M26 is also an open cluster in the constellation Scutum is approximately 22 light-years across and 5,000 light-years distant. The cluster contains 229 stars making much smaller than its neighbor, M11. (Source: AstroPixels.com, Wikipiedia)
These clusters represent 35 and 36 on my Messier Objects with an ED80 list, not that anybody is keeping track.
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M11 - The Wild Duck Cluster
Location: Happy Frog Observatory, Monroe, CT
Date/Time: 08/22/16 10:30 pm
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Backyard EOS
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Barlow: None
Focal Length: 600mm
f/7.5
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G GoTo Telescope Mount
Filter: None
Autoguiding: QHY-5L-II-M attached to and Orion Short Tube 80mm
Exposure: 34 x 90 sec (51 min)
ISO: 800
Temp: 32 C
Post Processing: Deep Sky Stacker, Photoshop, Lightroom
M26
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Wide field
M26
Location: Happy Frog Observatory, Monroe, CT
Date/Time: 08/22/16 11:30 pm
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Backyard EOS
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Barlow: None
Focal Length: 600mm
f/7.5
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G GoTo Telescope Mount
Filter: None
Autoguiding: QHY-5L-II-M attached to and Orion Short Tube 80mm
Exposure: 21 x 90 sec (31 min)
ISO: 800
Temp: 32 C
Post Processing: Deep Sky Stacker, Photoshop, Lightroom
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