June DSO Lists

Greetings,

Here are my deep-sky object lists for this month.

Dave Mitsky

Fifty deep-sky objects for June: NGC 5466, NGC 5676, NGC 5689 (Bootes); M102 (NGC 5866), NGC 5678, NGC 5879, NGC 5905, NGC 5907, NGC 5908, NGC 5949, NGC 5963, NGC 5965, NGC 5982, NGC 5985, NGC 6015 (Draco); NGC 5694 (Hydra); NGC 5728, NGC 5791, NGC 5796, NGC 5812, NGC 5861, NGC 5878, NGC 5897 (Libra); M5, NGC 5921, NGC 5957, NGC 5962, NGC 5970, NGC 5984 (Serpens Caput); M101, NGC 5473, NGC 5474, NGC 5485, NGC 5585, NGC 5631 (Ursa Major); NGC 5566, NGC 5634, NGC 5701, NGC 5713, NGC 5746, NGC 5750, NGC 5775, NGC 5806, NGC 5813, NGC 5831, NGC 5838, NGC 5846, NGC 5850, NGC 5854, NGC 5864 (Virgo)

Top ten deep-sky objects for June: M5, M101, M102, NGC 5566, NGC 5585, NGC 5689, NGC 5746, NGC 5813, NGC 5838, NGC 5907

Top five deep-sky binocular objects for June: M5, M101, M102, NGC 5466, NGC 5907

Challenge deep-sky object for June: Abell 2065

Hi Dave,

I'd add M13 to that list. I enjoyed my first observation of it this season about three Saturdays ago, getting a nice grainy view of it at 110X (in a 4"F6.5 achro) at 110X and stars across its face at 220X.

Also, I'd add a few late spring DSOs which are still high in the western sky in the evening. Last Saturday, I got my first whiff of NGC4485 and NGC4490 in Canes Venatici. They were not much more than detectable, but were there. Even better was my first view of M94. In the past I had come up empty looking for this one because I tried star-hopping to it from Cor Caroli. Last Saturday I took a hint from my star charts which show M94 almost straight east from Chara. Slewing about 4 deg (20m) east from Chara got me to what at first appeared to be an out of focus star. By centering on a dim (maybe Mag 9 or 10) star just 0.2 deg north, ramping up to 110X, then refocusing, I was able to get a nice view of this object which showed a very bright core. I wish M51 was that bright. I was about to line that one up but clouds rolled in from the west and put an end to my session. I'd throw M51 on the list as well.

Best Regards,

Mark Costello
Matthews, NC