M11

[Andy01 (Andy)]

Hi Folks,

Went searching in vain for M16 last night, but that elusive Eagle was hiding from me but I managed to trip over M11, the Wild Duck Cluster instead.

It's my third attempt to find M16, and it's such a dark region of space to the naked eye.
Any tips on getting my synscan EQ6 goto v3.27 more accurate would be most welcome, because I really can't tell what star pattern I'm looking for...

Anyway, here is what I have - 11 x 5 min subs, darks etc.

Thanks for looking.

Andy

PS: Updated image attached, processing pushed & stretched further

[rcheshire (Rowland)]

http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/nebulae/m16m17.html

Not sure if this is of any help?

[Andy01 (Andy)]

Thanks for that, have borrowed a bunch of star chart atlas' from the library today, should be able to find M16 now, if it ever stops raining!

[Andy01 (Andy)]

Thought it might be interesting to push and stretch the M11 data a little further on this image - that's a heck of a lot of stars there

Andy

[Jon (Jonathan)]

Originally Posted by Andy01

Thought it might be interesting to push and stretch the M11 data a little further on this image - that's a heck of a lot of stars there

Andy

You're not wrong. I've been following a variable in this field, IT Scutum. The finder chart from AAVSO looks like a bowl of rice ...