| Object Data |
| Description |
M11 is a medium sized open cluster located in the
bright band of the summer Milky Way. Under dark skies it is just barely
visible to the naked eye, and it is an excelent object for binoculars. |
| Constellation |
Scutum Sobieskii, Sobieski's Shield.
|
| Right Ascension |
18h 51m 20s |
| Declination |
-6° 15' 41" |
| Magnitude |
5.8 |
| Angular size |
14 arcminutes |
| Distance |
1720 parsecs (5,600 light years) |
| Radial Velocity |
25 kilometers per second |
| Image Data |
| Photographer |
Fred Lehman |
| Main Scope |
Meade 14" LX200GPS @ f/5.0 (1775mm) |
| Imaging Scope |
Celestron 5" SCT @ f/7.5 (950mm) |
| Guide Camera |
SBIG STV |
| Imaging Camera |
Starlight Xpress MX7C |
| Resolution |
780 x 580 @ 1.0 arcseconds per pixel |
| Exposure |
Twelve exposures of 30 seconds each. Aligned,
stacked, and processed with AstroArt. |
| Date |
March 20, 2004 |
| Location |
Mid Florida Star Gaze at Kye's Star Farm in Venus,
Florida. |
