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Despite hazy, light polluted condition, this image of NGC 6781 taken by Jon Talbot is stunning. NGC 6781 is a small, loose,open cluster of blue/white stars to the left of the bright orange star 27 Cygni which is just right of center. This open cluster lies within the Cygnus region of the MIlky Way. Image Details: Stellarvue SV160R Triplet Refractor, Stellarvue SFF160 Field Flattener, Mountain Instruments MI-250 mount, SBIG STL11K Camera, Standard SBIG LRGB filters. Exposure: LRGB 200: 60:60:60, Camera/Mount Control: Maxim DL 4.56, CCD Commander, Location: Stark Bayou Observatory, Ocean Springs, MS. Date: July 10, 2010
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