The open cluster NGC 6800
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , NGC 6800 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:58 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 73° above your southern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:17, 73° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:49, when it sinks below 22° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC 6800
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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