Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Lyra (Lyr)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6791
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NGC 6791 - Open Cluster in Lyra, gigiastro
NGC 6791 - Open Cluster in Lyra
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NGC 6791 - Open Cluster in Lyra

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NGC 6791 - Open Cluster in Lyra, gigiastro
NGC 6791 - Open Cluster in Lyra
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NGC 6791 - Open Cluster in Lyra

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"An unusually rich galactic star cluster in the Lyra Milky Way"

(Burnham's Celestial Handbook)

"..it is one of the oldest and most metal-rich clusters in the Milky Way.

This is contrary to the typical rule-of-thumb where older means more metal-poor.

Compounded with the fact that it has an unusually high population of stars,

NGC 6791 is among the most studied clusters in the sky."

(Wikipedia)

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(unguided)

10 dark

no flat

no bias

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NGC 6791 - Open Cluster in Lyra, gigiastro