How to find NGC6709
This guide uses bright stars first, then narrows the field for a telescope or binocular finder. Use Cygnus as the main sky landmark.
Follow the route from one recognizable star to the next until you reach NGC6709.
NGC6709 is 30° above the horizon toward the West.
Use Cygnus as the large-scale sky landmark before following the numbered route.
field star · mag 6.3
From Altair, move about 7.0° toward the west until you reach field star · mag 6.3.
field star · mag 6.8
From field star · mag 6.3, move about 5.8° toward the west until you reach field star · mag 6.8.
