Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scutum (Sct)  ·  Contains:  Amas de l'Ecu de Sobieski  ·  LDN 516  ·  M 11  ·  NGC 6705  ·  Wild Duck Cluster
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Wild Duck cluster, Matteo Mooren
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Wild Duck cluster

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Wild Duck cluster

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Object type : open starcluster
Distance : 6,200 lightyears
Starcount : 2,900
Age : 220 million years

This is a beautiful very rich compact open starcliuster. Only took 30 exposures of 30 seconds, but that seems enough for this kind of objects.

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Wild Duck cluster, Matteo Mooren