Messier 6 CHI-1 4h50 Bundle
Messier 6 CHI-1 4h50 Bundle
The beautiful Butterfly Cluster (cataloged as Messier 6 and NGC 6405) is an open cluster about 15490 light-years away in Scorpius, with an apparent size of 25'.
120 stars, ranging down to mag 15, have been identified as most likely cluster members. Most of the bright stars are hot, blue B-type stars, but the brightest member is BM Scorpii, a K-type orange giant star which contrasts sharply with its blue neighbours.
L : 4x600s
R : 7x600s
G : 9x600s
B : 9x600s
120 stars, ranging down to mag 15, have been identified as most likely cluster members. Most of the bright stars are hot, blue B-type stars, but the brightest member is BM Scorpii, a K-type orange giant star which contrasts sharply with its blue neighbours.
L : 4x600s
R : 7x600s
G : 9x600s
B : 9x600s
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
PLanewave CDK24 CHI-1
Camera
FLI PL9000
Location
El Sauce Observatory, Chile
Date of observation
from august to october 2021
Filters
LRGB
Processing
Pixinsight & Photoshop
Credits
Mathieu Guinot @Telescope Live
