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NGC6811, Open Star Cluster, Bottom Center, In Cygnus, With Unknown Cluster (Top Center)
55 minutes total exposure (5 minute subs) at ISO 800.
Taken on May 11, 2013 at the Louisville Astronomical Society James Baker Center For Astronomy
Note: The largest yellow star in the top center cluster is spectrally similar to the sun (G5), and is named HIP 96296. It is approximately 910 - 953.67 light years from the Earth, depending on who you reference.
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