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M21

M21 — Open Cluster M21

Open Cluster
· Sagittarius
Beginner
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Target information

Object type
Open Cluster
Constellation
Sagittarius
Right ascension
18h 04m 36s
Declination
-22° 30′ 00″
Magnitude
6.5
Angular size
13′
Surface brightness
Not recorded
Difficulty
Beginner
Best months
Jun-Sep
Catalog IDs
M21

Recommended telescopes

Celestron
2800mm f/10.0 · 279mm aperture
Frames 45% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
3910mm f/11.0 · 356mm aperture
Frames 63% of APS-C FOV
Meade
2540mm f/10.0 · 254mm aperture
Frames 41% of APS-C FOV
Astro-Tech
2432mm f/8.0 · 305mm aperture
Frames 39% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
2415mm f/11.5 · 210mm aperture
Frames 39% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 38% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

QHYCCD
3.76µm pixels · cooled
Player One
4.63µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
5.94µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ToupTek
2.90µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

FOV 0.48° × 0.32°
Scale 0.28″/px
Target fills 67% of frame
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FOV 0.34° × 0.23°
Scale 0.20″/px
Target fills 94% of frame
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FOV 0.43° × 0.29°
Scale 0.38″/px
Target fills 74% of frame
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