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Messier - Lacaille - TSP Binocular Program - TSP Challenge Binocular Program - TSP Binocular Program from "Hell" - Stellafane 2025 Binocular Olympics VII
Messier
The 109 (110?) Messier objects.
1850CDT..1784..227M - Charles Messier's "Connaissance des Temps - Catalogue des nebuleuses et des amas d'etoiles".
updated: 12 April 2025 - V1.1
The regular Messier edition can be downloaded on the Catalogs & Lists page.
Observing guides (pages): 110 (170)
Index files: 1
AstroPlanner planfiles: 1
26 open clusters
29 globular clusters
7 nebulae
4 planetary nebulae
1 supernova remnant
39 (40) galaxies
1 asterism
1 star cloud
1 double star
Lacaille
The 42 objects in Nicholas Louis de la Caille's "Catalog of Nebulae of the Southern Sky".
The regular Lacaille edition can be downloaded on the Catalogs & Lists page.
Observing guides (pages): 42 (56)
Index files: 1
AstroPlanner planfiles: 1
24 open clusters
9 globular clusters
3 nebulae
1 galaxy
5 asterisms
Texas Star Party - Binocular Observing Program
The Binocular Observing Program for the 2025 Texas Star Party, in CSOG format.
Observing guides (pages): 50 (68)
Index files: 1
AstroPlanner planfiles: 1
30 open clusters
14 globular clusters
3 nebulae
1 planetary nebula
1 galaxy
1 star cloud
Texas Star Party - Challenge Binocular Program
The Challenge Binocular Program for the 2025 Texas Star Party, in CSOG format.
Observing guides (pages): 25 (38)
Index files: 1
AstroPlanner planfiles: 1
6 globular clusters
19 galaxies & galaxy groups
Texas Star Party - Binocular Program from "Hell"
The Binocular Program from "Hell" for the 2025 Texas Star Party, in CSOG format.
Observing guides (pages): 25 (41)
Index files: 1
AstroPlanner planfiles: 1
1 globular cluster
1 planetary nebula
23 galaxies & galaxy groups
Stellafane 2025 - Binocular Observing Olympics VII
The Stellafane 2025 Binocular Observing Olympics VII, in CSOG format.
To download this star party observing program, registration is not required for the duration of Stellafane 2025.
Observing guides (pages): 19 (29)
Index files: 1
AstroPlanner planfiles: 1
2 stars
5 open clusters
2 globular clusters
3 nebulae
1 dark nebula
3 planetary nebula
3 galaxy
2 asterisms