Wild Duck Cluster
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The 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. It
Open cluster Messier 11 in Scutum
A portion of M11, imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
M11 is visible with binoculars in the constellation of Scutum.
Scutum (constellation)
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Scutum is a small constellation. Its name is Latin for shield, and it was originally named Scutum Sobiescianum by Johannes Hevelius in 1684. Located just south of the celestial equator, its four brigh
Wild Duck Cluster
…The Wild Duck Cluster (also known as Messier 11, or NGC 6705) is an open cluster of stars in the constellation Scutum (the Shield). It was discovered by Gottfried Kirch in 1681. Charles Messier included it in his catalogue of diffuse objects in 1764. Its popular name…
Scutum Sobiescianum in Firmamentum Sobiescianum sive Uranographia 1690
The constellation Scutum as it can be seen by the naked eye
The constellation Scutum in the night sky, enhanced for color and contrast
M1-63, a bipolar planetary nebula located in the constellation of Scutum (the Shield)