P. 3C-273 QUASAR | 12:29:00 | 02:06:00 | GALAXY | 12 | 3C 273 ;HARTUNG 523;BRIGHTEST QUASAR;SEE FINDER CHART HARTUNGS PAGE 390; APPEARS AS OTHER STARS IN FIELD BUT THE IMMENSE DISTANCE AND POWER OF THIS OBJECT IS SOBERING
P. ABELL 12 | 06:02:20 | 09:39:00 | PLANETARY | 13.9 | ABELL 12 ;7800 LIGHT YRS;DISCOVERED IN 1966;CHALLENGING 29 ARC SECONDS FROM 4TH MAG STAR; USE OIII;SOFT CIRCULAR GLOW AT HIGH POWER - KERR ASNSW
P. ABELL 23 | 07:43:19 | -34:45:13 | PLANETARY | | ABELL 23 ;VERY DIFFICULT OBJECT; 4TH MAG STAR 1 DEGREE TO WEST SOUTHWEST OF PN; FOLLOW CURVED LINE OF 9 &11MAG STARS IN FIELD PLANETARY IS JUST EAST OF WESTERN MOST STAR IN CURVE
P. ABELL 30 | 08:46:30 | 17:53:00 | PLANETARY | | ABELL 30 ;A.MURRELL - ASNSW NOTES 90 ARC SEC;DIRECT VISION NOT VISIBLE BUT OIII HELPED;ROUND WITH NO STRUCTURE
P. ABELL 3389 | 06:21:18 | -64:58:00 | GALAXY CL | 14.4 | ABELL3389 ;CENTERED ON NGC2229, INCLUDES NGC 2230;2223;2235 & ESO87-4; SEE REAL SKY IMAGE; S.MELLISH ASNSW NOTES A ROW OF 4 GALAXIES SIMILAR APPEARANCE
P. ABELL 35 | 12:53:30 | -22:52:00 | PLANETARY | 12.7 | ABELL 35 ;LARGE LOW SURFACE BRIGHTNESS
P. ABELL 70 & ANONYMOUS GALAXY | 20:31:00 | -07:05:00 | PLANETARY | 14.3 | ABELL 70 ;PLANETARY NEBULA IS SUPERIMPOSED ON EDGE OF FAR MORE DISTANT GALAXY MAC 2031-0705; PN VERY FAINT;GALAXY IS LISTED IN MEGASTAR AS MAG 16
P. ALPHA CENTAURUS PECULIAR PLANETARY | 14:33:00 | -60:50:00 | PLANETARY | 12.9 | HE2-111 ;HARTUNG 646;SMALL ELONGATED PLANETARY NEBULA NEAR ALPHA CENTAURI OIII HELPS;SMALL OBVIOUS PATCH WITH O111 FROM LEYBURN QLD IN 37CM;OPEN CLUSTER NGC5617 TO S. WEST
P. ALPHA GRUS GALAXY | 22:09:19 | -47:10:00 | GALAXY | 10.4 | NGC7213 ;HARTUNG 1081;BRIGHT ROUND SPIRAL GALAXY IN SAME FIELD & NW ALPHA GRUS (ALNAIR);D.GOODEN NOTES IN 1950s HARTUNG SUGGESTED WAS A GLOBULAR - CONFIRMED AS GALAXY 1979
P. ANDROMEDA SPIRAL | 00:42:00 | 41:16:00 | GALAXY | 3.4 | NGC 224 ;HARTUNG 18; M31;EXTENDED ELLIPTICAL HAZE; HAS TWO SMALL COMPANIONS M32(NGC221) IS JUST AT VISUAL EDGE OF M31 AND NGC 205 ABOUT 1 DEGREE AWAY ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE
P. ANNULAR IN ORION | 05:42:00 | 09:04:00 | PLANETARY | 12.3 | NGC2022 ;HARTUNG 219;EASILY SEEN & SOMEWHAT GREYISH IN COLOUR;20 ARC SECONDS
P. ANNULAR NEBULA | 10:56:00 | -60:25:00 | NEBULA | | HE2-58 ;HARTUNG 454;AKA AG CARINA;THACKERAY DISCOVERED IN 1950;STAR HAS EJECTED RING-IS DIFFICULT TO SEE DUE TO GLARE OF STAR BUT CAN BE SEEN UNDER DARK SKIES
P. ANT NEBULA /MENZEL 3 | 16:17:00 | -51:59:00 | PLANETARY | 9.2 | HE2-154 ;AKA ESO225-9 OR PK 331-1.1 OR MZ3; 35 X 16 ARC SECONDS; SEE HUBBLE IMAGE OF THIS AMAZING OBJECT
P. ANTLIA CLUSTER GALAXIES | 10:30:30 | -35:22:00 | GALAXY CL | 11.7 | NGC3271 ;HARTUNG 434;BRIGHTEST OF SEVERAL SMALL GALAXIES ALL MEMBERS OF THE ANTLIA CLUSTER
P. ANTLIA DWARF | 10:04:10 | -27:20:00 | GALAXY | 14.8 | ;A.MURRELL ASNSW-QUITE BRIGHT;LARGE SIZE AND BRIGHTNESS MAKES A TEST FOR A 12 INCH;ESO 499-37 10.3' N.WEST & PGC29194 - 9.3' TO S.EAST;LOCAL GROUP GALAXY DISCOVERED 1985 BY CORWIN & de VAUCOULEURS
P. APUS PLANETARY | 15:37:12 | -71:55:00 | PLANETARY | 11.6 | HE2-131 ;HARTUNG 699; SMALL BLUISH PLANETARY 10 ARC SECONDS ACROSS
P. ARP GC2 | 19:28:07 | -30:21:00 | GLOBULAR | 11.5 | ARP GC2 ;SIZE 3.7 ARC MINUTES;SEE REAL SKY IMAGE
P. ARP MADORE 1 | 03:55:00 | -49:36:00 | GLOBULAR | ANY | AM1 ;SEE REAL SKY IMAGE;DISCOVERED IN 1977; 400000 LIGHT YRS;MOST DISTANT GLOBULAR IN OUR GALAXY;OBSERVED BY MELLISH ASNSW - VERY FAINT INDISTINCT ROUND HAZE AT 200X IN 41cm
P. ASYMMETRICAL BUTTERFLY | 09:27:04 | -56:06:18 | PLANETARY | 11.8 | NGC2899 ;HARTUNG 388 & PICTURE PLATE 61;LOW SURFACE BRIGHTNESS USE OIII FILTER; DISCOVERED 1835 PN VBRC2 AKA SA3-10 IN SAME LOW POWER FIELD SEE SEPARATE NOTES
P. BAADES WINDOW | 18:04:48 | -30:03:00 | DARK | | ;NGC6528 & NGC6522 (GLOBULARS) ARE WITHIN THIS DARK WINDOW;RICH NEBULOUS STARRY HAZE SURROUNDS;PHOTO - HARTUNGS PLATE 49;PHOTO - EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY PLATE 167
P. BANANA/VALENTINE NEBULA | 10:17:06 | -57:55:00 | NEBULA | ANY | NGC3199 ;HARTUNG 419;DISCOVERED BY JOHN HERSCHEL IN 1834; LARGE DIFFUSE FAIRLY BRIGHT BROAD CRESCENT OIII HELPS
P. BARBELL PLANETARY | 09:16:00 | 36:37:40 | PLANETARY | 11.9 | NGC2818 ;HARTUNG 383 PICTURE PLATE 44;LOCATED WITHIN OPEN CLUSTER NGC 2818A & UNIQUE IN BEING ONLY PN KNOWN TO BE PHYSICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH AN OC;BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE BIPOLAR PN WITH EXTENSIVE LOBES
P. BARBON'S GALAXY | 23:37:39 | 30:07:47 | GALAXY | 14.5 | UGCA441 ;S.MELLISH ASNSW NOTE AKA MARKARIAN 328 & KARA 1031; HE USED NASA EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE PICTURE TO ASSIST IN FINDING;EXTREMELY SMALL A REAL CHALLENGE
P. BARNARD 289 | 17:56:00 | -28:55:00 | DARK | | B289 ;HARTUNG 843;IRREGULAR SHAPED DARK NEBULA
P. BARNARD'S GALAXY | 19:44:54 | -14:48:00 | GALAXY | 9 | NGC6822 ;HARTUNG 979 & PICTURE PLATE 51;DISCOVERED BY E.E.BARNARD IN 1884;LARGE IRREGULAR GALAXY NEEDS GOOD TRANSPARENCY & DARK SKY;MEMBER LOCAL GROUP;2 MILLION LYRS
P. BARNARDS LOOP | 05:35:00 | 00:40:00 | NEBULA | | SH2-276 ;HARTUNG 226; HARTUNGS NOTES EXTENDS NORTHWARDS FROM OPEN CLUSTER NGC2112 AND UNDER EXCEPTIONAL CONDITIONS THE NEBULA CAN BE TRACED SOUTHWARDS FROM KAPPA ORIONIS TOWARD RIGEL
P. BARNARDS LOOP OPTICAL COUNTERPART | 04:02:00 | 03:48:00 | NEBULA | | SH2-245 :DAVE RIDDLE AT WWW.ADVENTURES IN DEEP SPACE NOTES SURPRISINGLY EASY TARGET IN 18inch WITH 0111 AT 58X; SKY & TEL FEB 2003 NOTES MOST VISIBLE WITH UHC FILTER
P. BARNARD'S STAR | 17:57:00 | 04:42:00 | STAR | 9.5 | GL699 ;HARTUNG 846;FINDER CHART IN HARTUNGS PAGE 305;STAR IS A FAINT RED DWARF 5.9 LIGHT YRS;NOTED BY BARNARD IN 1916; HIGHEST PROPER MOTION STAR IN SKY
P. BEEHIVE/PRAESEPE | 08:40:06 | 19:59:00 | OPEN | 3 | NGC2632 ;HARTUNG 352;M44;VERY SCATTERED CLUSTER;KNOWN TO HIPPARCHUS AS THE LITTLE CLOUD; A 14 MAG GALAXY UGC4526 CAN BE SEEN IN CLUSTER- RA: 08:40 DEC 19:21
P. BIDZ 1 / BLAAUW DANZINGER 1 | 11:53:00 | -50:51:00 | PLANETARY | 13.0 | ESO217-11 ;HARTUNG 490;FAINT;DISCOVERED IN 1975;USE OIII FILTER;ROUND DISK 80 ARC SECONDS;SEEN FROM LEYBURN QLD IN 37CM WITH OIII
P. BIPOLAR PLANETARY | 07:09:24 | -00:48:00 | PLANETARY | 11.8 | NGC2346 ;HARTUNG 278 & PICTURE PLATE 29;APPEARS RECTANGULAR;50 X 30 ARC SECONDS;CENTRAL STAR IS VARIABLE CAUSED BY DUST CIRCULATING CLOSE TO THE STAR
P. BLACK EYE GALAXY | 12:56:42 | 21:41:00 | GALAXY | 8.5 | NGC4826 ;HARTUNG 568; M64; SMALL DARK ABSORPTION AREA DISTINCTLY CONCAVE INWARDS IS REASON FOR POPULAR NAME
P. BLACK HOLE IN SPACE | 18:15:00 | -18:11:00 | DARK | | B92 ;HARTUNG 886 & PICTURE PAGE 346;OPEN CLUSTER NGC6603 WITH DARK NEBULA B92;THIS IS IN THE SMALL SAGITTARIUS STAR CLOUD NOTED BY MESSIER IN 1764 AS M24
P. BLUE FLASH NEBULA | 20:22:24 | 20:07:00 | PLANETARY | 12 | NGC6905 ;HARTUNG 1016; FAINT; 45 ARC SECONDS;MOTTLED NO VISIBLE CENTRAL STAR
P. BLUE PLANETARY | 11:50:18 | -57:11:00 | PLANETARY | 8 | NGC3918 ;HARTUNG 487;ROUND AND WELL DEFINED; VIVID PALE BLUE; 12 ARC SECONDS; A.JAMES OF ASNSW NOTES HIGH POWER WILL REVEAL A FAINT CIRCULAR HOLE OF ABOUT 2 ARC SECONDS DIAMETER; 2600 LYRS
P. BOKS VALENTINE | 08:25:43 | -51:02:03 | DARK | | ;SEE REAL SKY IMAGE;SEE SKY AND TELESCOPE MARCH 1984 PAGE 227
P. BOOMERANG NEBULA | 12:44:46 | -54:31:12 | PLANETARY | | ESO172-07 ;VISUALLY SURPRISINGLY EASY TO FIND AS SMALL NEBULOUS PATCH;USE HIGH POWER NO FILTER;EASILY SEEN LOGANHOLME QLD - MARPLES 37CM IN 19mm & 9mm; SEE HUBBLE IMAGE; COLDEST PLACE KNOWN IN UNIVERSE
P. BOX NEBULA | 17:14:06 | -12:55:00 | PLANETARY | 11 | NGC6309 ;HARTUNG 785; SMALL OVAL PLANETARY 15 X 8 ARC SECONDS
P. BRENDAN DOWNS GALAXY SN1997DE | 19:18:23 | -60:31:00 | GALAXY CL | 12.6 | NGC6769 ;SMALL CLUSTER;INDEPENDENT SUPERNOVA DISCOVERY BY SAS MEMBER BRENDAN DOWNS SN1997DE AT 18 MAG; BEAUTIFUL PICTURE PLATE 78 EXPLORING SOUTHERN SKY
P. BROCCHI'S CLUSTER | 19:25:24 | 20:11:00 | OPEN | 3.6 | CR399 ;HARTUNG 967;AKA COATHANGER;VISIBLE TO NAKED EYE AS FAINT MISTY PATCH
P. BUBBLE IN CETUS | 00:47:00 | -11:53:00 | PLANETARY | 8 | NGC 246 ;HARTUNG 20 & PICTURE PAGE 205; 2 MINUTES ARC; NO CENTRAL STAR; THROUGH PETER ROBBINS 20Inch FROM LEYBURN QLD AS IMPRESSIVE AS PICTURE IN HARTUNGS
P. BUG NEBULA | 17:13:42 | -37:06:00 | PLANETARY | 13 | NGC6302 ;HARTUNG 783; BIPOLAR NEBULA DISCOVERED BY J.DUNLOP IN 1826;VERY HIGH SURFACE BRIGHTNESS;BLUISH IN COLOUR? GAS FLOWS OUTWARDS AT UP TO 400KM/S
P. BURBIDGE CHAIN GALAXIES | 00:47:00 | -20:30:00 | GALAXY CL | | ;CHAIN SMALL GALAXIES TO NORTH WEST OF NGC247;INCLUDES ESO 540-25 & ESO 540-23;S.MELLISH ASNSW NOTES UNDER REASONABLE SKY 4 OF 5 GALAXIES SHOWN IN MILLENNIUM STAR ATLAS SEEN
P. BUTTERFLY CLUSTER | 17:40:06 | -32:13:00 | OPEN | 4.2 | NGC6405 ;HARTUNG 826; M6;FIRST RECORDED BY LACAILLE IN 1752;BRIGHTEST STAR IS ORANGE HUED VARIABLE BM Sco (5.8 to 6.2 mag) NEEDS WIDE FIELD EYEPIECE
P. CALIFORNIA NEBULA | 04:00:42 | 36:37:00 | EMISSION | ANY | NGC1499 ;HARTUNG 122; DISCOVERED BY E.E.BARNARD;LARGE FAINT EMISSION NEBULA
P. CARAFE GROUP | 04:28:00 | -47:29:00 | GALAXY CL | 13.7 | NGC1595 ;VERY FAINT CLUSTER GALAXIES; NGC1598 TO NORTH EAST & ESO202-23 TO SOUTH SOUTH WEST
P. CARBON STAR IN PAVO | 17:43:00 | -57:40:00 | STAR | 7 | ;MAG RANGE 7.5 TO 12.8; PERIOD 229 DAYS; SPECTRAL TYPE C6; SKY&TELESCOPE MAY 1998
P. CAROLINE'S CLUSTER | 07:17:48 | -15:37:00 | OPEN | 7.2 | NGC2360 ;FROM SKY & TEL NOV2002; IRREGULAR TRIANGULAR CLUSTER OF 40 TO 60 STARS; DISCOVERED BY CAROLINE HERSCHEL IN 1783;
P. CARTWHEEL GALAXY | 00:37:00 | -33:43:00 | GALAXY | 13.5 | ESO350-40 ;HARTUNG 14 & PICTURE PAGE 361; FAINT; HINT OF RING IN 40CM?; UNDER DARK SKIES THE 2 COMPANION GALAXIES ONE OF WHICH PRODUCED WHAT WE SEE TODAY IN THE CARTWHEEL MAY BE JUST VISIBLE
P. CASPER THE GHOST | 05:46:42 | 00:03:00 | NEBULA | 8 | NGC2068 ;HARTUNG 221; M78; DISCOVERED BY MECHAIN IN 1780; TWO BRIGHT STARS LOOKING LIKE EYES PEERING THROUGH NEBULOSITY - VERY GHOSTLY; A FINE SIGHT
P. CATS PAW | 17:20:30 | -35:43:00 | EMISSION | ANY | NGC6334 ;HARTUNG 801;BEAUTIFUL PICTURE PLATE 163 EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY;COMPLEX GASEOUS EMISSION NEBULA;5700 LIGHT YEARS AWAY
P. CED110 | 11:06:00 | -77:23:00 | REFLECTION | | CED110 ;FAINT ELONGATED PATCH EXTENDING FROM 11 MAG STAR; NOTE IS CLOSE TO IC 2631 PART OF CHAMELEON 1 ASSOCIATION; SEE SKY & TELESCOPE ARTICLE APRIL 1998
P. CED111 | 11:08:12 | -77:40:00 | REFLECTION | | CED111 ;8.5 MAG STAR SURROUNDED BY NEBULOSITY;PICTURE IN HARTUNGS PLATE 5; DIFFICULT TO SEPARATE FROM STARS GLARE NEED VERY DARK SKY; SEE SKY&TEL APRIL 1998
P. CENTAURUS A/HAMBURGER/BIG MAC | 13:25:30 | -43:01:00 | GALAXY | 7 | NGC5128 ;HARTUNG 590; DISCOVERED BY J.DUNLOP IN 1827;MANY STARS IN FIELD WITH ONE IMMERSED IN SOUTHERN REGION AND ONE ON THE DARK RIFT; 16 MILLION LIGHT YRS AWAY
P. CENTAURUS CHAIN | 12:44:44 | -40:46:23 | GALAXY | 11.6 | NGC4650 ;CHAIN OF 10 GALAXIES CENTERED ON NGC4650 :PICTURES PLATE 104 & 105 EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY
P. CENTAURUS CLUSTER | 12:48:48 | -41:19:00 | GALAXY CL | 10.7 | NGC4696 ;HARTUNG 557 & PICTURE PAGE 78; NGC4696 MOST CONSPICUOUS IN CENTAURUS CLUSTER WITH NGC4709 NEXT BRIGHTEST;LARGE APERTURES REVEAL UP TO 20 OF HUNDREDS OF GALAXIES;TWICE AS FAR AS VIRGO CLUSTER
P. CENTAURUS DARK NEBULA | 13:29:00 | -63:32:00 | DARK | | ;HARTUNG 592 & PICTURE PAGE 199;HARTUNGS NOTES 10 X 4 ARC MINUTES & STANDS OUT PROMINENTLY ON MILKY WAY
P. CENTAURUS IC4329 GALAXY CLUSTER | 13:49:51 | -30:14:51 | GALAXY CL | | IC4329 ;PICTURE EXPLORING SOUTHERN SKY PLATE 106;BRIGHTEST IN A GROUP 9 GALAXIES; J.CORDER DEEP SKY MAGAZINE SPRING 1986 HAS AN EXCELLENT REVIEW OF THIS CLUSTER
P. CHAMAELEON 1 ASSOCIATION | 11:09:00 | -76:37:00 | REFLECTION | | IC2631 ;HARTUNG 461;BRIGHTEST NEBULA IN CHAMAELEON 1 ASSOCIATION & APPEARS AS CONSPICUOUS ROUND HAZE SURROUNDING 9th MAGNITUDE STAR; 45 ARC MINUTES SOUTH IS CED 110 A FAINT REFLECTION NEBULA
P. CHRISTMAS TREE CL/CONE NEBULA | 06:41:00 | 09:53:00 | OPEN | 3.8 | NGC2264 ;HARTUNG 258;CONE NEBULA EXTENDS TOWARDS SOUTH; SKY & TELESCOPE AUGUST 2002 SUGGESTED SHOULD BE NAMED THE THRONE OF GOD (SEE HUBBLE IMAGE)
P. CHRYSALIS GALAXY | 05:07:42 | -37:31:00 | GALAXY | 11.0 | NGC1808 ;HARTUNG 166 & PICTURE PAGE 211;HAS SMALL BRIGHT CORE; PICTURE EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY PLATE 30
P. CIGAR GALAXY | 00:14:53 | -39:10:00 | GALAXY | 8.0 | NGC 55 ;HARTUNG 4;LONG EDGEWISE GALAXY; 9 MILLION LYRS DISTANT;MEMBER SCULPTOR GROUP;BEAUTIFUL PICTURE PLATE 76 EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY
P. CIRCINUS DWARF GALAXY | 14:13:10 | -65:20:00 | GALAXY | 10.9 | ESO 97-13 ;HARTUNG 631 & PICTURE PAGE 209; DISCOVERED FROM MOUNT STROMLO IN 1977;LIES IN RICH STARFIELD
P. CLAW GALAXY | 00:47:06 | -20:46:00 | GALAXY | 10.0 | NGC 247 ;HARTUNG 19 & PICTURE PAGE 204; BELONGS TO SCULPTOR GROUP WHICH INCLUDES NGC 55;253;300 & 7793
P. COAL SACK PLANETARY | 12:48:52 | -63:50:00 | PLANETARY | 14.9 | RCW70 ;LONGMORE 7;AKA ESO 95-17;48 ARC SECONDS; HAVE SEEN UNDER EXCEPTIONALLY DARK SKIES THROUGH G. THOMPSON'S 18inch FROM MT COLLIERY QLD
P. COLLIDING GALAXIES | 09:45:42 | -14:20:00 | GALAXY | 11.9 | NGC2992 ;HARTUNG 399;INTERACTING WITH NGC2993 TO SOUTH EAST
P. COMET PLANETARY | 03:33:18 | -25:51:00 | PLANETARY | 9.6 | NGC1360 ;HARTUNG 102 & PICTURE PAGE 242;LOOKS IDENTICAL TO A TAILLESS COMET WITH STARLIKE NUCLEUS;LARGE DIAMETER;1000 LIGHT YEARS DISTANT
P. COMETARY GALAXY | 23:57:47 | -32:35:00 | GALAXY | 10.0 | NGC7793 ;HARTUNG 1128;DISCOVERED IN 1850 BY G.P.BOND WHO LIKENED IT TO A COMET; SPIRAL GALAXY
P. COMETARY GLOBULE HEAD | 13:57:42 | -39:59:00 | REFLECTION | ANY | NGC5367 ;HARTUNG 624; ESO NOTES A NEARBY SUPERNOVA BLAST MAY HAVE HIT THE CLOUD AND FORMED TAIL; PICTURE PLATE 147 EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY
P. COMETARY WISP NEBULA | 14:19:07 | -61:25:00 | EMISSION | | RCW85 ;BRIGHTEST PART IS SMALL ELONGATED WISP
P. COMPACT PLANETARY | 09:38:48 | -60:05:00 | PLANETARY | 10.4 | IC2501 ;A.MURRELL - ASNSW NOTES 5 ARC SECONDS;A MUST COME BACK TO PLANETARY; ALMOST STELLAR BUT HIGH POWER HELPS
P. COMPLETE TELESCOPIC COMET | 03:24:24 | -21:33:00 | GALAXY | 11.6 | NGC1325 ;HARTUNG 99; JOHN HERSCHEL NAMED OBJECT IN 1835;FAINT ELONGATED LUMINOUS HAZE
P. COPELAND'S SEPTET | 11:37:42 | 22:01:00 | GALAXY | 15 | NGC3745 ;INCLUDES NGC 3753&54&50&51&46&48
P. CRAB NEBULA | 05:34:30 | 22:01:00 | NEBULA | 8.4 | NGC1952 ;MESSIER 1; DISCOVERED BY JOHN BEVIS 1731 THEN BY MESSIER 1758; SUPERNOVA REMNANT FROM EXPLOSION RECORDED IN 1054; DISTANCE 6500 LIGHT YEARS
P. CRIMSON ORNAMENT IN DORADO | 04:36:45 | -62:04:37 | STAR | 5.5 | R DORADUS ;HARTUNG 142;CARBON STAR IN DORADO; MAG RANGE 4.8 TO 6.6; SPECTRAL TYPE M8111E; SEE SKY & TEL MAY 1998;ON DORADO RETICULUM BORDER;204 LYRS;AKA HD29712
P. CROSS ROADS GALAXY | 12:52:24 | -01:12:00 | GALAXY | 9.9 | NGC4753 ;CHAOTIC DUST LANES
P. CROSS-EYED GALAXIES | 10:13:47 | 03:26:00 | GALAXY | 11.5 | NGC3166 ;HARTUNG 415;BRIGHTEST IN A GROUP WITH NGC3169 TO NORTH EAST AND NGC3165 TO SOUTH EAST
P. CYCLONE GALAXY | 09:45:35 | -31:11:00 | GALAXY | 10.5 | NGC2997 ;HARTUNG 398 & PICTURE PLATE 3;Sc GALAXY; 30 MILLION LYRS AWAY;SOME SPIRAL STRUCTURE SEEN FROM LEYBURN QLD
P. CYGNUS EGG | 21:02:00 | 36:40:00 | REFLECTION | 12 | CRL2688 ;HARTUNG 1045;AKA EGG NEBULA;IRREGULAR SHAPE;27 X 18 ARC SECONDS
P. DALRYMPLE'S OBJECT | 22:57:00 | -36:40:00 | GALAXY | 14.0 | APMBGC-406 ;COMPACT ELLIPTICAL NAMED BY LES DALRYMPLE ASNSW;IS FAINT; NOTE IS 12' SOUTH OF IC5264 (A 12.8 MAG ELONGATED GALAXY) ;SEE ARTICLE AND PICTURE SKY & SPACE AUG 1999 PAGE 47
P. DIAMONDS; RUBIES; SAPPHIRES | 07:58:18 | -60:52:00 | OPEN | 4 | NGC2516 ;HARTUNG 322;SO NAMED BY DANNY GOODEN ASNSW 1982; WIDE FIELD EYEPIECE ON THIS ONE
P. DISCUS GALAXY | 12:36:18 | 25:59:00 | GALAXY | 9.6 | NGC4565 ;HARTUNG 538;AKA NEEDLE GALAXY
P. DJORGOVSKI 2 | 18:01:08 | -27:50:00 | GLOBULAR | | DJOR2 ;DISCOVERED IN 1987;AKA E456-SC38;20' NE OF OPEN CLUSTER NGC 6520 WITH DARK NEBULA BARNARD 86 IN BETWEEN;ONE OF THE BEST FIELDS IN SKY - DALRYMPLE SKY&TELESCOPE 2002
P. DOLPHIN/ORANGE NEBULA | 10:37:18 | -58:38:00 | NEBULA | 6.7 | NGC3324 ;HARTUNG 438 & PICTURE PAGE 190;ORANGE WAS NAMED BY SAS MEMBER KEVIN DIXON;NEBULA IN STARFIELD SEE NGC3293
P. DORADO GALAXY CLUSTER | 04:29:12 | -52:53:30 | GALAXY CL | | IC2082 ;PICTURE PLATE 98 EXPLORING SOUTHERN SKY;AT 600 MILLION LIGHT YEARS AWAY IS 3000 TIMES MORE DISTANT THAN LMC;BRIGHTEST IS IC2082
P. DORADO TWINS | 04:15:41 | -55:36:00 | GALAXY | 9.8 | NGC1549 ;& NGC1553;HARTUNG 130 & PICTURE PAGE 232
P. DOUBLE ARROWHEAD/FOOTBALL CLUSTER | 11:06:36 | -58:40:00 | OPEN | 14 | NGC3532 ;HARTUNG 459;FOOTBALL NAMED BY DANNY GOODEN 1983;1600 LYRS;150 STARS 8-12 MAG;1600 LYRS;STARS ARE SPLIT BY NARROW VOID WITH MUSHROOM SHAPED ENDS
P. DOUBLE HUB GALAXY | 14:44:54 | 01:57:00 | GALAXY | 10.6 | NGC5746 ;HARTUNG 656;LARGE AND BRIGHT;NOTE NGC5740 18 ARC MINUTES TO SOUTH WEST
P. DOUBLE PLANETARIES IN CENTAURUS | 11:28:00 | -59:57:00 | PLANETARY | 14 | NGC3699 ;HARTUNG 477 (& HE2-67 IS UNKNOWN TO MANY AMATEURS - USE OIII);A.JAMES -ASNSW GAVE THE NAME;SEPARATED BY 11.1 ARC MIN;NGC3699 = 67 ARC SECONDS;HE2-67= 5 ARC SECONDS
P. DUMBBELL NEBULA | 19:59:36 | 22:43:00 | PLANETARY | 8 | NGC6853 ;M27;HARTUNG 992 & PICTURE PLATE 64; OIII FILTER CHANGES SHAPE COMPLETELY
P. E3 | 09:21:00 | -77:17:00 | GLOBULAR | 12.0 | ESO37-SC1 ;VERY VERY FAINT;25000 LYRS DISTANT;3 ARC MINUTE DIFFUSE PATCH; A.MURRELL - ASNSW NOTES BEST FOUND USING MEGASTAR CHART; SEE SKY & SPACE APRIL 1998
P. EAGLE NEBULA | 18:18:48 | -13:47:00 | NEBULA | 6 | IC4703 ;HARTUNG 889;M16 CLUSTER RESIDES WITHIN THE EAGLE NEBULA; 4500 LIGHT YRS AWAY; OLDER MEMBERS OF THE CLUSTER ARE 2 MILLION YEARS OLD;AKA STAR QUEEN NEBULA
P. EIGHT BURST/SOUTHERN RING NEBULA | 10:07:01 | -40:26:09 | PLANETARY | 9.2 | NGC3132 ;HARTUNG 409;2600 LYRS;10 MAG STAR AT CENTRE NOT TRUE CENTRAL STAR BUT IS A VERY HOT 16 MAG COMPANION DISCOVERED IN 1976;PHOTOS SUGGEST SERIES OF 8 OUTBURSTS
P. ESKIMO/CLOWN FACE NEBULA | 07:29:12 | 20:55:00 | PLANETARY | 10 | NGC2392 ;HARTUNG 300; BRIGHT WITH BRIGHT CENTRAL STAR;DISCOVERED BY WILLIAM HERSCHEL IN 1787 WHO CALLED IT A VERY REMARKABLE PHENOMENON
P. ESO 040-11 | 13:34:00 | -75:40:00 | PLANETARY | 14.6 | ESO 40-11 ;72 ARC SECONDS; SEE REAL SKY IMAGE QUITE LARGE IN IMAGE; CAN IT BE SEEN FROM LEYBURN;WILL PETER ROBBINS REPORT ON THIS THROUGH HIS 20 Inch?
P. ESO 118-G34 | 04:40:30 | -58:46:00 | GALAXY | 12.9 | ESO118-34 ;AKA SE40/4;EASILY SEEN LOGANHOLME AS FAINT SMUDGE 30/12/2002 ; PHOTOGRAPH SKY AND SPACE MAGAZINE DEC1998 P47
P. ESO 167-3 | 09:43:00 | -57:17:00 | PLANETARY | 13.3 | ESO167-3 ;A.MURRELL - ASNSW NOTES INVISIBLE WITHOUT AN OIII;10 ARC SECONDS
P. ESO 209-9 | 07:58:14 | -49:51:00 | GALAXY | 12.6 | ESO209-9 ;A.MURRELL - ASNSW NOTES DIFFICULT DUE TO 8 MAG DOUBLE STAR; SAYS A MUST TO COME BACK TO ONCE FOUND
P. ESO 396-11 | 19:00:00 | -37:10:00 | GALAXY | 15 | ESO396-11 ;11.9 ARC MINUTES SOUTH WEST OF IC4812
P. ETA CARINA & KEYHOLE NEBULA | 10:43:00 | -59:52:00 | NEBULA | 6 | NGC3372 ;ETA CARINA WAS MAG 0.8 IN 1843 WILL GO SUPERNOVA IN A FEW BILLION YEARS;SURROUNDED BY NEBULOUS SHELL THE KEYHOLE/ETA CARINA NEBULA;9000 LYRS;SEE HOMUNCULUS
P. EXAMPLE ESO GALAXY | 21:03:00 | -67:10:00 | GALAXY | 12.8 | ESO107-004 ;A BRIGHT EXAMPLE OF AN ESO GALAXY
P. EYEBALL NEBULA | 12:04:00 | -67:18:00 | PLANETARY | 12.8 | NGC4071 ;HARTUNG 494;USE OIII FILTER AND AVERTED VISION;FROM LEYBURN QLD VERY FAINT FAIRLY LARGE;THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SUPERIMPOSED STARS;SOFT MOTTLED GLOW;DISCOVERED BY J.HERSCHEL
P. FAB FOUR GALAXIES | 10:18:06 | 21:50:00 | GALAXY | 11 | NGC3190 ;HARTUNG 422; INCLUDES NGC3185 & 3187 & 3190 & 3193
P. FAINT COMET NEBULA | 12:59:36 | -70:53:00 | GLOBULAR | 7.4 | NGC4833 ;HARTUNG 569;DISCOVERED BY LACAILLE 1752 RESEMBLING SMALL FAINT COMET;COMPACT WELL RESOLVED
P. FAINT HAZE GALAXY | 03:42:01 | -47:13:00 | GALAXY | 11.0 | NGC1433 ;HARTUNG 109;LARGE FAINT HAZY PATCH
P. FAINT STAR POINTS CLUSTER | 13:46:24 | -51:22:00 | GLOBULAR | 7.6 | NGC5286 ;HARTUNG 610 & PICTURE PAGE 200;BRIGHT GLOBULAR IN FINE FIELD; DISCOVERED BY JAMES DUNLOP IN 1827
P. FAIR 134 & 135 | 22:47:00 | -61:26:00 | GALAXY | 14 | FAIR134 ;VISIBLE IN 16 Inch FROM MT COLLIERY QLD; S.MELLISH ASNSW NOTES IN 16 Inch AT 210X FAINT FEATURELESS SMUDGES
P. FAN NEBULA | 11:12:06 | -61:18:00 | EMISSION | ANY | NGC3581 ;HARTUNG 462; DISCOVERED BY JOHN HERSCHEL IN 1834 INCLUDES NGC3582;OVERALL FAN SHAPED WITH NGC3576 TO S.W; NGC3586 TO S.E;NGC3579 & NGC 3584 TO EAST;NGC3603 MORE EASTERLY
P. FIREFLIES CLUSTER | 09:12:00 | -64:52:00 | GLOBULAR | 6.3 | NGC2808 ;HARTUNG 378; EASY OBJECT IN BINOCULARS;CAN BE SEEN BY NAKED EYE UNDER GOOD CONDITIONS; SYMMETRICAL COMPRESSED GLOBULAR
P. FLAME NEBULA/TANK TRACK | 05:41:54 | -01:51:00 | BRIGHT | ANY | NGC2024 ;HARTUNG 217; ROUGHLY RECTANGULAR AREA; IRREGULAR MOTTLED NEBULOSITY
P. FLAMING STAR NEBULA | 05:16:00 | 34:16:00 | BRIGHT | | IC 405 ;VERY LARGE NEBULOSITY
P. FLEMING 1 | 11:28:00 | -52:56:00 | PLANETARY | 11.4 | HE2-66 ;HARTUNG 478;AKA VV60; 20 ARC SECONDS;FAIRLY BRIGHT HAZY GREY;USE OIII FILTER FOR BEST VIEW;NOTE WESTERN SIDE SLIGHTLY BRIGHTER
P. FLYWING GALAXY | 13:27:00 | -29:37:00 | GALAXY | 11.8 | NGC5153/52 ;NOTED IN MEGASTAR 5
P. FORNAX A | 03:22:41 | -37:12:00 | GALAXY | 10.5 | NGC1316 ;HARTUNG 98 & PICTURE PAGE 74; SUPERNOVA 1981D B.EVANS 12.4 MAGNITUDE
P. FORNAX DWARF/FORNAX SYSTEM | 02:39:00 | -34:32:00 | GALAXY | 7.5 | ESO356-4 ;HARTUNG 76 & PICTURES PAGE 75 & 239;LOW SURFACE BRIGHTNESS; PAGE 239 SHOWS FOUR GLOBULARS BELONGING TO GALAXY MAY BE VISIBLE 30-40CM SCOPES - THE BRIGHTEST IS NGC1049
P. FORNAX MEMBER GALAXIES | 03:36:05 | -35:27:00 | GALAXY CL | 12.5 | NGC1379 ;HARTUNG 104; PICTURE EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY PLATE 3; 60 MILLION LIGHT YEARS; NGC 1379 MOST OBVIOUS WITH NGC1381;1387;1374;1375 & 1373 & MANY OTHERS
P. FOURCADE - FIGUEROA SHRED | 13:34:39 | -45:32:27 | GALAXY | 11.7 | ESO270-17 ;A.MURREL - ASNSW NOTES REMAINS OF INTERACTING GALAXY WITH NGC5128;JUST NORTH EAST OF OMEGA CENTAURI; SEE REAL SKY IMAGE
P. FRIED EGG GALAXY | 03:17:18 | -41:08:00 | GALAXY | 10.0 | NGC1291 ;HARTUNG 94 & PICTURE PAGE 236;LOOKS SOMEWHAT LIKE A DISTANT UNRESOLVED GLOBULAR CLUSTER
P. FRISBEE GALAXIES | 12:15:54 | 13:09:00 | GALAXY | 10 | NGC4216 ;HARTUNG 503; VERY BRIGHT;NOTE NGC 4222 TO NORTH EAST & NGC4206 TO SOUTH WEST
P. GEM CLUSTER | 10:35:48 | -58:14:00 | OPEN | 4.7 | NGC3293 ;HARTUNG 436; CALLED THE GEM CLUSTER BY H.C.RUSSELL IT IS REMINISCENT OF THE JEWEL BOX CONTAINING A BRIGHT RED SUPERGIANT; 1400 LIGHT YRS DISTANT
P. GHOST OF JUPITER | 10:24:48 | -18:38:00 | PLANETARY | 9 | NGC3242 ;HARTUNG 429 & PICTURE PAGE 256; BLUISH IN COLOUR WITH 11MAG CENTRAL STAR LOOK FOR THE FAINT OUTER ENVELOPE;2000 LIGHT YEARS DISTANT
P. GHOSTLY ARC | 06:54:00 | -23:56:00 | EMISSION | | SH2-308 ;HARTUNG 267;SHARPLESS 2-308;USE OIII;FAINT BUBBLE AROUND WOLF-RAYET STAR
P. GHOULS HEAD | 17:24:36 | -34:10:00 | NEBULA | 10 | NGC6357 ;HARTUNG 809;DARK CLOUDS AT A DISTANCE OF 3500 LIGHT YEARS ARE BETWEEN US AND THE NEBULA PARTLY OBSCURING IT;AKA GUM 66
P. GIANT EMISSION NEBULA | 00:59:06 | -72:11:00 | OPEN | 10.3 | NGC 346 ;HARTUNG 26;EXTENSIVE WEDGE SHAPED NEBULA 6 ARC MINUTES ACROSS; HAS BRIGHT REGION WITH 3 BRIGHT3 STARLIKE OBJECTS WITHIN IT;HENIZE 66 SURROUNDS
P. GJJC1 | 18:36:23 | -23:55:20 | PLANETARY | 15 | PK9-7.1 ;WITHIN M22; SUPER CHALLENGING NOT REPORTED AS OBSERVED TO DATE; USE PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDES LOCATED ON THE PLANETARY NEBULA OBSERVERS HOME PAGE; HOLY GRAIL OF DEEP SKY OBSERVERS - BARBARA WILSON USA
P. GREAT BARRED SPIRAL | 03:33:35 | -36:08:00 | GALAXY | 10.5 | NGC1365 ;HARTUNG 103;BEAUTIFUL SPIRAL STRUCTURE EVIDENT;NOTE TWO RECENT SUPERNOVA DISCOVERED B.EVANS;SN1983V 13.8 MAG & SN2001du MAG14 CONFIRMED BOCK & MARPLES SEE IAUC7690
P. GREAT CENTAURUS SPIRAL | 13:05:24 | -49:28:00 | GALAXY | 9 | NGC4945 ;HARTUNG 572 & PICTURE PLATE 13; EDGE ON SPIRAL WITH DARK DUST LANES; VISIBLE IN BINOCULARS; PICTURE PLATE 35 EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY
P. GREAT HERCULES CLUSTER | 16:41:42 | 36:28:00 | GLOBULAR | 5.9 | NGC6205 ;HARTUNG 753; WITHIN CORE IS NOTICEABLE Y SHAPED DARK LANE NICKNAMED THE PROPELLER; ALSO LITTLE PROPELLER CAN BE SEEN AS SMALL GROUP STARS BELOW CORE
P. GREAT PAVO SPIRAL | 19:09:47 | -63:51:00 | GALAXY | 10.0 | NGC6744 ;HARTUNG 951 & PICTURE PAGE 315; BEAUTIFUL PICTURE EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY PLATE 28
P. GRUS MINOR TRIPLET | 22:15:42 | -45:51:00 | GALAXY CL | 11.9 | NGC7232 ;INCLUDES NGC 7233 & 7232B; www.visualdeepsky.org ( A GREAT RESOURCE FOR AMATEURS) NOTES 7232b HAS MORPHOLOGICAL CLASS OF SBm or MAGELLANIC BARRED SPIRAL
P. GRUS QUARTET/THREE BEARS | 23:18:23 | -42:22:00 | GALAXY CL | 10.6 | NGC7582 ;HARTUNG 1115 & PICTURE PAGE 249;INCLUDES NGC7599 & 7599 & 7552 HALF DEGREE WEST;ALSO NICKNAMED DAWES TRIPLET BY DANNY GOODEN ASNSW IN 1982 FOR GLENN DAWES
P. GUM 5 | 07:09:00 | -18:29:00 | BRIGHT | | GUM5 ;AKA SH2-301 OR SHARPLESS 2-301 OR RCW 86; ARTICLE IN SAS QUASAR BY ZAC PUJIC JANUARY 1994 WITH SKETCH; OIII HELPS A LOT
P. HAND OF GOD | 07:32:00 | -47:00:00 | NEBULA | | CG4 ;COMETARY GLOBULE;PUJIC FROM SAS WRITES SHOULDER LARGE AND DIFFUSE FAINTLY VISIBLE IN 18 INCH UNDER DARK SKIES;PICTURE PLATE 137 EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY
P. HARDCASTLE NEBULA | 13:12:00 | -32:41:00 | GALAXY | 13.3 | ESO443-83 ;NOTED IN MEGASTAR 5
P. HARO 10 | 13:39:53 | -31:39:00 | GALAXY | 11.0 | NGC5253 ;HARTUNG 604;HAD 2 VERY BRIGHT TYPE 1a SUPERNOVA;SN1895B MAG 8 & SN 1972E THAT REACHED 7.2 MAGNITUDE!
P. HART-TRITON 6 | 17:51:00 | -60:23:00 | PLANETARY | 15.0 | HT6 ;1.6 ARC MINUTES WEST OF 7.6 MAG STAR;SEE REAL SKY IMAGE; 42 ARC SECONDS
P. HAZE NEBULA | 07:52:36 | -26:23:00 | NEBULA | 7 | NGC2467 ;HARTUNG 319;UNUSUAL OBJECT;IS SEVERAL ARC MINUTES IN DIAMETER AND HAS A CENTRAL STAR ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT A PLANETARY NEBULA BUT A DIFFUSE NEBULA;13700 LIGHT YEARS
P. HD92809 | 10:41:30 | -58:46:00 | NEBULA | | HD92809 ;M.KERR ASNSW NOTES SEEN IN 20CM AT 58X WITH H-BETA FILTER; APPEARS AS FAINT VERY LARGE MOTTLED NEBULOSITY
P. HE 2-7 | 08:11:00 | -48:43:00 | PLANETARY | 12.4 | HE2-7 ;AKA PK264-8.1;MURRELL SAYS COMPACT PLANETARY RESPONDS WELL TO OIII;46 ARC SECONDS
P. HE2-103 | 14:05:36 | -64:40:57 | PLANETARY | 13.9 | HE2-103 ;FAINT CHALLENGING PLANETARY IN CIRCINUS;JUST SEEN AS A FAINT SMUDGE IN 30CM USING AVERTED VISION & HIGH POWER BUT OIII MADE ONLY SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT - A.JAMES ASNSW
P. HE2-82 | 12:23:00 | -60:40:00 | PLANETARY | 15.3 | HE2-82 ;24 ARC SECONDS;AKA ESO131-1
P. HELIX NEBULA | 22:29:00 | -20:48:00 | PLANETARY | 6.3 | NGC7293 ;HARTUNG 1094;LOW SURFACE BRIGHTNESS USE OIII; NEAREST AND LARGEST PLANETARY VISIBLE IN AMATEUR SCOPES; SMALL GALAXY MAC 2229-2047 TO NORTH WEST - IS THIS OBSERVABLE IN AMATEUR SCOPES?
P. HENIZE 57 | 05:32:12 | -67:39:00 | NEBULA | 8 | NGC2014 ;HARTUNG 197;PICTURE PLATE 61 ESO EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY
P. HENIZE 70/N70 | 05:43:00 | -67:49:00 | NEBULA | 14.2 | N70 ;DESIGNATED BY KARL HENIZE IN 1956 CATALOGUE OF LMC NEBULA;VISUALLY VERY FAINT; 160000 LIGHT YEARS DISTANT; 400 LIGHT YEARS ACROSS;PLATE 63 EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY
P. HERSCHEL'S MISSED PLANETARY | 09:07:00 | -69:57:00 | PLANETARY | 10.4 | IC2448 ;HARTUNG 374;VERY CONSPICUOUS 10 ARC SECOND OVAL; OIII HELPS;NEAR STAR MIAPLACIDUS (BETA CARINAE)
P. HINDS CRIMSON STAR | 04:59:00 | -14:48:00 | STAR | | ;HARTUNG 159;R LEPORIS;MAG 5 - 11;PERIOD 427 DAYS; CARBON STAR THAT SHOWS ITS COLOUR WELL WHEN NEAR ITS MAXIMUM BRIGHTNESS; DISCOVERED IN 1847
P. HINDS VARIABLE NEBULA | 04:21:48 | 19:32:00 | NEBULA | ANY | NGC1555 ;DISCOVERED J.HIND 1852;H.CORWIN-THICK DUST CLOUDS MOVE AROUND STAR LETTING OCCASIONAL SHAFTS STARLIGHT OUT ILLUMINATING GAS & DUST; NGC1554 STRUVES LOST NEBULA AT SAME RA & DEC
P. HODGE 11 | 06:14:00 | -69:49:00 | GLOBULAR | 11.2 | HODGE11 ;HARTUNG 239;FAINT ROUND HAZY OBJECT;ATTRACTED INTEREST OF PROFESSIONAL ASTRONOMERS DUE TO LARGE NUMBER OF BLUE STARS
P. HOLE IN THE HEAVENS | 16:25:00 | -23:26:00 | REFLECTION | | IC4604 ;RHO OPHIUCHI REGION;BOK GLOBULES SEEN THROUGH A LARGE TELESCOPE AGAINST A RICH MILKY WAY FIELD-LOOKS AS WILLIAM HERSCHEL DESCRIBED-LIKE DARK HOLE IN HEAVENS
P. HOMUNCULUS NEBULA | 10:45:36 | -59:41.00 | NEBULA | 6.5 | ;SURROUNDS STAR ETA CARINA ;HOMUNCULUS NAMED BY GAVIOLA DUE TO RESEMBLANCE TO SMALL STUBBY MANIKIN OR LITTLE MAN;DISCOVERED 1914;BIPOLAR OUTFLOW NEB
P. HOROLOGIUM GLOBULAR | 03:12:30 | -55:13:00 | GLOBULAR | 8.4 | NGC1261 ;HARTUNG 92;CONDENSED GLOBULAR RESOLVES INTO CROWDED STARS RIGHT TO THE CENTRE;FINE BRIGHT OBJECT
P. HORSEHEAD NEBULA | 05:40:00 | -02:28:00 | DARK | ANY | B33 ;HARTUNG 216 & PICTURE PLATE 40;DARK SKY & HB FILTER HELP TO VIEW
P. HOT DOG GALAXY | 11:20:18 | 13:36:00 | GALAXY | 9.5 | NGC3628 ;HARTUNG 472 & PICTURE PLATE 26; WITH M65 & M66 FORMS LEO TRIPLET;LARGE EDGEWISE SPIRAL WITH DARK DUST LANE THROUGH CENTRE
P. HP1 | 17:31:10 | -29:59:00 | GLOBULAR | 12.5 | HP1 ;HARTUNG 817 & PICTURE PAGE 290;SMALL FAINT GLOBULAR NO SIGN RESOLUTION;LARGE APERTURE HELPS
P. HUBBLES VARIABLE NEBULA | 06:39:12 | 08:44:00 | BRIGHT | 10 | NGC2261 ;HARTUNG 257 & PICTURE PAGE 290;TRIANGULAR CLOUD OF DUST ILLUMINATED BY THE STAR AT ITS APEX R Monocerotis
P. HYDRA 1 CLUSTER | 10:36:21 | -27:15:33 | GALAXY CL | | HYDRA1 ;PICTURE PLATE 95 EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY; CENTERED ON NGC3305; ABOUT 170 MILLION LYRS DISTANT
P. IC2553 | 10:09:18 | -62:37:00 | PLANETARY | 10.3 | IC2553 ;HARTUNG 412; 9 ARC SECONDS; RESPONDS TO OIII FILTER;PALE BLUE DISK;VERY SMALL
P. IC4663 | 17:45:30 | -44:54:00 | PLANETARY | 12.5 | IC4663 ;HARTUNG 830; PALE BLUE-GREY;20 ARC SECONDS;WELL DEFINED
P. IC4797 | 18:56:30 | -54:18:00 | GALAXY | 11 | IC4797 ;NOTE IC 4796 TO NORTH AND ESO183-30 TO SOUTH
P. IC5174/75 | 22:12:45 | -38:10:08 | GALAXY | | IC5174/75 ;PICTURE PLATE 91 EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY
P. INDUS DWARF | 22:02:00 | -51:10:00 | GALAXY | 11.1 | IC5152 ;HARTUNG 1078 & PICTURE PLATE 23;PICTURE PLATE 37 EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY; VERY CLOSE TO 8th MAG STAR;3 MILLION LIGHT YEARS DISTANT
P. INKBLOT GALAXY | 03:18:19 | -66:30:00 | GALAXY | 10.5 | NGC1313 ;HARTUNG 95 & PICTURE PLATE 45;STARBURST GALAXY; A 10TH MAGNITUDE SUPERNOVA WAS VISIBLE IN 1962;FAINT ARMS JUST VISIBLE VISUALLY
P. INKSPOT NEBULA | 18:02:00 | -27:50:00 | DARK | | B86 ;DARK NEBULA IN OPEN CLUSTER NGC6520;PICTURE IN HARTUNGS PLATE 48;SEE DJORGOZSKI 2 GLOBULAR IN SAME FIELD
P. JEWEL BOX | 12:53:36 | -60:20:00 | OPEN | 4.2 | NGC4755 ;HARTUNG 564;J.HERSCHEL- A CASKET OF VARIOUSLY COLOURED PRECIOUS STONES; BRIGHTEST IS KAPPA CRUCIS; MOSTLY BLUE & RED SUPERGIANTS; 7800 LYRS;GEMMA AUSTRALIS MAGNIFICA - A.JAMES
P. JONES 1 | 23:35:53 | 30:28:02 | PLANETARY | 11.5 | JONES1 ;HARTUNG 1122; USE OIII TO REVEAL 5 MINUTES ARC GLOW BRIGHTER ON NORTH AND SOUTH EDGES; VERY LARGE & FAINT; DISCOVERED BY REBECCA JONES IN 1941
P. K-1-23 | 12:30:52 | -44:14:21 | PLANETARY | 12.6 | K-1-23 ;HARTUNG 528;Koh 1 -23; DISCOVERED BY KOHOUTEK IN 1971; SLIGHTLY OVAL SOME ANNULAR STRUCTURE; OBSERVED BY MARPLES FROM LEYBURN QLD IN 37CM USE O111; 42 ARC SECONDS
P. KAPTEYNS STAR | 05:11:00 | -44:56:00 | STAR | 8.8 | KAPTEYNS ;8.8 MAG RED DWARF STAR;SECOND HIGHEST PROPER MOTION IN SKY; 12.7 LIGHT YEARS DISTANT
P. KIDNEY BEAN GALAXY | 12:52:24 | -41:04:00 | GALAXY | 13.8 | NGC4744 ;FAINT ELONGATED GALAXY
P. KLEMOLA 44 GALAXY CLUSTER | 23:47:36 | -27:43:19 | GALAXY CL | | KLEMOLA44 ;PICTURE PLATE 97 EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY;400 MILLION LIGHT YEARS DISTANT; NGC5358 IS ONE OF THE BRIGHTER MEMBERS
P. KONTIZAS 953 | 05:28:00 | -68:47:00 | BRIGHT | | ;LMC BRIGHT NEBULA
P. KRON 3 | 00:24:48 | -72:48:00 | GLOBULAR | 11.6 | KRON3 ;HARTUNG 9;SMALL FAINT GLOBULAR NEAR 47 TUCANAE; AKA LINDSAY 8 OR ESO 28sc08; DISCOVERED IN 1956; NOTE KRON 7 IS 13 ARC MINUTES TO THE EAST
P. KRON 7 | 00:15:31 | -72:53:01 | GLOBULAR | 14.0 | KRON7 ;JUST EAST OF KRON 3; AKA LINDSAY 11 OR ESO 28sc11; JUST VISIBLE IN A 30CM
P. LACAILLE 8760/RED DWARF | 21:17:15 | -38:52:03 | STAR | 6.69 | ;BRIGHTEST RED DWARF;SEE SKY&TEL JULY 2002;DISTANCE 12.9 LYRS;TYPE MO;AKA ax Microscopium;HD 202560;WILL SHINE FOR 70 BILLION YEARS AFTER SUN BECOMES WHITE DWARF
P. LAGOON IN THE LMC | 04:56:48 | -66:24:00 | EMISSION | ANY | NGC1763 ;& NGC1769;HARTUNG 156;EMISSION NEBULA & CLUSTER; SECOND BRIGHTEST OBJECT IN LMC;CAN BE SEEN NAKED EYE UNDER SUPERB CONDITIONS
P. LAGOON NEBULA/HOURGLASS | 18:03:48 | -24:23:00 | NEBULA | 5.8 | NGC6523 ;HARTUNG 857 & PICTURE PAGE 340; M8; AT THE LAGOON NEBULAS HEART IS THE TINY HOURGLASS NEBULA; ASSOCIATED WITH BRIGHT BLUE STAR HERSCHEL 36; 10000 YEARS OLD
P. LARGE FAINT GLOBULAR | 12:25:48 | -72:40:00 | GLOBULAR | 7.8 | NGC4372 ;HARTUNG 520;ROUND & PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY LONG DARK LANE
P. LEO 1/REGULUS DWARF | 10:08:00 | -12:18:00 | GALAXY | 10.2 | LEO1 ;HARTUNG 411 & PICTURE PAGE 262;VERY FAINT LOCAL GROUP;ONLY 20 ARC MINUTES FROM REGULUS;SUPERNOVA SEARCH CHARTS NOTE THAT A SUPERNOVA IN THIS GALAXY WOULD BE NAKED EYE
P. LEO TRIPLET | 11:18:54 | 13:05:00 | GALAXY | 9.3 | NGC3623 ;M65 & M66 & NGC3628 (HOTDOG GALAXY);PICTURE HARTUNGS PAGE 77; AT A DISTANCE OF 30 MILLION LIGHT YEARS THESE 3 GALAXIES ARE TOGETHER IN SPACE
P. LINDSAY - SHAPLEY RING | 06:43:00 | -74:14:00 | GALAXY | 13.8 | ESO34-11 ;MULTI SYSTEM GALAXY NAMED IN MEGASTAR 5
P. LITTLE GEM NEBULA | 19:44:00 | -14:09:00 | PLANETARY | 10 | NGC6818 ;HARTUNG 978; 22 X 15 ARC SECONDS
P. LITTLE GHOST | 17:29:18 | -23:46:00 | PLANETARY | 13 | NGC6369 ;HARTUNG 815;PALE ANNULAR; 25 ARC SECONDS; OIII HELPFUL
P. LMC BACKGROUND GALAXY | 05:02:00 | -69:34:00 | GALAXY | 13.2 | NGC1809 ;SPIRAL GALAXY IN BACKGROUND OF LMC; 50 MILLION LIGHT YEARS DISTANT; ALL NOTES SHOW THIS TO BE FAINT CAN IT BE SEEN IN AMATEUR SCOPES? SEE PLATE 62 EXPLORING SOUTHERN SKIES;
P. LMC GLOBULAR | 05:05:00 | -69:24:00 | GLOBULAR | 9.8 | NGC1835 ;HARTUNG 163; LOVELY AREA WITHIN LMC CONSISTING OF NGC1835 & NGC1830 & NGC1828
P. LONG EDGEWISE SPIRAL | 03:44:29 | -44:39:00 | GALAXY | 10.6 | NGC1448 ;HARTUNG 111; SN1983S DISCOVERED B.EVANS 14.5 MAGNITUDE; SN2001el DISCOVERED B. MONARD & CONFIRMED BY G.BOCK SAS
P. LONGMORE 1 | 02:56:58 | -44:10:17 | PLANETARY | | LO1 ;AKA PLN255-59.1;ESO247-13:KOH1-26; SIZE 6.2 MIN ARC; CANNOT FIND ANY REPORTS ON INTERNET OF AMATEUR OBSERVATION see www.blackskies.com ; NOV2002 NOT LOCATED BY P ROBBINS WITH 20inch FROM LEYBURN
P. LONGMORE 5 | 11:13:00 | -48:05:00 | PLANETARY | 11.6 | ESO215-35 ;HARTUNG 463;DISCOVERED IN 1976; LARGE FAINT ANNULAR ; HARTUNG NOTES IN 30CM USING OIII FILTER A PERFECTLY ROUND OBVIOUS RING
P. M1-41 | 18:09:30 | -24:12:19 | PLANETARY | | PK6-2.1 ;S.MENSINSKY - ASNSW NOTES PARTICULARLY STRIKING AT SOUTHERN END OF NGC6559;UNEXPECTED BRIGHT SPOT THAT RESPONDED WELL TO OIII;SEE REAL SKY
P. M22 | 18:36:24 | -23:54:00 | GLOBULAR | 5 | NGC6656 ;M22;HARTUNG 913;SURPASSED ONLY IN BRIGHTNESS BY OMEGA CENTAURI AND 47 TUCANAE; 70000 STARS AND 50 LIGHT YEARS DIAMETER; 22000 LIGHT YRS AWAY;SEE GJJC1 PLANETARY NOTES
P. M4 | 16:23:36 | -26:32:00 | GLOBULAR | 5.9 | NGC6121 ;HARTUNG 732;AT 7500 LIGHT YRS AWAY IS ONE OF CLOSEST GLOBULARS TO US; AT LEAST 20000 SUNS;LOOK FOR THE BAND OF 10 FAIRLY BRIGHT STARS ACROSS CENTRE
P. M83 | 13:37:01 | -29:52:00 | GALAXY | 8.5 | NGC5236 ;HARTUNG 598 & PICTURE PAGE 72
P. MAC 0538-0223 | 05:38:00 | -02:23:51 | GALAXY | | ;FAINT GALAXY 43.6 ARC MIN FROM HORSEHEAD; NOTED ON BARBARA WILSONS AINTNO LIST (#46) SUCCESSFULLY OBSERVED BY TIM PARSON USA AT 384X; FAINT IN 14.5inch SMALL BRIGHT CORE
P. MADORES MONSTER | 09:03:05 | -72:03:25 | GALAXY | 14.4 | ESO 60-26 ;PLATE 116 EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY;3 SEPARATE INTERACTING GALAXIES LOW SURFACE BRIGHTNESS- NOTED BY MURRELL ASNSW;SEE REAL SKY IMAGE
P. MAYALL 60 | 10:31:00 | -55:20:00 | PLANETARY | 13.3 | ESO168-6 ;AKA WRAY 16-71; 8 SECONDS OF ARC
P. Me2-1 | 15:22:30 | -23:38:00 | PLANETARY | 11.6 | Me2-1 ;HARTUNG 690;SMALL BLUISH PLANETARY NEBULA
P. MEATHOOK GALAXY | 07:36:24 | -69:32:00 | GALAXY | 11 | NGC2442 ;HARTUNG 305 & PICTURE PAGE 397;LOW SURFACE BRIGHTNESS;STARLIKE CORE;DISCOVERED BY J.HERSCHEL IN 1834;HAS FAINT COMPANIONS;ESO59-11 IS BRIGHTEST 10 ARC MINUTES EAST
P. MEDUSA NEBULA | 07:29:00 | 13:15:00 | PLANETARY | 10.5 | ABELL 21 ;HARTUNG 298;FAINT SEMI-CIRCLE;USE OIII
P. MENSINSKYS FOOTBALL | 09:02:00 | -48:40:00 | NEBULA | | RCW40 ;AKA GUM 25; NAMED AFTER READING NOTES OF S.MENSINSKY ASNSW - FAINT DIFFUSE FOOTBALL SHAPED CLOUD; PLAINLY VISIBLE THROUGH OIII; ALSO NOTE 25 ARC MINUTES SOUTH IS STAR CLUSTER MARKARIAN 18
P. MENZEL 1 | 15:34:00 | -59:09:00 | PLANETARY | 12.5 | HE2-130 ;OBSERVED SMALL LOBE SHAPE - MARPLES;50 ARC SECONDS;PICTURE IN PLANETARY NEBULA ATLAS
P. MENZEL 2 | 16:14:00 | -54:57:00 | PLANETARY | 12.0 | MENZEL 2 ;HARTUNG 727; VV78; 25 ARC SECONDS;GREY ROUND NO VISIBLE CENTRAL STAR;DISCOVERED IN 1922 BY DONALD MENZEL
P. MINIATURE TARANTULA | 11:15:06 | -61:15:00 | EMISSION | 9.1 | NGC3603 ;HARTUNG 464 & PICTURE PLATE 12;GIANT H11 REGION;26000 LIGHT YRS;USE OIII & HIGH POWER
P. MIRA THE WONDERFUL | 02:19:30 | -02:58:00 | STAR | | ;HARTUNG 70;MAG RANGE 2 - 10 OVER 332 DAY PERIOD;220 LIGHT YRS;400 TIMES DIAMETER OF SUN
P. MISSING NGC NEBULA | 06:07:00 | 18:40:00 | NEBULA | | NGC2163 ;WAS LEFT OUT OF MANY POPULAR STAR ATLASES;BIPOLAR REFLECTION NEBULA;FAINT HAZE WITH 12 MAG CENTRAL STAR - KERR ASNSW; HAS FORM OF A COMETS TAIL FANNING OUT FROM 13 MAG STAR
P. MULTI-SYSTEM GALAXY | 20:00:53 | -47:03:42 | GALAXY | 13.0 | NGC6845 ;325 MILLION LIGHT YEARS AWAY; PICTURE PLATE 85 EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY
P. MYCN18/THE ETCHED HOURGLASS NEBULA | 13:39:00 | -67:23:00 | PLANETARY | 12.9 | ESO 97-1 ;HARTUNG 603 & NOTES A TEST AT 4 ARC SECONDS; VERY DIFFICULT IN MEDIUM APERTURES EVEN WITH AN OIII; DISCOVERED 1940 BY MAYALL & CANNON; SEE HST PHOTOGRAPH; 8600 LYRS
P. NEW 6 | 21:23:23 | -45:46:20 | GALAXY | 12.9 | ESO287-13 ;NAMED IN ALEX WASSILIEFF DEEP SPACE CCD ATLAS SOUTH; LOVELY ELONGATED GALAXY; BUT VISUALLY NOT OBSERVED YET
P. NGC2371-2 | 07:25:00 | 29:29:00 | PLANETARY | 11.2 | NGC2371-2 ;HARTUNG 293;DISCOVERED BY W HERSCHEL IN 1785; FIRST RECOGNISED AS A PLANETARY BY CURTIS IN 1918; BI-POLAR LOBES; AROUND 10000 YEARS OLD;TWO OBVIOUS LOBES SEPARATE TWO NGCs
P. NGC3211 | 10:17:40 | -62:40:00 | PLANETARY | 10.2 | HE2-46 ;HARTUNG 421; 3.3 DEGREES NORTHEAST OF SOUTHERN PLEIADES; OIII VERY USEFUL; PALE BLUE; 12 ARC SECONDS; DISCOVERED BY J.HERSCHEL IN 1837
P. NGC3247 | 10:25:54 | -57:56:00 | OPEN | 7.6 | NGC3247 ;HARTUNG 428;OBJECT DISCOVERED BY J.HERSCHEL IN 1834 BUT OBJECT SEEN BY HERSCHEL IS 15 ARC MINUTES TO NW OF THE OPEN CLUSTER;OIII SHOWS SMALL NEBULOUS PATCH - NOTED IN HARTUNGS
P. NGC5315 | 13:53:54 | -66:31:00 | PLANETARY | 9.8 | NGC5315 ;HARTUNG 621; 6 ARC SECONDS; AKA ESO 97-9 & HE2-100; BLUE IN COLOUR;RESPONDS TO OIII;VERY SMALL
P. NGC5882 | 15:16:48 | -45:39:00 | PLANETARY | 10.5 | NGC5882 ;HARTUNG 682; 7 ARC SECONDS;PALE BLUE DISK;NOTE IC1108 APPEARS AT SAME POSITION BUT IS A DUPLICATE OBSERVATION
P. NGC5979 | 15:46:40 | -61:12:00 | PLANETARY | 12.5 | NGC5979 ;HARTUNG 707;OBSERVED FROM JIMMIES QLD IN JUNE 1999 IN 14.5 INCH; GREYISH AND SOME WHAT CIRCULAR PERHAPS SLIGHTLY OVAL;OIII FILTER USED
P. NGC5986 | 15:46:06 | -37:47:00 | GLOBULAR | 7.6 | NGC5986 ;HARTUNG 706;LARGE AND BRIGHT;IRREGULAR EDGES AND OUTLIERS
P. NGC6026 | 16:01:24 | -34:32:00 | PLANETARY | 13.2 | NGC6026 ;HARTUNG 716; 54 X 36 ARC SECONDS;RESPONDS WELL TO OIII; ROUND OBJECT; STELLAR NUCLEUS; WELL DEFINED HAZE; FIRST REPORTED IN 1955 BY G de VAUCOULEURS
P. NGC6188 | 16:41:40 | -48:06:00 | BRIGHT | | NGC6188 ;HARTUNG 750;BRIGHTEST PART RESPONDS WELL TO OIII FILTER;20 ARC SECONDS;GOOD TRANSPARENCY HELPS
P. NGC6326 | 17:20:55 | -51:45:00 | PLANETARY | 12.2 | NGC6326 ;HARTUNG 802;SMALL ROUND BUT CONSPICUOUS
P. NGC6362 | 17:31:30 | -67:03:00 | GLOBULAR | 8.1 | NGC6362 ;LES DALRYMPLE'S NOTES IN SKY & TELESCOPE AUGUST 2002-A WONDERFUL OBJECT
P. NORTH AMERICAN NEBULA | 20:58:48 | 44:20:00 | NEBULA | | NGC7000 ;HARTUNG 1040;FAINT AND LARGE;INVOLVED WITH CLUSTER NGC6997
P. OMEGA 1 CIGAR GALAXY | 13:29:00 | -47:05:00 | GALAXY | 14.5 | ESO270-15 ;S.MENSINSKY - ASNSW NOTES BIT OF A CHALLENGE BUT SEEN WITH 9 MM NAGLER;SEE ALSO ESO220-8
P. OMEGA 2 CIGAR GALAXY | 13:26:00 | -48:14:00 | GALAXY | 14.1 | ESO220-8 ;S.MENSINSKY - ASNSW NOTES BRIGHT ENOUGH TO BE SEEN WITH DIRECT VISION
P. OMEGA CENTAURI | 13:26:48 | -47:29:00 | GLOBULAR | 3.7 | NGC5139 ;HARTUNG 591;SOME ASTRONOMERS SUGGEST NOT A GLOBULAR BUT A DENSE CORE OF A DWARF ELLIPTICAL GALAXY CONSUMED BY THE MILKY WAY;WWW SKY&TEL NEWS JUNE28 2002
P. OMEGA NEBULA/SWAN | 18:20:48 | -16:11:00 | EMISSION | 6 | NGC6618 ;HARTUNG 892;AKA SWAN NEBULA; M17; LARGE EMISSION NEBULA;SHINES STRONGLY IN OIII FILTER; BEAUTIFUL PICTURE PLATE 172 EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY
P. ORION NEBULA/GREAT NEBULA | 05:35:29 | -05:27:00 | NEBULA | 4 | NGC1976 ;M42;HARTUNG 205;HARTUNGS SAYS IS AN INSTRUCTIVE EXERCISE TO COMPARE VIEWS OF AN OIII & HB FILTER; SEE FINDER CHART FOR 6 TRAPEZIUM STARS PAGE 308
P. OVAL HAZE GLOBULAR | 00:26:48 | -71:32:00 | GLOBULAR | 10.6 | NGC 121 ;HARTUNG 10;SMALL FAINT GLOBULAR CLOSE TO 47 TUCANAE
P. PACMAN NEBULA | 19:18:24 | 06:33:00 | PLANETARY | 12 | NGC6781 ;HARTUNG 963 & PICTURE PAGE 163 ;PICTURE PLATE 78 EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY;LARGE & BRIGHT 2 ARC MINUTES ACROSS;OIII HELPS SHOW ANNULAR SHAPE
P. PALE BLUE PLANETARY | 04:14:12 | -12:44:00 | PLANETARY | 10 | NGC1535 ;HARTUNG 127; FINE OBJECT 30 ARC SECONDS;PALE BLUE; OIII USEFUL;LACAILLE DESCRIBED AS THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY OBJECT HE HAD EVER SEEN; 2100 LIGHT YRS DISTANT
P. PALOMAR 12 | 21:46:00 | -21:15:00 | GLOBULAR | 12.9 | PAL 12 ;HARTUNG 1071; FAINT SPARSE
P. PALOMAR 3 | 10:05:30 | 00:04:00 | GLOBULAR | | PAL 3 ;A.MURRELL - ASNSW NOTES 1.5ARC MINUTES DIAMETER VERY LOW SURFACE BRIGHTNESS BEST FOUND USING ATLAS LIKE MEGASTAR
P. PALOMAR 7 | 18:10:40 | -07:12:00 | GLOBULAR | 11 | PAL 7 ;HARTUNG 876;HEAVILY REDDENED GLOBULAR CLUSTER
P. PALOMAR 8 | 18:41:05 | -19:50:00 | GLOBULAR | | PAL 8 ;ROUND DISK 2 ARC MINUTES IN DIAMETER; S.MELLISH ASNSW NOTES FUZZY MOTTLED OBJECT ALMOST ON THRESHOLD OF RESOLVING INTO STARS IN 16inch
P. PALOMAR 9 | 18:55:10 | -22:42:00 | GLOBULAR | 9.2 | PAL 9 ;HARTUNG 934 ; SMALL HAZY GLOBULAR CLUSTER
P. PARROTS HEAD NEBULA | 18:04:00 | -32:30:00 | DARK | | B87 ;HARTUNG 859 & PICTURE PAGE 342; 4.5 DEGREES SOUTH OF CLUSTER NGC6520
P. PAVO DWARF GALAXY | 17:47:00 | -64:30:00 | GALAXY | 11.3 | IC4662 ;HARTUNG 833; NOTE SMALL HII REGION ON EASTERN EDGE
P. PAVO GROUP GALAXIES | 20:18:14 | -70:50:41 | GALAXY CL | 11.2 | NGC6872 ;HARTUNG 1010 & PICTURE PAGE 316;PICTURE EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY PLATE 96; NGC6872 IS ONE OF A GROUP OF GALAXIES & IS ONE OF THE NEAREST LARGE SPIRALS
P. PEASE 1 | 21:30:01 | 12:10:11 | PLANETARY | 14.9 | PK65-27.1 ;WITHIN M15;VERY CHALLENGING;USE PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDES LOCATED ON THE PLANETARY NEBULAE OBSERVERS HOME PAGE;HAS BEEN OBSERVED WITH 10 INCH; USE OIII FILTER
P. PECULIAR RAYS GALAXY | 02:46:17 | -30:17:01 | GALAXY | 10.5 | NGC1097 ;HARTUNG 82; BARRED SPIRAL GALAXY
P. PENCIL NEBULA | 09:00:24 | -45:54:00 | NEBULA | ANY | NGC2736 ;HARTUNG 370 & PHOTO PAGE 384;ISOLATED EASTERLY FILAMENT OF VELA SNR; DISCOVERED BY J.HERSCHEL IN 1834;NOTE GUM 23 IS 1.4 DEGREES SOUTH (at 8 59 / -47 25 - USE O111)
P. PHOENIX DWARF | 01:51:20 | -44:27:00 | GALAXY | 13.0 | ESO245-7 ;HARTUNG 59;VERY FAINT LOCAL GROUP GALAXY
P. PHOENIX GALAXY CLUSTER | 00:21:32 | -48:37:22 | GALAXY CL | | NGC 87 ;INCLUDES NGC 87-88-89-92;PICTURE IN EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY PLATE 81
P. PLANETARY & OPEN CLUSTER | 07:41:50 | -14:44:8 | PLANETARY | 6 | NGC2438 ;PLANETARY IS PROJECTED AGAINST OPEN CL NGC2437 AKA M46 (HARTUNG 310 & PICTURE PLATE 42); NGC2438 DISTANCE 3000 LYRS DISCOVERED J HERSCHEL 1827
P. PLEIADES | 03:47:00 | 24:07:00 | OPEN | 2.8 | M45 ;HARTUNG 112;AKA SEVEN SISTERS; BRIGHTEST IS ALCYONE then ATLAS,ELECTRA,MAIA,MEROPE,TAYGETA,PLEIONE,CELAENO AND ASTEROPE
P. POLAR RING GALAXY | 12:49:55 | -40:42:00 | GALAXY | | NGC4650A ;CENTERED WITHIN DISK OF NGC4650A IS AN ELLIPTICAL GALAXY; 130 MILLION LIGHT YEARS DISTANT; SEE PHOTOGRAPH EXPLORING SOUTHERN SKIES PLATE 105
P. POLARISSIMA AUSTRALIS | 01:42:00 | -89:20:00 | GALAXY | 13.5 | NGC2573 ;HARTUNG 54;VERY FAINT;DISCOVERED BY J.HERSCHEL IN 1837 ;HARTUNG WAS NEVER ABLE TO FIND IT; DIFFICULT OBJECT BUT EASILY SEEN FROM LEYBURN QLD IN 37CM
P. PROXIMA CENTAURI | 14:29:48 | -62:41:00 | STAR | 11.0 | GL551 ;DISTANCE 4.22 LYRS;FAINT RED DWARF;2.2 DEGREES SOUTH WEST OF ALPHA CENTAURI ;USE FINDER CHART;TAKES 1 MILLION YEARS ORBIT MAIN PAIR; DISCOVERED BY ROBERT INNES 1915
P. PYXIS GLOBULAR CLUSTER | 09:07:57 | -37:13:17 | GLOBULAR | 12.9 | ;USE AVERTED VISION - NOT RESOLVED - A.MURRELL ASNSW; B.WILSON & 20 INCH - FOUND AT 450X INSIDE V SHAPED ASTERISM; DISCOVERED IN 1995 PROBABLY TORN FROM LMC BY MILKY WAY
P. QUESTION MARK GALAXIES | 09:44:00 | -19:43:00 | GALAXY | 15.3 | ESO566-7 ;AKA ARP252;SEE ASTRONOMY MAY 1999 PAGE 60 WITH PICTURE
P. R CORONA AUSTRALIS NEBULA | 19:01:54 | -36:57:00 | BRIGHT | ANY | NGC6729 ;HARTUNG 940;COMET LIKE NEBULA;NOTE NGC6726 & NGC6727 ASSOCIATED;IC4812 ASSOCIATED; HERBIG HARO 100 EMISSION NEBULA IN SAME FIELD
P. RCW 71 | 12:50:30 | -61:35:00 | EMISSION | | RCW71 ;HARTUNG 559;GUM 46;CAN BE SEEN IN 20CM -HARTUNGS
P. RED PLANETARY | 05:27:00 | -12:42:00 | PLANETARY | 9.3 | IC 418 ;HARTUNG 188;12 ARC SECONDS;CRIMSON-RED DOUGHNUT SHAPED RING;BLUE 12 MAG CENTRAL STAR;MEDIUM POWER MAY REVEAL COLOUR;AKA - THE SPIROGRAPH NEBULA
P. REMOTE CHAIN | 01:14:24 | -73:17:00 | GALAXY CL | ANY | NGC 456 ;HARTUNG 40;REMOTE CHAIN STAR CLUSTERS
P. REMOTE GLOBULAR IN SMC | 01:08:18 | -72:53:00 | GLOBULAR | 10 | NGC 419 ;HARTUNG 33; BRIGHT ROUND HAZY OBJECT RISING TO BROAD CENTRE
P. RETICULUM CLUSTER | 04:36:20 | -58:52:00 | GALAXY CL | 12.7 | SE40/3 ;SEE SKY & TEL DEC1998 P47
P. RETICULUM GALAXY | 04:17:36 | -62:47:00 | GALAXY | 10.7 | NGC1559 ;HARTUNG 131;VERY BRIGHT; 2 SUPERNOVA BY BOB EVANS SN1984J MAG 13.2 & SN1986L MAG 13.3
P. RING NEBULA | 18:53:36 | 33:02:00 | PLANETARY | 9 | NGC6720 ;HARTUNG 931;M57; HANDLES HIGH MAGNIFICATION WELL; APPROX 5500 YEARS OLD & 2000LYRS DISTANT;NOTE OFTEN OVERLOOKED MAG 14 GALAXY IC1296 ONLY4 ARC MINUTES TO NORTH WEST
P. RINGTAIL GALAXY/ANTENNAE | 12:01:53 | -18:52:00 | GALAXY | 10.5 | NGC4038 ;HARTUNG 492 & PICTURE PLATE 16; TWO SPIRAL SYSTEMS IN COLLISION TRIGGERING A BURST OF STAR FORMATION
P. ROSETTE NEBULA | 06:32:00 | 04:52:00 | OPEN | 4.8 | NGC2244 ;HARTUNG 252 & PICTURE PLATE 27;HOLLOWED OUT CENTRE IS A CAVITY IN THE SURROUNDING HYDROGEN CLOUD CREATED BY OPEN CLUSTER NGC2244; 4500 LIGHT YRS
P. RUBY CRUCIS | 12:47:24 | -59:41:41 | STAR | 8.6 | ESB365 ;NAMED BY JANITA HILL FROM ASSA;CARBON STAR IN CRUX NEAR BETA CRUCIS;AKA DY CRUCIS DISCOVERED TO BE VARIABLE BY FRASER FARRELL ASSA IN 1990;RANGE 8.6-12V?
P. RUNNING CHICKEN NEBULA | 11:38:48 | -63:32:00 | NEBULA | | IC2948 ;HARTUNG 486 & PICTURE PAGE 65; REMARKABLE EMISSION NEBULA SURROUNDS LAMBDA CENTAURI & OPEN CLUSTER IC2944 (HIGHLY LUMINOUS O-B STARS;AKA CENTAURUS OB2 ASSOCIATION)GUM 39 & IC2872 & GUM 41 TO WEST
P. S DORADO & STARCLOUD | 05:18:06 | -69:13:00 | NEBULA | ANY | NGC1910 ;CLUSTER WITH NEBULOSITY IN LMC
P. S NORMA CLUSTER | 16:13:12 | -54:13:00 | OPEN | 5.6 | NGC6067 ;HARTUNG 726; NUMEROUS STARS THAT GATHER TOWARDS CENTRE
P. Sa2-21 | 08:08:40 | -19:14:00 | PLANETARY | 13.7 | Sa2-21 ;M.KERR ASNSW NOTES BEST SEEN IN WITH AN O111 FILTER TO DIM THE GLARE FROM THE NEARBY 4th MAG STAR & JUST VISIBLE IN 20CM
P. SACRED MUSHROOM | 17:29:09 | -62:26:43 | GALAXY | 12.8 | ESO138-29 ;NAMED IN ALEX WASSILIEFF DEEP SPACE CCD ATLAS SOUTH; WITH ESO138-30 FORMS A SORT OF PHOTOGRAPHIC MUSHROOM WITH ESO138-30 THE STALK AND ESO138-29 THE HEAD
P. SATURN NEBULA | 21:04:12 | -11:22:00 | PLANETARY | 8 | NGC7009 ;HARTUNG 1047 & PICTURE PAGE 158;TELESCOPES LARGER THAN 25CM WILL DETECT FAINT EXTENSIONS WHICH RESEMBLE THE RINGS OF SATURN;BLUE IN COLOUR;OIII VERY USEFUL
P. SCORPION RING | 17:22:18 | -38:29:00 | PLANETARY | ANY | NGC6337 ;HARTUNG 804; DISCOVERED BY JOHN HERSCHEL IN 1834 DESCRIBED BY HIM AS A BEAUTIFUL DELICATE RING OF FAINT GHOST LIKE APPEARANCE; 40 X 35 ARC SECONDS
P. SCULPTOR DWARF GALAXY | 00:59:00 | -33:42:00 | GALAXY | 8.8 | ESO351-30 ;HARTUNG 27 & PICTURE PAGE 362;LARGE VERY FAINT DWARF;EXCEPTIONALLY LOW SURFACE BRIGHTNESS; WIDE FIELD EYEPIECE MAY JUST DETECT AS OVAL SHAPED STAIN UNDER VERY VERY DARK SKY
P. SEAGULL NEBULA | 05:35:18 | -67:34:00 | NEBULA | ANY | NGC2032 ;HARTUNG 203 & PICTURE PAGE 282;THREE IRREGULAR EMISSION NEBULA
P. SEASHELL GALAXIES | 13:47:27 | -30:24:56 | GALAXY | ANY | NGC5291 ;PICTURE PLATE 107 EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY;BARELY VISIBLE COMPANION MCG5-33-005;NAMED DUE TO BIZARRE APPEARANCE ON UK SCHMIDT SKY SURVEY
P. SEXTANS A | 10:11:00 | -04:43:00 | GALAXY | | SEXTANS A ;A.MURRELL ASNSW NOTES LOW SURFACE BRIGHTNESS; MORE OVAL IN SHAPE; EASIER TO OBSERVE THAN MOST DWARF GALAXIES
P. SEYFERTS SEXTET | 15:59:12 | 24:45:00 | GALAXY CL | 12.4 | NGC6027 ;CLUSTER OF 6 GALAXIES CENTERED ON NGC6027
P. SH2-091 | 19:39:42 | 29:58:00 | NEBULA | | SH2-091 ;SUPER NOVA REMNANT COUPLE OF DEGREES FROM ALBIREO; S.MELLISH ASNSW NOTES WITH 16inch AND 0111 FILTER AT 61 MAGNIFICATION NOTED DISTINCT PATCH NEBULOSITY
P. SHAPLEY 1 | 15:51:00 | -51:31:00 | PLANETARY | 12.6 | SHAPLEY1 ;HARTUNG 709 & PICTURE PLATE 30;DISCOVERED IN 1936 BY HARLOW SHAPLEY;80 ARC SECONDS;14 MAG CENTRAL STAR
P. SHAPLEY 2 | 17:11:00 | -55:24:00 | PLANETARY | 12.4 | IC4642 ;EASILY SEEN DUCKADANG 1999 in 14.5 Inch;30 ARC SECONDS; AN OIII FILTER ONLY HELPS SLIGHTLY;HAS 12MAG CENTRAL STAR;DISCOVERED IN 1936 BY HARLOW SHAPLEY;
P. SHAPLEY 3 | 18:07:00 | -51:03:00 | PLANETARY | 11.9 | SHAPLEY3 ;HARTUNG 866;MODERATELY FAINT; CIRCULAR 35 ARC SECOND GLOW SURROUNDING 12 MAGNITUDE STAR; OIII DOESN’T OVERLY IMPROVE; REPORTED BY HARLOW SHAPLEY IN 1936
P. SHER 1 | 11:00:00 | -60:22:00 | OPEN | 8.8 | NGC3496 ;PRETTY LARGE & WESTWARD RICH IN STARS; 9.0 ARC MINUTES
P. SIAMESE TWINS | 12:36:30 | 11:15:00 | GALAXY | 11.3 | NGC4567 ;HARTUNG 539; TWO FAINT GALAXIES IN CONTACT
P. SILVER COIN DWARF COMPANION | 00:47:41 | -25:21:38 | GALAXY | | ;S.MENSINSKY IN ASNSW JOURNAL REPORTS VISUALLY AT LIMIT OF 17.5 inch SEEN IN 18inch ON VERY DARK NIGHT; SEEN ON PHOTOGRAPHS MAKING TRIANGLE WITH 2 BRIGHT STARS TO SOUTH
P. SILVER COIN GALAXY | 00:47:36 | -25:16:00 | GALAXY | 7.2 | NGC 253 ;HARTUNG 21 ;8 MILLION LIGHT YEARS DISTANT;STARBURST GALAXY WITH EXCEPTIONAL RATES STARBIRTH;THREE QUARTERS SIZE MILKY WAY;MANY HII REGIONS;40000 LIGHT YRS DIAMETER
P. SIMEIS 147 SNR | 05:39:00 | 28:00:00 | NEBULA | | SH2-240 ;SNR IN TAURUS HAS BEEN OBSERVED IN 12.5 inch BY A.LING USING 0111; VERY DIFFICULT OBJECT
P. SMALL CONFUSED SPOT | 13:46:24 | -62:54:00 | OPEN | 7.4 | NGC5281 ;HARTUNG 611;LACAILLE DISCOVERED IN 1752 & GAVE IT THIS DESCRIPTION; SCATTERED CLUSTER OF BRIGHT STARS WITH TWO CROSSING CURVED LINES OF STARS
P. SMOKE RING NEBULA | 12:24:30 | -18:48:00 | PLANETARY | 10 | NGC4361 ;HARTUNG 517;BRIGHT COMPACT CORE;BLUE-GREEN IN COLOUR;OIII HELPS
P. SNAKE NEBULA | 17:23:00 | -23:38:00 | DARK | | B72 ;HARTUNG 806 & PICTURE PAGE 304;VISUALLY A LOW CONTRAST OBJECT;S-SHAPED NEBULA ; PICTURE PLATE 157 EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY
P. SOMBRERO | 12:40:01 | -11:37:00 | GALAXY | 9.5 | NGC4594 ;M104;HARTUNG 544 & PICTURE PLATE 63; BEST EXAMPLE OF DARK LANE IN EDGEWISE SPIRAL; BEAUTIFUL PICTURE PLATE 16 EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY; 44 MILLION LIGHT YEARS
P. SOUTHERN BEEHIVE | 08:40:00 | -34:22:00 | OPEN | | IC2391 ;HARTUNG 353; AKA OMICRON VELORUM CLUSTER; SCATTERED GROUP VERY LARGE
P. SOUTHERN CRAB | 14:11:00 | -51:26:00 | PLANETARY | | HE2-104 ;HE2-104; 5 ARC SECONDS STARLIKE OBJECT; SEE HST IMAGE IN SKY & SPACE MAGAZINE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 1999 TO APPRECIATE THE REAL BEAUTY OF THIS OBJECT
P. SOUTHERN FAINT BUBBLE | 05:33:06 | -67:42:00 | NEBULA | ANY | NGC2020 ;PICTURE PLATE 61 EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY;ASSOCIATED WITH NGC2014;FAINT VERY LARGE DIFFUSE NEBULA
P. SOUTHERN INTEGRAL SIGN | 22:14:48 | -69:22:00 | GALAXY | ANY | IC5173 ;GALAXY IC 5173 SIZE 1.0 ARC MINUTE x 0.3 ARC MINUTE ;IC5173A GALAXY TO WEST MAG 15.8
P. SOUTHERN OWL | 11:26:00 | -34:25:00 | PLANETARY | 12.6 | ESO378-1 ;SEE REAL SKY IMAGE; 3.0 ARC MINUTES;AKA KOH1-22;SEE SKY & TELESCOPE JAN 1999 PAGE 126
P. SOUTHERN PINWHEEL GALAXY | 00:55:00 | -37:42:00 | GALAXY | 8.7 | NGC 300 ;HARTUNG 24 & PICTURE PLATE 55; LARGE LOOSE Sc SPIRAL;8 MILLION LIGHT YEARS DISTANT;PICTURE PLATE 72 EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY;MANY HII REGIONS
P. SOUTHERN PLEIADES | 10:43:00 | -64:24:00 | OPEN | 1.9 | IC2602 ;HARTUNG 443; AKA MEL 102; ABOUT 30 STARS ARE SEEN; CLUSTER IS ABOUT 20 MILLION YRS OLD AND ABOUT 500 LIGHT YEARS DISTANT
P. SOUTHERN POLAR GALAXY CLUSTER | 22:24:12 | -80:10:00 | GALAXY CL | | AS1014 ;GALAXY CLUSTER NEAR SOUTH CELESTIAL POLE; S.MELLISH ASNSW NOTES IN 16inch AT 210 MAGNIFICATION 5 EASILY VISIBLE GALAXIES
P. SOUTHERN POLAR GLOBULAR | 04:45:00 | -84:00:00 | GLOBULAR | 12 | NGC1841 ;HARTUNG 147 & PICTURE PAGE 286;PROBABLY CONNECTED TO LMC;150,000 LYRS;PROBABLY BEING TORN FROM LMC BY MILKY WAY - SEE SKY & SPACE NOV/DEC 1992
P. SOUTHERN/NEIBELUNGEN RING | 06:43:00 | -74:14:00 | GALAXY | | ESO34-11A&B ;PICTURE PLATE 103 EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY;ELONGATED SMALL GALAXY
P. SPANISH DANCER | 04:20:01 | -54:56:00 | GALAXY | 10.5 | NGC1566 ;HARTUNG 133 & PICTURE PLATE 20; 50 MILLION LIGHT YEARS DISTANT;SEYFERT GALAXY
P. SPARE TYRE NEBULA | 21:59:00 | -39:20:00 | PLANETARY | 12.9 | IC5148/50 ;HARTUNG 1074 & PICTURE PAGE 248; DISCOVERED BY SYDNEY AMATEUR WALTER GALE IN 1894; 2 MINUTES ARC NO CENTRAL STAR; PLATE 176 EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY
P. SPIDER GALAXY | 10:42:44 | 34:27:30 | GALAXY | 13.2 | UGC5829 ;4.6 x 3.8 ARC MINUTES
P. SPINDLE GALAXY | 10:05:12 | -07:43:00 | GALAXY | 9.9 | NGC3115 ;HARTUNG 408; VERY BRIGHT; HAS A BRIGHT DWARF GALAXY MCG-1-26-21 JUST 17 ARC MINUTES TO SOUTH EAST & IS 40 ARC SECONDS ACROSS & CAN BE SEEN IN 25CM SCOPE
P. SPIRAL PLANETARY | 13:33:30 | -65:59:00 | PLANETARY | 10 | NGC5189 ;HARTUNG 596; DISCOVERED BY J.HERSCHEL IN 1835;KNOT OF BLUISH LIGHT EAST FROM WHICH BRIGHT CURVED BAR PASSES TO WEST;AN AMAZING OBJECT WITH OR WITHOUT OIII
P. SQUARE SHAPED RING | 17:49:12 | -20:01:00 | PLANETARY | 13 | NGC6445 ;HARTUNG 835; 35 X 30 ARC SECONDS;PRETTY BRIGHT; IRREGULAR SHAPED
P. STAR CITY GLOBULAR | 17:40:42 | -53:40:00 | GLOBULAR | 5.7 | NGC6397 ;HARTUNG 827 & PICTURE PAGE 166;EARTHS CLOSEST OBSERVABLE GLOBULAR AT 8400 LY;HIGHLY EVOLVED ANCIENT RED GIANT STARS EACH 500 TIMES THE SUNS LUMINOSITY
P. STARFISH CLUSTER | 19:10:54 | -59:59:00 | GLOBULAR | 5.4 | NGC6752 ;HARTUNG 952 & PICTURE PLATE 41;RANKED 3RD BEST SOUTHERN GLOBULAR;20000 LYRS DISTANT;D.GOODEN NOTES ASNSW AMATEUR MARK FISHER NAMED IT THE STARFISH
P. STEPHAN'S QUINTET | 22:36:00 | 33:57:00 | GALAXY | 11.5 | NGC7320 ;NGC7320 IS BRIGHTEST IN GROUP BUT MAY NOT BE A PHYSICAL MEMBER OF THE GROUP RATHER AN IN LINE OF SIGHT GALAXY
P. SYMMETRICAL CLUSTER | 01:03:12 | -70:51:00 | GLOBULAR | 6.4 | NGC 362 ;HARTUNG 28;AKA DUNLOP 62;BRIGHT WELL RESOLVED GLOBULAR; VERY BRIGHT COMPRESSED CENTRE; 20,000 LIGHT YEARS
P. TADPOLE GALAXY | 04:03:55 | -43:21:00 | GALAXY | 10.3 | NGC1512 ;HARTUNG 123 & PICTURE PAGE 253; INTERACTING WITH NGC1510 THAT IS FOUND 5 ARC MINUTES SOUTH WEST AND ONLY 20 ARC SECONDS ACROSS
P. TARANTULA NEBULA/30 DORADUS | 05:38:36 | -69:05:00 | EMISSION | 8 | NGC2070 ;HARTUNG 213 & PICTURE PLATE 33-35;AT THE CORE IS A CENTRAL CLUSTER OF STARS; DIAMETER 700 LYRS; POSSIBLY NUCLEUS OF LMC? PICTURE EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY PLATE 56
P. TAU CMA CLUSTER | 07:18:48 | -24:57:00 | OPEN | 4 | NGC2362 ;HARTUNG 287; CONTAINS ABOUT 40 STARS GROUPED AROUND TAU CANIS MAJOR
P. TERZAN 3 | 16:28:07 | -35:21:00 | GLOBULAR | | TERZAN3 ;SIZE 3' x 2';14.2 MAG DOUBLE STAR ON CLUSTERS EASTERN BOUNDARY
P. TERZAN 7 | 19:17:07 | -34:40:00 | GLOBULAR | 12 | TERZAN7 ;BRIGHTEST & BEST OF TERZAN GLOBULARS - L.DALRYMPLE SKY&TELESCOPE JULY 2002;FAINT GALAXY ESO 397-15 IS 5 ARC MINUTES TO SOUTH EAST
P. TERZAN 8 | 19:41:07 | -34:00:00 | GLOBULAR | 13 | TERZAN8 ;NO SIGN RESOLUTION 12.5 INCH - L.DALRYMPLE ASNSW; S.MELLISH ASNSW IN 16inch at 210X SMALL OVAL SMUDGE WITH WISPY GHOST LIKE APPEARANCE
P. THE ARROW | 21:36:29 | -54:33:00 | GALAXY | 10.7 | NGC7090 ;HARTUNG 1066; BRIGHT ARROW SHAPED GALAXY; BRIGHTENS TOWARD THE AXIS BUT WITHOUT A NUCLEUS
P. THE BEAUTIFUL STAR CLOUDS | 05:04:42 | -66:24:00 | NEBULA | ANY | NGC1837 ;& NGC1845 ; HARTUNG 162; STARCLOUD OF MANY KNOTS AND WREATHS
P. THE BLANK HOLE | 14:47:00 | -65:15:00 | DARK | | B145 ;A.JAMES - ASNSW NOTES APPEARS AS A DISTINCTIVE BLANK HOLE; NO STARS OBSERVED IN THE DARK PATCH
P. THE BLOB | 14:15:00 | -74:13:00 | PLANETARY | 12 | HE2-105 ;FOUND IN 14inch LEYBURN JULY 2002; USE OIII FAINT ;EASILY SEEN FROM MOUNT COLLIERY QLD JUNE 1993;DRAWING IN SAS QUASAR JULY 1993 BY Z.PUJIC; 35 ARC SECONDS
P. THE BRIGHT BLUISH PLANETARY | 13:51:06 | -51:12:00 | PLANETARY | 12 | NGC5307 ;HARTUNG 616;VERY SMALL ELLIPTICAL;10 ARC SECONDS;EXCELLENT TRANSPARENCY & SEEING LOOKS VAGUELY HOURGLASS SHAPED;RESPONDS WELL TO OIII FILTER
P. THE BRIGHT VELA GALAXY | 10:27:47 | -43:54:00 | GALAXY | 11.5 | NGC3256 ;HARTUNG 432;BELONGS TO A SMALL GROUP OF GALAXIES;CONSIDERABLY BRIGHT OVAL SHAPED
P. THE DEMONSTRATION PIECE | 16:41:30 | -48:46:00 | NEBULA | 5.2 | NGC6193 ;HARTUNG 751 & PICTURE PLATE 7;LARGE CLUSTER IN NEBULOSITY INCLUDES NGC6188;PICTURE PLATE 156 EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY;4000 LIGHT YEARS DISTANT
P. THE DIFFUSE PLANETARY | 15:10:42 | -64:41:00 | PLANETARY | ANY | NGC5844 ;HARTUNG 678;IRREGULAR OVAL; 70 X 50 ARC SECONDS
P. THE DUSTY NEBULA | 08:59:00 | -47:27:00 | EMISSION | | RCW38 ;AKA GUM 23;MENSINSKY ASNSW - 1.4 DEGREES SOUTH NGC2736;OIII SHOWED DIFFUSE TRIANGULAR CLOUD SIMILAR TO CLASSIC 19TH CENTURY DRAWINGS OF COMETS;WEDGE SHAPED
P. THE ELLIPSE | 07:41:54 | -18:12:33 | PLANETARY | 11 | NGC2440 ;HARTUNG 312; VERY BRIGHT & IRREGULAR AT HIGH POWER;HIGH SURFACE BRIGHTNESS;54 X 20 ARC SECONDS;4800 LIGHT YEARS DISTANT
P. THE ELONGATED SPIRAL | 08:33:23 | -22:58:00 | GALAXY | 11.0 | NGC2613 ;HARTUNG 346;NEARLY EDGE ON
P. THE EYES | 12:27:42 | 13:05:00 | GALAXY | 10.9 | NGC4435 ;PART MARKARIANS CHAIN; 3.2 X 1.9 ARC MINUTES
P. THE FAR SOUTHERN PLANETARY | 10:09:30 | -80:52:00 | PLANETARY | 12.5 | NGC3195 ;HARTUNG 414;BLUISH GREY DISK;40 ARC SECONDS;DISCOVERED FEBRUARY 1835 BY JOHN HERSCHEL;ANNULAR WITH OIII
P. THE GIANT NEBULA | 05:22:00 | -67:59:00 | GALAXY CL | | NGC1936 ;HARTUNG 182;IC2127 CLUSTER & NEBULOSITY
P. THE GOLDEN HORSESHOE ASTERISM | 14:51:00 | -66:12:00 | STAR | | ;ASTERISM NAMED BY ALEXANDRA POPOVIC AND NOTED BY A.JAMES ASNSW; BRIGHTEST STAR IS 6.2 MAGNITUDE ZETA CIRCINI
P. THE GREY PLANETARY | 09:12:30 | -42:26:00 | PLANETARY | 11.6 | NGC2792 ;HARTUNG 380; EASILY SEEN IN 14inch FROM MARPLES BACKYARD AT LOGANHOLME QLD;GREY IN COLOUR AND 10 ARC SECONDS ACROSS
P. THE HALO | 15:06:00 | -61:22:00 | PLANETARY | | HE2-116 ;PICTURE IN PLANETARY NEBULA ATLAS;AKA PK318-2.2; 45 ARC SECONDS
P. THE ILLUSIVE PLANETARY | 20:11:00 | 20:20:00 | PLANETARY | | HE1-5 ;28 ARC SECONDS;CENTRAL STAR VARIABLE HAS RISEN TO MAG 8.9 IN 1970 FROM MAG 13.6 IN 1894; DISCOVERED TO BE A PN BY KARL HENIZE IN 1955
P. THE JAVELIN | 20:52:00 | -69:10:00 | GALAXY | 11.0 | IC5052 ;HARTUNG 1036; VERY SPINDLE SHAPED EDGE ON GALAXY
P. THE LENTICULAR GALAXY | 13:22:00 | -36:38:00 | GALAXY | 9.6 | NGC5102 ;HARTUNG 589;CLOSE TO IOTA CENTAURI;LENTICULAR GALAXY;MEMBER OF NGC5128/M83 GROUP
P. THE LMC EMISSION TRIANGLE | 00:48:00 | -73:10:00 | EMISSION | | ;CENTERED ON AREA BOUNDED BY TRIANGLE FORMED BY NGC261& 267& 290;CONTAINS A DOZEN EMISSION NEBULA;USE OIII FILTER AND WORK WAY THROUGH - INCREDIBLE!
P. THE LOST GALAXY | 12:34:02 | 07:42:00 | GALAXY | 10.3 | NGC4526 ;HARTUNG 532; ELLIPTICAL GALAXY;LIES BETWEEN TWO BRIGHT STARS;NAME DERIVED FROM THE SKY SOFTWARE NOT SURE WHY
P. THE MICE | 12:26:06 | 30:44:00 | GALAXY CL | 14.7 | NGC4676 ;INCLUDES NGC4676A
P. THE MIS-IDENTIFIED GALAXY | 17:49:50 | -60:45:00 | GALAXY | 13.8 | ESO139-32 ;ORIGINALLY CLASSED AS A GLOBULAR IN A HARVARD BULLETIN NUMBER 902 IN AN ARTICLE BY HARLOW SHAPLEY IN 1936;A TEST FOR PETER ROBBINS 20Inch
P. THE MISTAKEN PLANET | 09:21:24 | -58:19:00 | PLANETARY | 10 | NGC2867 ;HARTUNG 387; 12 ARC SECONDS; PALE BLUE EVEN BRIGHTNESS NO VISIBLE CENTRAL STAR; J.HERSCHEL DISCOVERED ON APRIL FOOLS DAY 1834 & THOUGHT HE HAD DISCOVERED A PLANET
P. THE MUSCA CIRCULAR GLOW | 13:08:47 | -67:38:00 | PLANETARY | 10.5 | IC4191 ;HARTUNG 576;HE2-89; STAR LIKE CENTRE SURROUNDED BY SMALL BRIGHT BLUE CIRCULAR GLOW - G.D.THOMPSON SAS QLD; 5 ARC SECONDS;USE HIGH POWER MOVE OIII FILTER ACROSS EYEPIECE DISTINGUISH PN
P. THE NEBULOUS CLOUD | 01:03:18 | -72:05:00 | OPEN | | NGC 371 ;HARTUNG 29;IRREGULAR STAR CLOUD;S.MENSINSKY - ASNSW NOTES USING OIII FILTER FINDS REASONABLY BRIGHT EMISSION NEBULA SURROUNDING THE CLUSTER
P. THE OUT OF FOCUS SPIDER | 10:17:30 | -46:25:00 | GLOBULAR | 6.7 | NGC3201 ;DANNY GOODEN ASNSW DESCRIBED THIS OBJECT AS SPIDER LIKE WITH OUT OF FOCUS BODY;THE LEGS REPRESENTED BY THE LINES OF STARS CURVING AWAY
P. THE OVAL PLANETARY | 14:22:00 | -44:09:00 | PLANETARY | 10.6 | IC4406 ;HARTUNG 636;ODD SHAPED PLANETARY;28 ARC SECONDS;14.7M CENTRAL STAR DIFFICULT TO SEE;BOX SHAPE IS TORUS OF GAS AROUND EQUATORIAL REGION OF CENTRAL STAR
P. THE S SHAPED PLANETARY | 17:19:00 | -45:53:00 | PLANETARY | | ESO278-8 ;AKA HE2-207; 35 ARC SECONDS
P. THE SQUARE DEGREE OF MAGNIFICENCE | 18:59:30 | -36:38:00 | GLOBULAR | 7.3 | NGC6723 ;HARTUNG 938;SO NAMED BY DANNY GOODEN FROM ASNSW IN 1982; STUNNING NEBULOSITY ALONG SAGITTARIUS CORONA AUSTRALIS BORDER; AMAZING PHOTO IN SKY & TEL NOV2002 P46
P. THE TWINS | 16:34:00 | -48:06:00 | NEBULA | ANY | NGC6164/65 ;HARTUNG 747 & PICTURE PLATE 31 & PAGE 60;TWIN NEBULOSITIES SURROUND WOLF RAYET LIKE STAR
P. THE WISPY ARC | 14:40:06 | -62:38:00 | NEBULA | | RCW86 ;SUPER NOVA REMNANT;1 DEGREE EAST OF PROXIMA CENTAURI AND 1.8 DEGREE SOUTH OF ALPHA CENTAURI;IS VISIBLE IN 30CM WITH OIII AS WISPY ARC; SEE SKY & SPACE APRIL 1999
P. THOR'S HELMET | 07:18:36 | -13:12:00 | NEBULA | ANY | NGC2359 ;HARTUNG 286 & PICTURE PLATE 8; AKA DUCK NEBULA;UHC FILTER HELPFUL;CURVED FILAMENT;CENTRAL STAR IS A WOLF RAYET STAR;REMARKABLE
P. THREE HICKS AND AN NGC | 22:09:06 | -27:49:00 | GALAXY | 12.8 | NGC7214 ;3 FAINT HICKSON GALAXIES TO NORTH NORTH WEST;FIRST IS HICK91D FAIRLY CLOSE & HICK91C& HICK91B JUST 5 ARC MINUTES TO NNW; IC5168 6 ARC MINUTES TO SOUTH WEST
P. TOADSTOOL GALAXY | 02:41:48 | 00:26:00 | GALAXY | 11.5 | NGC1055 ;FAINT LARGE GALAXY;NEARLY EDGE ON WITH EQUATORIAL DUST LANE
P. TOBY JUG/BUTTERFLY NEBULA | 07:56:00 | -59:07:00 | NEBULA | | IC2220 ;HARTUNG 320 & PICTURE PLATE 9 AND PAGE 67;BIPOLAR REFLECTION NEBULA;DISCOVERED IN 1908;SURROUNDS RED IRREGULAR VARIABLE STAR
P. TOM THUMB CLUSTER | 17:50:42 | -30:13:00 | OPEN | 8 | NGC6451 ;HARTUNG 838; HAS NARROW DARK RIFT RUNNING NORTH TO SOUTH
P. TON 1 | 17:35:24 | -39:04:00 | GLOBULAR | | NGC6380 ;HARTUNG 820;TON(ANTZINTLA);ILL DEFINED BLOTCH NO CENTRAL BRIGHTENING-L.DALRYMPLE SKY&TELESCOPE JULY 2002;TO NE IS TON 2
P. TON 2 | 17:36:11 | -39:04:00 | GLOBULAR | | TON2 ;HARTUNG 823;TON(ANTZINTLA);6' NORTH WEST OF 4.3 MAG STAR;10 INCH NO HINT RESOLUTION OR CENTRAL CONDENSATION - DALRYMPLE SKY&TEL JULY 2002
P. TRAPEZIUM | 05:35:00 | -05:27:00 | OPEN | | ;SEE PHOTOGRAPH PAGE 308 HARTUNGS FOR IDENTITY ALL SIX STARS
P. TRIFID NEBULA | 18:02:18 | -23:02:00 | NEBULA | 6.3 | NGC6514 ;HARTUNG 853 & PICTURE PAGE 63; M20; THREE DARK LANES MEET NEAR CENTRE
P. TUCANA DWARF GALAXY | 22:41:40 | -64:25:00 | GALAXY | | ;NEED FOR MORE INFORMATION ONLY NOTE SO FAR IS THAT WAS NOT VISIBLE IN 13inch
P. TUCANAE 47 | 00:24:06 | -72:05:00 | GLOBULAR | 4 | NGC 104 ;HARTUNG 8 & PICTURE PLATE 59; HALF A MILLION STARS;15000 LIGHT YEARS DISTANT; TAKES LIGHT 200 YEARS TO CROSS THE CLUSTER;SLIGHTLY YELLOWISH CORE
P. TURBINE GALAXY | 03:09:48 | -20:35:00 | GALAXY | 10.5 | NGC1232 ;HARTUNG 90;PART OF FORNAX 2 CLUSTER;EXCELLENT FACE ON GALAXY
P. TURQUOISE ORB | 18:12:06 | 06:51:00 | PLANETARY | 9.0 | NGC6572 ;HARTUNG 880;BRIGHT ORB OF INTENSELY TURQUOISE LIGHT THAT FADES RAPIDLY AT THE EDGES;SLIGHTLY BRIGHTER TO NORTH WEST; 10 ARC SECOND DISK;A SHOW PIECE
P. TWEEDLEDUM & TWEEDLEDEE | 18:45:30 | 05:30:00 | STAR | | ADS 11640 ;HARTUNG 920;FINE ELEGANT PAIR;DISCOVERED BY W.FINSEN IN 1953 THAT BOTH STARS ARE IN FACT PAIRS AND NAMED DUE TO ALMOST IDENTICAL SEPARATIONS
P. TWO TIERED SPIRAL | 03:38:53 | -26:20:01 | GALAXY | | NGC1398 ;INTERNAL RING WITH BAR
P. UFO GALAXY | 08:52:42 | 33:25:00 | GALAXY | 9.6 | NGC2683 ;HARTUNG 366;BRIGHT NEARLY EDGE ON
P. UKS 0236-G15 | 02:37:00 | -61:20:00 | GALAXY | 12.6 | ESO115-21 ;DWARF GALAXY
P. UKS 1346-358 DWARF GALAXY | 13:49:00 | -36:00:00 | GALAXY | 10.5 | ESO383-87 ;HARTUNG 615;SMALL FAINT HAZY OBJECT OF EVEN BRIGHTNESS
P. UPSILON SAG CLUSTER | 18:31:00 | -19:15:00 | OPEN | 4.6 | IC4725 ;HARTUNG 905; M25; DISCOVERED BY MESSIER IN 1764;THREE DEEP YELLOW STARS IN A LINE FROM WHICH RUNS A CURVE OF BRIGHTENING STARS
P. VBRC2 | 09:31:00 | -56:18:00 | PLANETARY | 13.0 | SA3-10 ;HARTUNG 392;IN SAME FIELD AS NGC 2899;USE OIII AS INVISIBLE WITHOUT IT; DISCOVERED IN 1973; FAINT HAZE 2 MIN ARC ACROSS SEE www.blackskies.com FOR MORE INFORMATION
P. VDBH81 | 17:04:00 | -51:05:00 | NEBULA | | VDBH81 ;BRIGHT NEBULA;SIGHTED FROM JIMMIES QLD IN 16 Inch -P.MARPLES;VERY FAINT;SEE REAL SKY IMAGE;S.MENSINSKY ASNSW - THIN SWIRLS OF NEBULOSITY;ASTONISHING DEGREE SYMMETRY
P. VDBHA176 | 15:39:10 | -50:03:00 | GLOBULAR | 14.0 | VdB-Ha176 ;DALRYMPLE NOTES IN SKY&TELESCOPE AUGUST 2002 HE OBSERVED UNDER VERY DARK SKY IN 12inch;FAINT GOSSAMER OBJECT SIZE 6 ARC MINUTES;FEW AMATEURS HAVE SEEN
P. VEIL NEBULA EAST | 20:56:24 | 31:43:00 | BRIGHT | ANY | NGC6992 ;HARTUNG 1039;SUPERNOVA REMNANT;AKA NETWORK NEBULA
P. VEIL NEBULA WEST/FILAMENTARY NEBULA | 20:45:42 | 30:43:00 | BRIGHT | ANY | NGC6960 ;HARTUNG 1030 & PICTURE PLATE 60;LACEWORK NEBULA;CIRRUS NEBULA;SNR
P. VELA SUPER NOVA REMNANT | 08:30:00 | -44:30:00 | NEBULA | | GUM16 ;HARTUNG 342;USE O111 FILTER! APPEARS IN PROJECTION AGAINST GUM 16; PICTURE PLATE 139 EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY;RED GIANT STAR EXPLODED 12000 YEARS AGO RESULTING IN SNR
P. WELL DEFINED PLANETARY | 07:47:24 | -27:20:00 | PLANETARY | 12 | NGC2452 ;HARTUNG 316; ROUND 20 SECONDS ARC; OIII HELPS
P. WHALE GALAXY | 12:42:06 | 32:32:00 | GALAXY | 9. | NGC4631 ;HARTUNG 550;VERY BRIGHT VERY LARGE
P. WHIRLPOOL GALAXY | 13:29:53 | 47:11:48 | GALAXY | 9.2 | NGC5194 ;HARTUNG 594;M51;CLASSIC SPIRAL;INTERACTING PAIR;PICTURE EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SKY PLATE 91
P. WILD DUCK CLUSTER | 18:51:06 | -06:16:00 | OPEN | 5.8 | NGC6705 ;HARTUNG 927; OVER 600 STARS FROM 9 TO 16 MAGNITUDE; 5500 LIGHT YEARS AWAY
P. WISP GALAXY | 10:03:05 | -26:09:00 | GALAXY | 10.5 | NGC3109 ;HARTUNG 406;FAINT ELONGATED DWARF GALAXY
P. WITCH HEAD NEBULA | 05:06:00 | -07:13:00 | NEBULA | | IC2118 ;HARTUNG 165;VERY LARGE VERY FAINT & EXTENSIVE REFLECTION NEBULA ILLUMINATED BY RIGEL; HAS BEEN SEEN IN 10x50 BINOCULARS (SKY & TEL FEB2003)
P. WLM SYSTEM | 00:02:00 | -15:28:00 | GALAXY | 10.6 | DDO221 ;HARTUNG 1;IRREGULAR GALAXY IN LOCAL GROUP; DISCOVERED BY M.WOLF IN 1909;VISUALLY FROM LEYBURN QLD IS QUITE LARGE AND FAINT AS PER HARTUNGS DESCRIPTION
P. WOOMERA GALAXY | 04:12:15 | -32:52:00 | GALAXY | 9.8 | NGC1532 ;HARTUNG 125 & PICTURE PAGE 237;NGC1531 IS ORIENTATED AT A RIGHT ANGLE TO THE SPINDLE SHAPED NGC1532; ALSO LOOK FOR IC2041 VERY CLOSE TO NGC1532
P. ZEPPELIN GALAXY | 11:05:47 | -00:02:00 | GALAXY | 10.5 | NGC3521 ;HARTUNG 458;BRIGHT GALAXY