Southern Hemisphere Objects

Note: This list was compiled by Sakib Rasool.
 
Antlia Galaxy Cluster (Abell S0636) n Antlia: 10 30 03.51  -35 19 24.3 (contains a few spirals)
 
Galaxy group Klemola 11 in Antlia: 10 28 34.61  -31 34 05.1
 
NGC 3347 and NGC 3358 in Antlia: 10 43 02.94  -36 21 44.6 (a really nice galaxy pair with NGC 3347 having elongated spiral arms and NGC 3358 has a ringed spiral structure)
 
NGC 3281 in Antlia (GX)
 
NGC 3095 and NGC 3100 in Antlia: 10 00 20.33  -31 36 20.3 (GX)
 
 
 
IC 4633 in Apus: 17 15 39.19  -77 29 22.3 (a beautiful spiral that makes a nice pair with edge on IC 4635 to the left. Surrounded by brown dust that is integrated flux)
 
 
 
Atoms for Peace Galaxy (NGC 7252) in Aquarius: 22 20 44.75  -24 40 41.7 (a very strange peculiar galaxy with a tidal shell and two opposing tidal tails)
 
NGC 7727 in Aquarius: 23 39 53.72  -12 17 34.0 (another bizarre deformed galaxy with only one spiral arm!)
 
NGC 6962 in Aquarius: 20 47 19.09  +00 19 15.0 (a nice spiral surrounded by half a dozen small galaxies)
 
Arp 295 in Aquarius: 23 41 54.10  -03 38 29.0 (an interacting galaxy pair connected together by a huge tidal bridge! The southern of the pair also has a massive counter tail, next to it is also the ring galaxy Markarian 933 and north of the pair is the elliptical galaxy IC 1505)
 
R Aquarii Nebula (Ced 211) in Aquarius: 23 43 49.46  -15 17 04.2 (a small nebula around the symbiotic star R Aquarii, worth doing Ha)
 
 
 
NGC 6781 in Aquila (PN)
 
NGC 6814 in Aquila (GX)
 
RNO 109 in Aquila: 19 20 24.00  +11 22 48.0 (a medium sized cometary reflection nebula in the dark nebula LDN 673)
 
 
 
IRAS 16362-4845 in Ara: 16 40 00.10  -48 51 45.0 (a small ultra compact HII region embedded in a dark cloud associated with the emission nebula NGC 6188)
 
Sacred Mushroom Galaxy (ESO 138-29) in Ara: 17 29 17.50  -62 27 49.0 (a really weird interacting galaxy pair that really looks like a mushroom! Named by Barry Madore, the astronomer who collaborated with Halton Arp for the AM southern peculiar galaxy catalogue)
 
Uncatalogued Wolf Rayet nebula around WR 77 in Ara: 16 41 19.12  -48 01 59.6 (a large Ha OIII shell that has a diameter of 7.7')
 
 
 
NGC 1679 in Caelum (a really bright galaxy that is a bit similar to NGC 1313, again how has it never been imaged?!!)
 
Carafe Galaxy (ESO 202-23) and NGC 1595-8 in Caelum: 04 28 00.00  -47 54 45.9 (a truly bizarre and spectacular peculiar galaxy with a huge tidal tail that twists around half the galaxy!! The name comes from the shape of the central bar which is also surrounded by both an inner and outer ring and also has a tidal plume at its north. Forms a small group with the galaxy pair of elliptical NGC 1595 and spiral NGC 1598)
 
 
 
NGC 2207 and IC 2163 in Canis Major (GX)
 
NGC 2217 in Canis Major (a really lovely ringed spiral)
 
NGC 2280 in Canis Major (lovely spiral with sweeping arms)
 
NGC 2292 in Canis Major (forms an interacting pair with NGC 2293 and also has edge on galaxy NGC 2295 to the right)
 
Sh2-301 in Canis Major: 07 09 54.29  -18 30 20.9 (a nice emission nebula with a dark dusty part)
 
vdB92 in Canis Major: 07 03 54.96  -11 34 30.0 (a small reflection nebula associated with the Seagull Nebula. To the right is a YSO called Z Canis Majoris which has an associated curved cometary reflection nebula)
 
Ced 90 in Canis Major: 07 05 12.96  -12 19 01.2 (a bright nebula at the southern tip of the Seagull Nebula, which is a beautiful mixture of emission, reflection and dark nebulosity)
 
vdB96 in Canis Major: 07 19 53.48  -24 01 51.6 (a beautiful nebula which is unfortunately placed, the vdB catalogue is northern hemisphere but this object is a bit too southern for northern astrophotographers and people in the south aren't particularly familiar with the vdB catalogue or for that matter the southern version which is the vdBH catalogue!)
 
LBN 1059 in Canis Major: 07 23 57.50  -25 53 50.0 (a really unknown nebula with some amazing details and structures as well as being surrounded by a few smaller cometary reflection nebulae)
 
 
 
Abell 22 in Canis Minor: 07 36 07.93  +02 42 27.7 (a wonderful planetary nebula with ansae and an outer part. Some say it looks similar to M76, the Little Dumbbell. Is quite faint so it needs long Ha and OIII exposures)
 
 
 
NGC 3199 in Carina (a beautiful Wolf Rayet nebula, it is worth doing a HaOIIILRGB image as it contains both Ha and OIII emission)
 
RCW 49 in Carina: 10 24 14.59  -57 46 58.1 (an extremely underated and unknown emission nebula which is to the left of NGC 3199. The central cluster Westerlund 2 contains 2 of the largest stars in our galaxy! The image of RCW 49 on your website is actually of RCW 57!)
 
RCW 47 in Carina: 10 05 02.90  -58 39 22.0 (a fairly bland emission nebula but with a beautiful blue white compact reflection nebula around the double star HD 87643 surrounded by golden Milky Way!!)
 
RCW 58 in Carina: 11 06 17.20  -65 30 35.2 (a dramatic filamentary ring around WR 40 that you have already imaged before but it also has OIII emission that is brighter than Ha. Interestingly there have never been any OIII images of this nebula and the OIII emission lies outside the Ha shell)
 
AFGL 4127 in Carina: 11 16 33.79  -61 29 58.9 (a strange knotted nebula near NGC 3603 that looks a bit like a scorpion. In case you're wondering, AFGL unexpectedly stands for "Air Force Geophysics Laboratory", a scientific project that involved sending infrared telescopes on sounding rockets to do an all sky infrared survey)
 
vdBH42 in Carina: 10 38 36.37  -58 02 29.3 (a delightful round emission/reflection nebula that could easily be mistaken for a planetary! Surprisingly bright and is situated near the Gem Cluster)
 
RCW 55 in Carina: 10 56 32.50  -63 00 46.1 (a wonderful oyster shaped emission nebula with a V-shaped dark lane and the reflection nebula vdBH45)
 
HH 135 in Carina: 11 12 16.49  -58 46 34.0 (a fairly spectacular Herbig Haro chain involved with a small emission nebula)
 
Toby Jug Nebula (IC 2220) in Carina: 07 56 50.95  -59 07 32.8 (a bright yellow reflection nebula around the star V341 Carinae. Is surrounded by dust and a few small galaxies)
 
Uncatalogued Wolf Rayet nebula around WR 16 in Carina: 09 54 52.90  -57 43 38.3 (very faint small Ha ring nebula with a diameter of 8' surrounded by another ring of diffuse filaments 30' across)
 
 
 
NGC 5367 in Centaurus: 13 57 43.87  -39 58 42.3 (an amazing reflection nebula embedded in the cometary globule CG12, considering its very bright, is a mystery how there are virtually no images of this nebula!!)
 
NGC 3699 in Centaurus (a bizarre bipolar planetary nebula that some people say looks a bit like Centaurus A! Has bright OIII emission so OIII exposures would make it look even better!)
 
Longmore 5 in Centaurus: 11 13 54.14  -47 57 00.6 (a faint planetary nebula with a bright rim as well as a series of knots so worth doing a HaOIIIRGB image. Discovered in 1976 by A.J. Longmore)
 
Fg 1 in Centaurus: 11 28 36.20  -52 56 04.5 (a beautiful emerald green orb of quite considerable complexity which is really bright and if had been discovered earlier, would have probably been in the NGC. Discovered in 1910 by Williamina Fleming. As with quite a few planetaries, OIII will reveal more, maybe even a halo!)
 
RCW 85 in Centaurus: 14 19 42.10  -61 25 17.0 (a small globule with the bright rimmed reflection nebula arc SFO 74. Might be part of a large diffuse region associated with the Centaurus OB1 association)
 
NGC 4650 in Centaurus: 12 44 19.59  -40 43 54.5 (the central galaxy of a trio that is part of the Centaurus Galaxy Cluster. Is a bright barred spiral with a companion on one of its spiral arms. To the left is the well known polar ring galaxy NGC 4650A and to the right is the interacting pair VV 580)
 
Seashell Galaxy (NGC 5291) in Centaurus: 13 47 24.48  -30 24 25.2 (a truly spectacular yet unfortunately unknown galaxy near the centre of the galaxy cluster Abell 3574. Has a huge tidal tail that is 100 000 light years long! Definitely worth doing a 20 hour exposure on this galaxy. Field of view would also include other strange galaxies)
 
Hen 2-111 in Centaurus: 14 33 18.40  -60 49 35.0 (a small peanut shaped nebula that externally seems fairly ordinary but deep Ha and OIII exposures reveal a filamentary halo that measures 10'x5' with an expansion velocity of 500km/s!!! Halo was discovered in 1978 by B. Louise Webster. The halo also has an extensive network of Ha filaments)
 
Longmore 8 in Centaurus: 13 25 11.59  -37 39 03.0 (faint round orb that makes an unexpected pair with the spiral galaxy NGC 5121. A few hours of OIII would help)
 
AM 1258-303 in Centaurus: 13 01 33.61  -30 54 18.2 (extremely crazy awesome interacting group. ESO 443-34 has one spiral arm, a tidal shell as well as one long tidal tail. Above and to the right is NGC 4905, which also has a long tidal tail and below it is the "normal" spiral galaxy NGC 4903)
 
 
 
NGC 255 in Cetus (GX)
 
NGC 210 in Cetus (amazing ringed spiral galaxy!)
 
 
 
NGC 3195 in Chamaeleon (PN)
 
IC 2631 in Chamaeleon: 11 09 52.79  -76 36 51.5 (an unbelievably beautiful tranquil reflection nebula surrounded by dust and a dark nebula!!)
 
Ced 110 in Chamaeleon: 11 06 16.19  -77 22 08.9 (another spectacular reflection nebula that happens to be white and purple!!!)
 
Ced 111 in Chamaeleon: 11 08 03.41  -77 39 19.1 (a wonderful reflection nebula with a couple of yellow nebulous knots. Directly below it is the rarest of colours, an orange bow shaped nebula!!! This is the optical component of the Chamaeleon Infrared Nebula and understandably is brighter in red than blue. Field of view also includes the Herbig Haro objects HH 49 and HH 50, which in infrared images has the appearance of a tornado!)
 
NGC 3620 in Chamaeleon (an edge on galaxy surrounded by dust near IC 2631)
 
 
 
RCW 89 in Circinus: 15 13 35.04  -59 00 10.8 (a nice filamentary nebula that might be a HII region associated with the radio supernova remnant MSH 15-52)
 
 
 
NGC 2090 in Columba (GX)
 
 
 
NGC 4027 in Corvus (a strange deformed peculiar galaxy with one twisted spiral arm)
 
MCG-02-33-017 in Corvus: 12 50 04.67  -14 44 00.4 (interesting tightly wound spiral that looks a bit like a mysterious portal!)
 
 
 
NGC 3511-3 in Crater: 11 03 32.53  -23 09 52.6 (brilliant yet underrated pair of galaxies)
 
NGC 3981 in Crater (another unfairly ignored spiral with impressive tidal features and a tidal tail)
 
 
 
RCW 71 in Crux: 12 50 22.63  -61 35 00.9 (a strange emission nebula near the centre of the Coalsack Nebula)
 
 
 
NGC 1566 in Dorado (one of the most beautiful spiral galaxies in the whole entire sky! Not imaged enough as it deserves to be!! Long exposures reveal the faint outer parts)
 
NGC 1672 in Dorado (another photogenic spiral that hasn't been imaged by amateurs!)
 
NGC 1515 in Dorado (a not completely edge on galaxy tilted at an angle with the barred spiral companion NGC 1515A)
 
NGC 1850 in Dorado: 05 08 44.73  -68 45 42.0 (a spectacular globular in the LMC with the smaller NGC 1854 below it and the emission nebula NGC 1858.
 
N49 in Dorado: 05 26 01.00  -66 05 06.0 (probably the most well studied supernova remnant in the LMC, surprisingly bright considering its distance, probably brighter than all the supernovae in the Milky Way!! Below it is emission nebula NGC 1948)
 
N55 in Dorado: 05 32 30.96  -66 26 49.2 (a medium sized nebula that is shaped like a musical note!)
 
N64 in Dorado: 05 36 58.08  -66 21 36.0 (an interesting region that includes the emission nebula N64 and the small bubble shaped supernova remnant SNR J053731-662740)
 
DEM L255 in Dorado: 05 37 03.70  -66 40 14.2 (a large ring shaped nebula below the N64 region)
 
N79 in Dorado: 04 50 47.04  -69 23 52.8 (an interesting green nebula in a very busy region that includes the large nebula NGC 1727 and the smaller DEM L10a)
 
N185 in Dorado: 04 53 47.40  -69 59 15.0 (a large bubble with the bright globular NGC 1751 above it and the smaller cluster SL 90 between them. SL stands for "Shapley Lindsay", a catalogue of 898 clusters in the LMC that was published in 1963 by Harlow Shapley and Eric Lindsay. Eric was also responsible for the first international observatory, which was the precursor to the European Southern Observatory)
 
NGC 1770 in Dorado: 04 57 15.71  -68 25 05.1 (HII)
 
NGC 1869-71 in Dorado: 05 13 56.32  -67 22 45.8 (NGC 1871 is a ring shaped nebula with the smaller knotty HII region NGC 1869 above it. NGC 1869 also contains a supergiant star with a bow shock halo)
 
N51 in Dorado: 05 26 52.44  -67 31 18.7 (a massive complex that also includes NGC 1955, NGC 1968 and the huge superbubble N51D, which contains the first ever extragalactic Herbig Haro object to have been discovered in 2005!!)
 
NGC 2122 in Dorado: 05 48 52.51  -70 04 12.3 (a round nebula with two smaller patches that look like ears!)
 
NGC 1714 in Dorado: 04 52 08.85  -66 55 24.2 (a small bright nebula with three nebulous patches in a line above it. Is also surrounded by a few clusters)
 
NGC 1829 in Dorado: 05 04 57.31  -68 03 19.6 (HII)
 
NGC 1737 in Dorado: 04 53 59.71  -69 10 28.4 (a very strange nebula with peculiar structure)
 
NGC 1966 in Dorado: 05 26 45.84  -68 49 11.5 (a beautiful seashell shaped nebula that has a central cluster)
 
NGC 1949 in Dorado: 05 25 04.83  -68 28 21.1 (another amazing nebula with a turquoise OIII bubble)
 
N63 in Dorado: 05 34 50.83  -66 05 33.7 (a really cool region with the kidney shaped N63 and the S-shaped nebula N62, which has an OIII portion as well as the Wolf Rayet star Brey 51. N63 also contains the OB association LH 95, which was imaged by the HST)
 
N94B in Dorado: 04 56 30.96  -69 25 55.2 (nebula also includes the OB association LH 8 and the Wolf Rayet star Brey 8. Is also surrounded by a few clusters)
 
DEML 316 in Dorado: 05 47 20.90  -69 41 27.0 (a double lobed nebula that is actually two separate supernova remnants that aren't physically related. Field of view also includes N168 and N169. Would look absolutely spectacular with Ha and OIII. In the region around the Tarantula Nebula)
 
NGC 1747 in Dorado: 04 55 21.19  -67 09 01.1 (a small cluster at the heart of the faint emission nebula N9, which also contains a supernova remnant that might be visible with OIII exposures)
 
Uncatalogued Wolf Rayet nebula around BAT99-2 in Dorado: 04 49 36.18  -69 20 54.5 (spectacular nebula that definitely needs long HaOIII exposures)
 
NGC 1748 in Dorado: 04 54 25.97  -69 11 02.8 (small nebula surrounded by multiple nebulous patches and dark lanes. Field of view once again contains way too many other clusters and nebulae!!!)
 
N132D in Dorado: 05 25 02.20  -69 38 39.0 (an extremely faint young oxygen rich supernova remnant that requires long Ha and OIII exposures to show its many multitudinous filaments)
 
DEM L204 in Dorado: 05 27 52.40  -65 49 30.0 (a nice supernova remnant)
 
 
 
Longmore 1 in Eridanus: 02 56 58.44  -44 10 17.8 (a large faint green planetary nebula, has a bright rim which can be brought out more easily with OIII data)
 
NGC 1300 in Eridanus (one of the greatest barred spiral galaxies in the sky, absolutely beautiful with a wonderful shape)
 
NGC 1232 in Eridanus (an impossibly exquisite galaxy with a seemingly neverending series of spiral arms, almost hypnotic!! Has a very interesting companion NGC 1232A on one of its many arms)
 
NGC 1291 in Eridanus (a large ring galaxy with a bright core)
 
NGC 1084 in Eridanus (a small spiral with very faint outer tidal features)
 
NGC 1187 in Eridanus (large flocculent spiral galaxy)
 
NGC 1725 in Eridanus (an elliptical galaxy that along with NGC 1721 and NGC 1728 forms the interacting triplet VV 699. Above it is the beautiful spiral NGC 1723 which also has two tidal tails)
 
NGC 1487 in Eridanus (strange twisted galaxy with a tidal loop and a tidal tail)
 
 
 
NGC 1316-7 in Fornax (large peculiar shell galaxy that is also the active radio source Fornax A, has small companion NGC 1317 above it)
 
NGC 1350 in Fornax (GX)
 
NGC 1097 in Fornax (spectacular spiral with small companion on one of its arms. Also has 4 tidal streams that were initially thought of as jets ejected from the central supermassive black hole)
 
NGC 1398 in Fornax (GX)
 
NGC 986 in Fornax (GX)
 
NGC 1360 in Fornax (amazing egg shaped turquoise planetary nebula with red jets at the top. Ha and OIII exposures would have dramatic effect!)
 
NGC 1326 in Fornax: 03 24 36.62  -36 26 03.2 (a bright ring spiral with the faint but spectacular interacting galaxy pair AM 0323-363. Both these galaxies are also referred to as NGC 1326A and NGC 1326B)
 
 
 
IC 5148 in Grus: 21 59 35.20  -39 23 09.0 (a marble shaped planetary with interesting structures and knots and HaOIII would be considerably better)
 
NGC 7552 in Grus (GX)
 
Grus Triplet in Grus: 23 18 49.56  -42 19 56.3 (a very photogenic collection of galaxies that isn't imaged as often as it should be. Consists of NGC 7582, NGC 7590 and NGC 7599. Some regard it to be a quartet along with NGC 7552)
 
NGC 7424 in Grus (GX)
 
NGC 7531 in Grus (large bright ringed spiral galaxy with tidal debris)
 
IC 5201 in Grus: 22 20 57.44  -46 02 09.1 (large spiral with many starclouds and HII regions)
 
IC 5267 in Grus: 22 57 13.57  -43 23 46.1 (large tightly wound spiral with an outer ring)
 
 
 
NGC 1512 in Horologium (an impressive interacting spiral galaxy with one faint outer arm. Has an elliptical companion NGC 1510. Since it is very bright, is a mystery how this is never ever imaged)
 
NGC 1433 in Horologium (GX)
 
NGC 1448 in Horologium (GX)
 
 
 
NGC 3717 in Hydra (GX)
 
NGC 5101 in Hydra (amazing ringed spiral galaxy near NGC 5078)
 
Abell 33 in Hydra: 09 39 09.08  -02 48 32.0 (large faint perfectly spherical planetary nebula with a bright rim with a foreground star. Could be regarded as a twin of Abell 39 in Hercules)
 
Abell 34 in Hydra: 09 45 35.36  -13 10 15.8 (large faint circular planetary whose gas is so thin that galaxies can be seen through it! Requires Ha and OIII exposures to show full details)
 
Abell 35 in Hydra: 12 53 32.79  -22 52 22.6 (strange peculiar planetary nebula with a bow shock around the central binary star. Definitely requires Ha and OIII to bring out all details and colours. Somehow was mistaken for an emission nebula and is also known as Sh2-313)
 
Hydra Galaxy Cluster (Abell 1060) in Hydra: 10 36 51.29  -27 31 35.3 (a bright infrequently imaged galaxy cluster that is dominated by the two ellipticals NGC 3309 and NGC 3311 and the large blue spiral NGC 3312. Below NGC 3312 is the famous NGC 3314, one of the very few examples of overlapping galaxies that was imaged by the HST)
 
NGC 2835 in Hydra (GX)
 
NGC 3081 in Hydra (ringed spiral galaxy)
 
NGC 5135 in Hydra (GX)
 
K1-22 in Hydra: 11 26 43.78  -34 22 11.4 (a fairly bright green planetary nebula that is sometimes referred to as the Southern Owl Nebula)
 
NGC 3313 in Hydra (GX)
 
ESO 510-13 in Hydra: 13 55 04.36  -26 46 50.4 (a very strange edge on galaxy with an extremely warped dust lane that extends much further outwards from the bright core part!! Below and to the right is the interacting pair AM 1351-263. Above and to the right is the interacting pair VV 351)
 
 
 
IC 5152 in Indus: 22 02 41.51  -51 17 47.2 (a nice dwarf irregular)
 
NGC 7090 in Indus (GX)
 
IC 5063 in Indus: 20 52 02.34  -57 04 07.6 (one of the few strange examples of dust lane ellipticals. Below it is the smaller galaxy IC 5064)
 
 
 
Abell 7 in Lepus: 05 03 07.53  -15 36 22.7 (a really faint and large planetary nebula that needs at least 10 hours of Ha and OIII)
 
NGC 1744 in Lepus (GX)
 
 
 
NGC 5728 in Libra (GX)
 
 
 
NGC 5643 in Lupus (GX)
 
PP 81 in Lupus: 15 45 12.87  -34 17 30.6 (a beautiful reflection nebula around the T Tauri star HT Lupi embedded in the huge dark nebula B228. PP stands for "Parsamian Petrosian" and is a catalogue of 106 cometary reflection nebulae around young stars that was published by Armenian astronomers Elma Parsamian and Violeta Petrosian in 1979)
 
 
 
N206 in Mensa: 05 31 15.19  -71 03 58.0 (a large bright supernova in the part of the LMC that lies within the borders of Mensa. Ha and OIII might show extended structures)
 
 
 
Hubble's Variable Nebula (NGC 2261) in Monoceros (for some reason, this nebula is never imaged despite being one of the brightest and most colourful with shades of blue, purple, pink, brown and yellow!!! The southern part has a gaseous counterjet and above the nebula is a Herbig Haro object)
 
IC 446 in Monoceros: 06 31 06.09  +10 27 35.4 (another really colourful reflection nebula above the larger IC 2169)
 
NGC 2183-5 in Monoceros (an amazing reflection nebula complex with dark lanes and dust as well as a few Herbig Haro objects. Not too far from the NGC 2170 complex)
 
NGC 2245 in Monoceros: 06 32 51.25  +10 12 23.9 (nice reflection nebula that makes an interesting pair with NGC 2247)
 
NGC 2282 in Monoceros (a nebula that could be best described as a "celestial geode")
 
NGC 2316 in Monoceros (a comet shaped variable nebula that is similar to NGC 2261 and is half as colourful!!)
 
LBN 1022 in Monoceros: 06 57 08.87  -08 16 57.5 (a wonderful obscure almost completely unknown pink emission/reflection nebula with a dramatically shaped dark nebula. Below it is a small nebulous cluster known as RNO 78 and below this is a nebula that suddenly appeared sometime between 1980 and 2009. This might be similar to McNeils Nebula and is the result of a new star brightening or even bursting into life!!!)
 
SFO 25 in Monoceros: 06 41 03.31  +10 15 01.1 (a bright rimmed globule towards the north of the Christmas Tree Cluster complex. Also includes the Herbig Haro object HH 124 and is very spectacular)
 
Sh2-294 in Monoceros: 07 16 30.00  -09 26 06.0 (a weird emission nebula that looks a bit like an octopus)
 
vdB64 in Monoceros: 05 57 52.80  -14 04 12.0 (a reflection nebula with a central cavity and a small cluster)
 
vdB80 in Monoceros: 06 30 49.81  -09 39 14.8 (has interesting structures and details)
 
 
 
RCW 103 in Norma: 16 17 28.80  -51 01 48.0 (a small bright supernova remnant with three separate patches. Ha and OIII exposures should help reveal it more clearly)
 
RCW 104 in Norma: 16 24 00.00  -51 31 12.0 (a small Wolf Rayet bubble that has both a separate Ha and OIII component and surrounds WR 75. The OIII ring is inside a larger Ha shell)
 
SFO 76 in Norma: 16 10 38.59  -49 05 52.1 (a bright rimmed globule in the larger extremely faint emission nebula RCW 105. Probably needs at least 5 hours of Ha)
 
 
 
NGC 7098 in Octans (GX)
 
 
 
G2.4+1.4 in Ophiuchus: 17 45 50.0  -26 14 28 (an impressive Ha ring with a size of 11.4' with very interesting structures and shocked filaments. Initially thought to be a supernova remnant, was discovered to be a Wolf Rayet nebula around WR 102 in 1990)
 
 
 
NGC 2163 in Orion: 06 07 49.54  +18 39 26.8 (a wonderful and unknown bipolar reflection nebula that is also known as Ced 62)
 
IC 426 in Orion: 05 36 31.38  -00 17 54.0 (a beguiling reflection nebula that is both strange and beautiful!)
 
IC 430 in Orion: 05 38 18.86  -07 02 25.8 (a small cometary nebula surrounding the FUor V883 Orionis, which is embedded in the triangular nebula IC 429. Nearby are other Herbig Haro objects and another small cometary reflection nebula around the YSO Haro 4-249)
 
Ced 51 in Orion: 05 31 28.05  +12 09 10.2 (a wondrous magical region near the dark nebula B30 in Sh2-264)
 
Ced 59 in Orion: 05 45 21.91  +09 04 11.0 (a small reflection nebula associated with FU Orionis in the dark nebula B35 embedded in Sh2-264)
 
Ori I-2 in Orion: 05 38 05.30  -01 37 10.1 (a very obscure and rare type of object known as a cometary globule, which has a head-tail morphology as well as a prominent chain of Herbig Haro objects. Is very close to the emission nebula IC 434 and is visible in many Horsehead Nebula widefields but there has never been a closeup image)
 
AFGL 5173 in Orion: 05 58 13.39  +16 31 59.9 (another really unknown object, this is a compact HII region. It also has the small reflection nebula Parsamian 4 and one of the largest and most stunning Herbig Haro outflows, HH 396-7)
 
vdB48 in Orion: 05 38 06.51  -00 11 03.5 (one of many beautiful blue reflection nebulae near Orion's Belt)
 
vdB38 in Orion: 05 21 43.56  +08 25 42.8 (a large and very colourful mix of purple and blue reflection nebulosity and pink and red emission nebulosity located near Sh2-264)
 
vdB37 in Orion: 05 18 04.08  +13 25 03.8 (one of the rare yellow reflection nebulae)
 
vdB55 in Orion: 05 42 21.30  -08 08 00.2 (a very strange region near the southern part of Barnard's Loop. Almost butterfly shaped with a bisecting dark lane and dust as well as the small cometary reflection nebula PP 42 around V1305 Orionis)
 
vdB54 in Orion: 05 41 34.90  -06 25 54.1 (a small blue reflection nebula in a massive field of Ha nebulosity. Below it is the Herbig Haro object HH 68, which is associated with a very strange elongated cloud)
 
OS 2 in Orion: 05 06 16.01  -03 56 29.0 (a dusty globule below the reflection nebula NGC 1788. One of 62 remnant molecular clouds in Orion catalogued by Japanese astronomers Katsuo Ogura and Koji Sugitani in 1998)
 
OS 29D in Orion: 05 33 31.92  -01 36 18.0 (with Ha exposures, this dust clouds bursts into a riotous panoply of colours, purple, blue, red and pink!!! Near Orion's Belt and is either illuminated by Alnilam, Mintaka or even both!)
 
OS 47 in Orion: 05 40 54.95  -05 30 33.1 (a corkscrew shaped cloud that is comprised of three parts, OS 46, OS 47 and OS 47B. Below it is a swath of emission nebulosity and a twisting dark lane)
 
OS 59 in Orion: 05 43 50.00  -05 25 48.0 (a bow shaped cloud surrounded by faint emission nebulosity and a inky dark nebula. Ha would make this area pop but isn't necessarily needed)
 
OS 61 in Orion: 05 43 59.04  -03 35 31.2 (similar to OS 59 but is chevron shaped)
 
LBN 924 in Orion: 05 40 04.70  -00 37 29.0 (a triangular wedge shaped dust cloud with the small blue reflection nebulae LBN 927 to the left and LBN 925 to the right. Area also includes a few galaxies)
 
LDN 1634 in Orion: 05 19 33.00  -05 50 58.9 (a dusty dark nebula involved with the emission nebula Sh2-278. In the middle is an intriguing chain of Herbig Haro objects known as GM 1-38)
 
HH 131 in Orion: 05 34 12.70  -08 35 07.0 (a large wavy Herbig Haro object with strange bow shock nebulosities that were discovered in 1991 by Katsuo Ogura. Definitely would benefit from Ha exposures)
 
RNO 43 in Orion: 05 32 27.79  +12 53 17.9 (a large group of Herbig Haro objects embedded in the dark nebula B30 near the north of the giant emission nebula Sh2-264)
 
 
 
Abell S0805 in Pavo: 18 47 14.43  -63 19 45.0 (dense richly packed galaxy cluster with a few spirals, edge ons and lenticulars)
 
IC 4901 in Pavo: 19 54 23.53  -58 42 48.8 (GX)
 
 
 
Hickson 90 in Piscis Austrinus: 22 02 05.62  -31 58 00.4 (an interesting and very peculiar group of galaxies with an interacting trio comprised of elliptical NGC 7173 and double galaxy NGC 7176. Above these is NGC 7172 with a twisted dust lane)
 
Hickson 91 in Piscis Austrinus: 22 09 10.43  -27 47 45.4 (another fantastic interacting group with the bright spiral NGC 7214)
 
 
 
CG 1 in Puppis: 07 19 21.5  -44 35 03 (one of the many impressive cometary globules in Puppis associated with the Gum Nebula. Has a bright a reflection nebula around the young star NX Puppis at the head of the globule)
 
CG 4 in Puppis: 07 34 09  -46 54.3 (quite possibly one of most amazing images in astronomy, a dramatic globule that almost looks as if it is about to devour the poor helpless galaxy ESO 257-19. Not imaged by many despite being perfect for all imaging scales. Ha also resolves additional details and colours. It also happens to be a rare combination of purple and green colours!!)
 
RCW 24 in Puppis: 08 25 47.54  -40 13 10.3 (originally catalogued as a HII region, in 2006 was found to be a bipolar planetary nebula. Slightly faint so Ha exposures should be taken)
 
Sh2-307 in Puppis: 07 35 34.17  -18 45 35.0 (comet shaped emission nebula with interesting details)
 
Sh2-305 in Puppis: 07 30 04.10  -18 32 12.8 (small emission nebula with the cometary reflection nebula BBW 36)
 
Longmore 3 in Puppis: 07 14 49.35  -46 57 39.1 (a medium sized bright planetary nebula with a bizarre morphology and a central hole around the central star. Might be similar to Longmore 5 and have knots and jets. Below the bright variable star PR Puppis)
 
Puppis A in Puppis: 08 21 40.80  -42 42 00.0 (after the Vela Supernova, this is probably the most impressive southern supernova remnant with many bright filaments. Is catalogued from RCW 28 - RCW 31, these coordinates centre on RCW 28 and RCW 29)
 
 
 
Inkspot Nebula (B86) in Sagittarius: 18 03 08.08  -27 52 04.8 (one of the most attractive and unexpected pairings, this dark nebula contrasts really beautifully with the pearly white sparkly open cluster NGC 6520 to the left. The whole vision of wonder is completed with the golden ocean it seems to float in!! Long exposure is really worth it as it increases contrast and detail and the Milky Way and cluster look more glittery and sparkly!!)
 
NGC 6445 in Sagittarius (a small bright planetary surrounded by faint extensions that are more easily seen with Ha and OIII)
 
GGD 27 in Sagittarius: 18 19 12.10  -20 47 30.8 (a cometary nebula that is actually a highly obscured star forming region and thus it looks a lot more impressive in the infrared wavelength. Embedded in the dark nebula LDN 291 surrounded by golden Milky Way stars. GGD stands for "Gyulbudaghian, Glushkov and Denisyuk, three Armenian astronomers who published a catalogue of 37 Herbig Haro like objects in 1978, GGD 27 is the most well studied and known one in professional circles)
 
BFS 1 in Sagittarius: 18 01 59.69  -23 41 21.1 (a small ultra compact HII region that is located directly between the Trifid and Lagoon Nebulas and is visible in pretty much every single Sagittarius Trio widefield image!! A closeup of this would show very interesting structures and details. Ha would show additional nebulosity which might be a supernova remnant. BFS stands for "Blitz, Fich and Stark" and is a catalogue of 65 distant HII regions located in the outer galaxy)
 
NGC 6723 in Sagittarius (the large bright globular near NGC 6726 that there has never been a closeup image of ever! Extremely dense and packed with thousands of stars, is a dazzling spectacle that deserves to be more well known)
 
NGC 6902 in Sagittarius (a nice spiral with a bright core and faint outer spiral arms)
 
 
 
NGC 6337 in Scorpius (a fairly unknown planetary nebula which displays vivid colours when imaged with OIII exposures)
 
Abell 38 in Scorpius: 16 23 18.94  -31 44 58.5 (an amorphous bubble shaped planetary with internal darkening)
 
vdBH80 in Scorpius: 16 59 06.41  -42 42 04.0 (a wonderful area that has never been imaged. Consists of a reflection nebula embedded in a globule type structure surrounded by emission nebulosity and dark rifts)
 
GN 16.05.2 in Scorpius: 16 08 34.08  -39 05 34.8 (a large and bright reflection nebula surrounding the double star, HR 5999 and HR 6000. Is in the centre of the dark nebula Bernes 149, which despite being in Scorpius is also known as the Lupus 3 cloud. Area also includes Herbig Haro objects discovered in 1988)
 
GN 16.53.5.01 in Scorpius: 16 54 16.60  -40 58 59.3 (a series of globules near IC 4628 surrounded by faint Ha emission)
 
RCW 120 in Scorpius: 17 12 24.00  -38 28 12.0 (a strange emission nebula that is home to a protostar with 8 times the mass of the Sun!!)
 
Sh2-15 in Scorpius: 17 48 55.20  -31 20 48.0 (faint emission nebula with a dark lane and a small reflection nebula)
 
 
 
NGC 289 in Sculptor (nicely shaped spiral galaxy with bright inner part and faint outer parts)
 
 
 
vdB123 in Serpens: 18 30 24.88  +01 13 23.7 (amazing unknown region with a blue reflection nebula, an orange compact nebula, a dark nebula and dust!! Also contains the infared Serpens Cluster and is embedded in the northern half of the Serpens Cloud)
 
Sh2-64 in Serpens: 18 31 29.04  -02 05 24.0 (strange emission nebula with interesting structures and details)
 
NGC 6070 in Serpens (majestic spiral galaxy)
 
 
 
IC 4933 in Telescopium: 20 03 29.60  -54 54 45.0 (a bright spiral that forms a nice pair with the elliptical NGC 6850 above it. Surrounding them are many smaller galaxies)
 
Longmore 18 in Telescopium: 19 09 47.82  -55 35 11.0 (small planetary nebula consisting of a bright ring inside a cylindrical shell. Ha and OIII should be taken for this object)
 
IC 4837-9 in Telescopium: 19 15 25.24  -54 38 49.8 (contrasting pair of galaxies with the perfect spiral IC 4839 and the deformed IC 4837. To the right is the smaller interacting pair of ellipticals AM 1910-543)
 
 
 
NGC 2626 in Vela (unbelievably wondrous magical reflection nebula embedded in the large emission nebula Gum 14. Very colourful region that is extremely and unfairly overlooked, another one of those few objects that is perfect for all setups but is never photographed, despite its impressiveness)
 
RCW 34 in Vela: 08 56 28.10  -43 05 57.8 (a spectacular V-shaped cometary emission nebula with a prominent reflection component)
 
RCW 36 in Vela: 08 59 18.89  -43 44 10.0 (an orange red emission nebula with dark lanes. Looks similar to the Flame Nebula in Orion and another similarity it shares is that it contains an embedded infrared cluster)
 
RCW 38 in Vela: 08 59 24.21  -47 26 57.0 (a very textured and detailed emission nebula near the Pencil Nebula. Is wedge shaped with many dark lanes and brighter parts)
 
RCW 42 in Vela: 09 24 30.10  -51 59 07.1 (a fractured emission nebula divided by multiple dark lanes)
 
VBRC 2 in Vela: 09 31 20.48  -56 17 39.4 (an obscure planetary nebula that is a circular shell with filamentary structures. Long Ha and OIII exposures would help bring out the full range of details and colours found in this fascinating planetary nebula. VBRC stands for "van den Bergh and Racine" and is a catalogue of 7 planetary nebulae published in 1973)
 
Hen 2-11 in Vela: 08 37 07.98  -39 25 05.4 (very irridescent planetary with many internal details and two faint bipolar plumes. Appearance is similar to NGC 2899 and NGC 2818A and OIII would help reveal the faint details as well as Ha, which would also highlight the emission nebulosity that surronds it. Is located above the emission nebula Gum 14. Below and to the left of it is a purple reflection nebula involved with the small open cluster Pismis 5)
 
HH 46-7 in Vela: 08 25 43.85  -51 00 32.7 (spectacular Herbig Haro outflow situated in a dense dark nebula in the globule ESO 210-6A. Probably the most well known and studied southern Herbig Haro object)
 
BBW 192E in Vela: 08 53 07.99  -42 12 52.9 (a small cometary reflection nebula embedded in the dark nebula SL 4 in the emission nebula Gum 17)
 
NGC 3263 in Vela (elongated spiral with a tidal tail that is part of the NGC 3256 group)
 
vdBH15 in Vela: 08 22 28.96  -42 06 40.8 (a large reflection nebula composed of multiple bright patches connected together)
 
DS 1 in Vela: 10 54 40.56  -48 47 02.8 (a large faint planetary nebula that needs long Ha and OIII exposures. Was discovered in 1983)