Type | Bright Nebula |
---|---|
Magnitude | 5.3 |
Size | 20' |
Right Ascension | 18h 3' 41.3" (2000) |
Declination | 24° 22' 49" S |
Constellation | Sagittarius |
Description | eL, eiF, st F (Part of M8, includes NGC6523 and NGC6526) |
Classification | E+* |
Andrew Cooper
Aug 11, 2017 Waikoloa, HI (map)
Hodgepodge w/TV-76mm f/6 APO @ 30x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%
A bright region of nebulosity surrounds a compact cluster of stars (NGC6523), several brighter regions separated by rifts, one surrounds the cluster, another just to the west, rich Milky Way starfield fills the telescope field, M20 visible about 1° to the north, NGC6544 and NGC6553 to the south
4 Sagittarii | 5 Sagittarii | 7 Sagittarii |
9 Sagittarii | Barnard 296 | Barnard 88 |
Barnard 89 | Bochum14 | IC 1271 |
IC 4678 | Messier 8 | NGC 6506 |
NGC 6526 | NGC 6530 | NGC 6544 |
Ru137 | Ru138 | Ru139 |
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