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Open star cluster M6, the Butterfly Cluster, photographed by Nigel Sharp and Mark Hanna. This image shows clearly that most brighter stars in this cluster are young blue stars but the brightest one is an orange giant (Spectral type K0-K3).

Credit and Copyright: Nigel Sharp, Mark Hanna, AURA/NOAO/NSF

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  • This image was featured as Astronomy Picture of the Day January 6, 1999
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    Hartmut Frommert (spider@seds.org)
    Christine Kronberg (smil@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)

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