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NexStar 50 - Observing Log John and Bobbie Hilliard |
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| Designation | RA | DEC | Date | Time | Instrument | Seeing (1-10) | Description | ||
| 1 | Orion Nebula | M42 / NGC1976 | 5h 35.4m | -5° 27' | 12/09/01 | 5:30~7:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin | |
| 2 | Hercules Cluster | M13 / NGC6205 | 16h 41.7m | 36° 28' | 12/09/01 | 5:30~7:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin ( Way Low in West) | |
| 3 | Ring Nebula | M57 / NGC6720 | 18h 53.6m | 33° 2' | 12/09/01 | 5:30~7:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin | |
| 4 | Saturn | na | na | na | 12/09/01 | 6:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin | |
| 5 | Moon | na | na | na | 12/29/01 | 11:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Irmo, South Carolina | |
| 6 | Andromeda | M31 / NGC224 | 0h 42.7m | 41° 16' | 12/09/01 | 5:30~7:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin | |
| 7 | Dumbell Nebula | M27 / NGC6853 | 19h 59.6m | 22° 43 | 12/09/01 | 5:30~7:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin | |
| 8 | Pleiades / Seven Sisters | M45 / na | 3h 47m | 24° 7' | 12/09/01 | 5:30~7:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin ( f 6.3 R/C w/ 32mm Plössl ) | |
| 9 | Jupiter | na | na | na | 12/09/01 | 5:30~7:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin | |
| 10 | Wild Duck Cluster | M11 / NGC6705 | 18h 51.1m | -6° 16' | 12/09/01 | 5:30~7:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin | |
| 11 | Bode's Galaxy and | M81 / NGC3031 | 9h 55.6m | 69° 4' | 12/27/01 | 11:00PM | Nexstar 5 | Irmo, South Carolina | |
| Cigar Galaxy | M82 / NGC3034 | 9h 55.8m | 69° 41' | 12/27/01 | 11:00PM | Nexstar 5 | Irmo, South Carolina | ||
| 12 | Swan Nebula | M17 / NGC6618 | 18h 20.8m | -16° 11' | 8/02/02 | 10:00PM~12:00AM | Nexstar 5 | Irmo, South Carolina | |
| 13 | Albireo-Double | NexStar# 4597 | 19h 30.7m | 27° 58' | 12/09/01 | 5:30~7:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin | |
| 14 | Perseus Double Cluster | na / NGC869&884 | 2h 20.7m | 57° 07' | 12/09/01 | 5:30~7:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin | |
| 15 | Whirlpool Galaxy | M51 / NGC5194 | 13h 29.9m | 47° 12' | 4/15/02 | 11:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Irmo, South Carolina | |
| 16 | Lagoon Nebula | M8 / NGC6523 | 18h 3.8m | -24° 23' | 8/02/02 | 10:00PM~12:00AM | Nexstar 5 | Irmo, South Carolina | |
| 17 | Beehive Cluster | M44 / NGC2632 | 8h 40.1m | 19° 59' | 12/27/01 | 11:00PM | Nexstar 5 | Irmo, South Carolina ( f/6.3 R/C w/ 32mm Plössl ) | |
| 18 | Western Veil Nebula | na / NGC6960 | 20h 45.7m | 30° 43' | 12/09/01 | 5:30~7:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin | |
| Eastern Veil Nebula | na / NGC6992 | 20h 56.2m | 31° 04' | 12/09/01 | 5:30~7:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin | ||
| 19a | Globular Cluster in Canis Vanatici | M3 / NGC 5272 | 13h 42.7m | 28° 22' | 4/15/02 | 11:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Irmo, South Carolina | |
| 20 | UnNamed Globular in Sagittarius | M22 / NGC6656 | 18h 36.4m | -23° 54' | 8/02/02 | 10:00PM~12:00AM | Nexstar 5 | Irmo, South Carolina | |
| 21 | Butterfly Cluster | M6 / NGC6405 | 17h 40.1m | -32° 13' | 8/02/02 | 10:00PM~12:00AM | Nexstar 5 | Irmo, South Carolina | |
| 22 | Double Double - Epsilon Lyra 1 & 2 | NexStar# 4375 Nexstar # 4376 | 18h 44.3m | 39° 40' | 12/09/01 | 5:30~7:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin | |
| 23a | Globular Cluster in Serpens | M5 / NGC 5904 | 15h 18.70m | 2° 04' | 4/15/02 | 11:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Irmo, South Carolina | |
| 24 | Blue Snowball Planetary Nebula | na / NGC7662 | 23h 25.9m | 42° 33' | 12/09/01 | 5:30~7:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin | |
| 25 | Sprial Galaxy | M66 / NGC3627 | 11h 20.2m | 12° 59' | 4/15/02 | 11:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Irmo, South Carolina | |
| 26 | Coathanger | CR399 | 19h 25.4m | 27° 58' | 12/09/01 | 5:30~7:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin | |
| 27 | UnNamed Galaxy in Leo | M65 / NGC3623 | 11h 18.9m | 13° 5' | 4/15/02 | 11:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Irmo, South Carolina | |
| 28 | Ptolemy's Cluster | M7 / NGC6475 | 17h 53.9m | -34° 49' | 8/02/02 | 10:00PM~12:00AM | Nexstar 5 | Irmo, South Carolina | |
| 29 | Bernice's Hair Clip | na / NGC4565 | 12h 36.3m | 25° 59' | 4/15/02 | 11:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Irmo, South Carolina | |
| 30 | UnNamed Globular in Pegasus | M15 / NGC7078 | 21h 30.0m | 12° 10' | 12/09/01 | 5:30~7:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin | |
| 31 | Owl Cluster | na / NGC457 | 1h 19.2m | 58°20' | 12/09/01 | 5:30~7:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin | |
| 32 | Milky Way | na | na | na | 12/09/01 | 5:30~7:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin | |
| 33 | Trapezium in Orion | NexStar# 658 | 5h 35.4m | -5° 27' | 12/09/01 | 5:30~7:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin | |
| 34 | UnNamed Open Cluster in Puppis | M46 / NGC2437 | 7h 41.8m | -14° 49' | 4/15/02 | 11:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Irmo, South Carolina | |
| 35 | Double Triangle (Star Gate) | HIP 61466 | 12h 36.0m | -12° 0' | 4/15/02 | 11:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Irmo, South Carolina | |
| 36 | 24 Com | NexStar# 1521 | 12h 35.1m | 18° 23' | 4/15/02 | 11:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Irmo, South Carolina | |
| 37 | UnNamed Open Cluster in Sagittarius | M25 / NGC4725 | 18h 31.6m | -19° 15' | 8/02/02 | 10:00PM~12:00AM | Nexstar 5 | Irmo, South Carolina | |
| 38 | UnNamed Open Cluster in Gemini | M35 / NGC2168 | 6h 8.9m | 24° 20' | 12/09/01 | 5:30~7:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin | |
| 39 | UnNamed Open Cluster in Cepheus | na / NGC7510 | 23h 11.5m | 50° 34' | 12/09/01 | 5:30~7:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin | |
| 40 | UnNamed Globular Cluster in Hercules | M92 / NGC6341 | 17h 17.1m | 43° 8' | 12/09/01 | 5:30~7:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin ( Way Low in West ) | |
| 41a | Open Cluster in Auriga | M37 / NGC 2099 | 5h 52.53m | 32° 33' | 4/15/02 | 11:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Irmo, South Carolina | |
| 42 | UnNamed Galaxy in Andromeda | na / NGC891 | 2h 22.6m | 42° 20' | 12/09/01 | 5:30~7:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin | |
| 43 | UnNamed Open Cluster in Ophiuchus | na / NGC6633 | 18h 27.7m | 6° 34' | 12/09/01 | 5:30~7:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin | |
| 44 | UnNamed Galaxy in Coma Berenices | M100 / NGC4321 | 12h 22.9m | 15° 49' | 4/15/02 | 11:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Irmo, South Carolina | |
| 45 | Table of Scorpius | na / NGC6231 | 16h 54.0m | -41° 48' | 8/02/02 | 10:00PM~12:00AM | Nexstar 5 | Irmo, South Carolina | |
| 46 | Triffid Nebula | M20 / NGC6514 | 18h 2.6m | -23° 2' | 8/02/02 | 10:00PM~12:00AM | Nexstar 5 | Irmo, South Carolina | |
| 47 | Betelguese | NexStar# 707 | 5h 55.2m | 7° 24' | 12/09/01 | 5:30~7:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin | |
| 48 | UnNamed Globular in Sagittarius | M55 / NGC6809 | 19h 40.0m | -30° 58' | 8/25/02 | 9:00~11:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin | |
| 49 | UnNamed Open Cluster in Auriga | M36 / NGC1960 | 5h 36.1m | 34° 8' | 12/09/01 | 5:30~7:00 PM | Nexstar 5 | Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin | |
| 50 | Eagle Nebula & Cluster | M16 / NGC6611 | 18h 18.8m | -13° 47' | 8/02/02 | 10:00PM~12:00AM | Nexstar 5 | Irmo, South Carolina | |