Herschel 363
NGC 6830

Object Type Open Cluster
Constellation Vulpecular
Magnitude 7.9
Size 6.0' x 6.0'


Combination of 15, 1 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.

Number 363 in the Herschel 400 list is NGC 6830. A fairly large and scattered cluster, it is almost lost amongst the numerous background stars of the Milky Way.

Visual Observation Notes:- NGC 6830.

Large scattered cluster. Some bright stars but very many fainter stars.
18" f/5 newtonian. 16mm nagler eyepiece. 143x.
Sky View observatory. Zenith limiting magnitude 6.7.