The famous Blinking Planetary (NGC 6826) in Cygnus the Swan lies 2.6° southeast of the magnitude 3.8 star Iota (ι) Cygni. Astronomy: Roen Kelly
Each week, Astronomy magazine Senior Editor Michael E. Bakich, a
master at explaining how to observe, posts a podcast about three or more
objects or events you can see in the sky.
Targets for August 23–30, 2012
Small telescope: Globular clusters M55 and M71
Large telescope: The Little Gem (NGC 6818)
Large telescope: The Blinking Planetary (NGC 6826)
