Willow Springs 8/25

by Paul Molenberg

-Paul Molenberg

M 108 S Gal UMa 340 x Faint and fuzzy, low on the horizon
M 97 P Neb UMa 340 x Faint round ball, no detail
M 109 BS Gal UMa 340 x Very faint, no detail
M 106 S Gal CVn 200 x Bright core with fuzzy spirals
M 94 S Gal CVn 200 x Bright core, looks like an unresolved globular
M 63 S Gal CVn 200 x Large but unresolved, bright core
M 3 G Clus CVn 340 x Bright and clear!Highly resolved edge to center with lots of stars.
M 51 S Gal CVn 135 x Large with apparent spirals, satellite galaxy is clearly visible.
M 81 S Gal UMa 200 x Bright core, can't make out spirals
M 82 BS Gal UMa 200 x Awesome, nicely elongated galaxy with visible clumps
M 101 S Gal UMa 135 x Very large, pinwheel shape evident.
M 7 O Clus Sco 135 x Very bright and beautiful, naked eye visible
M 6 O Clus Sco 63 x Brilliant with many stars! Butterfly pattern easy to make out
M 4 G Clus Sco 135 x Small core with loosely packed stars, very defined
M 80 G Clus Sco 340 x Round shaped, nice looking with bright core
M 5 G Clus Ser 200 x Very resolved, fine detail right to the core!
M 62 G Clus Oph 200 x Bright core, slightly resolved outside the core.
M 19 G Clus Oph 200 x Bigger than M62 but with similar resolution.
M 9 G Clus Oph 200 x This one has a little more resolution.
M 10 G Clus Oph 200 x Big, richly detailed globular. Very nice.
M 12 G Clus Oph 200 x Bright outer stars with fuzzy core.
M 14 G Clus Oph 200 x Big and fuzzy, little detail.
M107 G Clus Oph 200 x Small; some stars resolved.
M 8 Neb Sgr 63 x (O3 filter) Spectacularly bright! Great contrast, very distinct.
M 20 Neb Sgr 200 x (Narrowband filter) Bright with detail. Close binary inside.
M 21 O Clus Sgr 63 x Some bright stars with a milky way background.
M 23 O Clus Sgr 63 x Nice looking with many evenly spaced stars.
M 24 M Way Sgr 63 x Milky Way cloud of stars. No bright stars.
M 18 O Clus Sgr 63 x A few stars against a milky way background.
M 17 Neb Sgr 200 x (O3 filter) Good contrast. Seems brighter toward the center.
M 25 O Clus Sgr 63 x Nice, bright open with many bright stars.
M 22 G Clus Sgr 135 x Highly resolved right to the core.
M 28 G Clus Sgr 200 x Fuzzy, irregular shaped core, resolved outside of core.
M 69 G Clus Sgr 200 x Small and fuzzy.
M 70 G Clus Sgr 200 x Small and fuzzy.
M 54 G Clus Sgr 200 x Small and fuzzy with a bright core.
M 55 G Clus Sgr 200 x Large and richly detailed with no central concentration.
M 75 G Clus Sgr 200 x Small, dim, and fuzzy.
M 11 O Clus Sct 50 x Beautiful! It's screaming: Look at me!
M 13 G Clus Her 200 x A half million stars with resolution throughout!
M 92 G Clus Her 200 x Bright and intense, highly resolved throughout
M 16 Neb Ser 63 x ( O3 filter) Nebulosity surrounding bright stars.
M 57 P Neb Lyr 500 x (Narrowband filter) Distinct ring shape.
M 56 G Clus Lyr 200 x Not real bright but made out some individual stars
M 72 G Clus Aqr 200 x Faint and fuzzy.
M 73 Ast Aqr 200 x Group of four stars. Whoop d doo.
M 30 G Clus Cap 340 x Only a few stars resolved around the core
M 27 P Neb Vul 200 x (O 3 filter) Dumbbell shape very distinct.
M 71 G Clus Sge 200 x Small and irregular with some resolution.
M 29 O Clus Cyg 63 x A few stars against a milky way background.
M 39 O Clus Cyg 200 x Small and fuzzy with a bright core.
M 15 G Clus Peg 200 x Richly detailed right down to its bright core.
M 52 O Clus Cas 63 x Wide field of stars with a central concentration.
M 31 S Gal And 63 x Huge and bright! No resolution.
M 32 E Gal And 63 x Dwarf galaxy near m31. Not resolved
M 33 S Gal Tri 63 x Large but dim with some clumps visible.
M 34 O Clus Per 200 x Clear, bright, and large!
M 76 P Neb Per 200 x (O3 filter) Small dumbbell shape
M 45 O Clus Tau 63 x Bright, blue stars with some apparent nebulosity.
M 38 O Clus Aur 63 x Nice, bright and clear
M 36 O Clus Aur 63 x Nice, bright and clear
M 37 O Clus Aur 63 x Nice, bright and clear

My favorite picks: M 3, M 51, M 7, M 6, M 82, M 5, M 10, M 8, M 25, M 22, M 55, M 11, M 13, M 92, M 15, M31, M 34