M6 Butterfly Nebula

M6 Butterfly Nebula
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M6 Butterfly Nebula

M6, the Butterfly Cluster, is an open cluster of stars located in the southern constellation Scorpius. It is approximately 1,600 light-years from Earth. (This image shows SHO nebulosity with LRGB stars.)
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Telescope
Takahashi FSQ-106ED
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Camera
QHY 600M Pro (AUS-2-CMOS)
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Location
Heaven's Mirror Observatory, Australia
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Date of observation
May 18 & 19, 2023
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Filters
SHO, LRGB
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Processing
PixInsight (with Star-, Noise-, and BlurXTerminator), Affinity Photo, Topaz DeNoise AI
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Credits
Processing: Alan Daly | Data: Telescope Live
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