Current Info for Observer
as of 04/19/2024 8:04 a.m.
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General Info
| Type | Open Cluster |
| Constellation | Scutum |
| Right ascension | 18h51'5.900'' |
| Declination | -6°16'12'' |
| Magnitude | 6.300 |
| Distance | 6,000ly |
| Size | 14 arc min |
| Catalog Designations | NGC6705, M11 |
| Discovered | 1681 Gottfried Kirch |
Generate a finder chart
The following form will generate a PDF finder chart suitable for printing using to locate objects in the sky with your telescope!
The Date is only really useful for solar system objects, as deep space objects move measurably only on a galactic timescale.
The larger the F.O.V (field of view), the more "zoomed out" the object will appear. It can be helpful to print several charts of the same object with different field of views.
Limiting the magnitude (remember, lower magnitude means brighter!) of stars and objects can make sure your chart is not cluttered with dim objects that you may not be visible to you anyway. The defaults are good, but try experimenting with raising and lowering the values.
Austin (5562)
LCOGT 1Meter Scope - Sinistro
20 points
I think the Wild Duck Cluster is often overlooked, but is an awesome target. Plenty of stars and structure to stare at.
Tyler (4830)
10" Dobsonian
20 points
bllape (1611)
Orion XT8
20 points
very bright and fills the whole eye view of my 10mm plossl. could see more detail with the 15mm. very bright dense star cluster
Exoplanet1 (1645)
4.5in starblast
20 points
Picked up in the finder using averted vision. No stars were resolvable except for a bright star in the center, even with the use of higher magnification. A very underwhelming result. But with the XT8i the cluster shows hints of resolution.
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