Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Vulpecula (Vul)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6823
NGC 6823, jprejean
NGC 6823
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NGC 6823

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
NGC 6823, jprejean
NGC 6823
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NGC 6823

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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Open star cluster NGC 6823 is about 50 light-years across and lies about 6,000 light-years away. The center of the cluster formed about two million years ago and is dominated in brightness by a host of bright young blue stars. Outer parts of the cluster contain even younger stars. It forms the core of the Vulpecula OB1 stellar association.

Processed from FITs subframes in from Telescope Live using PixInsight.  Captured at El Sauce Observatory in Chile.

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NGC 6823, jprejean