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Messier 2
Messier 2 in Aquarius
Globular cluster M2 (NGC 7089) in the constellation Aquarius. Visual magnitude is 6.46
Logbook
Date & Time: June 25, 2025, 3:56 am
Location: Kempt Shore, Nova Scotia, 45°N
Sky & Temp: Partly cloudy, calm, humid, 24°C
Sunset: 9:08 pm
Moonset: 9:04 pm
Moon Phase: New Moon (0%)
Technical: 20-min Integration, 10-sec exposures, line power, no filter, home wifi, no post-processing
Messier 3
Messier 3 in Canes Venatici
Globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272) in the constellation Canes Venatici. Visual magnitude is 6.19
Logbook
Date & Time: June 30, 2025, 11:25 pm
Location: Kempt Shore, Nova Scotia, 45°N
Sky & Temp: Partly cloudy, calm, 18°C
Sunset: 9:08 pm
Moonset: 12:02 am
Moon Phase: Waxing crescent (33%)
Technical: 30-min Integration, 10-sec exposures, battery power, no filter, direct wifi, no post-processing
Messier 4
Messier 4 in Scorpius
Globular cluster M4 (NGC 6121) in the constellation Scorpius. Visual magnitude is 5.63
Logbook
Date & Time: June 22, 2025, 12:21 am
Location: Kempt Shore, Nova Scotia, 45°N
Sky & Temperature: Clear, calm, 18°C
Sunset: 9:08 pm
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent (13%)
Moonrise: 2:10 am
Technical: 30-min Integration, 10-sec exposures, battery power, no filter, direct wifi, no post-processing
Messier 5
Messier 5 in Serpens
Globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904) in the constellation Serpens. Visual magnitude is 5.65
Logbook
Date & Time: June 30, 2025, 11:59 pm
Location: Kempt Shore, Nova Scotia, 45°N
Sky & Temp: Partly cloudy, calm, 18°C
Sunset: 9:08 pm
Moonset: 12:02 am
Moon Phase: Waxing crescent (33%)
Technical: 30-min Integration, 10-sec exposures, battery power, no filter, direct wifi, no post-processing
Messier 6
Messier 6 in Scorpius
Open cluster M6 (Butterfly Cluster NGC 6405) in the constellation Scorpius. Visual magnitude is 4.19
Logbook
Date & Time: June 22, 2025, 12:55 am
Location: Kempt Shore, Nova Scotia, 45°N
Sky & Temperature: Clear, calm, 18°C
Sunset: 9:08 pm
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent (13%)
Moonrise: 2:10 am
Technical: 30-min Integration, 10-sec exposures, battery power, no filter, direct wifi, no post-processing
Messier 7
Messier 7 in Scorpius
Open cluster M7 (Ptolemy's Cluster NGC 6475) in the constellation Scorpius. Visual magnitude is 3.29
Logbook
Date & Time: June 22, 2025, 1:29 am
Location: Kempt Shore, Nova Scotia, 45°N
Sky & Temperature: Clear, calm, 18°C
Sunset: 9:08 pm
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent (13%)
Moonrise: 2:10 am
Technical: 30-min Integration, 10-sec exposures, battery power, no filter, direct wifi, no post-processing
Messier 8
Messier 8 in Sagittarius
Nebula M8 (Lagoon Nebula NGC 6523) in the constellation Sagittarius. Visual magnitude is 6.00
Logbook
Date & Time: June 22, 2025, 2:03 am
Location: Kempt Shore, Nova Scotia, 45°N
Sky & Temperature: Clear, calm, 18°C
Sunset: 9:08 pm
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent (13%)
Moonrise: 2:10 am
Technical: 1-hr Integration, 10-sec exposures, battery power, no filter, direct wifi, no post-processing
Messier 13
Messier 13 in Hercules
Globular cluster M13 (Hercules Cluster NGC 6205) in the constellation Hercules. Visual magnitude is 5.78
Logbook
Date & Time: June 24, 2025, 10:04 pm
Location: Kempt Shore, Nova Scotia, 45°N
Sky & Temp: Partly cloudy, calm, humid, 24°C
Sunset: 9:08 pm
Moonset: 9:04 pm
Moon Phase: New Moon (0%)
Technical: 30-min Integration, 10-sec exposures, line power, no filter, home wifi, no post-processing
Messier 16
Messier 16 in Serpens
Bright nebula M16 (Eagle Nebula NGC 6611) in the constellation Serpens. Visual magnitude is 6.40
Logbook
Date & Time: June 30, 2025, 2:24 am
Location: Kempt Shore, Nova Scotia, 45°N
Sky & Temp: Partly cloudy, calm, 18°C
Sunset: 9:08 pm
Moonset: 12:02 am
Moon Phase: Waxing crescent 33%)
Technical: 1-hr Integration, 10-sec exposures, battery power, no filter, direct wifi, no post-processing
Messier 17
Messier 17 in Sagittarius
Bright nebula M17 (Omega Nebula NGC 6618) in the constellation Sagittarius. Visual magnitude is 6.00
Logbook
Date & Time: June 30, 2025, 12:34 am
Location: Kempt Shore, Nova Scotia, 45°N
Sky & Temp: Partly cloudy, calm, 18°C
Sunset: 9:08 pm
Moonset: 12:02 am
Moon Phase: Waxing crescent 33%)
Technical: 1-hr Integration, 10-sec exposures, battery power, no filter, direct wifi, no post-processing
Messier 20
Messier 20 in Sagittarius
Nebula M20 (Trifid Nebula NGC 6514) in the constellation Sagittarius. Visual magnitude is 6.30
Logbook
Date & Time: June 22, 2025, 3:07 am
Location: Kempt Shore, Nova Scotia, 45°N
Sky & Temperature: Clear, calm, 18°C
Sunset: 9:08 pm
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent (13%)
Moonrise: 2:10 am
Technical: 1-hr Integration, 10-sec exposures, line power, no filter, direct wifi, no post-processing
Messier 23
Messier 23 in Sagittarius
Open cluster M23 (NGC 6494) in the constellation Sagittarius. Visual magnitude is 5.50
Logbook
Date & Time: June 30, 2025, 1:40 am
Location: Kempt Shore, Nova Scotia, 45°N
Sky & Temp: Partly cloudy, calm, 18°C
Sunset: 9:08 pm
Moonset: 12:02 am
Moon Phase: Waxing crescent 33%)
Technical: 40-min Integration, 10-sec exposures, battery power, no filter, direct wifi, no post-processing
Messier 27
Messier 27 in Vulpecula
Planetary nebula M27 (Dumbbell Nebula NGC 6853) in the constellation Vulpecula. Visual magnitude is 7.09
Logbook
Date & Time: June 25, 2025, 12:17 am
Location: Kempt Shore, Nova Scotia, 45°N
Sky & Temp: Partly cloudy, calm, humid, 24°C
Sunset: 9:08 pm
Moonset: 9:04 pm
Moon Phase: New Moon (0%)
Technical: 1-hr Integration, 10-sec exposures, line power, no filter, home wifi, no post-processing
Messier 29
Messier 29 in Cygnus
Open cluster M29 (NGC 6913) in the constellation Cygnus. Visual magnitude is 6.59
Logbook
Date & Time: June 25, 2025, 2:35 am
Location: Kempt Shore, Nova Scotia, 45°N
Sky & Temp: Partly cloudy, calm, humid, 24°C
Sunset: 9:08 pm
Moonset: 9:04 pm
Moon Phase: New Moon (0%)
Technical: 30-min Integration, 10-sec exposures, line power, no filter, home wifi, no post-processing
Messier 30
Messier 30 in Capricornus
Globular cluster M30 (NGC 7099) in the constellation Capricornus. Visual magnitude is 7.19
Logbook
Date & Time: June 25, 2025, 3:15 am
Location: Kempt Shore, Nova Scotia, 45°N
Sky & Temp: Partly cloudy, calm, humid, 24°C
Sunset: 9:08 pm
Moonset: 9:04 pm
Moon Phase: New Moon (0%)
Technical: 30-min Integration, 10-sec exposures, line power, no filter, home wifi, no post-processing
Messier 31 & 32
Messier 31 & 32 in Andromeda
Spiral galaxy M31 (Andromeda Galaxy NGC 224) and elliptical galaxy M32 in the constellation Andromeda. Visual magnitudes are 3.40 & 8.10
Logbook
Date & Time: June 26, 2025, 2:33 am
Location: Kempt Shore, Nova Scotia, 45°N
Sky & Temp: Clear, calm, humid, 15°C
Sunset: 9:08 pm
Moonset: 10:46 pm
Moon Phase: Waxing crescent (3%)
Technical: 30-min Integration, 10-sec exposures, battery power, no filter, direct wifi, no post-processing
Messier 34
Messier 34 in Perseus
Open cluster M34 (NGC 1039) in the constellation Perseus. Visual magnitude is 5.19
Logbook
Date & Time: June 26, 2025, 3:09 am
Location: Kempt Shore, Nova Scotia, 45°N
Sky & Temp: Clear, calm, humid, 15°C
Sunset: 9:08 pm
Moonset: 10:46 pm
Moon Phase: Waxing crescent (3%)
Technical: 30-min Integration, 10-sec exposures, battery power, no filter, direct wifi, no post-processing
Messier 49
Messier 49 in Virgo
Elliptical galaxy M49 (NGC 4472) in the constellation Virgo. Visual magnitude is 8.39
Logbook
Date & Time: June 26, 2025, 10:08 pm
Location: Kempt Shore, Nova Scotia, 45°N
Sky & Temp: Clear, calm, humid, 15°C
Sunset: 9:08 pm
Moonset: 10:46 pm
Moon Phase: Waxing crescent (3%)
Technical: 30-min Integration, 10-sec exposures, line power, no filter, direct wifi, no post-processing
Messier 56
Messier 56 in Lyra
Globular cluster M56 (NGC 6779) in the constellation Lyra. Visual magnitude is 8.27
Logbook
Date & Time: June 24, 2025, 11:10 pm
Location: Kempt Shore, Nova Scotia, 45°N
Sky & Temp: Partly cloudy, calm, humid, 24°C
Sunset: 9:08 pm
Moonset: 9:04 pm
Moon Phase: New Moon (0%)
Technical: 30-min Integration, 10-sec exposures, line power, no filter, home wifi, no post-processing