The Nebraska Star Party

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Next Star Party

July 12th – 17th, 2026

Location

Merritt Reservoir
Valentine, Nebraska

Deep Sky Object Observing Lists

Here are the deep sky object lists from past star parties. To download the pdf, please click on the link in the second column.

Stars within 30 ly Stars_within_30ly.pdf
Aquila’s Treasures Aquillas_Treasures.pdf
Beginners Observing Challenge Beginners_Observing_Challenge.pdf
Binocular Messier Binocular_Messier.pdf
But I Don’t Have a Telescope But_I_Dont_Have_a_Telescope.pdf
Children’s Saturn Challenge Childrens_Saturn_Challenge.pdf
Double Star Challenge (New) Double Star Challenge_New.pdf
Easy Open Cluster Easy_Open_Cluster.pdf
Galaxies Within 2° of Messiers Galaxies_Within_2_deg_of_Messiers.pdf
Globular Cluster Challenge Globular_Cluster_Challenge.pdf
Herschel 400 Summer Herschel_400_Summer.pdf
Local Group Challenge Local_Group_Challenge.pdf
Milky Way Messier Milky_Way_Messier.pdf
Northern Summer Messier Northern_Summer_Messier.pdf
NSP Circumpolar Challenge NSP_Circumpolar_Challenge.pdf
NSP Favorites NSP_Favorites.pdf
Obscure Things Obscure_Things.pdf
Planetary Nebulae Planetary_Nebulae.pdf
Planetary Summer Challenge Planetary_Summer_Challenge.pdf
Riddles of the Night Riddles_Of_The_Night.pdf
Southern Summer Messier Southern_Summer_Messier.pdf