Observation by Alan Thomas: NGC6709 Open Cluster in Aquila

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Alan Thomas

Observer

Alan Thomas

Observed

2022 Aug 06 - 21:06

Uploaded

2022 Aug 07 - 13:48

Objects

NGC6709

Equipment

Unistellar eQuinox 112mm reflector

Exposure

10min.

Location

Norbreck Observatory, Warrington, Cheshire, UK.

Target name

NGC6709 Open Cluster in Aquila

Title

NGC6709 Open Cluster in Aquila

About this image

This loose and rather indistict open cluster (Class IV 2 m) is fairly young at millions, rather than billions of years old. It lies towards the centre of the Galaxy.

Distance c.3,510ly. Age c.141million years.

Bortle 7/8, light high cloud, Moon waxing gibbous 67%, nine days old.

Files associated with this observation

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