Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Vulpecula (Vul)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6823
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Sharpless 2-86, NGC6823 & NGC6820, Jure
Sharpless 2-86, NGC6823 & NGC6820
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Sharpless 2-86, NGC6823 & NGC6820

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Sharpless 2-86, NGC6823 & NGC6820, Jure
Sharpless 2-86, NGC6823 & NGC6820
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Sharpless 2-86, NGC6823 & NGC6820

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Open cluster NGC6823 and the small reflection nebula NGC2680 are embedded in emission nebula Sh 2-86. The pillars of dark hydrogen molecules are not unlike the famous Pillar of Creation in M16. NGC6820, to the lower right centre (small reddish nebula) is a very compact HII region. NGC6823 is a young open cluster some 6000 light years away.

I finally managed to get about 12 hrs of data, the weather has been all but good this year. I'd like to get a few hours more on this interesting region.

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Sharpless 2-86, NGC6823 & NGC6820, Jure

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