The magnitude 12.3 irregular galaxy NGC 6745 lies 2.8° northwest of magnitude 4.4 Eta (η) Lyrae. Astronomy: Roen Kelly
Each week, Astronomy magazine Senior Editor Michael E. Bakich, a
master at explaining how to observe, posts a podcast about three or more
objects or events you can see in the sky.
Targets for August 9–16, 2012
Small telescope: Open cluster NGC 6709
Large telescope: The Chandelier Cluster (NGC 6723)
Large telescope: Irregular galaxy NGC 6745
