NGC 7078-7160

NGC 7078 (M15). GC, Peg. 18 mm. Large concentrated cluster resolved to the core. Very rich in faint stars, round.

NGC 7086, OC, Cyg. 18 mm. A scattered but well-defined cluster whose brightest stars, possibly foreground, resemble a three-armed spiral.

NGC 7089 (M2). GC, Aqr. 8 mm. Resolved halfway to the center, faint stars, concentrated. Irregular outline resembling a horseshoe crab.

NGC 7092 (M39). OC, Cyg. 40 mm. Relatively poor cluster of bright stars just framed in the 1-degree field. No concentration, irregular outline, well detached.

NGC 7099 (M30). GC, Cap. In the trees at transit.

NGC 7128, OC, Cyg. 14 mm. A small ring of 6 stars including 3 doubles and the lucida.

NGC 7129, RN+OC, Cep. Not seen with 8-24 mm or exposures up to 20 s at F/3.3.

NGC 7142, OC, Cep. 8 s, F/3.3. Elongated cluster of faint and bright stars, dominated by a "backbone" of 3 bright stars. No concentration, well detached.

NGC 7160, OC, Cep. 8 s, F/3.3. Well-detached cluster of faint and bright stars. Irregular, no concentration.

NGC 6995-7062

NGC 6995 is a large comma-like object with a diffuse head and a brighter tail in which two stars are involved. 24 mm, OIII. NGC 6992 to the N is brighter and stretches across the field.

NGC 7000. 40 mm. The Mexican coast of the Gulf is a dark-to-light transition that is visible already without a filter. OIII deepens the dark. The brightest region is the curved feature in the position of Panama.

NGC 7044, OC, Cyg. Not visible or very vague at 12-24 mm. F/3.3, 8 s, high gain. Small dense cluster of very faint stars. Slightly extended, irregular outline, little concentration. Field rich with much brighter stars.

NGC 7062, OC, Cyg. F/3.3, 8 s, high gain. Small, moderately rich cluster of faint and bright stars. Irregular outline, well detached, no concentration.

NGC 7006-7027

NGC 7006, GC, Del, C 42. At 24 mm, round, gradually little brighter to the middle, edges diffuse. 12 mm suggests graininess. F/3.3, 8 s, high gain resolves peripheral stars and shows a sharply concentrated core.

NGC 7008, PN, Cyg. At 12 mm, this is a faint round object with relatively sharp edges. Next to two stars, another one on its edge. OIII filter makes it more concentrated in the middle.

NGC 7009, PN, Aqr, C 55. A t 24 mm, it has a distinct bluish color and shows no concentration to the middle. 8 mm brings out its oblong form very well.

NGC 7027, PN, Cyg. At 8 mm, this nebula appears double, like two nonstellar objects touching each other.

NGC 6946-6992

NGC 6946, C12. GX, Cyg. F/3.3, 15 s, gain 10. Asymmetrical spiral. Brightest arm longest, passes by a bright star. Inside it is a shorter, wider arm. Third arm is on the same side of the small bright core, shortest. It is involved in a lens-shaped inner halo.

NGC 6960, Western Veil, C34. SNR, Cyg. 24 mm with OIII: a broad sharp-edged tail of the bright star in the field (52 Cyg). F/3.3, OIII, 15 s, high gain. Complex structure with tendrils passing through and by a bright star. Very large. On one side of the star, a narrow streamer extends through a fainter star some 10' away. In the opposite direction, the complex jumble gradually condenses into two streamers that run parallel to more than 20'.

NGC 6981, M72. GC, Aqr. 24 mm: very faint, small, round, gradually brighter to the middle, edges diffuse. F/3.3, 8 s, gain 10. Small granular object surrounded by stars. Irregular. Brighter clumps in the middle.

NGC 6992, Eastern Veil, C33. SNR, Cyg. F/3.3, OIII, 15 s, high gain. A complex structure, 5x10', involving two bright parts with sharp edges (one of them the Beer Opener) on some nebulous background. From it, a wide and a narrow streamer stretch across some 10', continuing as a single, narrower streamer for another 15'.

M51, M57, M101

M51. In 40 mm, small, faint, round, diffuse. A smaller, fainter object near that appears slightly elongated tangentially (NGC 5195). 24 mm does not improve the view. 30 s with 3/4 gain shows the two cores and a clumpy arm that spirals out opposite NGC 5195 and passes midway between the cores. A grainy segment lies opposite this arm. F/3.3 shows this arm in its entirety with 8 s of integration. The arm starts on the side of NGC 5195 and winds outwards around the opposite side of the main galaxy.

M57, Ring Nebula. 8 s, high gain. Off-round, annular. Rim enhanced on the short axis. The central star and another star are visible in the interior.

M101. 8 s, high gain to 30 s, 3/4 gain. Only the core is visible. Small, off-round, brighter in the middle. The appearance is the same at F/3.3.

NGC 6905-6946

NGC 6905, PN, Del. "Blue Flash." Not visible in 40 mm without a filter. With OIII at 16 mm: small, faint, round, little brighter to the middle. Two stars near.

NGC 6910, OC, Cyg. A Y-shaped grouping of 9 stars. Brighter, warm-tinged stars at the end of one tine of the Y and next to its stem.

NGC 6913 (M29), OC, Cyg. A trapezoid grouping of bright stars. Fainter stars involved.

NGC 6934 (C47), GC, Del. Visible in 40 mm but needs 10 mm to start showing graininess. Considerably small, faint, round, gradually little brighter to the middle. Edges diffuse. Bright star near.

NGC 6939, OC, Cep. In 40 mm, it is a small grouping of faint and threshold stars. It is better seen at 24 mm, which [setting] shows a wedge profile with the lucida at the apex.

NGC 6940, OC, Vul. This is a large and scattered cluster. The brighter stars are not well separated from the background, but the fainter stars form a definite concentration. Most of it is inside an equilateral triangle of the brighter stars.

NGC 6946 (C12), GX, Cyg. Not visible at 24 mm or higher mag. 

NGC 6834-6888

NGC 6834, OC, Cyg. This cluster is dominated by a line of stars with a reddish lucida in the middle. Higher magnification shows fainter stars.

NGC 6838 (M71), GC, Sgt. This cluster requires 17 mm to be seen well. It appears resolved and scattered.

NGC 6823 (M27, Dumbbell). PN, Vul. This is a faint, diffuse, irregular, and poorly concentrated nebula. The brightest part is elongated NS. Star off NW side.

NGC 6864 (M75), GC, Sgr. This cluster can just be caught passing between tree tops at meridian. At 17 mm, it appears as a small, round nebula that is grainy and gradually concentrated to the middle. Edges diffuse.

NGC 6866, OC, Cyg. At 17 and 24 mm, the bright stars in this cluster are arranged in a shape that resembles a mushroom, or a block arrow pointing W. Many fainter stars involved.

NGC 6882, OC, Cyg. In the field of the 40 mm, this is the fainter, smaller grouping of stars just off the N edge of NGC 6885. It is extended EW.

NGC 6885 (C37), OC, Cyg. This is a group of bright stars that stretches EW across the field of 40 mm. Lucida in the middle. NGC 6882 just off N edge.

NGC 6888 (C27, Crescent Nebula). Cyg. In 24 mm with OIII, this nebula is a streak of light stretching SW from one of the bright stars in the field toward a fainter star.