 3652 4062 5447 5462 5485 5443 5585 5204 5308 5430 5481 5480 5448
VIRGO
4045 4073 4168 4267 4299 4294 4313 4124 4233 4224 4235 4241 4260 4264 4270 4339 4343 4608 4647 4639 4519 4612 4586 4880
5020 5129 4691 4904 4999 4487 4941 4915 4981 4928 4939 4742 5077 4984 4902 5044 5037 5018 5084 5068 5087 5134 5493 5426
5506 5507 5560 5638 5668 5750 5775 5806 5813 5831 5838 5850 5854 5864
VULPECULA
6793 6800
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