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astro images

Messier 11

This is Messier 11, aka The Wild Duck Cluster and some surrounding dark nebulae. The popular name comes not from the cluster being duck shaped but because the brighter stars form a “V” shape that looks like ducks flying in formation. However, that sure isn’t obvious in this image and I’ve never noticed it visually….

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Collinder 350

Collinder 350 is a fairly unimpressive looking open cluster in Ophiuchus. There isn’t a lot to say about it. It’s part of a catalog of open clusters published by Swedish astronomer Per Collinder in 1931. I chose it because it made a good filter target during the early part of the night when the moon…

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