The Wild Duck cluster
The Wide Field Imager (WFI) on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile has taken this beautiful image of the open Wild Duck Cluster, Messier 11, or NGC 6705. The blue stars in the centre of the image are the young, hot stars of the cluster. The surrounding redder stars are older, cooler background stars.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso1430a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 1 October 2014, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1430 |
| Size: | 8966 x 6473 px |
About the Object
| Name: | M 11, Wild Duck Cluster |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Open |
| Distance: | 6000 light years |
| Constellation: | Scutum |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 18 51 3.49 |
| Position (Dec): | -6° 15' 33.12" |
| Field of view: | 35.59 x 25.70 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical V | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Infrared I | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |