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Messier 26
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Messier 26, also known as M26 or NGC 6694, is an open cluster of stars in the constellation Scutum, discovered by Charles Messier in 1764. At 8th magnitude it is a challenge to find with typical binoculars, though it is visible in a telescope of at least 3 inches of aperture; roughly two dozen stars are visible through a telescope of 6 to 8 inches, and it lies south-southwest of the larger cluster Messier 11.
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