Celestron 31058, 31056 instruction manual Great Orion Nebula

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M#

NGC#

Const.

R.A.

DEC

Mag

Type

Proper Name

 

 

 

H M S

° ‘

 

 

 

M36

NGC 1960

Aur

5

36.3

34 08

6.0

Op. Cl.

 

M37

NGC 2099

Aur

5

52.0

32 33

5.6

Op. Cl.

 

M38

NGC 1912

Aur

5

28.7

35 50

6.4

Op. Cl.

 

M39

NGC 7092

Cyg

21

32.3

48 26

4.6

Op. Cl.

 

M40

 

UMa

12

22.2

58 05

8.0

dbl

 

M41

NGC 2287

CMa

6

47.0

-20 44

4.5

Op. Cl.

 

M42

NGC 1976

Ori

5

35.3

-5 27

4.0

D. Neb.

Great Orion Nebula

M43

NGC 1982

Ori

5

35.5

-5 16

9.0

D. Neb.

 

M44

NGC 2632

Cnc

8

40.0

19 59

3.1

Op. Cl.

Beehive Cluster

M45

 

Tau

3

47.5

24 07

1.2

Op. Cl.

Pleiades

M46

NGC 2437

Pup

7

41.8

-14 49

6.1

Op. Cl.

 

M47

NGC 2422

Pup

7

36.6

-14 30

4.4

Op. Cl.

 

M48

NGC 2548

Hya

8

13.8

-5 48

5.8

Op. Cl.

 

M49

NGC 4472

Vir

12

29.8

8 00

8.4

El. Gx.

 

M50

NGC 2323

Mon

7

03.0

-8 20

5.9

Op. Cl.

 

M51

NGC 5194-5

CVn

13

29.9

47 12

8.1

Sp. Gx.

WhirlpoolGalaxy

M52

NGC 7654

Cas

23

24.2

61 35

6.9

Op. Gx.

 

M53

NGC 5024

Com

13

12.9

18 10

7.7

Gl. Cl.

 

M54

NGC 6715

Sgr

18

55.1

-30 29

7.7

Gl. Cl.

 

M55

NGC 6809

Sgr

19 40 .0

-30 58

7.0

Gl. Cl.

 

M56

NGC 6779

Lyr

19

16.6

30 11

8.2

Gl. Cl.

 

M57

NGC 6720

Lyr

18

53.6

33 02

9.0

P. Neb.

Ring Nebula

M58

NGC 4579

Vir

12

37.7

11 49

9.8

Sp. Gx.

 

M59

NGC 4621

Vir

12

42.0

11 39

9.8

El. Gx.

 

M60

NGC 4649

Vir

12

43.7

11 33

8.8

El. Gx.

 

M61

NGC 4303

Vir

12

21.9

4 28

9.7

Sp. Gx.

 

M62

NGC 6266

Oph

17

01.2

-30 07

6.6

Gl. Cl.

 

M63

NGC 5055

CVn

13

15.8

42 02

8.6

Sp. Gx.

Sunflower Galaxy

M64

NGC 4826

Com

12

56.7

21 41

8.5

Sp. Gx.

Black Eye Galaxy

M65

NGC 3623

Leo

11

18.9

13 05

9.3

Sp. Gx.

Leo’s Triplet

M66

NGC 3627

Leo

11

20.3

12 59

9.0

Sp. Gx.

Leo’s Triplet

M67

NGC 2682

Cnc

8

50.3

11 49

6.9

Op. Cl.

 

M68

NGC 4590

Hya

12

39.5

-26 45

8.2

Gl. Cl.

 

M69

NGC 6637

Sgr

18

31.4

-32 21

7.7

Gl. Cl.

 

M70

NGC 6681

Sgr

18

43.2

-32 18

8.1

Gl. Cl.

 

M71

NGC 6838

Sge

19

53.7

18 47

8.3

Gl. Cl.

 

M72

NGC 6981

Aqr

20

53.5

-12 32

9.4

Gl. Cl.

 

M73

NGC 6994

Aqr

20

58.0

-12 38

 

ast

 

M74

NGC 628

P s c

1

36.7

15 47

9.2

S

 

M75

NGC 6864

Sgr

20

06.1

-21 55

8.6

Gl Cl.

 

M76

NGC 650-1

Per

1

42.2

51 34

11.5

P. Neb.

Cork Nebula

M77

NGC 1068

Cet

2

42.7

0 01

8.8

Sp. Gx.

 

M78

NGC 2068

Ori

5

46.7

0 03

8.0

D. Neb.

 

M79

NGC 1904

Lep

5

24.2

-24 33

8.0

Gl. Cl.

 

M80

NGC 6093

Sco

16

17.0

-22 59

7.2

Gl. Cl.

 

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Contents C150-HD and G-8N Newtonian Page B L E N T E N T S Celestial Photography T R O D U C T I O N How to Use this Manual Word of Caution Newtonian Optical System Unpacking Your G-8N S E M B L I N G Y O U R N E W T O N I a N T E L E S C O P EG-8N C150-HD Adjusting the Tripod Height Setting Up the TripodAttaching the Accessory Tray They are needed later for polar alignment Attaching the Equatorial MountAttaching the R.A. Slow Motion Knob Attaching the Declination Slow Motion Knob Attaching the Counterweight Bar and Counterweight Attaching the Telescope to the Mount For G-8N Attaching the Telescope to the Mount For C150- HD Balancing the Telescope in R.A Removing the Lens CapCompletely Balancing the Telescope in DECG-8N C150-HD Installing the Finderscope Installing the Eye- piece Technical Specifications ActualVeiw NewtonianView Image OrientationFocusing Aligning the Finder Daytime Observing Your First LookNighttime Observing Calculating Magnification Determining Field of View Celestial Coordi- nate System T R O N O M Y B a S I C SMotion of the Stars Definition Polar AlignmentFinding the Pole Latitude Scales Pointing at Polaris Declination Drift Polar Alignment Finders Aligning the R.A Setting CircleObserving the Moon Planets L E S T I a L O B S E R V I N GObserving Deep-Sky Objects Observing the S u nUsing the Setting Circles Star Hopping Celestial Observing Transparency Viewing ConditionsSky Illumination SeeingCelestial Observing L E S T I a L P H O T O G R a P H Y Short Exposure Prime F o c u s Lunar Phase ISO Crescent Quarter 125 Full 250Piggyback Celestial Photography L E S C O P E M a I N T E N a N C E Care and Cleaning of the Optics CollimationOr back out the holder screws more than one 1 to two 2 turns T I O N a L a C C E S S O R I E S Optional Accessories Single Axis Motor Drive System #93518 Themessiercatalog Great Orion Nebula Elliptical Galaxy List of Bright Stars For Further Reading Celestron ONE Year Warranty