October 8, 2024. Spruce Knob, T 3/5, S 1/5, SQM 21.24. (Continuing diffuse aurora?) 20" F/4. Fall Herschels.
NGC 136, OC, Cas. Conspicuous small cluster. Rich in faint stars. Partially resolved in 13 mm. A line of 3 brighter stars appears superimposed on one side. Bright star near.
NGC 129, OC, Cas. 13 mm. Irregular, poorly detached but conspicuous aggregation of uniform bright stars. No concentration. 3 brighter stars form an almost equilateral triangle in the most compact part of the cluster.
NGC 225, OC, Cas. 13 mm. A group of uniformly bright stars that resembles Capricornus. Two strings of similar stars are near and may be part of the cluster. Star-poor background.
NGC 381, OC, Cas. 13 mm. A somewhat triangular patch of Milky Way. No concentration. Poorly detached except one vertex, which is pointing into a void.
NGC 457, OC, Cas. 13 mm. Bright cluster, moderately condensed, well detached. Two bright stars on edge. A string of stars is snaking across the core.
NGC 436, OC, Cas. 13 mm. Poor, moderately well-detached, little condensed, faint and bright stars. An arc of stars in the middle. A line of similar stars on edge.
NGC 637, OC, Cas. 13 mm. Irregular, poor, but well-detached. Triangle of bright stars in the middle.
NGC 559, OC, Cas. Irregular, extended cluster of faint and bright stars. The faint stars are partially resolved in the 13 mm and merge with the Milky Way background. Overall resembles a goose with spread wings and neck bent to the side.
NGC 659, OC, Cas. 13 mm. This is a questionable patch of the Milky Way next to a bright star. Heart-shaped, one side brighter.
NGC 654, OC, Cas. 13 mm. Irregular, rich, great range of star brightness. One edge straight. Warm-tinged lucida on the other side.
NGC 288, GC, Scl. 13 mm. Large, faint, little compressed. Triangular. Resolved across the core.
NGC 157, GX, Cet. 13 mm. Slightly elongated, little brighter to the middle. An arm embraces an unequal pair of stars. The edge opposite the arm comparatively sharp. Fine mottling.
NGC 613, GX, Scl. 13 mm. Greatly extended. Small core, faint starlike nucleus. An arm curves sharply from this central lens toward a bright star. A second arm curves symmetrically from the other end of the lens, and there appears to be a separated patch opposite the star.
NGC 596, GX, Cet. 13 mm. Bright round core, faint extensions. Starlike nucleus.
NGC 584, GX, Cet. 13 mm. Elongated, brighter in the middle, starlike nucleus. Faint diffuse galaxy near.
NGC 615, GX, Cet. 8 mm. Elongated core next to 2 stars. The galaxy extends faintly past the near star and has a separated patch on the other end.
NGC 720, GX, Cet. 8 mm. Small round core, long faint tapering extensions.
NGC 799, GX, Cet. 8 mm. Greatly elongated, gradually brighter in the middle. One half is brighter than the other.
NGC 7662, PN, And. 8 mm. Bright, round, bluish. Middle and one side are darker.
NGC 7686, OC, And. 26 mm. This is a sparse scattering of uniform stars of moderate brightness that appear bluish. A wide unequal pair of bright stars seems superimposed along with several other stars that are comparatively bright. These brighter stars add to the magnitude of the cluster but also make it hard to find in the field rich in similar bright stars.