M26 (NGC 6694)
Apparent Magnitude: 8.0
Distance Aprox: 5,000 light-years
Constellation: Scutum
Star Count Aprox: 90
Diameter: 22 light-years
M26 is an open cluster. Messier 26 is notable for a region of low star density near the cluster’s centre, likely a result of a cloud of interstellar dust blocking the light of the stars from our view.
Taken 7/7/18 in Grand Rapids, Ohio by Russell Kille on a CPC 1100 with Hyperstar @ F2 and ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera