NGC 6822

Name:Barnard's galaxy

Constellation:Sagittarius

Instrument:8-inch F5 reflector with Sky Watcher coma corrector and an ASI 585 (Gain 200 -20c).

Exposure time: A stack of 47 three-minute exposures

Star Chart from Michael Vlasov's Deep sky hunter star atlas available on line https://www.deepskywatch.com/deep-sky-hunter-atlas.html

			AP#86 : NGC 6822
			Name:Barnard's galaxy Constellation:Sagittarius Instrument:8-inch F5 reflector with Sky Watcher coma corrector and an ASI 585 (Gain 200 -20c). Exposure time: A stack of 47 three-minute exposures Star Chart from Michael Vlasov's Deep sky hunter star atlas available on line https://www.deepskywatch.com/deep-sky-hunter-atlas.html


	Magnitude: 9.3 Angular size: 15.5' X 13.5' This is a barred irregular galaxy discovered by E. E. Barnard in 1884, which is why it is called "Barnard's galaxy". It is a large galaxy that is very diffuse with no structure. It is similar to the small magallenic cloud. Go to AP#87 NGC 6888 Return to AP100 main page.