M 11  -  Wild Duck Cluster


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Object data of Messier11

Object type: Open star cluster (I2r)
Size: 14'
Magnitude: 5.8 mag
Constellation: Sct
Distance: 6,200 Ly
   
Notes: Messier 11 (also known as Wild Duck Cluster) is an open star cluster in the constellation Scutum.

Exposure data

Date: 2017-07-25
Location: ATHOS Centro Astronomico / La Palma (900m)
Telescope: Astro-Physics 130mm f/6.3 Starfire EDF
Camera: Canon EOS 1000Da (ISO800)
Mount: Skywatcher AZ EQ6
Exposure time: 34x5min
Exposure time total: 2h50min
   
Notes: Image acquisition by CEDIC team (Markus Blauensteiner, Christoph Kaltseis, Bernhard Hubl, Michael Hanl)

Image processing by Markus Blauensteiner

Bad transparency because of Calima


 

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