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Two in the View Observing Program Imaging Certificate
Marie Lott, Atlanta, GA
Updated 06/09/24 04:42 PM -0400

This is a photo journey of my first observing adventure with the SeeStar S50 all-in-one telescope/camera. All images were taken with this scope unless otherwise noted. The Seestar S50 has a 50mm aperture, 240mm FL, and an IMX462 sensor. This gives a FOV of 0.73° x 1.29°. It has an alt-az mount so images are typically oriented zenith up. All but two of the images were taken at Deerlick Astronomy Village (DAV) in Crawfordville GA, 33.553879, -82.761069. The other locations were Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center (CEWC) in Mansfield GA and my home in Atlanta GA near Mercer University (ATL). All times are local. Images are listed in seasonal groups by R.A. Navigation links to the sub-pages are at the top corners of each page.

Two images are included for each target: first is the initial framing shot with targets labeled (or as substitutes, a plate solve from nova.astrometry.net or a labeled screenshot from SkySafari). The second is an unlabeled image with slightly longer exposure - this is the "prettier one". All Seestar images were jpg shots saved to my phone that were downloaded and briefly processed with (1) an auto denoise inTopaz and (2) a curves & HDR tweak in Photoshop CS5 or Siril. For a few large FOV targets, Microsoft I.C.E was used to make a mosaic from multiple frames.

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Source Target List #   RA   Group   # of total
images		  Includes DIY
 combos
A.L. target list 1-26   00h-09h   Late Fall / Winter   21 2
A.L. target list 27-47, 114   09h-12h   Early Spring   24 3
A.L. target list 48-76,113-114   12h-15h   Late Spring   35 6
A.L. target list 77-109, 114   15h-24h   Summer / Early Fall 20  3
           
Totals            102 14

 

Targets Imaged, Sorted by R.A.

# NGC RA Dec Constellation Season
1 133 146 King 14 00h 31m 18s 63 21' 12" Cassiopeia Late Fall / Winter
2 147 185 00h 33m 12s 48 30' 28" Cassiopeia Late Fall / Winter
3 M31 M32 M110 00h 42m 44s 41 16' 08'' Andromeda Late Fall / Winter
4 457, Phi Cas, 436 01h 19m 33s 58 17' 24" Cassiopeia Late Fall / Winter
114.13 598 604, many others 01h 35m 14s 30 47' 10" Triangulum Late Fall / Winter
8 869 884 02h 19m 04s 57 08' 06'' Perseus Late Fall / Winter
11 1023 IC239 02h 40m 24s 39 03' 46" Perseus Late Fall / Winter
12 M77 1055 02h 42m 40s 00 00' 48" Cetus Late Fall / Winter
114.14 1087 1090 1094 02h 47m 41s -00 29' 46" Cetus Late Fall / Winter
13 1325 1332 03h 26m 17s -21 20' 09" Eridanus Late Fall / Winter
14 1400 1407 1383 1393 1394 03h 39m 31s -18 41' 17" Eridanus Late Fall / Winter
15 1807 1817 05h 10m 46s 16 30' 48" Taurus Late Fall / Winter
16 M38 1907 05h 28m 43s 35 51' 18" Auriga Late Fall / Winter
17 M42 M43 Trapezium (Theta1 Ori) 05h 35m 00s -5 25' 00'' Orion Late Fall / Winter
18 M35 2158 IC2157 06h 09m 00s 24 21' 00" Gemini Late Fall / Winter
19 IC2163 2207 06h 16m 29s -21 22' 34" Canis Major Late Fall / Winter
20 2252 2244 06h 32m 19s 04 51' 24" Monoceros Late Fall / Winter
21 2251 2254 06h 34m 39s 08 22' 00" Monoceros Late Fall / Winter
22 2335 2343 07h 06m 50s -10 01' 42" Monoceros Late Fall / Winter
23 2395 PK205+14.1 07h 27m 13s 13 36' 30" Gemini Late Fall / Winter
24 2276 2300 07h 27m 17s 85 45' 20" Cepheus Late Fall / Winter
25 2438 M46 07h 41m 47s -14 48' 36" Puppis Late Fall / Winter
26 2655 2715 08h 55m 39s 78 13' 28" Camelopardalis Late Fall / Winter
27 2726 2742 2768 09h 04m 57s 59 55' 58" Ursa Major Early Spring
28 2985 3027 09h 50m 22s 72 16' 47" Ursa Major Early Spring
29 M81 M82 3077 09h 55m 36s 69 03' 49'' Ursa Major Early Spring
114.2 3115 (C53) PGC 29300 10h 05m 14s -07 43' 07'' Sextans Early Spring
30 3166 3169 10h 13m 45s 03 25' 31" Sextans Early Spring
31 3185 3187 3190 3193 10h 17m 39s 21' 41' 13" Leo Early Spring
32 3227 3226 3222 10h 23m 27s 19 53' 53" Leo Early Spring
33 M95 M96 10h 43m 58s 11 42' 14" Leo Early Spring
34 3367 3377 10h 46m 35s 13 45' 07'' Leo Early Spring
35 M105 3384 3389 10h 47m 50s 1234' 55'' Leo Early Spring
36 3395 3430 IC 2613 10h 49m 50s 32 58' 58" Leo Minor Early Spring
37 3511 3513 11h 03m 23s -23 05' 12'' Crater Early Spring
114.6 M97 M108 11h 14m 46s 55 00' 59'' Ursa Major Early Spring
38 3605 3607 3608 3599 11h 16m 47s 18 01' 01" Leo Early Spring
39 3613 3619 3625 11h 18m 36s 58 00' 01" Ursa Major Early Spring
40 M65 M66 3628 11h 18m 55s 13 05' 33'' Leo Early Spring
114.5 3626 (C40) 3639 11h 20m 04s 18 21' 25'' Leo Early Spring
41 3681 3684 3686 3691 11h 26m 30s 16 51' 46'' Leo Early Spring
42 3718 3729 11h 32m 35s 53 04' 05'' Ursa Major Early Spring
43 3733 3738 3756 11h 35m 02s 54 51' 08'' Ursa Major Early Spring
44 3893 3896 3906 3928 11h 48m 38s 48 42' 38" Ursa Major Early Spring
45 3904 3923 11h 49m 13s -29 16' 35'' Hydra Early Spring
46 3972 3982 3990 3998 11h 55m 46s 55 19' 07" Ursa Major Early Spring
47 3986 3991 3994 (IC 2979) 11h 56m 44s 32 01' 20" Ursa Major Early Spring
48 4036 4041 12h 01m 28s 61 53' 47'' Ursa Major Late Spring
49 4038 4039 12h 01m 53s -18 52' 02" Corvus Late Spring
50 4085 4088 4157 12h 05m 23s 50 21' 14'' Ursa Major Late Spring
114.3 M98 with NGC 4186 and IC 3065 12h 13m 48s 14 45' 49" Coma Berenices Late Spring
51 M106 4217 4248 12h 18m 57s 47 18' 31" Canes Venatici Late Spring
52 4260 4261 4264 4268 4270 4273 4277 4281 12h 19m 22s 06 05' 55" Virgo Late Spring
53 4274 4278 4245 4283 12h 19m 51s 29 36' 51" Coma Berenices Late Spring
54 4298 4302 12h 21m 33s 14 36' 11" Virgo Late Spring
114.9 M61 (NGC 4303) and NGC 4301, 4292 12h 21m 55s 04 28' 26" Virgo Late Spring
114.1 M40 field with multiple NGCs (4284 4290 4335 4358 4362) 12h 22m 16s 57 56' 54" Ursa Major Late Spring
114.4 M100 with NGC 4312, 4323, 4328, and IC783 12h 22m 55s 15 49' 20" Coma Berenices Late Spring
55 4340 4350 12h 23m 35s 16 43' 22'' Virgo Late Spring
56 M84 M86 4435 4438 4458 4461 4473 4477 12h 25m 04s 12 53' 15'' Virgo Late Spring
57 M85 4394 12h 25m 23s 18 11' 31'' Virgo Late Spring
58 M49 4434 4464 4470 4488 4492 12h 29m 47s 07 59' 58" Virgo Late Spring
59 4485 4490 12h 30m 31s 41 42' 00'' Canes Venatici Late Spring
60 M87 4476 4478 4486A 4486B 12h 30m 32s 12 29' 26'' Virgo Late Spring
114.8 M88 (NGC 4501) with NGC4516 and three IC galaxies 12h 31m 59s 14 25' 12" Coma Berenices Late Spring
61 M91 4571 12h 35m 26s 14 29' 49" Virgo Late Spring
62 M89 M90 45314550 12h 35m 40s 12 33' 25" Virgo Late Spring
63 M58 4564 4567 4568 12h 37m 44s 11 49' 11" Virgo Late Spring
113 62P/Tsuchinshan and NGC 4596 4608 et al 12h 39m 56s 10 02' 28" Any Comet and a NGC/IC Late Spring
64 4596 4608 12h 40m 27s 10 08' 57" Virgo Late Spring
65 M59 M60 4638 4647 12h 42m 02s 11 38' 52" Virgo Late Spring
66 4627 46314656 4657 12h 42m 05s 32 32' 18" Canes Venatici Late Spring
67 4754 4762 12h 52m 18s 11 18' 49'' Virgo Late Spring
68 M53 5053 (wide) 13h 12m 55s 18 10' 09" Coma Berenices Late Spring
69 5035 5037 5044 5049 5054 13h 14m 49s 16 29' 32" Virgo Late Spring
70 M51 5195 13h 29m 53s 47 11' 48'' Ursa Major Late Spring
71 5350 5353 5354 5371 13h 53m 22s 40 21' 49" Canes Venatici Late Spring
72 5338 5356 5363 5364 13h 53m 26s 05 12' 29" Virgo Late Spring
73 M101 5473 5474 5485 5422 14h 03m 13s 54 20' 55" Ursa Major Late Spring
74 5560 5566 14h 20m 04s 03 59' 33" Virgo Late Spring
75 IC1029 5676 5660 5673 14h 32m 27s 49 54' 17" Bootes Late Spring
76 5740 5746 14h 44m 24s 01 40' 48" Virgo Late Spring
77 5839 5845 5846 5850 15h 05m 27s 01 38' 04'' Virgo Summer / Early Fall
78 5981 5982 5985 15h 38m 40s 59 21' 21'' Draco Summer / Early Fall
79 Xi Scorpii Struve1999 (STF 1999) 16h 04m 22s -11 22' 23" Scorpius Summer / Early Fall
80 M46144 (very wide) 16h 23m 36s -26 31' 31" Scorpius Summer / Early Fall
81 M13 6207 16h 41m 41s 36 27' 37'' Hercules Summer / Early Fall
114.12 C82 (NGC 6193) + NGC 6188 (Rim Nebula) 16h 42m 28s -48 50' 42" Ara Summer / Early Fall
83 86 Mu Herculi (triple star) 17h 44m 57s 27 20' 05'' Hercules Summer / Early Fall
114.11 NGC 6543 (Caldwell 6) with IC 4677 and NGC 6552 17h 58m 33s 66 37' 59" Draco Summer / Early Fall
90 6664 Cr387=Tr34 18h 36m 31s -08 11' 00" Scutum Summer / Early Fall
92 6755 6756 19h 07m 40s 04 14' 00" Aquila Summer / Early Fall
93 Cr399 6802 19h 26m 12s 20 06' 00" Vulpecula Summer / Early Fall
95 6826 Cygnii16 19h 44m 48s 50 31' 31'' Cygnus Summer / Early Fall
96 M71 Harvard 20 19h 53m 46s 18 46' 42" Sagitta Summer / Early Fall
97 6882 6885 (inside 6882) 20h 12m 00s 26 29' 00" Vulpecula Summer / Early Fall
98 6939 6946 20h 31m 32s 60 39' 14" Cepheus Summer / Early Fall
99 6960 (Western Veil) and 52 Cygnii 20h 45m 54s 30 43' 00'' Cygnus Summer / Early Fall
100 7129 7142 21h 42m 00s 66 05' 00" Cepheus Summer / Early Fall
110 Any planet (Saturn) and the Moon 23h 21m 05s -06 49' 06" Aquarius Summer / Early Fall
108 M52 7635 23h 24m 50s 61 35' 51" Cassiopeia Summer / Early Fall
109 7788 7790 23h 56m 44s 61 23' 53" Cassiopeia Summer / Early Fall