Messier Objects
I highly recommend a book on Charles Messier and the creation of this catalogue - Atlas of Messier Objects, 2008 by Ronald Stoyan.
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Messier M11 - NGC6705 - Wild Duck Cluster in Scutum - 22/6/2015 (Processed cropped stack)
The Wild Duck cluster is a compact open cluster in Sagittarius. See also uncropped version.
Secondary mirror dewing becoming evident
DeepSkyStacker 3.3.4 Stacked 75% (16) of 22 Images ISO 800 @ 46 Sec, 36 DARK @ 120 Sec, 32 BIAS, 20 FLATS, Post-processed with Adobe Photoshop CC 2015
Telescope - PowerNewt 200mm f/4 with PowerNewt(ASA) f/2.84 Reducer/Coma Corrector,No filter, Baader BCF modified Canon 70D DSLR field 90' x 134' , Ambient 6C. EQMOD EQASCOM with Ascom 6 for mount control. Backyard EOS Pro 3.1.2 for Image acquisition. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Starlight Xpress SuperStar (Mono) CCD Auto Guider and Stark Labs PHD auto guiding software.
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