M6 Butterfly Open Star Cluster

The Butterfly Cluster (cataloged as Messier 6 or M6, and as NGC 6405) is an open cluster of stars in the southern constellation of Scorpius. Its name derives from the resemblance of its shape to a butterfly.

Data/Processing Attribution

Data was purchased from Telescope Live and I did its processing only.

Distances/Size

Distance to the object- 1,590 light years; angular size in the sky is about 25’ (minutes); diameter of the object – about 6 light years.

Equipment

Mount-Mathis MI-1000/1250; Scope- Planewave CDK24, 6100 mm aperture, 3962mm focal length; Camera- QHY600 M Pro, 0.62 arcsec/pixel.

Observatory

Telescope Live, El Sauce Observatory, Chile.

Exposure

LRGB filters, total exposure- 7 hours 20 min.