Bright but tiny galaxy of 10 magnitudes. Nearby you can find a similar but fainter object, NGC 5033. In a FoV of 1 degree, both galaxies can be seen together, although according to their small apparent size, at such a magnification level they look really insignificant. The NGC 5005 sits at the end of a lane of stars, has a quickly brightening core that does not end up in a star-like nucleus.

This globular cluster is really breathtaking. More than a dozen of stars can be separated also with direct vision. By using averted vision, this number jumps to several dozens. It is not really getting denser towards the centre, although what we see is actually the core already: the real diametre of the cluster is actually 21', yet the half of its gross weight stays inside a circle of 1.1'.

Only about 40' away from NGC 5005, you can find this small, faint galaxy. This one is the fainter of the two, less spectacular with a slightly brightening core. It is in fact a very spectacular spiral, but visually it's more like a simple elliptical galaxy. At its Northern end you can detect a faint star of 13.9m, which appears (especially with averted vision) to twinkle on the surface of the galaxy. It's brightness is measured at 11m.

The spiral galaxy of M51, better known as the Whirlpool-galaxy is one of the most famous Messier objects. Thanks to its position and high luminosity, it's a very easy and impressive target. The spiral arms of M51 look beautiful and sharp, and with a little patience you can see even the bridge of matter between it and its interacting companion (NGC 5195), also with direct vision.

A very bright globular cluster with a very high number of separated star members. It's core brightens up very quickly. An interesting feature is a small bright stripe, built up by stars that cannot be separated with the eye. The background is grainy even far away from the core, and it is obvious that many of the bright field stars belong to the cluster gravitationally.

Fantastic spectacular group of galaxies. I can catch 4 of 5 group members. NGC 5353 and 5354 are showing star-like core, NGC 5350 does not show such a feature, although this is clearly the largest of all. NGC 5355 is the faintest, it's so dim that it's hard to detect its exact shape and position angle (PA). Hickson designations are: 68a = NGC 5353 (11m), 68b = NGC 5354 (11.4m), 68c = NGC 5350 (11.3m), 68d = NGC 5355 (13.1m), 68e = NGC 5358 (13.6m). Unfortunately I was unable to detect the last one of the quintet, but it should be visible on a better night.

This globular cluster is located in the constellation Boötes. It's quite bright with large apparent size (I estimate a diametre of about 8'), however unfortunately it has a more spectacular neighbour, the M3 that draws attention away, although the two have similar size. About a dozen of its stars can be separated easily with direct vision, and the whole surface is very grainy with a lightly brightening core.

Very thin edge-on galaxy. Although it can be detected with direct vision, I can see its real shape and size using averted vision. By looking far beside it and a bit away from the eyepiece it seems as if it doubles its extent. To the East of the galaxy an interesting triplet of stars can be found which is quite noticeable to help to locate this object. I estimate its surface brightness to be around 14.4 magnitudes, with its core a little bit brighter. To the East there's a very faint star of 14.8m that sometimes seem to be inside the galactic body.

Medium brightness, small galaxy, elongated in the E-W directions, it's shape reminds me of an eye. Its Southern side looks a bit brighter near the fuzzy star-like core. The core is only slightly brighter than the rest of the galaxy and I estimate it to have a brightness of about 13.9m. The air is very humid.

Very tiny and faint galaxy, I find it a definitely hard object. At 71x all I can notice is that next to a bright star there's some star that looks a bit fuzzy. By increasing the magnification the surface of the galaxy slowly becomes visible. I find it a lovely little galaxy and a real challenge!

An extremely faint pair of galaxies in a sparsely populated starfield, therefore it's recommended to have some experience with starhopping. The brighter one is the NGC 5859, that is a small edge-on galaxy. Its core is brightening slowly. To the NW you may notice a small foggy star which turns out to be the core of another faint galaxy, the NGC 5857. It's much fainter than its companion, and features a star-like core. It nearly touches the outer regions of the NGC 5859. The faintest star of the sketch is catalogued at 15.21m, which is considered to be excellent in such a terrible atmospheric conditions.

Small and very faint galaxy, elliptical by direct vision, but seems lentil-shaped by averted vision, bit more shiny to the SW side. With averted vision its core looks star-like, but it's only a little bit brighter than its surface.

Very tiny elliptical galaxy near the galactic companion NGC 5874. According to my map the latter should be brighter, however that is almost invisible while this one's definitely visible already with 71x power. It has a tiny star-like core. Lies in a trapesium asterism. It has a perfectly even surface except for its core.

SQM reading: 21.3 MPSAS, 13°C.

Tiny, extremely faint object. The core is barely brighter, not starlike. I estimate an average visual surface brightness of 14.6m and a dimension of 2' x 0.8'. Unfortunately the bad seeing is not ideal for its observation

The NGC 5908 is a perfect example of an edge-on galaxy, elongated in a direction of NW-SE, brighter than its companion with a faint, but star-like central core. Another interesting detail I noticed is a bar-like feature in this galaxy. The NGC 5905 is much fainter, a very hard object, shows no sign of a star-like core and it's so faint that I'm sometimes not at all sure in its elongation. This doublet can be found 1° South of the very spectacular Splinter galaxy (NGC 5907).

A gigantic, greatly elongated galaxy, visible totally from its edge on. It covers an area of about 13' x 1.4' on the boundary of the constellations Draco and Boötes. It has a homogeneous colour, even its core is just slightly brighter than the rest of its outside territories. When looking at its shape, it's very clear why it is commonly referred to as the Splinter galaxy.

From the two galaxies the NGC 5963 is the brighter and displays a faint star-like core. The NGC 5965 is rather homogeneous with constant surface brightness, yet its Southern side seem to be a little bit brighter than the rest. Later on I've checked some photographs and now it seems that I've seen only the very central features of the NGC 5963.

The trio, also known as the "Draco group" is just like an illustration for a book to show the variety of galaxies: it consists three totally different galaxies lined up on line from East to West. Some details about these galaxies westward: the huge NGC 5985 (11m) is a nearly face-on spiral galaxy. Plenty of its arms are visible even with direct vision! Its galactic core is not really bright. This is followed by the tiny NGC 5982 (11m) which is an elliptic galaxy with homogeneous surface and a very bright, star-like core. While drawing these, I've noticed that something just appears more to the West: it was the faint NGC 5981 (13.2m), another spiral galaxy, but with edge on. If I were just taking a small glimpse instead of taking the time to sketch this area, I'd have surely miss this gem. This is why sketching is wonderful: it is what makes observation complete!

Small, faint galaxy, highly elongated in the E-W direction. It seems that its Southern side is a bit brighter, the core is slightly star-like, moderately brighter than the surface. Located in a nice environment rich of spectacular star formations that helps to find it.

Small, faint galaxy, looks 2 to 1 elongated to the EW. Very uncertainly at times I suspect a thin spiral arm to the West, could be just an illusion? Its core is brighter but not stellar looking. High humidity after a heat record day, doesn't really help with seeing faint details of galaxies. I've checked some astrophotographies after the observation and it's still unclear whether there was a spiral arm, or not.

Oval galaxy elongated to the NW-SE. Based on my map (Triatlas-B) it should be a tiny, faint object, yet to my surprise it is relatively large, and definitely easy to see. Reacts very well to increasing magnification. It appears a bit asymmetrical: its SE side is brighter and its NW side is more elongated.

Small edge-on galaxy. Not homogeneous. No apparent star-like core. Difficult view on the current humid sky.