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
- Annotate
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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 6.3)
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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. 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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