Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scutum (Sct)  ·  Contains:  B104  ·  B105  ·  B106  ·  B107  ·  B108  ·  B109  ·  B110  ·  B111  ·  B112  ·  B114  ·  B115  ·  B116  ·  B117  ·  B117a  ·  B118  ·  B119  ·  B119a  ·  B120  ·  B121  ·  B318  ·  B320  ·  B322  ·  LDN 496  ·  LDN 506  ·  LDN 509  ·  LDN 512  ·  LDN 514  ·  LDN 516  ·  LDN 518  ·  LDN 521  ·  And 21 more.
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M11 Wild Duck Cluster Wide Field+ (17) Barnard dark nebula, Dave Erickson
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M11 Wild Duck Cluster Wide Field+ (17) Barnard dark nebula

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M11 Wild Duck Cluster Wide Field+ (17) Barnard dark nebula, Dave Erickson
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M11 Wild Duck Cluster Wide Field+ (17) Barnard dark nebula

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M11 Wild Duck Cluster Wide Field

The Wild Duck Cluster M11, NGC 6705 is an open cluster in the constellation Scutum. With about 2900 stars M11 is one of the richest and most compact of open clusters.

Here it stands prominently in a background milkyway star filed with foreground molecular clouds, and a large collection of (17) Barnard Dark nebula.

including Barnard Dark Nebula:

B107,B108,B109,B110,B111,B112,B114,B115,B116,B117,B118,B119,B119a,B120,B318,B320,B322

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  • M11 Wild Duck Cluster Wide Field+ (17) Barnard dark nebula, Dave Erickson
    Original
  • M11 Wild Duck Cluster Wide Field+ (17) Barnard dark nebula, Dave Erickson
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  • M11 Wild Duck Cluster Wide Field+ (17) Barnard dark nebula, Dave Erickson
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    M11 Wild Duck Cluster Wide Field+ (17) Barnard dark nebula, Dave Erickson
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M11 Wild Duck Cluster Wide Field+ (17) Barnard dark nebula, Dave Erickson