Wallpaper author:
Marek Idec
28 Oct 2021
The Butterfly Cluster
The Butterfly Cluster (cataloged as Messier 6) is an open cluster in the constellation of Scorpius. This image was created from multiple one-click observations with total exposure time of 7 hours.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M6
6 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Open Cluster
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 265.0833 Dec -32.25
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................11 Aug 2020 - 06 Jun 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 560 | 2h20m | 15 |
| Red | 680 | 2h50m | 15 |
| Green | 600 | 2h30m | 15 |
| Blue | 560 | 2h20m | 15 |