M 21 NGC 6531 Type of object: Open cluster Catalog position for epoch J2000.0 Right ascension: 18h 04m 36.0s Declination: -22° 30' 00" Constellation: Sagittarius Object information Magnitude: 5.9 Size: 13.0' Number of stars: 70 Magnitude of brightest star: 7.3 Object classification: I 3 m Description: Cl,pRi,lC,st9...12 Notes: In Sgr OB1,36 members to 12th mag

M 22 NGC 6656 Type of object: Globular cluster Catalog position for epoch J2000.0 Right ascension: 18h 36m 24.2s Declination: -23° 54' 12" Constellation: Sagittarius Object information Magnitude: 5.1 Size: 24.0' Object classification: 7 Description: vB,vL,R,vRi,vmC Notes: Stars mags 11...,one of finest globs

M 23 NGC 6494 Type of object: Open cluster Catalog position for epoch J2000.0 Right ascension: 17h 56m 48.0s Declination: -19° 01' 00" Constellation: Sagittarius Object information Magnitude: 5.5 Size: 27.0' Number of stars: 150 Magnitude of brightest star: 9.2 Object classification: III 1 m Description: Cl,B,vL,pRi,lC,*10.. Notes: 100 members to 13th mag

M 24 Mel 197 Type of object: Open cluster Catalog position for epoch J2000.0 Right ascension: 18h 16m 42.0s Declination: -18° 39' 00" Constellation: Sagittarius Object information Magnitude: 4.0 Size: 100.0'x100.0' Object classification: Description: vvB,eL,mE,many * of diff mags Notes: Small Sagittarius Star Cloud,sev drk neb and NGC 6603 invl

M 25 IC 4725 Type of object: Open cluster Catalog position for epoch J2000.0 Right ascension: 18h 31m 36.0s Declination: -19° 15' 00" Constellation: Sagittarius Object information Magnitude: 4.6 Size: 32.0' Number of stars: 30 Magnitude of brightest star: 6.7 Object classification: I 2 p Description: Cl,pC Notes: Contains U Sgr,Stars mags 6...10

M 26 NGC 6694 Type of object: Open cluster Catalog position for epoch J2000.0 Right ascension: 18h 45m 12.0s Declination: -9° 24' 00" Constellation: Scutum Object information Magnitude: 8.0 Size: 15.0' Number of stars: 30 Magnitude of brightest star: 10.3 Object classification: I 1 m Description: Cl,cL,pRi,pC,st12..15 Notes: Finderscope will show why Messier included it,70 * to 14 m

M 27 NGC 6853 PK 60- 3.1 Type of object: Planetary nebula Catalog position for epoch J2000.0 Right ascension: 19h 59m 33.5s Declination: +22° 43' 15" Constellation: Vulpecula Object information Magnitude: 7.3 Size: 8.0'x5.7' Magnitude of central star: 13.5 Object classification: 3(2) Description: !!vB,vL,bi-N,IE,Dumbbell Neb Notes: PK60-3.1,Lord Rosse drew 18* invl

M 28 NGC 6626 Type of object: Globular cluster Catalog position for epoch J2000.0 Right ascension: 18h 24m 32.9s Declination: -24° 52' 12" Constellation: Sagittarius Object information Magnitude: 6.9 Size: 11.2' Object classification: 4 Description: vB,L,R,geCM,rrr Notes: 45' NW from Lambda SGR,* mags 14..

M 29 NGC 6913 Type of object: Open cluster Catalog position for epoch J2000.0 Right ascension: 20h 23m 54.0 Declination: +38° 32' 00" Constellation: Cygnus Object information Magnitude: 6.6 Size: 7.0' Number of stars: 50 Magnitude of brightest star: 8.6 Object classification: III 3 p n Description: Cl,P,lC,st L&S Notes: About 20 stars mags 8...

M 30 NGC 7099 Type of object: Globular cluster Catalog position for epoch J2000.0 Right ascension: 21h 40m 22.0s Declination: -23° 10' 45" Constellation: Capricornus Object information Magnitude: 7.5 Size: 11.0' Object classification: 5 Description: !,B,L,lE,gpmbM,st 12...16 Notes: Wm. Herschel saw very elliptical shape