Herschel 100+10 List

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In the following, I reveal for the list of the 100 most beautiful Herschel objects plus 10 further NGC/IC objects (according to the Herschel Guide from the Oculum publishing house), to what extent I have already photographed them with my electronic telescopes. Visual observations are not taken into account.

Note: The names were mostly taken from the Herschel Guide.

List

Clik the "Object" links to see photos and get some information.

Note: Except for corrections, the eVscope and eVscope 2 columns are closed.

Object	Name	Constellation	Type	eVscope	eVscope 2	Vespera	Vespera Pro	Comments
IC 1805	Heart Nebula	Cassiopeia	GN					Together with IC 1848 called Heart and Soul Nebula; the Fish Head Nebula IC 1795/NGC 896 is near-by
IC 4665	Summer Behive	Ophiuchus	OC					Ideal object for binoculars, too large for eVs(2)
IC 5146	Cocoon Nebula	Cygnus	GN					Small reddish nebula with embedded open star cluster Cr 470
NGC 40	Bow Tie Nebula	Cepheus	PN					Violet dot with white central star
NGC 246	Skull Nebula	Cetus	PN
NGC 247	Dusty Spiral	Cetus	G
NGC 253	Silver Dollar Galaxy	Sculptor	G
NGC 281	Pac-Man Nebula	Cassiopeia	GN					Reddish nebula, fits the eVscope's field of view
NGC 288		Sculptor	GC
NGC 404	Mirach's Ghost	Andromeda	G					Galaxy close to Mirach, therefore called Mirach's Ghost
NGC 436		Cassiopeia	OC
NGC 457	Owl Cluster, E.T. Cluster	Cassiopeia	OC					Nice, particularly the eyes
NGC 654		Cassiopeia	OC					Together with NGC 659, NGC 663, and M 103 in the same field of view (Vespera)
NGC 663	Lawnmower Cluster	Cassiopeia	OC					Together with NGC 659, NGC 654, and M 103 in the same field of view (Vespera)
NGC 752		Andromeda	OC					Large, loose open star cluster
NGC 772	Fiddlehead Galaxy	Aries	G
NGC 869	h Persei	Perseus	OC					Nice, both Perseus clusters visible in the same view (Vespera)
NGC 884	chi Persei	Perseus	OC					Nice, both Perseus clusters visible in the same view (Vespera)
NGC 891	Silver Sliver Galaxy	Andromeda	G					Seen from the side (edge-on); nice
NGC 896	Fish Head Nebula	Cassiopeia	GE					Also named IC 1795; part of the Heart Nebula
NGC 1499	California Nebula	Perseus	GN					Red nebula that I saw with the Vespera for the first time.
NGC 1501	Camel's Eye	Camelopardis	PN
NGC 1502	Golden Harp Cluster	Camelopardis	OC					Kemble's Cascade ends on one side with the open star cluster NGC 1502 (Golden Harp Cluster).
NGC 1528		Perseus	OC
NGC 1535	Cleopatra's Eye	Eridanus	PN
NGC 1647	Pirate Moon Cluster	Taurus	OC
NGC 1977	Running Man Nebula	Orion	GN					Called Running Man Nebula because of the form of a dark nebula inside of it; together with M 42/43 in a mosaic (Vespera).
NGC 1981	Coal Car Cluster	Orion	OC					Open star cluster above the Running Man Nebula; also together with M 42/43, NGC 1977, and NGC 1980 in a mosaic.
NGC 2023		Orion	GN					Close to the Horsehead Nebula B 33
NGC 2024	Flame Nebula	Orion	GN					Alone and together with B 33 in a mosaic (Vespera)
NGC 2169	37 Cluster	Orion	OC					Together with NGC 2194 (Vespera)
NGC 2174/75	Monkey Head Nebula	Orion	GN					Is considered as resembling a monkey's head
NGC 2244	in the Rosette Nebula	Unicorn	OC					Cluster at the center of the Rosette Nebula (Vespera mosaic)
NGC 2261	Hubble's Variable Nebula	Unicorn	GN					Nebula that looks like a comet
NGC 2264	Christmas Tree Cluster/Cone Nebula	Unicorn	OC					Saw only the star cluster with the eVscope(2). Conus nebula visible with Vespera (plus NGC 2261)
NGC 2281	Broken Heart Cluster	Auriga	OC
NGC 2301	Great Bird Cluster	Unicorn	OC
NGC 2359	Thor's Helmet	Canis Major	GE					According to Stoyan a good example of the usefulness of nebula filters
NGC 2360	Opened Box Cluster	Canis Major	OC
NGC 2362	Tau CMa Cluster	Canis Major	OC
NGC 2392	Eskimo Nebula	Gemini	PN					Round light blue spot with white dot in it
NGC 2403		Camelopardis	G					Spiral galaxy that is regarded as one of the best galaxies for small telescopes; unclear why Messier overlooked it; fairly impressive in the eVscope.
NGC 2419	Intergalactic Wanderer	Lynx	GC					Small, still in the Milky Way...
NGC 2440	Bat Nebula	Puppis	PN
NGC 2539	Dish Cluster	Puppis	OC
NGC 2683	UFO Galaxy	Lynx	G					Spiral galaxy, seen edge-on.
NGC 2841	Tiger's Eye Galaxy	Ursa Major	G
NGC 2903		Leo	G					One of the brighter spiral galaxies; unclear why Messier missed it...
NGC 2976		Ursa Major	G
NGC 3079	Phantom Frisbee	Ursa Major	G
NGC 3115	Splinter Galaxy	Sextans	G					Elliptical galaxy, one of the "spindle galaxies"...
NGC 3242	Jupiter's Ghost	Hydra	PN
NGC 3521	Needle Galaxy	Leo	G
NGC 3628	Hamburger Galaxy	Leo	G					Spiral galaxy seen edge-on; it forms a conspicuous group with M 65 and M 66, the Leo Triplet (in the same FoV with the Vespera).
NGC 4038/39	The Antennae	Corvus	G
NGC 4085		Ursa Major	G					The elliptical galaxy NGC 4085 and the spiral galaxy NGC 4088 in the constellation Ursa Major seem to interact with one another. At least, the deformations of galaxy NGC 4088 seem to indicate this. Both galaxies can be easily observed in the same field of view with the eVscope.
NGC 4088		Ursa Major	G					Ditto
NGC 4206		Virgo	G					See below!
NGC 4216	Silver Streak Galaxy	Virgo	G					NGC 4216 is the largest of three galaxies (NGC 4216, NGC 4206, and NGC 4222), which can be observed together in the eVscope.
NGC 4244	Silver Needle Galaxy	Canes Venatici	G					Spiral galaxy, very thin and long, seen edge-on
NGC 4435/38	Markarian's Eyes	Virgo	G					NGC 4435 is a lenticular galaxy and interacts with the lenticular galaxy NGC 4438, that is about 100,000 light years more distant.
NGC 4449	Rectangle Galaxy	Canes Venatici	G					Irregular galaxy
NGC 4485/90	Cocoon Galaxy	Canes Venatici	G					Distorted spiral galaxies, which interact with one another.
NGC 4526		Virgo	G
NGC 4535	Lost Galaxy	Virgo	G
NGC 4565		Coma Berenices	G					One of the most prominent and famous edge-on spiral galaxies in the sky
NGC 4567/68	Siamese Twins	Virgo	G					NGC 4567/8 are two spiral galaxies in the Virgo cluster; they are also called "The Siamese Twins" or "The Butterfly Galaxies".
NGC 4631	Herring's Galaxy	Canes Venatici	G					Spiral galaxy seen edge-on; above it, there is a compagnion, the elliptical dwarf galaxy NGC 4627.
NGC 4656/57	Fish Hook Galaxy	Canes Venatici	G
NGC 4725	TIE Fighter	Coma Berenices	G					Small spiral galaxy with even smaller neighbor galaxy NGC 4712 (spiral galaxy)
NGC 4889	Coma Galaxy Cluster	Coma Berenices	G					Tiny...
NGC 5740		Virgo	G
NGC 5746	Mini Sombrero	Virgo	G
NGC 5907	Splinter Galaxy	Draco	G
NGC 6210	Turtle Nebula	Hercules	PN					Rather bright and turquoise; has a white central star, which is regarded as easy to observe (not in eVscope).
NGC 6520	Castaway Cluster	Sagittarius	OC
NGC 6543	Cat Eye's Nebula	Draco	PN					Very small in the eVscope
NGC 6572	Emerald's Nebula	Ophiuchus	PN
NGC 6633	Tweedledum Cluster	Ophiuchus	OC					According to Stoyan on par with M 11 and M 16
NGC 6712	Weird Globular	Scutum	GC					In the eVscope somewhat larger and nice, small in the Vespera
NGC 6781	Snowglobe Nebula	Aquila	PN					According to Stoyan, the brightest of four fainter planetary nebulae in this constellation; reminds me of the Ring and the Dumbell nebulae
NGC 6818	Little Gem Nebula	Sagittarius	PN					According to Stoyan very small and bright, a small blue dot in the eVscope
NGC 6822	Barnard's Galaxy	Sagittarius	G					According to Stoyan faint and hard to see. This was in fact even with the eVscope the case. But once, I was able to find a faint glow after post-processing...
NGC 6826	Blinking Planetary	Cygnus	PN					According to Stoyan brighter than the Ring Nebula M 57, but not so easy to observe. In the eVscope it is just a blue dot...
NGC 6888	Crescent Nebula	Cygnus	GE					Nice, but faint
NGC 6905	Blue Flash Nebula	Delphinus	PN
NGC 6910	Inchworm Cluster	Cygnus	OC
NGC 6934	Delphinus Cluster	Delphinus	GC					According to Stoyan hard to resolve; this is, however, possible with eVscvope and Vespera.
NGC 6939	Ghost Bush Cluster	Cepheus	OC					Together in FOV with NGC 6946 with Vespera
NGC 6940	Mothra Cluster	Vulpecula	OC
NGC 6946	Fireworks Galaxy	Cepheus	G					Face-on galaxy; can be observed together with NGC 6939 with Vespera
NGC 6960	Cirrus Nebula	Cygnus	GN					Only partly visible; together NGC 6992 as a mosaic (do not quite fit the frame)
NGC 6992/5	Cirrus Nebula	Cygnus	GN					Only partly visible; together NGC 6960 as a mosaic (do not quite fit the frame)
NGC 7000	North America Nebula	Cygnus	GN					Only partly visible; together with IC 5070 as a mosaic
NGC 7008	Fetus Nebula	Cygnus	PN
NGC 7009	Saturn Nebula	Aquarius	PN					Very small, reminds of the planet Saturn with its "ears".
NGC 7023	Iris Nebula	Cepheus	GN					NGC 7023 is the name of an open star cluster containing the Iris Nebula. The Iris Nebula is a reflection nebula illuminated by a central star. Nice...
NGC 7027	Magic Carpet Nebula	Cygnus	PN
NGC 7209	Star Lizard Cluster	Lacerta	OC
NGC 7243		Lacerta	OC					Originally confirmed with a Karkoschka photo; better seen in August 2020
NGC 7293	Helix Nebula	Aquarius	PN					Large, faint
NGC 7331		Pegasus	G					Close to Stephan's Quintet NGC 7317; together in FOV with Vespera
NGC 7380	in the Wizard Nebula	Cepheus	OC					A star formation region that contains the young open star cluster NGC 7380
NGC 7479	Superman Galaxy	Pegasus	G					Can be seen well as a barred spiral
NGC 7510		Cepheus	OC
NGC 7635	Bubble Nebula	Cassiopeia	GE					Is located close to the open star cluster M 52; both can be seen together with Vespera
NGC 7662	Blue Snowball	Andromeda	PN					According to Stoyan, one of the most beautiful planetary nebulae in the autumn sky, which appears in the small telescope as an even blue disc. In the eVscope it appears as a prominent but small blue spot.
NGC 7789	Caroline's Haystack	Andromeda	OC					Large; according to Stoyan one of the richest star clusters for small telescopes.

References

Ronald Stoyan (2022). Herschel Guide. Oculum Verlag (ISBN: ISBN 978-3-949370-06-9)
www.oculum-verlag.de/detailview?no=606