Wild Duck Cluster: The image represents a wide angle view of M11, showing it among the thousands of stars in the small scutum cloud. Prominent dark nebulae are also imaged where dust clouds absorb the light of the background stars.
Object |
Wild Duck Cluster(Wide Angle) |
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Catagory |
Open Clusters |
Designation |
M 011 |
Constellation |
Scutum |
Optics |
TMB 130 f/6 |
Camera |
QHY8/ALccd 6c |
Exposure |
10 x 5min, IDAS LPS, Maxim DL for image acquisition |
Calibration |
No Dark- and Flat Frame |
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Guiding |
Meade DSI Pro II and TMB 80 as Guide Scope, Guiding Software: Maxim DL |
Mount |
Astro-Physics 900 GTO |
Processing |
ImagesPlus, Neat Image, Photoshop |
Location, Date |
Eningen, Germany - 15 July 2007 |
Remark |