Southern Herschel 400 Observing Program 
Targets #61-90

Addendum to the Astronomical League's Herschel 400 OP

Telescopes used:

• Most of the 150 images were taken for this observing program using the SLOOH telescopes located in either the Canary Islands or Chile.
  • The Chile Slooh telescopes are located at the Santa Martina Observatory outside Santiago at 3.269 S & 70.534 W at 4756 feet elevation.
  • The Canary Islands telescopes are located on the island of Tenerife, about 15 kilometers northeast of the volcano Teide and 300 kilometers west of the African coast at 28.29970 N  &16.50826 W at 7783 feet elevation.
  • Most commonly I used their CDK 17" telescopes, "Chile2" and Canary2" each outfitted with a FLI PL16803 camera and requested 50 second luminance images.
  • Occasionally I used their 20" CDK scope "Canary1" + FLI PL09000 or their 11" RASA scope "Canary 3" + ZWO294MC with similar short exposures.
  • Full telescope specs for all of SLOOH's telescopes are here: https://vega.slooh.com/docs/Slooh_Observatories_and_Telescope_Specifications.pdf 
• Occasionally images were taken by myself at Deerlick Astronomy Village in Crawfordvile, GA at 33.5539 N & 82.791 W at 495 ft elevation. These are indicated by "DAV" and the scope and camera used are listed with the photo.

ID #	61	Image	Astrometry.net	Notes
Target Name	NGC 3699		Center (RA, hms): 11h 27m 58.653s Center (Dec, dms): -59° 57' 24.952" Size: 15.4 x 15.4 arcmin Radius: 0.182 deg Pixel scale: 1.46 arcsec/pixel Orientation: Up is 3.8 degrees E of N	SLOOH Chile1 20240217_051303 This planetary nebula looks like two disjointed puffs. The upper portion is somewhat bracket-shaped, with wisps seeming to blow out of the top right. The lower portion is smaller and tadpole or comma-shaped. It appears to have a brighter knot at its "head". Very unusual.
Alt Names
Common Name
Type	PN
CON	Cen
Mag	11.9
PA
Class

ID #	62	Image	Astrometry.net	Notes
Target Name	NGC 3960		Center (RA, hms): 11h 50m 39.210s Center (Dec, dms): -55° 41' 19.710" Size: 34.8 x 34.8 arcmin Radius: 0.410 deg Pixel scale: 1.91 arcsec/pixel Orientation: Up is 359.6 degrees E of N	SLOOH Chile2 20240210_040017 The is a granular open cluster with 80-100 individual stars well resolved in a loose boxy shape. It seems to be outlined by a circular swipe of darkness.
Alt Names
Common Name
Type	OC
CON	Cen
Mag	8.3
PA
Class	I2m

ID #	63	Image	Astrometry.net	Notes
Target Name	NGC 3923		Center (RA, hms): 11h 51m 01.759s Center (Dec, dms): -28° 48' 25.250" Size: 23.1 x 23.1 arcmin Radius: 0.272 deg Pixel scale: 1.27 arcsec/pixel Orientation: Up is 357.2 degrees E of N	20190514_152834 Dubbo NSW Australia 17CDK+SB1100   This is a bright fat oval elliptical with no resolvable detail -just a big white tic tac in space. A slight haze envelops it. The field is sparse, with 5-6 long strings of stars draped around. A dim little PGC galaxy sits off to the left.
Alt Names
Common Name
Type	Gal
CON	Hya
Mag	10.0
PA	50
Class	E

ID #	64	Image	Astrometry.net	Notes
Target Name	NGC 4039		Center (RA, hms): 12h 01m 53.465s Center (Dec, dms): -18° 52' 26.956" Size: 18.8 x 18.8 arcmin Radius: 0.222 deg Pixel scale: 1.46 arcsec/pixel Orientation: Up is 3.7 degrees E of N	SLOOH Chile1 20240214_061947 Here we have the well-known interacting pair of galaxies known as "The Antennae", NGC 4039 and 4038. They are in the process of merging. In longer exposures two thin tails of haze can be seen streaming out of the shared middle, one arching on the left around to the top, the other arcing around the bottom. Just a hint of the lower streamer can be seen here. The galaxy bodies are studded with intensely bright knots that are reported to be baby globular clusters!
Alt Names
Common Name	The Antennae
Type	Gal
CON	Crv
Mag	10.7
PA	130
Class	SBm

ID #	65	Image	Astrometry.net	Notes
Target Name	NGC 4052		Center (RA, hms): 12h 01m 59.273s Center (Dec, dms): -63° 13' 37.487" Size: 36.3 x 36.3 arcmin Radius: 0.428 deg Pixel scale: 1.91 arcsec/pixel Orientation: Up is 360.0 degrees E of N	SLOOH Chile2 20240211_033216 A scattering of 50-60 individual stars make up this loose potato-shaped cluster. Not too much going on here, although the two bright stars, Theta 1 and Theta 2 Crucis,  are really pretty!
Alt Names
Common Name
Type	OC
CON	Cru
Mag	8.8
PA
Class	III2r

ID #	66	Image	Astrometry.net	Notes
Target Name	NGC 4103		Center (RA, hms): 12h 06m 44.751s Center (Dec, dms): -61° 15' 48.998" Size: 21 x 21 arcmin Radius: 0.247 deg Pixel scale: 1.46 arcsec/pixel Orientation: Up is 3.8 degrees E of N	SLOOH Chile1 20240212_060250 This is a more distinctive open cluster in Crux than the previous one. Its 20+ brighter stars really sparkle and are arranged in a tighter grouping than NGC 4052..
Alt Names	D 291
Common Name
Type	OC
CON	Cru
Mag	7.4
PA
Class	I2m

ID #	67	Image	Astrometry.net	Notes
Target Name	NGC 4244		Center (RA, hms): 12h 17m 28.051s Center (Dec, dms): +37° 50' 36.271" Size: 27.7 x 27.7 arcmin Radius: 0.326 deg Pixel scale: 3.84 arcsec/pixel Orientation: Up is 1.9 degrees E of N	20180516 08:40:21 0.51m CDK17 Andor IKON L 936 Gemini AZ This is the "Silver Needle" Galaxy, an edge-on beauty with a small stellar core. Across the core a fine dark dust band is evident. The galaxy sits crossways in the field at about a 45 degree angle, and tapers to fine points at each end. Nice!
Alt Names
Common Name	SIlver Needle
Type	Gal
CON	CVn
Mag	10.0
PA	48
Class	SA(s)cd: sp IV

ID #	68	Image	Astrometry.net	Notes
Target Name	NGC 4275		Center (RA, hms): 12h 19m 52.920s Center (Dec, dms): +27° 37' 30.377" Size: 35.3 x 35.3 arcmin Radius: 0.416 deg Pixel scale: 1.91 arcsec/pixel Orientation: Up is 0.4 degrees E of N	SLOOH Chile2 20240219_055457 So small! This galaxy is less than 1 arcminute in apparent size due to its great distance, 117 million light years. It is actually almost 20% larger in diameter than our own Milky Way.Hard to see any details here although it's reported by Simbad to be a spiral galaxy of type SABbc.
Alt Names
Common Name
Type	Gal
CON	Com
Mag	12.8
PA
Class	Sc

ID #	69	Image	Astrometry.net	Notes
Target Name	NGC 4337		Center (RA, hms): 12h 24m 08.895s Center (Dec, dms): -58° 07' 58.544" Size: 19.7 x 19.7 arcmin Radius: 0.232 deg Pixel scale: 1.46 arcsec/pixel Orientation: Up is 3.9 degrees E of N	SLOOH Chile1 20240214_033459 This open cluster forms a big smile of stars, anchored on the left with a bright mag 8 star. A second arching drizzle of stars just below the cluster echos the curve of the larger arc.
Alt Names
Common Name
Type	OC
CON	Cru
Mag	8.9
PA
Class	II3p

ID #	70	Image	Astrometry.net	Notes
Target Name	NGC 4349		Center (RA, hms): 12h 24m 28.159s Center (Dec, dms): -61° 54' 15.105" Size: 20.1 x 20.1 arcmin Radius: 0.236 deg Pixel scale: 1.46 arcsec/pixel Orientation: Up is 3.6 degrees E of N	SLOOH Chile1 20240212_060715 This cluster fills almost the entire field, save for the lower right corner where a sharply angled string of stars crosses. There are more than 100 stars in this cluster with little central concentration.
Alt Names
Common Name
Type	OC
CON	Cru
Mag	7.4
PA
Class	II2m

ID #	71	Image	Astrometry.net	Notes
Target Name	NGC 4463		Center (RA, hms): 12h 30m 02.023s Center (Dec, dms): -64° 48' 38.071" Size: 20.9 x 20.9 arcmin Radius: 0.246 deg Pixel scale: 1.46 arcsec/pixel Orientation: Up is 3.6 degrees E of N	SLOOH Chile1 20240212_062738 This is a small raggedy cluster with only 40 or so stars that vary widely in brightness. The stars are arranged in somewhat of a flying wedge shape, with three prominent rib-like strings..
Alt Names
Common Name
Type	OC
CON	Mus
Mag	7.2
PA
Class	I3m

ID #	72 & 73	Image	Astrometry.net	Notes
Target Name	NGC 4567 NGC 4568		Center (RA, hms): 12h 36m 34.607s Center (Dec, dms): +11° 14' 57.445" Size: 31.1 x 31.1 arcmin Radius: 0.367 deg Pixel scale: 1.92 arcsec/pixel Orientation: Up is 359.7 degrees E of N	SLOOH Chile2 20240121_072451 Ah, the two galaxies known as the Siamese Twins or The Butterfly. NGC 4567 is the top one and is a lovely face-on spiral. The lower galaxy is NGC 4568, a bit brighter, more elongated, and more disturbed looking than its sibling.
Alt Names
Common Name	Siamese Twins
Type	Gal
CON	Vir
Mag	11.5/11.2
PA
Class	Sc/Sc

ID #	74	Image	Astrometry.net	Notes
Target Name	NGC 4696		Center (RA, hms): 12h 48m 49.463s Center (Dec, dms): -41° 18' 44.334" Size: 27.9 x 27.9 arcmin Radius: 0.329 deg Pixel scale: 1.91 arcsec/pixel Orientation: Up is 359.7 degrees E of N	SLOOH Chile2 20240121_072020 This small spiral galaxy is surprisingly round and appears armless. It looks like a white fuzzy snowball. At first glance I thought it was a tight globular cluster.
Alt Names
Common Name	Part of Abell 3526
Type	Gal
CON	Cen
Mag	10.5
PA	95
Class	S0

ID #	75	Image	Astrometry.net	Notes
Target Name	NGC 4710		Center (RA, hms) 12h 49m 40.027s Center (Dec, dms): +15° 10' 36.526" Size: 19.3 x 19.3 arcmin Radius: 0.228 deg Pixel scale: 1.46 arcsec/pixel Orientation: Up is 3.8 degrees E of N	SLOOH Chile1 20240217_081805 This needle-like galaxy has an unusal appearance due to the isolated bright regions in its spiral arms.It has a bright, bloated  (almost squared off) core. Overall it reminds me of a compass needle.
Alt Names
Common Name
Type	Gal
CON	Com
Mag	10.9
PA	27
Class	S0-a

ID #	76	Image	Astrometry.net	Notes
Target Name	NGC 4815		Center (RA, hms) 12h 57m 58.908s Center (Dec, dms): -64° 58' 09.884" Size: 20.5 x 20.5 arcmin Radius: 0.242 deg Pixel scale: 1.46 arcsec/pixel Orientation: Up is 3.6 degrees E of N	SLOOH Chile1 20240214_043738 This small open cluster has a distorted face with two bright "eyes", two smaller stars for a "nose" and a slow downward drizzle of 8 or so fairly uniform stars off to one side form the line of a rather disjointed jaw.
Alt Names
Common Name
Type	OC
CON	Mus
Mag	8.6
PA
Class	I2r

ID #	77	Image	Astrometry.net	Notes
Target Name	NGC 4852		Center (RA, hms) 13h 00m 09.042s Center (Dec, dms): -59° 37' 19.034" Size: 20.5 x 20.5 arcmin Radius: 0.242 deg Pixel scale: 1.46 arcsec/pixel Orientation: Up is 3.8 degrees E of N	SLOOH Chile1 20240214_044210 This cluster is a sparse sprinkling of mixed stars with no central concentration.Two strings of stars form a crooked path up and to the right out of the center.
Alt Names
Common Name
Type	OC
CON	Cen
Mag	8.9
PA
Class	I3r

ID #	78	Image	Astrometry.net	Notes
Target Name	NGC 4889	Galaxies brighter than mag 13 are labeled	Center (RA, hms): 13h 00m 11.538s Center (Dec, dms): +27° 58' 46.047" Size: 43.3 x 43.3 arcmin Radius: 0.511 deg Pixel scale: 6.02 arcsec/pixel Orientation Up is 0.2 degrees E of N	SLOOH Canary2  20240511 0133 There are so many galaxies in this field. Below I have circled the galaxies brighter than mag13.0. Galaxies less than mag 16.0 are in light grey.NGC 4889 is the bright elliptical galaxy in the center that looks like a plump little seed. Click to view map larger
Alt Names	NGC 4884
Common Name
Type	Gal
CON	Com
Mag	11.5
PA	80
Class	E

ID #	79	Image	Astrometry.net	Notes
Target Name	NGC 4976		Center (RA,  hms) 13h 08m 37.656s  Center (Dec, dms): -49° 30' 19.708" Size: 16.7 x 16.7 arcmin Radius: 0.197 deg Pixel scale: 1.46 arcsec/pixel Orientation: Up is 3.7 degrees E of N	SLOOH Chile1 20240213_044540 NGC 4976 is a bright oval-shaped elliptical galaxy in the center of this field.It sits at the bottom end of a curved dangle of irregularly-spaced stars.A tiny straight line of 4 little stars can be spotted at the bottom of the field.
Alt Names
Common Name
Type	Gal
CON	Cen
Mag	10.1
PA	161
Class	S0

ID #	80	Image	Astrometry.net	Notes
Target Name	NGC 5061		Center (RA, hms): 13h 18m 04.991s Center (Dec, dms): -26° 50' 08.618" Size: 25.5 x 25.5 arcmin Radius: 0.301 deg Pixel scale: 1.27 arcsec/pixel Orientation: Up is 360.0 degrees E of N	20220428 002922 EDT Sharon, GA C8 @ f/7 + Mallincam DS10cTEC NGC 5061 is a bright round elliptical galaxy encircled with a hazy fringe. It sits in the field paired with a bright star that's slightly smaller in diameter. Nice strings and snippets of medium to small stars add interest to the field
Alt Names
Common Name
Type	Gal
CON	Hya
Mag	10.5
PA
Class	E

ID #	81	Image	Astrometry.net	Notes
Target Name	NGC 5068		Center (RA, hms): 13h 18m 55.062s Center (Dec, dms): -21° 02' 21.893" Size: 28.1 x 28.1 arcmin Radius: 0.332 deg Pixel scale: 1.27 arcsec/pixel Orientation Up is 359.8 degrees E of N	202204428_010222 EDT Sharon, GA  C8 @ f/7 Mallincam DS10cTEC This is an unusual looking spiral galaxy with an asymmetric and knotty halo. Its core is thin, compressed, and elongated; the core seems to be slightlly wider on the top than at the bottom.
Alt Names
Common Name
Type	Gal
CON	Vir
Mag	9.8
PA	110
Class	Sd

ID #	82	Image	Astrometry.net	Notes
Target Name	NGC 5078		Center (RA, hms): 13h 18m 55.062s Center (Dec, dms): -21° 02' 21.893" Size: 28.1 x 28.1 arcmin Radius: 0.332 deg Pixel scale: 1.27 arcsec/pixel Orientation: Up is 359.8 degrees E of N	20220428_ 013948 EDT Sharon, GA C8 @ f/7 Mallincam DS10cTEC NGC 5078 is a splendid edge-on spiral with a bright bulging core seen rising up from one side and a distinct dust belt extending completely across the front (and presumable encircling the whote outer shell).Very pretty.
Alt Names
Common Name
Type	Gal
CON	Hya
Mag	10.8
PA	148
Class	S0

ID #	83	Image	Astrometry.net	Notes
Target Name	NGC 5102		Center (RA, hms): 13h 21m 12.816s Center (Dec, dms): -36° 39' 09.399" Size: 24.3 x 24.3 arcmin Radius: 0.286 deg Pixel scale: 1.27 arcsec/pixel Orientation: Up is 356.8 degrees E of N	2019_0506_143128 Dubbo NSW Australia CDK17 +SB11100 Wow! I felt compelled to crop this so that both Iota Centauri and NGC 5102 were featured in the same frame. What a difference distance makes: the individal star Iota Centauri is very close, only 18 parsces (58.8 ly) awar from us while the large elliptical galaxy is 3.8 MILLION parsecs (13 Milion ly) away. The galaxy has a physical diameter of 35340 light years, while the star is only twice the diameter of our Sun.
Alt Names	h 3492
Common Name
Type	Gal
CON	Cen
Mag	9.1
PA	48
Class	S0

ID #	84	Image	Astrometry.net	Notes
Target Name	NGC 5253		Center (RA, hms): 13h 39m 55.673s Center (Dec, dms): -31° 38' 27.443" Size: 26.5 x 26.5 arcmin Radius: 0.312 deg Pixel scale: 1.27 arcsec/pixel Orientation: Up is 356.9 degrees E of N	20190506_151034 UTC Dubbo NSW Australia CDK17 + SB1100 NGC 5253 is a bright oval galaxy that extends outward, ending in blunt tips of haze. It is so bright that no details can be discerned. An wobbly line of assorted field stars stands out in the lower left.
Alt Names
Common Name
Type	Gal
CON	Cen
Mag	10.7
PA	45
Class	ImP

ID #	85	Image	Astrometry.net	Notes
Target Name	NGC 5460		Center (RA, hms): 14h 07m 30.189s Center (Dec, dms): -48° 21' 24.340" Size: 18.6 x 18.6 arcmin Radius: 0.219 deg Pixel scale: 1.46 arcsec/pixel Orientation: Up is 3.6 degrees E of N	SLOOH Chile1 20240214_055711 Tthe most interesting port of this open cluster is the bright dangle of stars shown here. It technically has a very sparse outer portion that extends outward from this field another frame width on all sides.
Alt Names
Common Name
Type	OC
CON	Cen
Mag	5.6
PA
Class	I3m

ID #	86	Image	Astrometry.net	Notes
Target Name	NGC 5617		Center (RA, hms): 14h 29m 48.897s Center (Dec, dms): -60° 43' 54.326" Size: 21.2 x 21.2 arcmin Radius: 0.250 deg Pixel scale: 1.46 arcsec/pixel Orientation: Up is 3.7 degrees E of N	SLOOH Chile1 20240215_061236 This elongated open cluster of medium and small stars is shaped like a syringe with the needle pointing downward. At first glance it is not readily distinguished from the surrounding busy field, but the brighter stars in the center give it away.
Alt Names	D 302
Common Name
Type	OC
CON	Cen
Mag	6.3
PA
Class	I3r

ID #	87	Image	Astrometry.net	Notes
Target Name	NGC 5643		Center (RA, hms): 14h 32m 40.603s Center (Dec, dms): -44° 10' 17.158" Size: 18.3 x 18.3 arcmin Radius: 0.216 deg Pixel scale: 1.46 arcsec/pixel Orientation: Up is 3.7 degrees E of N	SLOOH Chile1 20240215_032748 This is a sweet little galaxy! I have zoomed-in two-fold and cropped from center of the original image. It is a face-on spiral with a bar and a spherical halo of outer haze.
Alt Names
Common Name
Type	Gal
CON	Lep
Mag	10.5
PA
Class	ScIII

ID #	88	Image	Astrometry.net	Notes
Target Name	NGC 5662		Center (RA, hms): 14h 35m 54.463s Center (Dec, dms): -56° 32' 49.487" Size: 18.6 x 18.6 arcmin Radius: 0.219 deg Pixel scale: 1.46 arcsec/pixel Orientation: Up is 3.6 degrees E of N	SLOOH Chile2 20240215_061700 NGC 5662 is an indistinct open cluster, very sparse and randomly arranged with stars of mixed sizes. Like 5460 above, this cluster technicallly extends out further than this but there is nothing remotely resembling a star cluster beyond what you see here..
Alt Names
Common Name
Type	OC
CON	Cen
Mag	5.5
PA
Class	II3r

ID #	89	Image	Astrometry.net	Notes
Target Name	NGC  5824		Center (RA, hms): 15h 04m 00.546s Center (Dec, dms): -33° 03' 58.789" Size: 33.2 x 33.2 arcmin Radius: 0.391 deg Pixel scale: 1.92 arcsec/pixel Orientation: Up is 359.6 degrees E of N	SLOOH Chile2 20240124_081450 NGC 5824 is a nice tight little globular cluster with a bright round core and a smattering of individual outer halo stars seen around its perimeter.
Alt Names
Common Name
Type	GC
CON	Lup
Mag	9.1
PA
Class	I

ID #	90	Image	Astrometry.net	Notes
Target Name	NGC 5823		Center (RA, hms): 15h 05m 24.834s Center (Dec, dms): -55° 37' 01.615" Size: 37.6 x 37.6 arcmin Radius: 0.443 deg Pixel scale: 1.91 arcsec/pixel Orientation: Up is 359.5 degrees E of N	SLOOH Chile2 20240127_060942 This is a losse open cluster with a modestly nice concentration making it stand out well in the field. Overall the cluster has a swirly shape with several broad arcs of evernly spaced stars appearing to make an "S". Nice.
Alt Names	Caldwell 88
Common Name
Type	OC
CON	Cir
Mag	7.9
PA
Class	II2r

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