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NGC 6520 and Barnard 86
NGC 6520 is an open cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, consisting of about 25 stars of magnitude 9-12.  At its western edge (to the right in this image) lies the dark nebula Barnard 86 (B86).

NGC 6520 and Barnard 86

NGC 6520 is an open cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, consisting of about 25 stars of magnitude 9-12. At its western edge (to the right in this image) lies the dark nebula Barnard 86 (B86).




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Filename:NGC6520-B86-LRGB-20190727-1.jpg
Album name:27telp / Star Clusters
Location and Date:OCA site near Anza, CA, 7/27/2019
Equipment:William Optics FLT-132 refractor, QSI-583wsg CCD camera, Astro-Physics 1200GTO mount, Borg Mini-50 guidescope, Starlight Xpress Ultrastar guide camera
Settings:Luminance - 7 exposures @ 5 minutes each, bin1x1; Red, Green, Blue - 7 exposures @ 5 minutes each, bin 2x2
Notes:Image Capture: Sequence Generator Pro, PHD2; Processing: CCDStack2 and Adobe Photoshop CC
Filesize:8055 KiB
Date added:Aug 10, 2019
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