Messier 11 (Open Cluster) / NGC 6705 / Wild Duck Cluster
- The nickname “Wild Duck Cluster” comes from its triangular shape, which some early observers thought resembled a flock of wild ducks in flight.
o - It contains nearly 3,000 stars, making it one of the richest and most densely populated open clusters known.
- Object Name
M11
- Object Type
Open Cluster
- Constellation
Scutum
- Magnitude
+5.8
- Distance
6,000 light-years
- Age
220 million years old
- Annotated
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Equipment
Telescope:
Mount:
Accessories:
Sky-Watcher Esprint 80ED Triplet
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 GT
ZWO ASIair Plus
Camera:
Guiding:
Filter:
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro cooling
ZWO ASI1200MM
n/a
Bortle Scale: Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire (Bortle 7.3)
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Integration
- Date:
Saturday 2nd September 2023
- Moonlit:
Waxing Crescent 3 days old
Magnitude: -9.8
Moonlit: 7.8%
- Total:
180’s x 10 subs = 30 minutes
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Constellation :- Scutum (The Shield)
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M11
NGC 6705 / Wild Duck Cluster
Open Cluster
+5.8
5,500 light years / 23 light years across
Sct (Scutum / The Shield)
18h 51m 01s
-06° 16′ 27″
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| Abbreviation: Sct |
| English Name: The Shield |
| Genitive: Scuti |
| Hemisphere: Southern Hemisphere (Parts visible from the UK) |
| Location: Between the constellations of Sagittarius and Serpens. |
| Visible between latitudes: +70 and -90 degrees |
| Best season: Summer |
| Seen in three seasons: Spring, Summer and Autumn |
| Best seen in: Late July (map), and August (map) |
| Seen between: Late May and early October |
| Right Ascension (RA): 19 hour |
| Declination (DEC): -10 degrees |
| Area (square degrees): 475 (84th) |
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Facts about M11
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- Messier 11 (M11) is famous for being one of the richest and most beautiful star clusters in the night sky.
O - It is also called the Wild Duck Cluster, when viewed through a telescope, some people think the stars look like a flock of ducks flying across the sky.
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