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

M11 Wild Duck Cluster

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M11 Wild Duck Cluster, LittleGhost

M11 Wild Duck Cluster

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I often see (and have shot before) this cluster in a wider view (it is also beautiful in the eyepiece of my Mak127) but here I wanted to present it in close-up. Atmospheric diffraction is doing its job, but I took this photo as a test after installing a new spider in my Newton, in which, the way things are going, soon only original mirrors shall remain 🤣 (Baader Steeltrack focuser, already purchased, awaiting installation - not trivial - involves drilling the holes in the tube ).

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M11 Wild Duck Cluster, LittleGhost