Observation by Alan Thomas: M26 Open Cluster in Scutum

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Alan Thomas

Observer

Alan Thomas

Observed

2022 Jul 09 - 22:17

Uploaded

2022 Jul 10 - 11:36

Objects

M26

Equipment

Unistellar eQuinox 112mm reflector

Exposure

14min.

Location

Norbreck Observatory, Warrington, Cheshire, UK

Target name

M26 Open Cluster in Scutum

Title

M26 Open Cluster in Scutum

About this image

This attractive open cluster was discovered by Charles Messier in June 1764. It sits in a beautiful array of fainter stars.

Distance c.5,000ly. Diameter c.22ly. Age c.89million years.

Bortle 7/8, Moon waxing gibbous 80% 10 days old, but low in the SW.

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