Object: Open cluster NGC 6834 Constell: CYG RA: 19h 52.2m Decl: +29° 25' Epoch: 2000 Mag: 7.8m Size: 5' Type: II 2 m Observer: Jere Kahanpää Obs. place: Jyväskylä, Finland Date/Time: 21./22.10.1993, 21.33 Telescope: N 205/1000 Magn: 133x Filter: Field: 22' NE Lim.mag: 5.0m Background sky: 4 Seeing: 2 Weather: The Moon has set. MW barely visible. Brightness: 3 Alt: 45° Description: A small cluster, est. size 6'. 40x: A bright grainy glow around a straight chain of half a dozen stars. Surrounds a 10m star. About 25 stars. At 133x the glow is resolved. The chain of bright stars which was seen at 40x is still the most striking feature. It runs through the cluster ENE-WSW and includes the central mag. 10 star. Two nebulous knot were seen: one is 3' S of the brightest star. It includes 4 faint (13.5m) stars. The second one is a bit fainter and lies at the same distance from the center but towards N. It consists of 3 stars and a vF glow. A nice group.