In my humble opinion, one of the most spectacular of all open clusters is M-11, the Wild Duck Cluster. Although it lies in one of the richest parts of the Milky Way (the Scutum Starcloud, to be exact) it is a hundred times denser in stars than the surrounding area. It is a trinagular fan-shaped patch, a cloud of faint stars. There is a ninth magnitude star at the apex of the cluster. The cluster is barely visible to the naked eye.
| NGC: | 6705 |
| OTHER NAMES: | M-11 (Wild Duck Cluster) |
| CLASS: | open cluster |
| SIZE: | 11' |
| MAGNITUDE: | +6.3 |
| NUMBER OF STARS: | ~ 200 |
| DISTANCE: | 5650 light years |
| POSITION: | 18h 49m -06d 18' |
| CONSTELLATION: | Scutum |
| DATE OF SKETCH: | 09/28/75 |
| MAGNIFICATION USED: | 70x |
