Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Vulpecula (Vul)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6823  ·  Sh2-86  ·  TYC2139-1222-1  ·  TYC2139-1280-1  ·  TYC2139-1437-1  ·  TYC2139-1440-1  ·  TYC2139-1460-1  ·  TYC2139-1475-1  ·  TYC2139-1512-1  ·  TYC2139-1563-1  ·  TYC2139-1570-1  ·  TYC2139-1632-1  ·  TYC2139-1642-1  ·  TYC2139-1656-1  ·  TYC2139-1663-1  ·  TYC2139-1751-1  ·  TYC2139-1756-1  ·  TYC2139-1767-1  ·  TYC2139-1840-1  ·  TYC2139-1856-1  ·  TYC2139-1904-1  ·  TYC2139-1928-1  ·  TYC2139-2013-1  ·  TYC2139-2025-1  ·  TYC2139-2207-1  ·  TYC2139-2216-1  ·  TYC2139-2247-1  ·  TYC2139-2261-1  ·  TYC2139-2396-1  ·  TYC2139-900-1  ·  And 18 more.
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NGC 6820 and NGC 6823, Corey Rueckheim
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NGC 6820 and NGC 6823

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NGC 6820 and NGC 6823, Corey Rueckheim
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NGC 6820 and NGC 6823

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I noticed the nebulosity of NGC 6820 while steering the telescope across this area with Stellarium. I was so fascinated by the nebulosity that it didn't even realize that there was also an embedded open cluster, NGC 6823. I took two images of this field, each with a different exposure length. This first image, a stack of shorter 30-second exposures, looks better to me because the stars are not as overexposed. A faint satellite crossed the field during one of the exposures, leaving a vertical trail across this image. If anyone knows how to identify this faint satellite, please leave a comment! It passed through the field on 2019-09-24 between approximately 03:36 and 03:41 UT.

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NGC 6820 and NGC 6823, Corey Rueckheim

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