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M11 Wild Duck Cluster in Scutum, Sigga
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M11 Wild Duck Cluster in Scutum

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M11 Wild Duck Cluster in Scutum

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The Wild Duck Cluster (also known as Messier 11, or NGC 6705) is an open cluster in the constellation Scutum. It was discovered by Gottfried Kirch in 1681. Charles Messier included it in his catalogue in 1764.

M11 is one of the richest and most compact of the known open clusters, containing about 2900 stars. Its age has been estimated to about 250 million years.

--Wikipedia

More:

Messier11 - Wikipedia

Messier11 - Astropixels.com

Messier11 - SEDS

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