The Road to War
Overlaid DSS image of The Road to War, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around The Road to War
| Type | Asterism |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 7 |
| Size | 26' |
| Right Ascension | 17h 25' (2000) |
| Declination | 34° 30' S |
| Constellation | Scorpius |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Jun 10, 2010 Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 60x
Seeing: 8 Transparency: 7.5 Moon: 0%
A unique line of four 7th magnitude stars in a very neat north-south line, from south to north the mags are 6.1, 7.2, 6.8, 7.1, spacing very even at 8, 8, and 10', the northernmost star is 7' east of the core on NGC6357, the War and Peace Nebula, photographs show the nebula encompassing the row of stars, thus I long ago bestowed the moniker Road to War on this asterism
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The Road to War