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Originally Posted by glenc

Here is a combination of Bennett, Calwell and Messier (BCM). There are 300 DSO.
The objects were selected from the Saguaro Astronomy Club Database version 8.0 .
http://www.saguaroastro.org/content/downloads.htm

Wow, Glen

Thanks for this, you beat me to the punch. Looks like my estimate is out by 29 objects. Still. It is a worthwhile and simple Top 300!

I'll do some further statistics on the listing, just to see how "balanced it is."

At a glance….

There are 123 southern objects to 174 northern ones, with only 48 south of −30 degrees declination (South Polar Cap) but 99 north of +30 degrees (North Polar Cap). If you take away the grand galaxies of Virgo, Canes Venetici and Coma Berenices, it is probably fairly balanced. (Too many galaxies???)

I suggest we must just transfer this to a new thread and see how it runs.

Cheers