Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scutum (Sct)  ·  Contains:  Amas de l'Ecu de Sobieski  ·  M 11  ·  NGC 6704  ·  NGC 6705  ·  Wild Duck Cluster
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M11 Wild Duck and NGC 6704 in Scutum, Rafał Szwejkowski

M11 Wild Duck and NGC 6704 in Scutum

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M11 Wild Duck and NGC 6704 in Scutum, Rafał Szwejkowski

M11 Wild Duck and NGC 6704 in Scutum

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The Wild Duck cluster in Scutum, one of my favorite areas of the sky.  It's very low in the sky from my latitude and the FWHM shows it.

568 Cheruskia (mag, 14.4), a 49 km-diameter planetoid discovered in 1905, left a minor stacking artefact which I left alone as it doesn't really detract from the picture.

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Title: Minor planet 568 Cheruskia

Description: This planetoid appears (due to its rather rapid proper motion) as a trail with colors changing in sequence R B G, matching the 30 mins of exposure of each respective filter.

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M11 Wild Duck and NGC 6704 in Scutum, Rafał Szwejkowski