Messier 11 wide field in Scutum
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deeplook.at
deeplook.at
open star cluster (I2r)
14’
5.8 mag
Sct
2017-07-22
Canon EF70-200 mm f/4 @ 70mm
iOptron Sky Tracker
124x1 min ISO 1600
2h 04min
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Canon EOS 500D
Image acquisition by CEDIC team
(Markus Blauensteiner, Bernhard Hubl, Christoph Kaltseis, Michael Hanl)
Image processing by Markus Blauensteiner
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Messier 11 (also known as Wild Duck Cluster) is an open star cluster
in the constellation Scutum.
The above wide-field image shows Messier 11
embedded in the Scutum Star Cloud.
Many Barnard dark nebulae are visible in this image, and severeal
Sharpless emission nebulae.