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About:
The Wild Duck Cluster (also known as Messier 11, or NGC 6705) is an open cluster in the constellation Scutum. It was discovered by Gottfried Kirch in 1681. Charles Messier included it in his catalogue in 1764. The Wild Duck Cluster is one of the richest and most compact of the known open clusters, containing about 2900 stars. Its age has been estimated to about 220 million years. Its name derives from the brighter stars forming a triangle which could represent a flying flock of ducks. [Text from Wikipedia]

Pubblications "Astronomy Now" Issue - August, 2023
Optics: Takahashi FSQ-106EDXIII F/3.6 383mm. - APO Refractor
Mount: AP Mach1 GTO
Camera: Canon 5D MkII - Baader Mod
Filters: OSC
Guiding Systems: Tecnosky 60/228 Guide Scope- SX Lodestar
Dates/Times: 30 May 2013
Location: Pragelato - Turin - Italy
Exposure Details: OSC => 27 = > (9x3) ISO 1600 [num x minutes]
Cooling Details: Ambient 12°C
Acquisition: BackyardEOS, TheSkyX
Processing: CCDStack2+, PixInsight, PS CS5
Mean FWHM: 3.12
SQM-L: 20.15