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Wild Ducks Take Flight in Open Cluster

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The Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile has taken this beautiful image, dappled with blue stars, of one of the most star-rich open clusters currently known - Messier 11, also known as NGC 6705 or the Wild Duck Cluster.
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The "Wild Duck" Star Cluster
Compact and rich, the "Wild Duck Cluster" is perhaps the finest open star cluster visible to backyard astronomers.

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