Scutum konstelazio txikia Esne Bidean kokaturik dago, Arranoa konstelazioaren hego aldean, ipar hemisferiotik ikus daitekeen atalik distiratsuena da Sagitario konstelazioaren ondoren. Scutum-eko izar-hodeia erraz ikus daiteke begi hutsez, izarrak nebulosa ilunez inguraturik, E. Barnard-ek inguruko eremuari "Esnebideko harribitxia" deitu zion bere edertasunagatik. Konstelazioaren ipar-ekialdean M11 izar multzoa dago, ezagutzen direnen artean espazio txikian izar gehien biltzen dituenetakoa, 2900 izar inguru bilduz.

The little constellation Scutum is found in the Milky Way south of Aquila, contains the brightest patch of Milky Way outside Sagittarius in the northern sky. Scutum Star Cloud can be seen easily by the naked eye, stars surrounded by dark nebulae, E. Barnard called this region the “Gem of the Milky Way” by its beauty. Located at Scutum’s northeast quadrant, The Wild Duck Cluster (M11) is one of the richest and most compact of the known open clusters, containing about 2900 stars.