Ruud de Vries - Dutch Backyard Astrophotography
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M11, Wild Duck Cluster
Very nice open cluster in Scutum. The cluster consist of 2900 stars. On the left you see a small cluster named NGC 6704.
| Name and aliases | M 11, NGC 6705 |
| Common names | Amas de l'Ecu de Sobieski, Wild Duck Cluster |
| Type | Open (galactic) Cluster |
| Coordinates | 18:51:03.84 -06:16:19.2 |
| Radial velocity | 35.7 km/s |
| Link | Simbad |
| Link | HyperLeda |
M11, Wild Duck Cluster
Camera
Canon 60d (modded)
Telescope
TS 90/600
Mount
Skywatcher HEQ5
Flattener
TSFlat2,5
Guiding camera
Starlight Xpress Lodestar
Exposure
14 * 240sec