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NGC 6820, John Bozeman

NGC 6820

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NGC 6820, John Bozeman

NGC 6820

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NGC 6820 is a small reflection nebula near the open cluster NGC 6823 in Vulpecula. The reflection nebula and cluster are embedded in a large faint emission nebula called Sh 2-86. The whole area of nebulosity is often referred to as NGC 6820. Open star cluster NGC 6823 is about 50 light-years across and lies about 6,000 light-years away.

12 micron IR data from the WISE All Sky SUrvey. Processed with FITS Liberator, PixInsight, and Photoshop 2022.

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NGC 6820, John Bozeman