Messier 11

M11 (NGC 6705) is an open cluster in the constellation Scutum commonly known as the Wild Duck Cluster.

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Here’s the stars:

by Mark Bailey

The picture was taken with a modified Canon Rebel on a TEC 140 from the Alpenglow-Torrey House Observatory in the dark sky community of Torrey, Utah (Bortle 2-3) on October 24, 2022. 10 2-minute frames stacked in Deep Sky Stacker = 20 minute exposure.

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