M56, Lyra, 48min, 8"LX200 f4.2, MX7C, IDAS
Average of (16) 3min exposures aquired with Astroart, processed with Astroart and AIP4WIN

M56 is located in the constellation Lyra.  It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1779 and was described as a "nebula without stars".  The distance to M56 is roughly 46,000 light years and the cluster is moving toward us at 88miles/sec.