Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  Hourglass nebula  ·  Lagoon nebula  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  The star 7Sgr  ·  The star 9Sgr
NGC 6530, 



    
        

            Alan Calhoun
NGC 6530
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NGC 6530

NGC 6530, 



    
        

            Alan Calhoun
NGC 6530
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NGC 6530

Acquisition details

Dates:
May 19, 2018
Frames:
12×300(1h)
Integration:
1h
Avg. Moon age:
4.50 days
Avg. Moon phase:
21.21%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 2070880

RA center: 18h04m32s.4

DEC center: -24°2707

Pixel scale: 0.766 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 149.545 degrees

Field radius: 0.709 degrees

Resolution: 1824x1228

File size: 1.4 MB

Locations: Home, Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States

Data source: Backyard

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NGC 6530, 



    
        

            Alan Calhoun