In The Eyepiece This Month

In The Eyepiece In September

Interesting objects to observe this month!

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One of the finest globular star clusters (M15)
More of a challenge than Moore might think (Cocoon)
An overlooked planetary nebula (NGC 7139)
Another overlooked planetary nebula (NGC 7354)
Explore a compact group of galaxies (Stephan's Quintet)

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Object(s)	Class	Con	RA	Dec	Mag
M15	Globular Cluster	Peg	21h29m58.0	+12°10'00"	6.3
Cocoon	Planetary Nebula	Cyg	21h53m24.0s	+47°16'00"	10
NGC 7139	Planetary Nebula	Cep	21h46m08.4s	+63°47'30	13
NGC 7354	Diffuse Nebula	Cep	22h40m19.9s	+61°17'08"	12.9
Stephan's Quintet	Galaxy Group	Peg	22h36m00.5s	+36°57'57"	12

Coordinates are equinox 2000

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