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1 Zone Master, Normal View, 10 deg FOV, Master Map Normal View κ Vulpecula Pegasus Delphinus ' ' ' ' ' 22h 00m 21h 52m 21h 44m 21h 36m 21h 28m 21h 20m 21h 12m 21h 04m 20h 56m

2 , Map 1 Normal Image Sky charts generated by TheSky Software; used by permission of Software isque Inc. Vulpecula 2 Peg h1647 h1641 Pegasus Couteau 132 NGC 7053 PK STF 2769 STF G. 269 ur ' ' ' ' ' 1 Peg STF 2767 Delphinus 21h 30m 21h 25m 21h 20m 21h 15m 21h 10m 21h 05m 21h 00m

3 , Map 1 Mirror Image Sky charts generated by TheSky Software; used by permission of Software isque Inc. ur 69. G. 269 STF 2761 STF 2769 PK Couteau 132 Pegasus NGC 7053 h1641 Vulpe 2 Peg h ' ' ' ' ' STF 2739 Delphinus STF h 00m 21h 05m 21h 10m 21h 15m 21h 20m 21h 25m 21h 30m 1 Peg

4 , Map 2 Normal Image Sky charts generated by TheSky Software; used by permission of Software isque Inc. 1 Peg NGC 7056 h281 Hough 284 STF 2767 Pegasus Delphinus STF 2763 NGC 7025 NGC 7006 ur 1497 NGC ' ' ' ' ' OSS 213. G. 416 h284. G. 417 h275 21h 30m 21h 25m 21h 20m 21h 15m 21h 10m 21h 05m 21h 00m

5 , Map 2 Mirror Image Sky charts generated by TheSky Software; used by permission of Software isque Inc. STF 2739 ur 1497 NGC 7003 OSS 213 OSS 213 STF 2738 NGC 7006 NGC 7006 Pegasus Delphinus STF 2767 STF 2763 NGC 7025 NGC 7025 Hough Peg NGC 7056 NGC 7056 h ' ' ' ' ' OS 424. G. 416 h275. G h 00m 21h 05m 21h 10m 21h 15m 21h 20m 21h 25m 21h 30m

6 , Map 3 Normal Image Sky charts generated by TheSky Software; used by permission of Software isque Inc. OS 454 Jonckheere 2361 Hough 467 NGC 7137 Hough 465. G G. 277 Pourteau 5454 h1668. G. 274 Pourteau 5414 Vulpecul 2 Peg ' ' ' ' ' OS 444 STF 2804 STF h 00m ller 4 STF h 55m h947 21h 50m 21h 45m 21h 40m 21h 35m 21h 30m

7 , Map 3 Mirror Image Sky charts generated by TheSky Software; used by permission of Software isque Inc. 2 Peg h1647 Vulpecula Pourteau 5414 h1668 Pourteau G. 274 Hough 465. G G. 277 NGC 7137 Hough 467 OS 454 Jonckheere ' ' ' ' ' STF 2804 OS 444 STF 2849 h947 ller 4 STF h 30m 21h 35m 21h 40m 21h 45m 21h 50m 21h 55m 22h 00m

8 , Map 4 Normal Image Sky charts generated by TheSky Software; used by permission of Software isque Inc. NGC 7177 ller 4 STF 2841 OS 455 h947 STF 2834 OSS 224 STF ' ' ' ' ' h284 22h 00m 21h 55m 21h 50m 21h 45m 21h 40m 21h 35m 21h 30m

9 , Map 4 Mirror Image Sky charts generated by TheSky Software; used by permission of Software isque Inc. STF 2818 OSS 224 h947 STF 2841 ller 4 STF 2834 OS ' ' ' ' ' h284 21h 30m 21h 35m 21h 40m 21h 45m 21h 50m 21h 55m 22h 00m

10 40 Double Stars, 1 Planetary Nebula, 1 Globular Cluster, 5 Galaxies Flamsteed 1 Peg Peg G G G G G G ller ur ur C Couteau H h h h h h h h Hough Hough Hough J Jonckheere N NGC NGC NGC NGC NGC NGC O OS OS OS OSS OSS P PK Pourteau Pourteau S STF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF

11 , Map 1 Double Stars Easy ur 69 Hough 599; DS 14570; HD ; SO Position: Rating: 4 D Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 8.06 F0 W ? C ? 1991 K0 W 1875: measurements. C 1875: measurements. Quadrant reversal? C exhibits a different proper motion from as well as a different distance (483 light years). C8 at 104x. Star was not seen even at 516x.. Extremely rich and bright field. Diameter: = 10.5 inches; C = 24.2 inches. Separation: = 1,056 feet; C = 30.7 miles. Distance (LY): 262 Total luminosity (Suns): 8.3 STF 2769 DS 14710; HD ; SO Position: Rating: 2 E Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors V W = V - 2 -

12 1830: measurements. Star is a spectroscopic binary. Hipparcos/Tycho data show different distances for these stars; they may be optical. However, the stars exhibit common proper motion. C8 at 104x. Diameter: = 8.70 inches; = 7.80 inches. Separation: = 56.8 miles. Distance (LY): 2,000 Total luminosity (Suns): 970. G. 269 Rating: 4 E DS 14604; HD Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 8.34 K0 Y ! W 1894: measurements. The stars have different proper motions. C8 at 104x. Two 8.5m stars complete a nice isosceles triangle, of which this pair is the N vertex. Rich field. Diameter: = 24.8 inches. Separation: = 2.65 miles. Distance (LY): 347 Total luminosity (Suns):

13 STF 2761 DS 14658; SO Position: Rating: 4 E Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors W W 1831: measurements. C8 at 83x. Diameter: = 7.46 inches. Separation: = 11.4 miles. Distance (LY): 1,300 Total luminosity (Suns): 71 Couteau 132 SO Position: Rating: 4 E Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors W O 1891: measurements. May be optical because Hipparcos gives different distances (1,240 and 860 light years). C8 at 104x

14 h1647 HD ; SO Position: Rating: 4 E Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 5.84 M3 III O! = 1996 C ? 1892: measurements. C 1892: measurements. The primary is an infra-red source. May be optical because Hipparcos gives different distances (600 and 910 light years). However, the stars exhibit common proper motion. C8 at 83x. Moderate STF 2739 DS 14515; SO Position: Rating: 3 M Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 8.60 F0 W W 1831: measurements. C8 at 280x. Diameter: = 10.8 inches. Separation: = 2.98 miles. Distance (LY): 580 Total luminosity (Suns):

15 h1641 HD ; SO Position: Rating: 4 M Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 5.71 F0 IV W W 1902: measurements. C8 at 83x. Diameter: = 8.40 inches. Separation: = 15.2 miles. Distance (LY): 181 Total luminosity (Suns): Peg Rating: 4 M ur 685; DS 15027; HD ; SO Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 4.51 K5 III Y!! ? 1878: measurements. The primary is an infra-red source. C8 at 83x. Diameter: = 5.43 inches. Separation: = 20.7 miles. Distance (LY): 443 Total luminosity (Suns):

16 Deep Sky Objects Moderate NGC 7053 Other Names: UGC Rating: 5 M Position: Type: Gal Magnitude: 13.0 Surface brightness: 13.5 Dimensions: 1.4' x 1.3' This galaxy produced supernova 2003ep (type Ia). C11 at 193x. right middle, but with rapid fade-off. bout 20" in diameter. Radial velocity (km/sec): +4,708 Difficult PK Rating: 5 D Position: Type: Pn Class: 2 Magnitude: 12.2 Dimensions: 14' C11 at 115x with the O-III filter. It is huge! Takes up half the field at this low power. Very, very faint and splotchy in appearance. Five or six faint stars are superimposed (or behind it). Model (where the Sun is a baseball): Its diameter would be 3,212 miles. Distance (LY): 2,450 Luminosity (suns): 6-7 -

17 , Map 2 Double Stars Easy 1 Peg Rating: 1 E SI 11; DS 14909; HD ; SO Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 4.08 K1 III Y! K0 dr! C ? 1835: measurements. Star is a spectroscopic binary with a period of 1,111 days. The primary is an infra-red source. The stars share common proper motion. C 1912: measurements. C8 at 65x. The C star was extraordinarily difficult! Webb saw them as Y! and? or O and. Tim Leese (Cheshire, UK) used a 20cm f/6 Newt and a MicroGuide at 324x and measured 36.8" in P 312 on Sept 18, C11 at 115x. I saw them this time around as D!, and W (but very, very difficult). Very rich field. 1 Peg Observed with C8 on 9/23/95; s7, t8 Magnification: 104x Scale model (in which the Sun is the size of a baseball): Diameter: = 2.40 inches; = 26.6 inches. Separation: = 8.31 miles; C = 17.9 miles. Distance (LY): 154 Total luminosity (Suns):

18 Hough 284 DS Position: Rating: 3 E Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 9.10 F8 W yw 1886: measurements. C11 at 115x. ur 1497 HD ; SO Position: Rating: 4 E Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 5.65 M3 IIIab ro W? 1880: measurements. May be optical because Hipparcos gives different distances (600 and 48 light years). C11 at 115x. h275 SO Position: Rating: 4 E Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 7.09 F5 W O 1905: measurements

19 C8 at 104x. STF 2763 HD ; SO Position: Rating: 4 E Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 9.70 F8 W C No C : measurements. The stars share common proper motion. C 1 measurement. C8 at 104x. Diameter: = 16.5 inches. Separation: = 1.04 miles; C = 2.16 miles. Distance (LY): 39 Total luminosity (Suns): 0.03 h281 DS 14891; SO Position: Rating: 4 E Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 9.72 G0 W = 335 = 1991 W? 1829: measurements. C11 at 115x

20 Diameter: = 18.6 inches. Separation: = 28.4 miles. Distance (LY): 1,300 Total luminosity (Suns): 21. G. 416 Rating: 4 E HD Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 9.44 G5 yw W 1893: measurements. C11 at 115x. Diameter: = 21.1 inches. Separation: = 5.74 miles. Distance (LY): 152 Total luminosity (Suns): G. 417 Rating: 4 E HD ; SO Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 8.84 K0 Y = 4 = 1903 W 1893: 4. 2 measurements. C8 at 104x. nice flat triangle lies 5 min NW

21 OSS 213 HD ; SO Position: Rating: 5 E Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 6.62 F4 III W = 1993 W 1875: measurements. The stars share common proper motion and the same distance. C8 at 104x. Rich field. Diameter: = 26.4 inches. Separation: = 17.2 miles. Distance (LY): 156 Total luminosity (Suns): 4.8 Moderate STF 2767 DS 14708; HD ; SO Position: Rating: 3 M Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 8.22 F5 V W F5 W 1830: measurements. C8 at 206x. C11 at 560x. Not a lot to report

22 Diameter: = 4.35 inches; = 13.5 inches. Separation: = 2.05 miles. Distance (LY): 550 Total luminosity (Suns): 30 Deep Sky Objects NGC 7006 Rating: 3 M Other Names: H I 52 stronomical League Program: Caldwell Club, Herschel 400 Club Position: Type: Gc Class: 1 Magnitude: 11.5 Dimensions: 2.8' Moderate This is an extragalactic globular 120 light years in diameter. It is 150,000 light years from the galaxy's center, making it a "cousin" of the Intergalactic Tramp in Camelopardalis. The brightest stars are 15.6m and the horizontal branch is 18.8m. C8 at 65x. It is faint; use high powers. It looks a little like a planetary nebula. Rich field. C11 at 98x. Small, rapidbly brighter middle, not resolved. Rich but dim field. C11 at 98x. Class: 3. Very faint and unresolved, with a very gradual brightening to the middle. Rich field. Model (where the Sun is a baseball): Its diameter would be 48,500 miles. Distance (LY): 185,000 Luminosity (suns): 81,

23 Difficult NGC 7003 Other Names: UGC Rating: 5 D Position: Type: Gal Class: Sbc Magnitude: 13.0 Surface brightness: 12.3 Dimensions: 1.1' x 0.7' P: 120 C8 at 104x. Noticed with averted vision and tube movement. It is extremely faint. Radial velocity (km/sec): +5,304 NGC 7025 Other Names: UGC Rating: 5 D Position: Type: Gal Class: Sa Magnitude: 12.8 Surface brightness: 13.8 Dimensions: 2.3' x 1.5' P: 33 C8 at 206x. ll I could make out was the faint nucleus. There is a wonderful asterism to the immediate west! Radial velocity (km/sec): +4,968 NGC 7056 Other Names: IC 1382; UGC Rating: 5 D Position: Type: Gal Class: Sb Magnitude: 12.9 Surface brightness: 12.6 Dimensions: 1.0' x 1.0' C8 at 104x. It showed a very faint stellar nucleus and no discernible halo

24 Radial velocity (km/sec): +5,376, Map 3 Double Stars Easy. G. 274 Rating: 3 E DS Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 9.52 F8 W = 1929 C W 1902: measurements. C 1 measurement. C11 at 115x. Diameter: = 16.3 inches. Separation: = 26.0 miles; C = 175 miles. Distance (LY): 1,810 Total luminosity (Suns): 68. G. 277 Rating: 3 E DS Position: Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 9.89 G5 yw W

25 1901: measurements. C11 at 115x! h1668 DS 15143; HD ; SO Position: Rating: 4 E Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 8.94 F8 W = do 1891: measurements. C8 at 104x. OS 444 DS 15171; HD ; SO Position: Rating: 4 E Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 7.99 F5 W = ? 1850: measurements. The stars share common proper motion. C8 at 104x. Diameter: = 13.0 inches. Separation: = 8.36 miles. Distance (LY): 670 Total luminosity (Suns):

26 Hough 465 DS 15311; HD ; SO Position: Rating: 4 E Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors IV W = 1924 V C 10.90? C : measurements. C 1893: measurements. C8 at 104x. Diameter: = 10.8 inches. Separation: = 39.4 miles; C = 4.33 miles. Distance (LY): 590 Total luminosity (Suns): 47 Pourteau 5414 Position: Rating: 5 E Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors W W 1891: measurements. C11 at 115x

27 Hough 467 DS 15373; HD ; SO Position: Rating: 5 E Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 8.36 K2 Y No C ! 1905? 1893: measurements. C 1892: measurements. C8 at 104x. Moderate STF 2804 DS 15076; HD ; SO Position: Rating: 2 M Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 7.02 F6 V O F8 C ? 1831: 317. Over 100 measurements. The stars share common proper motion. C 1894: measurements. C8 at 206x. "Very beautiful," wrote Webb. C11 at 334x. was split at 112x, but better at 311. t 311, looked like the eyese of a spook! t this power with the C11, the colors looked more like yw, yw, and W. Nice pair. neat little "Delphinus" lies just to the E of this double and shows up best at

28 Diameter: = 4.20 inches; = 15.2 inches. Separation: = 4,646 feet; C = 26.8 miles. Distance (LY): 177 Total luminosity (Suns): 5.2 OS 454 DS 15461; HD Position: Rating: 4 M Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors W = 1991 C ? 1843: measurements. C 1895: measurements. The stars show similar proper motions. C8 at 83x. Diameter: = 6.06 inches. Separation: = 8.20 miles; C = 49.3 miles. Distance (LY): 730 Total luminosity (Suns): 34 Jonckheere 2361 SO Position: Rating: 5 M Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 8.96 K0 Y = W? 1892: measurements

29 C11 at 115x. Diameter: = 25.7 inches. Separation: = 37.3 miles. Distance (LY): 3,230 Total luminosity (Suns): 220. G. 276 Rating: 4 D DS Position: Difficult Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 9.62 F8 W W 1901: measurements. C11 at 634x. STF 2849 DS 15491; SO Position: Rating: 4 D Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 8.47 G5 yw W? 1830: measurements. C11 at 634x. Nice setting! The pair sits at the base of a four-star Y

30 Diameter: = 19.9 inches. Separation: = 1.19 miles. Distance (LY): 451 Total luminosity (Suns): 7.66 Pourteau 5454 HD ; SO Position: Rating: 5 D Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 8.36 K0 III Y = 1898 W 1891: measurements. C8 at 206x. Use averted vision on this faint pair. It forms the W vertex of a 9m right triangle. Diameter: = 46.2 inches. Separation: = 2.15 miles. Distance (LY): 155 Total luminosity (Suns):

31 Deep Sky Objects Moderate NGC 7137 Other Names: H II 261 Rating: 4 M Position: Type: Gal Class: S(rs)c Magnitude: 12.4 Surface brightness: 12.9 Dimensions: 1.6' x 1.3' C8 at 104x. It shows a bright, stellar nucleus and an extremely faint and difficult halo. Model (where the Sun is a baseball): Its diameter would be 19 million miles. Distance (LY): 127,000,000 Luminosity (suns): 14,000,000,000 Radial velocity (km/sec): +1,775, Map 4 Double Stars Easy STF 2841 DS 15431; HD ; SO Position: Rating: 2 E Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 6.36 K0 III yo! G5!

32 1829: measurements. Hipparcos/Tycho data show different distances for these stars; they may be optical. However, the stars show similar proper motion. There is an 11.56m companion to at 313 (1991). C8 at 83x. Webb saw them as Y! and. C11 at 115x. Wow, a very bright field! yw star (SO ) lies about 12 min W. The colors are very, very nice on this pair! Four or five 9.5m stars lie to the S and a few more to the N. Rich field. Diameter: = 46.2 inches; = 20.3 inches. Separation: = 12.8 miles. Distance (LY): 364 Total luminosity (Suns): 32 STF 2818 HD ; SO Position: Rating: 3 E Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 7.30 G7 III Y O 1899: measurements. C8 at 65x. Very rich field. Diameter: = 3.00 inches. Separation: = 25.8 miles. Distance (LY): 650 Total luminosity (Suns):

33 OSS 224 HD ; SO Position: Rating: 3 E Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 7.81 G5 py Y 1875: measurements. May be optical because Hipparcos gives different distances (650 and 59 light years). C11 at 115x. STF 2834 ur 1506 (C); DS 15386; HD ; SO Position: Rating: 3 E Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 6.82 F6 IV W R C No 1830: measurements. C 1908: measurements. C8 at 206x. Diameter: = 8.25 inches. Separation: = 2.20 miles; C = 14.5 miles. Distance (LY): 328 Total luminosity (Suns):

34 ller 4 SO Position: Rating: 3 E Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 9.11 G0 W W 1895: measurements. The stars share common proper motion. C8 at 104x. It forms the horizontal bar of a large capital "H". OS 455 DS 15475; HD ; SO Position: Rating: 4 E Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 8.47 F8 W G5 Y 1843: measurements. Mt. Wilson spectral classes are F5 and G5. C8 at 104x. Diameter: = 15.4 inches; = 21.7 inches. Separation: = 5.04 miles. Distance (LY): 323 Total luminosity (Suns):

35 Moderate h947 DS 15383; HD ; SO Position: Rating: 4 M Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors III W W? C = No 1878: measurements. C 1878: measurements. C11 at 115x. Diameter: = 18.0 inches. Separation: = 17.1 miles; C = 22.1 miles. Distance (LY): 580 Total luminosity (Suns): 127 h284 Position: Rating: 5 M Magnitude Separation P Year Spectra Colors 8.91 F8 W ? 1903: measurements. C11 at 115x. Diameter: = 15.8 inches. Separation: = 15.9 miles. Distance (LY): 420 Total luminosity (Suns):

36 Mini-Catalog Double Stars Designation Position Rating Map Component Mag Separation P 1 Peg E 2 C STF E = STF E Hough E 2. G E 3 STF E 4 OSS E 4. G E 3 STF E 4 ller E 4 ur E 2. G E 1 h E 2 STF E 1 STF E 2. G E 2 h E 2. G E 2 Couteau E 1 h E 1 C C C C C ! = 29.2 = = = 4 = =

37 Designation Position Rating Map Component Mag Separation P h E = 37 + OS E = Hough E 3 C C = 79 - OS E OSS E = Pourteau E 3 Hough E 3 STF M 3 STF M 1 STF M 2 h M 1 2 Peg M 1 h M 4 OS M 3 h M 4 Jonckheere M 3 ur D 1. G D 3 STF D 3 Pourteau D 3 C C C C C = = = 278 = =

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