Type | Open Cluster |
---|---|
Magnitude | 4.6 |
Size | 15' |
Right Ascension | 18h 4' 31.0" (2000) |
Declination | 24° 21' 29" S |
Constellation | Sagittarius |
Description | Cl, B, L, pRi, f M8 (cluster in M8) |
Classification | II 2 m n |
Andrew Cooper
Sep 16, 2020 Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 76x
Seeing: 5 Transparency: 6 Moon: 11%
The open cluster embedded in eastern reach of M8, The Lagoon Nebula, big, bright! a couple dozen 7-9th magnitude stars scatterred in a 15' area, coarse, fully resolved, the field filled with bight nebulae
7 Sagittarii | 9 Sagittarii | Barnard 296 |
Barnard 88 | Barnard 89 | Bochum 14 |
IC 1271 | IC 4678 | IC 4681 |
Messier 8 | NGC 6526 | NGC 6533 |
NGC 6544 | Ru139 |
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