The famous "Double Double". e 1 and 2 are separated by
108 arc sec. Each star is a double. e 1 consists of mag. 5.5 and 6.5 stars, separated by 2.8 arc sec., in
P.A. 359°. e 2 is mag. 5.0 and 5.5, P.A. 98° with a separation of 2.2 arc seconds.
M57! (NGC 6720)
18hr 53.6m
+33° 02'
The "Ring Nebula" - a bright ring shaped planetary nebula, 80 x 60 arc
seconds in diameter. Very high surface brightness at magnitude 8.8. (Lyra)
M56 (NGC 6779)
19hr 16.6m
+30° 11'
A bright globular cluster 7.1 arc minutes across, shining at mag. 8.3.
A dense type 10 globular, difficult to resolve with small scopes. (Lyra)
A rich open cluster of 300 stars, 13th mag and fainter. 16 arc
minutes in diameter, total integrated magnitude of 9.5. (Lyra)
NGC 6765
19hr 11m
+30° 33'
Another planetary nebula, 38 arc seconds in size. Mag 13.1p. with
a 16th mag central star. (Lyra)
NGC 6703
18hr 47m
+45° 33'
An 11.4th mag S0 lenticular galaxy, 2.6 x 2.5 arc minutes in size.
Look for mag 11.2 NGC 6702 next door, an E3 elliptical 2.1 x 1.6 arc minutes. (Lyra)
NGC 6891
20hr 15m
+12° 42'
A small planetary nebula, 12 arc seconds in diameter, mag 11.7p
with a mag 12.4 central star. (Delphinus)
NGC 6934
20hr 34m
+07° 24'
A compact (class 8) but bright globular cluster glowing at mag 8.9.
5.9 arc minutes in diameter. (Delphinus)
NGC 6905
20hr 22m
+20° 07'
One of the best summer planetary nebulae, this ring shaped nebula
is 46 arc seconds in diameter, glowing at mag 11.9. (Delphinus)
NGC 7006
21hr 01m
+16° 11'
One of the most distant globular clusters at 185,000 LY. 2.2 arc
minutes across, magnitude 10.6 . (Delphinus)
M57 - the central star! This elusive mag 15.2 star is made difficult by the brightness of the nebula.
Requires steady seeing, good clean optics and high magnification.
IC 1296
18hr 53m
+33° 04'
A difficult mag 14.8p SBb spiral galaxy located 4 arc minutes from
M57. Only 0.9 x 0.5 arc minutes in size.
