M11 - The Wild Duck Cluster (widefield image)
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Landgraaf
TMB 80/480 @ f4.8 (TeleVue TRF2008 FR&FF)
Baader UHC-S
Losmandy G-11
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Atik 1HS, Vixen VMC110L & Guidemaster
SBIG ST-8300M
18 x 180 sec
54m
SBIG ST-8300M
18 x 180 sec
54m
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Maximum Resolution 2000 x 1500 Pixel (832 kB)
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Object info
M11 contains an estimated 2900 stars and lies at a distance of 6.200 light years. The Wild Duck Cluster is one of the richest and most compact of the known open clusters. Its age is estimated to be about 220 million years.
Processing
All separate frames were calibrated, aligned and stacked in ImagesPlus 2.8.
Photoshop CS4 was used for further processing - curves adjustment, levels adjustment, etc. Noal Carboni's Astronomy tools were also used.
Comments
Quite humid conditions.
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