M6 (Butterfly Cluster) in Scorpius by Gerhard Bachmayer

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JUNE-2015

M6 (Butterfly Cluster) in Scorpius

Tivoli/Namibia

A nice example of an open star cluster. The blue of the young and hot O-type cluster members contrast nicely with the bright orange of a K-type giant, the brightest star of the cluster. M6 lies about 1600 light-years away from the solar system.

Telescope: ASA 12N-OK3 f3,6
Mount: ASA DDM85
Camera: FLI ML8300Filter-wheel: FLI CW 2-7
Filter: Astrodon LRGB
Exposure: RGB:4x300sec each channel
Programs: Maxim DL 5.0, CCDStack 2.8, PixInsight SE 1.8 hide exif

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