How to find NGC6826
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 NGC6826.
NGC6826 is 73° above the horizon toward the Northwest.
Use Cygnus as the large-scale sky landmark before following the numbered route.
field star · mag 4.0
From Deneb, move about 5.1° toward the north-west until you reach field star · mag 4.0.
field star · mag 5.1
From field star · mag 4.0, move about 3.3° toward the north-west until you reach field star · mag 5.1.
