The open star cluster NGC 6709, located in the constellation Aquila near its border with Ophiuchus, is observable with binoculars or telescopes. NGC 6709 has an apparent magnitude of 6.7 and an ...
LAST month, we looked for the constellation of Cygnus, the swan. I like to think of our next target, the constellation of Aquila, the eagle, as a little sister to Cygnus: it is also named after a bird ...