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Messier 6 – The Butterfly Cluster

7 Mar , 2016 by Tammy Plotner

Welcome back to Messier Monday! We continue our tribute to our dear friend, Tammy Plotner, by looking at Messier 6, otherwise known as NGC 6405 and the Butterfly Cluster. Enjoy! In the late 18th century, Charles Messier was busy hunting for comets in the night sky, and noticed several “nebulous” objects. After initially mistaking them […]

Butterfly Cluster, Charles Messier, messier 6, Messier Catalog, NGC 6405, Nicholas Lacaille, Open Star Clusters, Sagittarius constellation, Scorpius constellation, SEDS

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