M6 Butterfly Cluster in Scorpius

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M6 Butterfly Cluster in Scorpius

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Hi,
Messier 6 (NGC 6405) Butterfly Cluster is located in the constellation of Scorpius and near the two stinger stars.

Anyway, the weather wasn't that good... quite clear, but with a layer of high clouds. So I decided not to waste the night and shoot at M6, the butterfly cluster... thinking that the high cloud shouldn't affect the stars much, but I was wrong. The result stars was not sharp and look bloated.

Below is the M6 image I took on 25 Apr 2009 02:34hr SGT:
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Telescope: Vixen R200SS 800mm F4.0 + MPCC
Camera: Canon 450D
Location: Tampines
Image: 70 images x 1 minute exposure @ ISO400

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Post by Airconvent »

Nice...Never seen the butterfly so clearly before!
This cluster is one of the first I learnt when I started..bring back memories of me and my ETX90 at the kitchen window looking at M6 and M7 at 2am in the morning... [smilie=admire.gif]
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Post by zackae »

Wow, this looks absolutely amazing.
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Post by cataclysm »

Nice! The stars are very colourful! [smilie=admire.gif]
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Post by wintertriangle22 »

The picture is well taken & clear considering atmospheric conditions,have seen M6 with binoculars before & nearby M7(also known as Ptolemy's
cluster) [smilie=super.gif]
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Post by chrisyeo »

Beautiful. Really can see the butterfly shape. Just like in the eyepiece from a clear site. Thanks for sharing!
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