List prepared with RTGUI+S Real-Time Astronomy Software available free from http://www.rtgui.com RTGUI+S Search= "Best of the Sky" Data is for 5-02-2008 at 10:11:54pm EDT (Astronomical Twilight - when the Sun is 18° below local horizon) GMT= 02:11:54 Lat=41°11' N, Long=81°25' W (Stow, OH USA) 1. Saturn , Dist=8.957 AU ,108° Evening, Alt=57.1° ,Size= 18.5", 2. Mars , Dist=1.645 AU , 74° Evening, Alt=41.4° ,Size= 5.70", 3. M 13 ,Hercules ,Globular ,NGC 6205 ,GreatCluster, Alt=31.4°, Az=067.0°, Mag= 5.8, R.A. = 16h 41.99m, Dec = 36° 26.1', 4. M 51 ,CanesVenatic ,Galaxy: 2 ,NGC5194Arp85 ,Whirlpool , Alt=68.1°, Az=064.2°, Mag= 8.1, R.A. = 13h 30.24m, Dec = 47° 09.5', 5. M 81 ,UrsaMajor ,Galaxy ,NGC 3031 ,Bode's/Group, Alt=59.5°, Az=343.5°, Mag= 7.0, R.A. = 9h 56.25m, Dec = 69° 01.7', 6. NGC 3132 ,Vela ,Planetary84" ,EightBurst ,Caldwell 74 , Alt=06.3°, Az=196.0°, Mag= 9.2, R.A. = 10h 07.40m, Dec = -40° 27.6', 7. HR 2891 ,Alp Gem ,SAO 60198 ,Dbl:4 4" 2.6 ,Castor , Alt=42.5°, Az=278.6°, Mag= 1., R.A. = 7h 35.12m, Dec = 31° 52.2', 8. HR 5054 ,Zet UMa ,Mizar ,SAO 28737 ,Dbl:3 14" 4 , Alt=67.0°, Az=043.9°, Mag= 2., R.A. = 13h 24.24m, Dec = 54° 53.0', 9. M 3 ,CanesVenatic ,Globular ,NGC 5272 , , Alt=60.5°, Az=105.3°, Mag= 6.3, R.A. = 13h 42.57m, Dec = 28° 20.6', 10. M 5 ,Serpens ,Globular ,NGC 5904 , , Alt=25.8°, Az=111.7°, Mag= 5.7, R.A. = 15h 18.91m, Dec = 2° 03.3', 11. M 35 ,Gemini ,Open Cluster ,NGC 2168 ,Pair=NGC2158, Alt=22.6°, Az=283.3°, Mag= 5.1, R.A. = 6h 09.29m, Dec = 24° 18.9', 12. M 37 ,Auriga ,Open Cluster ,NGC 2099 , , Alt=24.4°, Az=292.9°, Mag= 5.6, R.A. = 5h 52.83m, Dec = 32° 34.1', 13. M 44 ,Cancer ,Open Cluster ,NGC 2632 ,BeehiveClus , Alt=48.1°, Az=252.9°, Mag= 3.1, R.A. = 8h 40.46m, Dec = 19° 58.3', 14. M 48 ,Hydra ,Open Cluster ,NGC 2548 , , Alt=24.9°, Az=236.4°, Mag= 5.8, R.A. = 8h 14.10m, Dec = -5° 48.5', 15. M 49 ,Virgo ,Galaxy ,NGC 4472 ,Cluster;Virg, Alt=54.3°, Az=154.6°, Mag= 8.3, R.A. = 12h 30.21m, Dec = 7° 56.4', 16. M 53 ,ComaBerenice ,Globular ,NGC 5024 , , Alt=58.3°, Az=129.1°, Mag= 7.7, R.A. = 13h 13.29m, Dec = 18° 07.5', 17. M 63 ,CanesVenatic ,Galaxy ,NGC 5055 ,Sunflower , Alt=70.5°, Az=079.0°, Mag= 8.5, R.A. = 13h 16.06m, Dec = 41° 58.5', 18. M 64 ,ComaBerenice ,Galaxy ,NGC 4826 ,BlackEyeGal , Alt=63.4°, Az=130.8°, Mag= 8.5, R.A. = 12h 57.20m, Dec = 21° 38.4', 19. M 66 ,Leo ,Galaxy ,NGC 3627 ,Arp 16 , Alt=61.7°, Az=185.7°, Mag= 8.9, R.A. = 11h 20.62m, Dec = 12° 58.4', 20. M 84 ,Virgo ,Galaxy ,NGC 4374 ,Markarian'sC, Alt=59.3°, Az=153.6°, Mag= 9.2, R.A. = 12h 25.51m, Dec = 12° 50.4', 21. M 92 ,Hercules ,Globular ,NGC 6341 , , Alt=29.0°, Az=056.4°, Mag= 6.5, R.A. = 17h 17.35m, Dec = 43° 08.5', 22. M 94 ,CanesVenatic ,Galaxy ,NGC 4736 , , Alt=75.0°, Az=083.8°, Mag= 8.1, R.A. = 12h 51.38m, Dec = 41° 04.4', 23. M 104 ,Virgo ,Galaxy ,NGC 4594 ,SombreroGala, Alt=34.9°, Az=159.4°, Mag= 8.3, R.A. = 12h 40.32m, Dec = -11° 39.6', 24. NGC 2392 ,Gemini ,Planetary47" ,EskimoNeb ,Caldwell 39 , Alt=35.6°, Az=267.6°, Mag= 9.1, R.A. = 7h 29.66m, Dec = 20° 53.9', 25. NGC 2403 ,Camelopardal ,Galaxy ,Caldwell 7 , , Alt=49.7°, Az=327.0°, Mag= 8.2, R.A. = 7h 37.65m, Dec = 65° 35.1', 26. NGC 2903 ,Leo ,Galaxy , , , Alt=58.1°, Az=241.0°, Mag= 8.8, R.A. = 9h 32.57m, Dec = 21° 27.3', 27. NGC 3115 ,Sextans ,Galaxy ,SpindleGalax ,Caldwell 53 , Alt=37.3°, Az=207.1°, Mag= 9.1, R.A. = 10h 05.65m, Dec = -7° 44.6', 28. NGC 3242 ,Hydra ,Planetary45" ,GhostOfJupit ,Caldwell 59 , Alt=28.2°, Az=197.9°, Mag= 7.7, R.A. = 10h 25.20m, Dec = -18° 41.0', 29. NGC 4490 ,CanesVenatic ,Galaxy ,CocoonGalaxy ,Pair=NGC4485, Alt=78.9°, Az=082.9°, Mag= 9.5, R.A. = 12h 31.01m, Dec = 41° 36.1', 30. NGC 4565 ,ComaBerenice ,Galaxy ,Caldwell 38 , , Alt=69.7°, Az=133.5°, Mag= 9.5, R.A. = 12h 36.74m, Dec = 25° 57.1', 31. NGC 4631 ,CanesVenatic ,Galaxy ,Arp 281 ,Caldwell 32 , Alt=73.4°, Az=115.9°, Mag= 9.0, R.A. = 12h 42.51m, Dec = 32° 30.2', 32. NGC 5068 ,Virgo ,Galaxy , , , Alt=22.9°, Az=152.7°, Mag= 9.8, R.A. = 13h 19.29m, Dec = -21° 05.4', 33. NGC 6210 ,Hercules ,Planetary48" ,C.Star=12.9M , , Alt=23.9°, Az=078.6°, Mag= 8.8, R.A. = 16h 44.89m, Dec = 23° 46.4', 34. NGC 6543 ,Draco ,Planetary23" ,CatEyeNebula ,Caldwell 6 , Alt=34.7°, Az=028.6°, Mag= 8.1, R.A. = 17h 58.60m, Dec = 66° 37.9', 35. HR 424 ,Alp UMi ,Polaris ,SAO 308 ,Dbl:4 18" 9., Alt=42.0°, Az=000.3°, Mag= 2., R.A. = 12h 30.30m, Dec = 89° 13.2', 36. HR 2784 ,D +55 1192 ,19 Lyn ,SAO 26312 ,Dbl 15" 6.5, Alt=47.9°, Az=311.3°, Mag= 5., R.A. = 7h 23.52m, Dec = 55° 15.9', 37. HR 3208 ,Zet1 Cnc ,16 Cnc ,SAO 97645 ,Dbl 5".9 6.0, Alt=41.5°, Az=256.3°, Mag= 5., R.A. = 8h 12.66m, Dec = 17° 37.4', 38. HR 4057 ,Gam1 Leo ,41 Leo ,SAO 81298 ,Dbl:4 4".5 3, Alt=63.8°, Az=220.7°, Mag= 2., R.A. = 10h 20.41m, Dec = 19° 48.1', 39. HR 4370 ,D -45 6837 ,Cen ,SAO 222687 ,Dbl 2".5 6.6, Alt=03.1°, Az=182.6°, Mag= 6., R.A. = 11h 16.83m, Dec = -45° 55.4', 40. HR 4444 ,D -28 8928 ,N Hya ,SAO 179968 ,Dbl 9".2 5.9, Alt=19.6°, Az=179.8°, Mag= 5., R.A. = 11h 32.67m, Dec = -29° 18.3', 41. HR 4893 ,D +84 290 ,32 Cam ,SAO 2102 ,Dbl 22" 5.9 , Alt=47.4°, Az=003.2°, Mag= 5., R.A. = 12h 49.30m, Dec = 83° 22.2', 42. HR 4915 ,Alp2 CVn ,Cor Caroli ,SAO 63256 ,Dbl 19" 5.6 , Alt=73.5°, Az=093.2°, Mag= 2., R.A. = 12h 56.39m, Dec = 38° 16.5', 43. HR 5222 ,D -35 9090 ,Cen ,SAO 204955 ,Dbl:5 1".0 6, Alt=06.6°, Az=151.6°, Mag= 5., R.A. = 13h 54.00m, Dec = -35° 42.2', 44. HR 5329 ,Kap2 Boo ,17 Boo ,SAO 29046 ,Dbl 14" 6.6 , Alt=60.6°, Az=055.0°, Mag= 4., R.A. = 14h 13.77m, Dec = 51° 45.2', 45. HR 5475 ,Pi 1 Boo ,29 Boo ,SAO 101138 ,Dbl:3 6" 5.5, Alt=42.5°, Az=107.0°, Mag= 4., R.A. = 14h 41.09m, Dec = 16° 23.1', 46. HR 5506 ,Eps Boo ,36 Boo ,SAO 83500 ,Dbl:3 2".6 5, Alt=48.1°, Az=094.0°, Mag= 2., R.A. = 14h 45.33m, Dec = 27° 02.5', 47. HR 5538 ,D +49 2326 ,39 Boo ,SAO 45231 ,Dbl 2".7 6.0, Alt=54.8°, Az=060.6°, Mag= 5., R.A. = 14h 49.96m, Dec = 48° 41.3', 48. HR 5544 ,Xi Boo ,37 Boo ,SAO 101250 ,Dbl:4 6".6 7, Alt=42.2°, Az=102.0°, Mag= 4., R.A. = 14h 51.75m, Dec = 19° 04.1', 49. HR 5788 ,Del Ser ,13 Ser ,SAO 101623 ,Dbl:4 4" 4.8, Alt=28.7°, Az=101.7°, Mag= 3., R.A. = 15h 35.19m, Dec = 10° 30.7', 50. HR 5834 ,Zet2 CrB , 7 CrB ,SAO 64834 ,Dbl 6".1 5.6, Alt=42.6°, Az=074.2°, Mag= 5., R.A. = 15h 39.67m, Dec = 36° 36.6', 51. HR 6008 ,Kap Her , 7 Her ,SAO 101951 ,Dbl:3 27" 6 , Alt=26.7°, Az=090.2°, Mag= 5., R.A. = 16h 08.43m, Dec = 17° 01.6', 52. HR 6063 ,Sig CrB ,17 CrB ,SAO 65165 ,Dbl:4 7" 6.2, Alt=34.9°, Az=073.0°, Mag= 5., R.A. = 16h 14.97m, Dec = 33° 50.3', 53. HR 6370 ,Mu Dra ,21 Dra ,SAO 30239 ,Dbl:3 2".2 6, Alt=35.9°, Az=045.4°, Mag= 5., R.A. = 17h 05.49m, Dec = 54° 27.6', 54. HR 6485 ,Rho Her ,75 Her ,SAO 66001 ,Dbl 4".1 5.5, Alt=24.7°, Az=061.3°, Mag= 4., R.A. = 17h 23.96m, Dec = 37° 08.3',