Image collection based on the sky tour "Opening up the summer skies" featured in the June 2012 edition of Astronomy Now. Comprising star clusters in Cygnus, Sagiitta, Serpens, Scutum and Sagittarius.

	1. M8 - Star Cluster/Nebula (Lagoon Nebula, NGC 6530)
	2. M23 - Open Cluster (NGC 6494)
	3. M26 - Open Cluster
	4. M11 - Open Cluster ("Wild Duck Cluster")
	5. IC 4756 - Open Cluster ('Graffs Cluster')
	6. Harvard 20 / Collinder 408 - Open Cluster (not yet imaged)
	7. NGC 6791 - Open Cluster
	8. M39 - Open Cluster

M8 (Sagittarus)

CCD Image (45% size reduction, cropped) 10 x 15s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 2009-06-25 23:31 h UT (#373033-42) 12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME [ Larger view 70% size ]

M23 (Sagittarus)

CCD Image Mosaic (30% size reduction 20s sec exposure, 2x2 binning, C Filter 2009-05-27 00:02 h UT (#369134-50) 12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME Image at 10 deg above SSE horizon

M23 - detail central area

CCD Image (60% size reduction) 4 x 30s sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2009-05-26 23:53 h UT (#369128-32) 12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME Image at 10 deg above SSE horizon

M26  (Scutum)

CCD image,  5 x 20 sec exposures  (top - median combine bottom - summed combine) 2003-08-05  21:57 to 21:59 h UT (#49049-49053) Image : 11.4 x 7.6 arc mins  8" LX200 classic + ST-7e

M11 (Scutum)

CCD Image Mosaic, 3x4, (50% size) 30 sec exposure, 2x2 binning, C Filter Cropped 2007-05-20 01:15h UT (#200083-94) [larger image, 70% size]

NGC 6791 (Lyra)

CCD Image (Linear Scale, 75% size) 3 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter  2010-08-26 21:51hUT (#426057-60) 12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

M39 (Cygnus)

Central portion of a CCD Image Mosaic (5x3,  15 Frames) 20 sec exposure,  R Filter 2005-10-09 03:16 h UT  (#99084-98 {S98} ) 8" LX200 classic + ST-7e (Full Size)