How to find NGC6803 from Altair

Identify the first reference star, then follow the numbered hops.

Follow the route from one recognizable star to the next until you reach NGC6803.

NGC6803 is 52° above the horizon toward the northwest.

Altair

Center Altair in the finder or a low-power eyepiece before following the field stars.

From Altair, move about 4.2° toward the northwest until you reach HYG 96481.0.

From HYG 96481.0, move about 1.8° toward the southwest until you reach NGC6803. This is the target field.