Finder Charts for the Starfish Galaxy (NGC
6240)
The above chart
shows the location of NGC 6240 in Ophiuchus. The chart spans about 40o
and the faintest stars are about 7.5th magnitude. North is up, east is
left.
The above chart
shows approximately a 10o
region.
The faintest stars are magnitude 9. North is up, east is left.

Finally, the
above chart shows a simulated view in an 18-inch telescope with a 22mm
Panoptic. The circle represents a 44' field of view. The faintest stars
are approximately magnitude 15. North is down and east is to the right.
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