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M11 / NGC 6705, “Wild Duck” Cluster, Ron Bokleman
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M11 / NGC 6705, “Wild Duck” Cluster

M11 / NGC 6705, “Wild Duck” Cluster, Ron Bokleman
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M11 / NGC 6705, “Wild Duck” Cluster

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Messier 11 (M11), popularly known as the Wild Duck Cluster, is a rich, compact open cluster located in the southern constellation Scutum, the Shield. It has the designation NGC 6705 in the New General Catalogue.

Messier 11 has an apparent magnitude of 6.3 and lies at a distance of 6,200 light years, or 1,900 parsecs from Earth.

NOTE: Only 30 minutes of exposure time here is certainly not enough to appreciate this open cluster. However, this was my first attempt and is being left for comparison to my second attempt.

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M11 / NGC 6705, “Wild Duck” Cluster, Ron Bokleman

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