Ground-based telescopic view of NGC 6791
This is a ground-based telescopic view of NGC 6791, located 13,300 light-years away in the constellation Lyra.
Credit:
NASA, ESA, DSS, and L. Bedin (STScI)
About the Image
NASA press release
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| Id: | opo0825b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 10 July 2008, 15:00 |
| Size: | 1799 x 2315 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 6791 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Open |
| Distance: | 13000 light years |