Irregular galaxy in Sagittarius
Barnard's Galaxy is an irregulary galaxy and a member of the local group of galaxies that includes our own Milky Way galaxy. It is about 1.6 million light years away, making it one of the closest galaxies to us.
NGC 6822 is diffuse and not very bright, but it is not that hard to see with a small telescope if you use a low-power eyepiece to get the widest possible field of view. It is located just a few degrees to the northeast of the "teaspoon" asterism in Sagittarius, which serves as a convenient guide to locating the galaxy. NGC 6822 appears as a faint oblong patch among the dense star regions of Sagittarius.
| Magnitude | 9.3 |
| Apparent Size | 15' x 13' |
| Distance (light yrs) | 1.6 million |
| Right Ascension | 19:45.0 |
| Declination | -14 47 |
| Field of View | 29' x 22' |
Image details: Exposure times of 21 minutes luminance, and 12 minutes each of red, green, and blue, taken with an SBIG ST-8300M imager and a 14" Meade LX850 telescope at f/6.
September 2016