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It is located 6,200 light-years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 6.3. Of the 26 open clusters included in the Messier catalog, M11 is the most distant that can be seen with the naked eye. The best time to spot the cluster is in August. M11 is one of the most densely populated open clusters known.
Sony A6000
Samyang 135mm F2.0
Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer
Tripod
Bortle 8
ISO400
Light frames - 117 x 15secs
Dark Frames - 30 x 15secs
Flat Frames - 30
Bias Frames - 50
Deep Sky Stacker
StarTools - Autodev, Crop, Wipe, Decon, Color, Life, Denoise
Lightroom - Purple defringe
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