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1 1 M77 Cetus Galaxy Difficult 2 M74 Pisces Galaxy Difficult 3 M33 Triangulum Galaxy Difficult 4 M31 Andromeda Galaxy Easy 5 M32 Andromeda Galaxy Difficult 6 M110 Andromeda Galaxy Difficult 7 M52 Cassiopeia Open Cluster Moderate 8 M103 Cassiopeia Open Cluster Moderate 9 M76 Perseus Planetary Nebula Moderate 10 M34 Perseus Open Cluster Easy 11 M45 Taurus Open Cluster Easy 12 M79 Lepus Globular Cluster Moderate 13 M42 Orion Diffuse Nebula Easy 14 M43 Orion Diffuse Nebula Easy 15 M78 Orion Diffuse Nebula Moderate 16 M1 Taurus Supernova Remnant Difficult 17 M35 Gemini Open Cluster Easy 18 M37 Auriga Open Cluster Moderate Page 1

2 19 M36 Auriga Open Cluster Moderate 20 M38 Auriga Open Cluster Moderate 21 M41 Canis Major Open Cluster Easy 22 M93 Puppis Open Cluster Moderate 23 M47 Puppis Open Cluster Moderate 24 M46 Puppis Open Cluster Moderate 25 M50 Monoceros Open Cluster Moderate 26 M48 Hydra Open Cluster Moderate 27 M44 Cancer Open Cluster Easy 28 M67 Cancer Open Cluster Moderate 29 M95 Leo Galaxy Difficult 30 M96 Leo Galaxy Difficult 31 M105 Leo Galaxy Difficult 32 M65 Leo Galaxy Difficult 33 M66 Leo Galaxy Difficult 34 M81 Ursa Major Galaxy Moderate 35 M82 Ursa Major Galaxy Moderate II. Leo and the Big Dipper Region Page 2

3 36 M97 Ursa Major Planetary Nebula Difficult 37 M108 Ursa Major Galaxy Difficult 38 M109 Ursa Major Galaxy Difficult 39 M40 Ursa Major Double Star Difficult 40 M106 Canes Venatici Galaxy Moderate 41 M94 Canes Venatici Galaxy Moderate 42 M63 Canes Venatici Galaxy Moderate 43 M51 Canes Venatici Galaxy Moderate 44 M101 Ursa Major Galaxy Moderate 45 M102 Draco Galaxy Difficult 46 M53 Coma Berenices Globular Cluster Moderate 47 M64 Coma Berenices Galaxy Moderate 48 M3 Canes Venatici Globular Cluster Moderate 49 M68 Hydra Globular Cluster Difficult 50 M83 Hydra Galaxy Difficult 51 M98 Coma Berenices Galaxy Moderate 52 M99 Coma Berenices Galaxy Moderate III. Virgo Cluster Region Page 3

4 53 M100 Coma Berenices Galaxy Moderate 54 M85 Coma Berenices Galaxy Moderate 55 M84 Virgo Galaxy Moderate 56 M86 Virgo Galaxy Moderate 57 M87 Virgo Galaxy Moderate 58 M89 Virgo. Galaxy Difficult, 59 M90 Virgo Galaxy Difficult 60 M88 Coma Berenices Galaxy Difficult 61 M91 Coma Berenices Galaxy Difficult 62 M58 Virgo Galaxy Moderate 63 M59 Virgo Galaxy Moderate 64 M60 Virgo Galaxy Moderate 65 M49 Virgo Galaxy Moderate 66 M61 Virgo. Galaxy Moderate 67 M104 Virgo Galaxy Moderate 68 M5 Serpens, Globular Cluster Moderate 69 M13 Hercules Globular Cluster Easy IV. After Midnight Page 4

5 70 M92 Hercules Globular Cluster Moderate 71 M57 Lyra Planetary Nebula Moderate 72 M56 Lyra Globular Cluster Difficult 73 M29 Cygnus Open Cluster Moderate 74 M39 Cygnus Open Cluster Moderate 75 M27 Vulpecula Planetary Nebula Easy 76 M71 Sagitta Globular Cluster Moderate 77 M107 Ophiuchus Globular Cluster Moderate 78 M12 Ophiuchus Globular Cluster Moderate 79 M10 Ophiuchus Globular Cluster Moderate 80 M14 Ophiuchus Globular Cluster Moderate 81 M9 Ophiuchus Globular Cluster Moderate 82 M4 Scorpius Globular Cluster Easy 83 M80 Scorpius Globular Cluster Moderate 84 M19 Ophiuchus Globular Cluster Moderate 85 M62 Ophiuchus Globular Cluster Moderate 86 M6 Scorpius Open Cluster Moderate V. Scorpius and Sagittarius Region Page 5

6 87 M7 Scorpius Open Cluster Easy 88 M11 Scutum Open Cluster Easy 89 M26 Scutum Open Cluster Difficult 90 M16 Serpens Diffuse Nebula + Open Cluster Easy 91 M17 Sagittarius Diffuse Nebula Easy 92 M18 Sagittarius Open Cluster Easy 93 M24 Sagittarius Star Cloud Easy 94 M25 Sagittarius Open Cluster Easy, 95 M23 Sagittarius Open Cluster Easy 96 M21 Sagittarius Open Cluster Easy 97 M20 Sagittarius Diffuse Nebula Easy 98 M8 Sagittarius Diffuse Nebula Easy 99 M28 Sagittarius Globular Cluster Easy ## M22 Sagittarius Globular Cluster Easy ## M69 Sagittarius Globular Cluster Difficult ## M70 Sagittarius Globular Cluster Difficult ## M54 Sagittarius Globular Cluster Difficult ## M55 Sagittarius Globular Cluster Difficult Page 6

7 ## M75 Sagittarius Globular Cluster Difficult ## M15 Pegasus Globular Cluster Difficult ## M2 Aquarius Globular Cluster Difficult. ## M72 Aquarius Globular Cluster Difficult ## M73 Aquarius Open Cluster Difficult ## M30 Capricornus Globular Cluster Difficult VI. Early Dawn Observer: Date Completed: Phone: Notes: Page 7

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