Podcast: Night-sky targets for June 26-July 3, 2009
This week, the Keystone makes a great object for beginning observers, and globular cluster M10, and reflection nebula NGC 6726 provide nice targets for telescope owners.
Published:
June 25, 2009
 Bob and Janice Fera created this image with a Parallax Instruments 12.5-inch Ritchey-Chrétien telescope at f/9 and an SBIG ST-10XE CCD camera. The image is an RGB composite of 15, 15, and 15 minutes, respectively. The images were taken at Mt. Pinos, California on June 28, 2003.
Photo by Bob and Janice Fera
In each episode, Michael highlights:
- One object you can see without any optical aid
- One object you can see with a small (4-inch) telescope
- One object you can see with at least an 8-inch telescope
Targets for June 26-July 3, 2009
Naked eye: The Keystone
Small telescope: Globular cluster M10
8-inch or larger telescope: Reflection nebula NGC 6726
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