M11 Wild Dusk cluster

M11 Wild Duck Cluster is an open cluster of stars in the constellation Scutum. It was discovered by Gottfried Kirch in 1681. Charles Messier included it in his catalogue of diffuse objects in 1764. Its popular name derives from the brighter stars forming a triangle which could resemble a flying flock of ducks.

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li-937 Last Observed Sep 8, 2013 Starland Alberta Star Party

Keywords:M11,Wild,Duck, open cluster, Scutum, Messier