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Messier 26 is a rather inconspicuous cluster located 5,000 light years away, in the constellation Scutum. Its brightest star, HD 173348, has a magnitude of +9.5, being the rest of the remaining about 90 stars, dimmer than magnitude +11.
Additional Information
Object
Name(s): Messier 26. M26. NGC 6694
Type: Open Cluster
RA: 18h 45m 17s
Dec: -09º 22’ 55”
Constellation: Scutum
Size (arcmin): 12×12 arcmin
Magnitude: +8.0
Distance: 5,000 ly
Image
Date: 2021-06-14 to 2021-07-29
Location: iTelescope.net, SSO near Coonabarabran, NSW Australia
Size (arcmin): 41×41 arcmin
Telescope: 17” f/6.8 Reflector
Camera: FLI PL16803 (4096x4096pix)
Total exposure: 3 hours (R:G:B 1:1:1 h)
Processing: CCDStack, Photoshop CC 2021