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DJT
24-08-2017, 08:03 AM
Interesting that this one doesn't come up so often when searching the forum


M11 - Wild Duck Cluster in Scutum (http://astrob.in/308748/0/)


Very compact open cluster according to Wiki but I like the background of stars,stars and more stars.

66* 180sec
RC8, AP900, STL6303e


Thanks for looking
cometcatcher
24-08-2017, 08:55 AM
That came out really nice with the RC8. Makes me want one.
DJT
24-08-2017, 09:48 AM
The RC8 is a good little scope once you get past collimation and do a few upgrades. Ann contemplating going larger..

Thanks for the comment
strongmanmike
24-08-2017, 11:03 AM
Nice, this is one of my favourite clusters to look at through a scope, it really looks more like a globular cluster. I was thinking of imaging it myself the night I grabbed the Pavo glob actually :)

Mike
atalas
24-08-2017, 04:35 PM
The Wild Duck is a favorite for me, and I love the rich star field It sits in....well done David :thumbsup:
DJT
24-08-2017, 09:46 PM
Cheers Louie, glad you like it. There's something a bit nice about M11.



With you on that one. Was out with the Dob the other week and picked this out. A great site with the 13mm ethos.

Have you picked out the first target for the FSQ yet?
Atmos
25-08-2017, 01:59 PM
Lovely field David, so MANY stars!
strongmanmike
25-08-2017, 03:31 PM
Ha!...depends when I finally get it up and running :rolleyes: OPT sent me the wrong Tak-RoboFocus bracket and I thought it would be a quick replacement so I 'just waited.... then things got mixed up between OPT and Robofocus and it took longer than expected...it was finally put in the mail only yesterday by OPT :doh: buuuut as for which target? .....I'm thinking probably one of the more iconic summer fields :question: I'm in no rush though, I have a perfectly capable setup right now that is perfectly tuned and 100% reliable and I hate down time/change :scared: so when it happens, it has to happen, be quick and work straight up! :lol:

Mike
RickS
28-08-2017, 07:16 PM
Nice colours, David.
Atmos
28-08-2017, 10:42 PM
M42!! The most iconic of the lot ;)
M11 won't be visible no longer by the time your adapter arrives me think :lol:
multiweb
29-08-2017, 08:09 AM
Nicely done David. Good star color. :thumbsup: