Messier 26 - Open Cluster in Scutum
Description: Open Cluster in Scutum. The darker star colours are due to this cluster being embedded in a thin dust cloud. Click here for a wide-field view. 8th magnitude, 30 stars about 14 arc minutes across. Also known as NGC6694. Camera: SBIG ST-8XE at -10C Filter: SBIG standard RGB set. Scope: Takahashi FSQ-106 Exposure: 3 x 5 minutes per colour Location: Wilson Coulee Observatory, Ab. Date: 21 July 2006

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