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Description
Constellation
Notes
M81 & M82
galaxy pair
Ursa Major
between the Dippers
Mizar
double star
Ursa Major
handle of Big Dipper
M51
Whirlpool Galaxy
Canes Venatici
near the Big Dipper
M13
globular cluster
Hercules
in the Keystone
M22
globular cluster
Sagittarius
near the Teapot
M4
globular cluster
Scorpius
near Antares
M8
Lagoon Nebula
Sagittarius
near the Teapot
M7
star cluster
Sagittarius
near the Teapot
M27
Dumbbell Nebula
Sagitta
Epilson Lyrae
double-double star
Lyra
M57
Ring Nebula
Lyra
M31
Andromeda Galaxy
Andromeda
naked-eye visible
M45
Pleiades cluster
Orion
M42
Orion nebula
Orion
naked-eye visible
M46 & M47
open cluster pair
Monoceros
M41
open cluster
Canis Major
below Sirius
M44
Beehive Cluster
Cancer
naked-eye visible
Albireo
double star
Cygnus
NGC869 & 884
double cluster
Perseus
Algieba
double star
Leo