Image of M6 and M7 by Ray Grover of the
Manchester Astronomical Society.
This pair of clusters separated by about 3 degrees. Both clusters contain about
80 stars, although there are more bright ones in M7, which is 1 degree across
and visible to the naked eye.
M6 is about half the size and contains a bright red variable BM Scorpii, which
contrasts nicely with the blue of the other stars.
This image was taken on August 7, 1994, 23:05 UT at COAA, Portugal ,and exposed
10 mins on Ektachrome 400, with a 300mm f4 Pentacon lens on SP mount.
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Last Modification: 14 Jun 1998, 15:20 MET