VELA oc N2547 Claria? br * V=6.47/-0.15. wide pair V=8.15/-0.01 and 8.42/-0.06. QBS: f neb over cl. 15cm - nice br cl around m7 `cen *'. brtr *s lie mostly E of brtst. 35' diam w/100 *s @ 80x, little concen twd center. wide pair NE of cen *, but otherwise no mod close pairs. BS, 22Feb1990, LCO. gn N2626 POSS: m12 * @ 1'.6 in pa85; m14.5 * 2'.45 SE. 15cm - mod br reflection neb (DS does mild harm, others kill it). 140x: 6'x4', elong ENE-WSW, w/m10-10.5 * on N edge. nrly flat outline on N extending E-W from br *. m12-12.5 * E nr edge; m14.5 * SE at edge. brtst part centered SW of m10.5 *. smooth texture except wk dkning in ray extending ESE from br *. BS, 22Feb1990, LCO. oc N2659 15cm - a real cl for once! distinctly elong NE-SW, 12'x5' @ 80x. 140x: 80 *s of m12+ somewhat more concen twd SW end of oval. BS, 22Feb1990, LCO. oc N2660 cl *s V > 14.0. * SSE 157" in pa162 V=8.38/1.14. * NNE 103" in pa25 V=11.10/1.11. these two *s 4'.0 sep. 15cm - vdistinct in fld: looks like gc. 2'.5 diam, taking up 2/3 distance btwn m9 * SSE and m10.5 * N. 140x shows about 20 *s m13-14.5 w/o difficulty, but many come & go at threshold w/averted vis. BS, 24Feb1990, LCO. oc N2669 15cm - mod f cl @ 50x mod well isolated from fld. 140x: 30 *s in irreg-bounded 8' area. m10.5 * and five others in concen grp elong N-S south of center. BS, 21Feb1990, LCO. oc N2670 15cm - mod br cl w/distinctive geom pattern @ 80x. two strings of *s: one in pa70-260 across N side of cl; another heading SW from center forming a y or lambda shape (depending on which hemisphere you're viewing from, right?). 140x shows 45 *s, brtst is m10 at SW end of string leading SW. mod concen. BS, 24Feb1990, LCO. oc N2671 POSS: br * 3'.1 NE, triangle ~3' SE is ~1' on-a-side 15cm - well concen cl of fairly f *s, quite distinctive in fld rich in brtr *s. 6' diam, extending to m12-13 *s NE, triangle on E, and SSW. core 2' across, sl hazy @ 140x. 35 *s res @ 140x, mostly m13+. BS, 22Feb1990, LCO. gn N2736 QBS: part of Gum nebula. 15cm - remarkably exlong exthin emis neb. 80x + UHC shows it 25' long and 1'.5 wide in pa25. rel sharp border on E-facing flank, smooth fading on W. lies W of m8 *. BS, 24Feb1990, LCO. pn N2792 15cm - mod br tiny puff @ 80x. 195x: m10.5-11, 12"-15" diam. annular w/*-like points on SE (much brtr) and NW (exf). cen * maybe also? BS, 24Feb1990, LCO. oc N2849 15cm - vf unres cloud in triangle of m9-10 *s @ 80x. triangle * on W is really line of three m10-10.5 *s. 140x: 2' diam w/only a few vf *s res, brtst is m13.5 on NE edge. mod broad concen. BS, 24Feb1990, LCO. pn N2899 QBS: *s 1'.2 (10"; pa315), 1'.2 W (11"; pa85), 1'.15 S, and 1'.25 ENE also a wide pair). closer of two SW 40" is nr edge of neb; also 45" SE. brtr wedges of neb NE & SW of cen *, brtst on SW. 15cm - lg and fairly losfcbr, but obvious @ 80x; m11.5-12. mod broad cen brtning. m13.5-15.5 *s at all cardinal points and on SE & NW; ones W & N are pairs. * SW is closest and gives reasonable measure of edge. 140x and 195x show diffusely bordered patch w/wk mottling, notably brtr area on W side. 195x shows m15.5 cen * nr center consistently, although not certainly. fun object! oh yeah: Deep Sky filter very good here even @ 195x; UHC and [OIII] not dramatically better. BS, 21Feb1990, LCO. oc N2910 Topaktas: two brtr *s V=9.5,9.6; most *s V > 11. 15cm - clumpy cl mod well sep from fld. 10' diam w/50 *s @ 140x, m10 lucida nr center and densest part, one m10.8 *, then rest much fntr. many *s in circlet w/two brtr *s on E side. BS, 23Feb1990, LCO. oc N2925 Topaktas: pair S side G=9.4,10.2 (wider); closer pair not meas. 15cm - unconcen cl 12' diam only wkly detached from fld. 140x shows 55 *s of m9+ in rough rectangular oval. brtr *s at SW & SW vertices. two pairs (one =, one un=) in S side, another pair NE corner. BS, 23Feb1990, LCO. oc N2972 V&M II: * ESE V=9.41/1.77. QBS: br * ~2'.5 ESE. 15cm - hey! a cute little cl well sep from bkgrnd. m9.5 * on ESE edge, res @ 80x. 140x shows 35 *s in 2' diam, m12+, reaching to radius of m9.5 *. two consp strings radiate from center ESE (twd br *) and SSE. mod sharp concen to sl fuzzy core. BS, 23Feb1990, LCO. oc Tr 10 POSS: no f *s. 15cm - unconcen grp of brtr *s; no f members, only those on U2000 (and some sl fntr). not visually interesting. BS, 22Feb1990, LCO. oc N2982 15cm - hardly worth mentioning. BS, 24Feb1990, LCO. oc N3033 M&V II: br * V=6.05/0.94. f pair not meas, but chart suggests V ~12.5 for both. 15cm - surrounds m6 ysh *, poorly sep from fld. 140x: 22 *s in 6'x3' oval elong SE-NW. NW 2' of br * is m13,13 pair that points at br *. br * lies on E side of oval grp. cl *s m12.5+. BS, 21Feb1990, LCO. oc N3105 Moffat & FitzG: br * NE V=12.36/0.92. pair V=12.1,12.7 (uncer photog photom. 15cm - mod f well condensed cl, partially res @ 80x. 140x: 2'.5 diam w/20 *s m13+ res. brtst * (maybe m12.5) on NE edge of core. m12 un= pair SW off cl. BS, 23Feb1990, LCO. pn N3132 15cm - fine lg & br neb w/m10 cen * (br!). 295x: oval elong SE-NW in 5:4 ratio; length of short side = sep of two m10.5 *s SE. NW end is more diffuse than remainder. cen * eccentric to E side of neb. *ing NE of it on outer rim; two(?) fntr spots on opposite side, where rim of annulus is best defined. dk patch SW of cen *; generally wk mottled otherwise. [OIII] filt helpful in supressing * so neb can be viewed. BS, 24Feb1990, LCO. gx N3201 Alcaino?: m~11.5 pair ~10' NW. fntr pair 6'.4 W/sl N V=12.78/1.31 and V=14.14/0.45. 15cm - nice lg cl well res @ 80x. 195x: 12' diam and sl oval in outer part since outliers truncated on E side by dkr area. brtst *s m12.5. m12.5 pair isolated W side; cl extends beyond this pair. wk even concen, some dk lanes S side. about 150 *s res w/o reaching threshold. BS, 24Feb1990, LCO. oc N3228 brtst in center V=7.90/-0.03. 15cm - lg sparse grp of 25 * m8-11.5 in 15' area centered on grp of six. no concen of f fld *s, so evidently no others besides these. good for 50x/ 1.2deg fld. BS, 23Feb1990, LCO. gx N3256 POSS: br part elong NE-SW. * 32" due S. ESO-LV: pa80. 15cm - mod f oval gx w/br center @ 80x. 140x: elong NE-SW, 1'x0'.8. mod sharp concen to sl more elong core and vf *ar nuc. m15.5 * just off S side; occas *ing along maj axis in core. BS, 24Feb1990, LCO. gx E263-G41 = RNGC 3256C ESO-LV: B=13.13/14.51; 2'.0x1'.8 in pa12. 15cm - fairly f spot E of m7 *. BS, 24Feb1990, LCO. gx N3261 POSS: m12 *s 1'.35 SW, 1'.2 NE. m13.5 * 19" in pa37. ESO-LV: pa74. 15cm - mod f gx @ 80x btwn two m12 *s NE & SW. 140x: circ, 1'.2 diam w/vf losfcbr halo. vsm sharply concen core 20" across. m13.5 * sup NNE of center 20" from center. BS, 24Feb1990, LCO. gx N3262 ESO-LV: B=14.24/14.0; 1'.1x0'.8 in pa118. 15cm - vf obj 2' SSW of -63. BS, 24Feb1990, LCO. gx N3263 POSS: pa~105. * sup immed SW of center. -62 2'.5 in pa211. ESO-LV: pa70. 15cm - fairly f elong obj among *s @ 80x. 140x: 0'.8x0'.2 in pa100. m13.5 * sup nr center. wk broad concen. BS, 24Feb1990, LCO. gx E263-G48 QBS: E w/sharp equ dk lane [BS]. no * or br spot N side. SGC: SA(s)0o? ESO-LV: pa165. 15cm - vsm hisfcbr gx @ 80x in *ry fld. 140x: sl elong in pa165, 25"x20". mod sharp concen to *ar nuc. threshold * or other disturbance in N side? BS, 24Feb1990, LCO. gx N3318 POSS: * 42" SE. ESO-LV: pa83. 15cm - mod f spot in fld of sev m11-12 *s @ 80x. 140x: circ, 1' diam, but size somewhat uncer due to m14 *s in E side and off neb SE. mod even concen. BS, 24Feb1990, LCO. oc N3330 QBS: pair SW edge is brtst * here. 15cm - mod br but not rich, mod well sep from fld. 140x: 35 *s m9.5+ in irreg 5' area w/little concen. brtst * is on W side and is pair: 9.5,11.5; 5"; pa20. BS, 23Feb1990, LCO. gx N3366 POSS: 1'.6 SSW of * ESO-LV: pa35. 15cm - 1'.5 SSW of m6 * and among other fntr *s. f due to glare @ 80x. 140x: circ, 45" diam, mod even concen, no core or nuc. BS, 24Feb1990, LCO. oc I2391 naked-eye - easy resolved obj. BS, 21Feb1990, LCO. 7x35mm - good binoc obj w/about a doz *s res; not concen. BS, 21Feb1990, LCO. 15cm - big & vbr but sparse cl. in irreg 1 deg area are 25 *s (plus bkgrnd fld *s) centered S of omicron Vel. not visually interesting. BS, 21Feb1990, LCO. oc I2395 = vdB-H 47 15cm - br rel sparse cl led by m7 'cen *'. 80x shows 70 *s in 25'x15' area elong ~E-W. nice pair SE side. many m8-10 *s, but fair population of fntr *s too, mildly concen twd cen *. BS, 24Feb1990, LCO. oc I2488 QBS: dk patches (15cm) not obvious, but there. 15cm - mod br mod rich cl 12' diam @ 80x. few outliers twd S, where there are two ~circ wk dk patches SW & SE of cl. brtst *s m10, most m12+. 140x shows 80*s. BS, 21Feb1990, LCO. oc-gn Cr 197/Gum 15 POSS: ~circ, 25' diam, brtr N of * as 20'x10' patch elong E-W. 15cm - only vwk refl (?) neb generally N of m7.5 * extending E-W, wkly enhanced by DS filter, not others. no obvious cl here; not even neb is certain. BS, 22Feb1990, LCO. gn Gum 23 QBS: pretty f. 15cm - nothing obvious. BS, 24Feb1990, LCO. gn Gum 25 QBS: pair ~10" sep in pa~125. 15cm - mod f refl obj around grp of m10+ *s. DS help, other filts kill it. 80x: 8'x5' in pa20, m12.5,14 pair on S side nr center of brtst circ patch. BS, 24Feb1990, LCO. oc Markarian 18 V&M II: Nrn pair V=10.07/0.43 and V=10.75/0.46. Srn pair V=10.10/0.31 and V=10.67/0.43. cen * V=9.34/0.54. 15cm - neat condensed knot incl two m9 pairs N&S sides, and m9 'cen *'. 140x shows eighteen *s incl knot of four on S side of cen *. BS, 24Feb1990, LCO. oc Moffat 15cm - interesting mult * @ 140x: m9 lucida w/m11.5 N of it, then m12.5+12.5 pair vclose; two m13-13.5 *s immed S of lucida. that's it: 45" diam. BS, 23Feb1990, LCO. oc Pi 3 15cm - vf gran glow @ 80x, not consp. 140x: 5' diam, wk broad concen. 20 *s of m13.5+. BS, 21Feb1990, LCO. oc Pi 5 POSS: cen * much fntr than m9.5-10? 15cm - fuzzy area around m9.5-10 * @ 80x. 195x: nine *s all m13.5 or fntr except `cen *'. pair NE side. 2' diam. BS, 21Feb1990, LCO. oc Pi 6 V&M II: pair = HD73919 + CD-45 4352; V=8.85/0.16 and V=8.91/0.15. m10 * W V=9.00/0.19; m10 * S V=9.47/0.17. Forbes & Short 1994 AJ 108, 594: pair V=8.86/0.18 (NErn comp), V=8.86/0.17 (SWrn comp). m10 * W V=9.05/0.22, m14 * V=13.78/0.35. m10 *S V=9.49/0.26. star-count diam 8' (core), 16' (corona). 15cm - nice sm grp of eleven *s led by m9.5 pair and two other m9.5-10 *s. 2' diam. m10 * W of pair has m14 * N of it. BS, 24Feb1990, LCO. oc Pi 7 15cm - ident w/certainty @ 80x, but too f @ 140x to say much---unres except for two brtr *s and a few @ threshold. BS, 21Feb1990, LCO. oc Pi 8 V&M II: br * = CD-45 4411; V=10.57/0.54. 15cm - sm clump led by m10.5 * on E side. twelve others, m12.5+ in 2' area. BS, 24Feb1990, LCO. oc Pi 11 QBS: looks very real, but *s rel f, and not esp rich however. 15cm - too few *s: not distinctive as cl. BS, 23Feb1990, LCO. oc Pi 13 + N2866 (star cloud to south) QBS: 15cm obs ok. 15cm - sm hazy clump well detached from fld @ 80x. 140x shows ten *s in 1' circle of m12.5-14.5; still somewhat hazy. S 10' is rich fld of m9-12 *s 20' diam, Pi 13 at N edge of this cloud. BS, 23Feb1990, LCO. oc Pi 16 V&M II: br wide pair V=8.69/0.34 and 9.38/0.31. * close to Ern of pair V=10.50/0.42. 15cm - clump of f *s btwn two m8.5 *s 1' apart. 140x shows eight *s besides br pair, one of m12 pretty close to Ern of pair, rest are m13.5+. BS, 23Feb1990, LCO. pn PK259+ 0 1 POSS: almost certainly not a pn, but ordinary gn from morphology! lies 1'.1 E/sl S pf br *. brtning on W prob due to two sup m~15 *s. 15cm - vf but vis w/o filts @ 80x immed E of m11.5 *. mod UHC and [OIII] enhancements. 140x: 15" diam, circ, sl brtr on W side? BS, 21Feb1990, LCO. pn PK261+ 2 1 15cm - vf, picked up @ 80x w/UHC; [OIII] not any more effective. 140x: 10" diam, circ, no cen brtning. m13.5 overall. BS, 22Feb1990, LCO. pn PK264- 8 1 QBS: OX oval elong pa150. m13.5 * (looks fntr) 24" NE. 15cm - strong [OIII] enhancement, good w/UHC. 80x shows just sub*ar m12.0 spot w/m13.5 * 15" NE. 195x: 5" diam, or 1/3 distance to * NE. much brtr center or cen * is vis. BS, 22Feb1990, LCO. pn PK265- 2 1 15cm - can't find @ 80x w/UHC or [OIII]. BS, 24Feb1990, LCO. pn PK268+ 2 1 15cm - vf @ 80x, but well enhanced by UHC and [OIII]. 140x: m14.0, *ar. BS, 24Feb1990, LCO. pn PK269- 3 1 QBS: nothing lg here. grp of *s ok. 15cm - can't ident for certain w/UHC or [OIII] @ 80x. a suspect puff nr end of arc of 4 or 5 *s leading W & N from two m9 *s plotted on U2000. a very neb clump of *s 5' N very distracting @ 80x. BS, 23Feb1990, LCO. pn PK274+ 3 1 QBS: 27" diam annulus. E side not obviously brtr. NE 2'.2 of m10 *. m13 * 50" SE; sev *s NW, ident of 15cm * there not obvious. 15cm - mod f sm neb. well enhanced by UHC & [OIII], latter somewhat better. m12.5 overall. 140x: 15"-20" diam, circ, E side somewhat brtr. lies NE of m10 *. m13 * immed SE of neb, m15 * NW. BS, 24Feb1990, LCO. pn PK275- 4 1 15cm - fairly f but pops up nicely w/[OIII] @ 80x; UHC gives mod enhancement. just non*ar @ 80x. 195x: 3"-4" diam, modsfcbr, no struc evident; although somewhat brtr twd center, no cen *. m12-5-13. BS, 21Feb1990, LCO. pn PK275- 3 1 15cm - not vis to m13.5 @ 80x using UHC and [OIII]. BS, 21Feb1990, LCO. pn PK275- 2 2 QBS: looks like tiny SBb galaxy! grp of *s ~1'.5x0'.5. 15cm - pretty f but recog w/UHC and [OIII] @ 80x in a tight grp of m13.5+ *s aligned NNE-SSW. 195x: 5" diam, m13.5, smooth disk. UHC & [OIII] about equally effective. trick here is picking it out in crowded fld. BS, 21Feb1990, LCO. pn PK278+ 5 1 15cm - not vis after careful search @ 80x w/[OIII]. BS, 23Feb1990, LCO. pn PK283+ 2 1 QBS: m12 *s 45" NNE, 1'.1 NW. 15cm - dramatic [OIII] enhancement, good w/UHC. *ar @ 80x, but 140x shows ~2" uniformly br disk in triangle w/two m12.5 *s NW & NE. pn is m12.5 also. BS, 21Feb1990, LCO. pn PK286+ 2 1 15cm - not vis @ 80x w/UHC or [OIII]. BS, 21Feb1990, LCO. oc Ru 64 15cm - lg cl of rel br *s mod well isolated from fld. triangular, 30' on-a- side w/N side aligned E-W. br *s nr center, at S & NW corners; pair NE corner. BS, 21Feb1990, LCO. oc Ru 65 15cm - another hazy spot 8' diam @ 80x, but 140x doesn't show much else. *s rather f and unconcen. BS, 22Feb1990, LCO. oc Ru 66 15cm - fuzzy/*ry patch @ 80x, again vf and not distinctive from fld using 140x. BS, 21Feb1990, LCO. oc Ru 67 15cm - wk hazy cl not distinctive @ 80x. 140x shows 25 *s in 4' area of m12+ plus a few sl brtr. unconcen. BS, 22Feb1990, LCO. oc Ru 79 Topaktas: *s G > 12. 15cm - mod rich, mod well detached cl of mod f *s. 140x: 12' diam w/50 *s of m12+. mod broad concen across center. roughly circ w/irreg outline. BS, 23Feb1990, LCO. oc Ru 83 15cm - another Ruprecht clump. this one is oval, elong ~E-W w/20 *s of m12+ vis @ 140x. not very interesting. BS, 23Feb1990, LCO. oc Ru 87 15cm - another Ru faker w/o f *s, only ~ a dozen rel br *s. BS, 23Feb1990, LCO. oc vdB-H 54 15cm - sm grp mildly concen from fld. 140x: 2'.5 diam w/15 *s, brtst m11.5-12 on SSE. fairly close = pair on W side of center (aligned N-S) and string of three on NE side. BS, 22Feb1990, LCO. oc vdB-H 56 15cm - sm collection of *s centered on m7.5 *. 140x shows a dozen *s in 10' area; cen * is pair: 3" sep, dm ~3.0. no neb around m9 * NW as per my U2000 mark. BS, 22Feb1990, LCO. oc Waterloo 6 Forbes & Short 1994 AJ 108, 594: no cluster here. 15cm - forget it. BS, 24Feb1990, LCO. Slr 8 [0832.1] 15cm - nice un= subarcsec pair res @ 295x. 410x: pa295, dm 1.0. BS, 19Feb1990, LCO. I 10 = delta Vel [0844.7] 15cm - nothing up to 410x. BS, 19Feb1990, LCO. Dunlop 95 = x Vel [1039.3] 15cm - vwide, but fine color contrast @ 50x: primary ysh, secondary bl-wh. BS, 23Feb1990, LCO.