Galaxies

Object reference	Size	Shape	Visual Scale	Telescope used
NGC 5962	very small	circular	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 6010	very small	slither	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5980	very small	oval	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5996	very small	oval	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5990	very small	oval	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6017	very small	circular	1	Darkstar 20 inch
NGC 5921	small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 6118	small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6070	small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5957	small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5970	very small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5984	very small	slither	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5928	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 6012	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5953	very small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 5937	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6004	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6014	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5956	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6020	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6018	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6021	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6023	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5936	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
IC 1116	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5954	very small	oval	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch

This table is sorted by visual scale and then size.

Other notes

Best placed from mid spring to late summer.

Serpens has galactic co-ordinates of approximately 30, 10.

So when you look at this constellation you are looking through the galactic plane towards the core of our spiral galaxy.

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