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ROOISAND Remote @ Rooisand Desert Ranch
Lacerta N25010c Newtonian, f/D = 4 QHY 268m PH, Baader CMOS Ha/LRGB filter
Skywatcher EQ8
L 87x5min / R 35x5 min / G 36x5min / B 37x5 min / Ha 67x5 min
21 h 40 min
data acquired remotely using Voyager Advanced data acquisition by: Markus Blauensteiner, Oliver Schneider & Faried Abu-Salih
NGC 6822 in Sagittarius
Irregular Dwarf Galaxy (IB(s)m)
14‘ x 18‘
9.3 mag (V)
Sgr
2023-06-02+03+12+14+15+16+17+18+19+21+22+20+23+30 + 2023-07-01+15+16+17+18
1.6 Mio ly
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NGC 6822 is also known as Barnard's Galaxy. It was discovered by Edwald Emerson Barnard in 1884 and there are many HII regions, especially in the northern part of the galaxy - a total of over 150 such nebulae have been cataloged in NGC 6822.