October 29, 2016 Observing Session at Spy Mountain Overlook, Blue Ridge Parkway, VA 13.1" dob, 32mm SWA and 14mm UWA eyepieces Clear skies, breezy, no humidity, balmy temps never below 63 deg (i.e., almost perfect!) Pegasus galaxies NGC 7619 NGC 7626 NGC 7742 NGC 7743 NGC 7479 NGC 7469 ~ not easy at all NGC 7454 NGC 7448 NGC 7625 ~ bright, condensed NGC 7814 Pisces galaxies NGC 7541 NGC 7679 ~ extremely difficult, possibly missed altogether NGC 7716 NGC 7785 ~ more diffuse NGC 7782 ~ more condensed M74 ~ hint of structure detected, uneven appearance Cetus galaxies M77 ~ quite bright and condensed NGC 1055 NGC 1032 NGC 1073 NGC 246 ~ (planetary nebula) large, superimposed on 3 or 4 stars, some structure NGC 255 ~ small, not obvious NGC 247 ~ very faint, almost undetectable, elongated sliver (edge-on?) NGC 175 ~ barely detectable NGC 45 ~ not really detectable with any certainty Sculptor galaxies NGC 253 ~ almost more structure than M31 NGC 288 ~ (globular cluster) not resolved into any stars except maybe a few at edge NGC 24 ~ detectable, but faint and large Unfortunately, NGC 300 and NGC 55 were too far south to be observed. Other objects M31 ~ best view of dust lanes I've had M32 ~ very bright and condensed M110 ~ large and diffuse, would be a showcase object if somewhere else M33 ~ could not see any structure, just diffuse glow M27 ~ apple core shape clearly visible M57 ~ only used 50x, should have gone back with the 14mm :( M15 ~ noticeably better than M2 M2 M29 ~ one of the least impressive Messier objects :) M39 M36 M37 M38 M34 ~ quite nice, never looked at this cluster closely before Double Cluster NGC 1528 ~ beautiful cluster in Perseus NGC 5146 ~ not sure Cocoon could be seen, maybe hint of cloudiness where it should be NGC 7239 ~ Helix nebula, large, dim, not really any structure NGC 6939 ~ open cluster, seemed to be shaped a bit like M11 NGC 6946 ~ galaxy, obvious roundish gray oval Veil Nebula ~ various components all easily visible Uranus ~ with 14mm eyepiece (109x), disk clearly visible, color quite blue