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Blinking Planetary (NGC 6826)

Blinking Planetary (NGC 6826) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Cygnus with an apparent magnitude of 9.4, spanning about 0 arcminutes. It is within reach of binoculars or a small telescope.

It is best placed in the evening sky around July. It is visible from the whole northern hemisphere and from southern latitudes down to about 39°S. It is circumpolar (never sets) north of latitude 39°N.

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