Caught Messier 56 (~33,000 ly away in Lyra) on night 1 of my globular cluster run. Short exposure, decent guiding—solid result!
Tag: NGC 6779
Messier 56, a globular cluster in the constellation Lyra located about 32,900 to 33,000 light-years from Earth, reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed in early July.