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Alvin Huey
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Take a look!
Lists from Steve Gottlieb, Paul Alsing, Bill Cone, Mark Wagner, Jeff Gortatowski and myself.
Looking for a monthly list (easy to tough), look into Mark's list. For each month, the list covers the meridian area.
Looking for a challenge, see Steve's list, Bill Cone's and my Local Group list.
Looking for way off the beaten path stuff, see Paul Alsing's list.
M-81 naked eye? - see Jeff Gortatowski's file.
Galaxy Trios and Small Galaxy Groups for intermediate to advanced, see my lists.
Awesome stuff! 
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Clear Skies,
Alvin #26
22" f/4.1 reflector, Takahashi TOA-130S on AP1200GTO (just sold), 30" f/4.3 StarMaster and Antares 6" f/6.5 on Orion SVP
FaintFuzzies | TAC | TAC-Sac
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uwe_glahn
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Hi Alvin,
great stuff, you are right. Thanks to you, Steve, Paul, Bill, Mark and Jeff.
Lots of the objects (particularly those from Steve list) are well-known things, which I also tried to observe and draw. For example I tried all Abells and yes, I had the luck to see M 81 with the naked eye.
But I am particular interested in your fantastic compilation of the Local Group. In a little project (not online) I tried to observe as much members I could see.
So I tried And 1,2,3,4,6 and 7 with 16" under nearly perfect skies. I could only detect And 2 and with uncertainly And 4. Which experience do you made with the And companions?
Also I am very interested in your observation of UGCA 86 and 92 which I also tried but without success.
Thanks for the tip for Leo T, I did not know it at all...do you have experience with it?
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clear skies, Uwe
www.deepsky-visuell.de
www.ArpGalaxies.com
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palsing
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Quote:
Take a look!
Lists from Steve Gottlieb, Paul Alsing, Bill Cone, Mark Wagner, Jeff Gortatowski and myself.
Looking for a monthly list (easy to tough), look into Mark's list. For each month, the list covers the meridian area.
Looking for a challenge, see Steve's list, Bill Cone's and my Local Group list.
Looking for way off the beaten path stuff, see Paul Alsing's list.
M-81 naked eye? - see Jeff Gortatowski's file.
Galaxy Trios and Small Galaxy Groups for intermediate to advanced, see my lists.
Awesome stuff!
Understand that I am always on the prowl for additional observing lists, so if you have something unique to offer to the GSSP attendees, please send it to me as per the instructions on the above-referenced web page and I will give it every consideration.
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Paul
25" Obsession
5.5" Newt - finder (Cometcatcher)
Hutech 22 X 100 binos w/LPS-P2 filters
Canon 10 X 30 IS binos
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BillFerris
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Two of my favorite sites, both having links to great observing lists, are...
Jim Shield's Adventures in Deep Space
Doug Snyder's Planetary Nebula Observers Home Page
Perusing the above, you'll find good information on off-the-beaten path objects, seasonal observing lists, obscure galaxy and planetary nebulae catalogs, and links to other sites with great deep-sky content.
Bill in Flag
P.S. I'm looking out my window and IT'S SNOWING!!! 
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Grand Canyon Adventure
Lowering the Threshold
18" Obsession
4.5" Meade 4500
10x50 Swift Audubon
Cosmic Voyage
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Alvin Huey
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Hi Bill,
The Adventures in Deep Space is mostly Steve Gottleib's information...and he is one of the contributors of GSSP list. All of us are part of the same group, TAC. Great group of observers, but we could use some of your skies though. 
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Clear Skies,
Alvin #26
22" f/4.1 reflector, Takahashi TOA-130S on AP1200GTO (just sold), 30" f/4.3 StarMaster and Antares 6" f/6.5 on Orion SVP
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Steven Aggas
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Here is one, although I guess most astronomy clubs may have a page for lists, this list from the East Valley Astronomy Club in Gilbert Arizona, of which I'm a member, has a wide assortment of items from beginner to advanced.
http://www.eastvalleyastronomy.org/observe.html
Steven
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Mr. Wizard
Elements in Harmony I, an 8"f6 German Equatorial - Stellafane Winner,
II a 20"f4.2 Newt-Dob - Astrofest Winner,
III a 6"f3.5 Finder/Newt-Dob, and
IV a 36"f4.5 Newt-Dob - "If it's up there, it's in here."
www.DarkSkyObserving.com
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OldDeadOne
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Reged: 09/09/06
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Marks list looks like it's from last year(monthly list),would the targets be the same year after year? I've been looking for a month by month(or season by season)list of DSO's to look for.
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Bert O'Dell
PROUD GOTO USER
LX200 10" Classic
various meade plossi's eyepieces
Konig MX70 40mm" eyepiece
11mm T6
7mm T1
Insane under a full moon
I duck from Iron Skillets
Charleston WV clearsky
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LumpyDarkness
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Loc: San Francisco bay area
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Marks list looks like it's from last year(monthly list),would the targets be the same year after year? I've been looking for a month by month(or season by season)list of DSO's to look for.
Bert,
It is from last year, but it is certainly be usable this year too. I do have new lists. One is posted on this forum, the others can be found by simply substituting the month and year in the URL. I am not sure, but I think objects in the list would reappear in the list about once every four years on average.
Clear skies (somewhere!)...
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Mark Wagner
18" f/4.5 Dob
The Astronomy Connection: Observing Reports - updated 12/1/08
Adventures In Deep Space: updated 12/1/08
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Alvin Huey
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Hi Uwe,
Actually, I haven't attempted any of the local group stuff as I spent the majority of the last 5-8 years on Hicksons, Abell GC, Abell PNe's, Arps and other small galaxy clusters. I did observe more than 30 M-31 globulars a while back and plan to re-visit this fall.
So...
I actually created this for myself to bring with me to GSSP (NELM 7+ skies).
Sorry I don't have any observations of them.
You did a great job observing as many Abell PNe's as possible with your 16"! 
Clear dark skies,
Alvin
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Hi Alvin,
great stuff, you are right. Thanks to you, Steve, Paul, Bill, Mark and Jeff.
Lots of the objects (particularly those from Steve list) are well-known things, which I also tried to observe and draw. For example I tried all Abells and yes, I had the luck to see M 81 with the naked eye.
But I am particular interested in your fantastic compilation of the Local Group. In a little project (not online) I tried to observe as much members I could see.
So I tried And 1,2,3,4,6 and 7 with 16" under nearly perfect skies. I could only detect And 2 and with uncertainly And 4. Which experience do you made with the And companions?
Also I am very interested in your observation of UGCA 86 and 92 which I also tried but without success.
Thanks for the tip for Leo T, I did not know it at all...do you have experience with it?
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Clear Skies,
Alvin #26
22" f/4.1 reflector, Takahashi TOA-130S on AP1200GTO (just sold), 30" f/4.3 StarMaster and Antares 6" f/6.5 on Orion SVP
FaintFuzzies | TAC | TAC-Sac
Edited by Alvin Huey (05/24/08 07:22 PM)
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uwe_glahn
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Reged: 03/05/06
Posts: 39
Loc: germany
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Hi Alvin,
thank you for your answer.
Than I wish you much success with the Local Group Fuzzies. Please write about your experiences and results which you made at GSSP...it is always a hot topic 
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You did a great job observing as many Abell PNe's as possible with your 16"!
Thank you. But unfortunately not with those fantastic results which you obtained. Its a simple thing...I need more aperture (which will be develop ) I will stay tuned.
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clear skies, Uwe
www.deepsky-visuell.de
www.ArpGalaxies.com
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Alvin Huey
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There is a new file available on the GSSP site. The link is on the first post of this thread.
Shakhbazian groups are very distant small galaxy groups/chains which pose a nice challenge for folks with huge scopes, 20-48". I've selected about 60 of the brightest Shk groups, as most groups have the brightest member at 18th magnitude or fainter. They make Hickson 50 appear "bright" 
Anyways, enjoy.
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Clear Skies,
Alvin #26
22" f/4.1 reflector, Takahashi TOA-130S on AP1200GTO (just sold), 30" f/4.3 StarMaster and Antares 6" f/6.5 on Orion SVP
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