Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Foxhead Cluster  ·  NGC 6819
NGC6819 / Foxhead Cluster, Jeff Donaldson
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NGC6819 / Foxhead Cluster

NGC6819 / Foxhead Cluster, Jeff Donaldson
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NGC6819 / Foxhead Cluster

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Fox Head is a remote star open cluster in the Cygnus constellation, nearby Lyra. This one is about 7200 light-years away and contains not so many stars. When observed visually it resembles the head of a fox, hence its nickname “Fox Head Cluster”.

This is a test of the Orion/Sky-Watcher 0.85x Reducer/Flattener.

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NGC6819 / Foxhead Cluster, Jeff Donaldson