Telescope Reviews: Re: Binocular Icon 22 : NGC 6885.

Nice drawing!

This object is in the Caldwell list, as you know. But this one entry in that list more than any other has led to my complete dismissal of Moore's "catalogue." As a self-confessed "Moon man", Moore has had, I believe, little more than a passing interest in the deep sky.

He might not have even looked once at some of his "Caldwell" objects. If he had, he'd almost certainly have skipped NGC6885 and instead included the *much* more spectacular NGC6940, just a few degrees away.

I believe 6885 got included because its integrated magnitude was bright, due to the uninvolved non-member 20 Vul. Without that one accidental luminary, 6885's total magnitude would be unimpressive indeed.

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