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Hubble - McDonald - Cederblad - Minkowski - Strohmeier - Courtès - Simeis - Gaze-Shajn - Stromlo - Münch - Abell - Sharpless - Herbig - Parsamian - the Veil Nebula - Pleiades Nebulae - Humason - Kazarian - Kazarian-ParsamianSharpless-Osterbrock - Vorontsov-Vel'yaminov Nebulae - Van den Bergh (suspected) SNR's

Hubble Nebulae

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McDonald Nebulae & Regions

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Cederblad Nebulae

Nebulae by Sven Cederblad.

1946MeLuS.119….1C

Observing guides (pages): 314 (643)
Index files: 1
AstroPlanner planfiles: 1
Autostar Tours / NexTours / EQTours: 70
Argo Navis User Catalogs: 71

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  • 1 of 2: Aquarius through Monoceros
  • 2 of 2: Musca through Vulpecula

7 open clusters
2 globular clusters
218 nebulae
5 planetary nebulae
4 nova shells
8 supernova remnants
4 galaxies
20 regions
3 star clouds
1 asterism
1 double star
34 non-existent

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Minkowski Nebulae

Rudolph Minkowski's catalogs of nebulae.

1946PASP...58..305M - Minkowski 1
1947PASP...59..257M - Minkowski 2
1948PASP...60..386M - Minkowski 3

Observing guides (pages): 309 (768)
Index files: 1
AstroPlanner planfiles: 1
Autostar Tours / NexTours / EQTours: 44
Argo Navis User Catalogs: 45

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  • 1 of 2: Andromeda through Sagitta
  • 2 of 2: Sagittarius through Vulpecula

41 nebulae
207 planetary nebulae
1 supernova remnant
1 galaxy
6 stars

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Strohmeier Nebulae

Red nebulae in the winter Milky Way by Wolfgang Strohmeier.

1950ZA…..27…49S

Observing guides (pages): 43 (84)
Index files: 1
AstroPlanner planfiles: 1
Autostar Tours / NexTours / EQTours: 5
Argo Navis User Catalogs: 6

1 open cluster
40 nebulae
1 supernova remnant
2 non-existent

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Courtès Nebulae

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Simeis Nebulae

Vera Fedorovna Gaze and Grigory Abramovich Shajn's Simeis nebulae.

1950IzKry…6….3S
1951IzKry…7…93G
1952IzKry…9…52G
1954IzKry..11…39G
1955IzKry..15…11G

Observing guides (pages): 311 (568)
Index files: 1
AstroPlanner planfiles: 1
Autostar Tours / NexTours / EQTours: 41
Argo Navis User Catalogs: 42

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  • 1 of 3: Aquila through Cepheus
  • 2 of 3: Cygnus
  • 3 of 3: Eridanus through Vulpecula

2 open clusters
246 nebulae
4 regions
5 planetary nebulae
32 supernova remnants
6 galaxies
6 star clouds
2 non-existent

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Gaze-Shajn Nebulae

All objects in Vera Fedorovna Gaze and Grigory Abramovich Shajn's 5 papers, including all Simeis objects.

1950IzKry…6….3S - Gaze-Shajn 1
1951IzKry…7…93G - Gaze-Shajn 2
1952IzKry…9…52G - Gaze-Shajn 3
1954IzKry..11…39G - Gaze-Shajn 4
1955IzKry..15…11G - Gaze-Shajn 5

Observing guides (pages): 469 (871)
Index files: 1
AstroPlanner planfiles: 1
Autostar Tours / NexTours / EQTours: 51
Argo Navis User Catalogs: 52

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  • 1 of 3: Aquila through Cepheus
  • 2 of 3: Cygnus
  • 3 of 3: Eridanus through Vulpecula

2 open clusters
6 globular clusters
361 nebulae
15 regions
12 planetary nebulae
44 supernova remnants
12 galaxies
7 star clouds
2 non-existent

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Stromlo Nebulae

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Münch Nebulae

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Abell Nebulae

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Sharpless Nebulae

Stewart Sharpless' nebulae.

1953ApJ…118..362S - Sharpless 1
1959ApJS….4..257S - Sharpless 2

For objects that are included in both the first (1953, Sh1-) and the second paper (1959, Sh2-), Sharpless 1 is used as the primary Sharpless designation; where applicable, catalog information is used from the second paper.

Observing guides (pages): 335 (659)
Index files: 1
AstroPlanner planfiles: 1
Autostar Tours / NexTours / EQTours: 55
Argo Navis User Catalogs: 58

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  • 1 of 2: Aquila through Lyra
  • 2 of 2: Monoceros through Vulpecula

274 nebulae
1 dark nebula
1 integrated flux nebula
15 regions
20 planetary nebulae
10 supernova remnants
2 galaxies
1 star cloud
3 non-existent

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Herbig Nebulae

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Parsamian Cometary Nebulae

Elma Parsamian's catalog of cometary nebulae.

1965IzArm..18..146P

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Observing guides (pages): 33 (75)
Index files: 1
AstroPlanner planfiles: 1
Autostar Tours / NexTours / EQTours: 9
Argo Navis User Catalogs: 10

22 nebulae
1 galaxy

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The Veil Nebula

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Pleiades Nebulae

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Humason Planetary Nebulae

3 Planetary nebulae by Milton Humason.

1921PASP…33..175H
1922PASP…34..296H

Observing guides (pages): 7 (14)
Index files: 1
AstroPlanner planfiles: 1
Autostar Tours / NexTours / EQTours: 3
Argo Navis User Catalogs: 4

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Kazarian Nebulae

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Kazarian-Parsamian Nebulae

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Sharpless-Osterbrock Nebulae

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Vorontsov-Vel'yaminov Nebulae

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Van den Bergh (suspected) Supernova Remnants

24 (suspected) Supernova remnants by Sidney van den Bergh.

1960ZA…..51…15V

Observing guides (pages): 24 (47)
Index files: 1
AstroPlanner planfiles: 1
Autostar Tours / NexTours / EQTours: 7
Argo Navis User Catalogs: 8

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