Galaxies
Object reference | Size | Shape | Visual Scale | Telescope used |
NGC 7013 | small | thin oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 6798 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 6764 | very small | oval | Darkstar 14 inch | |
NGC 6824 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
IC 1392 | very small | oval | Darkstar 14 inch |
This table is sorted by visual scale and then size.
Other notes
Best placed in early summer through to mid autumn.
Cygnus has galactic co-ordinates of approximately 80, 0.
So when you look at this constellation you are looking at the galactic plane along the Orion spiral arm of our galaxy.