Butterfly Cluster

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Butterfly Cluster

Captured by Md. Shahadat Hossain Shahal

The object

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Astrophotographic information

Photographer
Md. Shahadat Hossain Shahal
Observing location
Saint Martin (21 North 92 East)
Observation date
10 March 2024
Exposure
2 Minutes
Telescope
Unistellar eQuinox 1 (Ashwin 1)
Camera
Sony IMX224, 1.27 Mpx
Field of view
0.61° x 0.46° (1.72 arcsec/pixel)

Astrophysical information

Object type
Open star cluster
Constellation
Scorpius
Distance
~ 1600 ly
Angular size
~ 25 arcminutes
Physical size
~ 12-15 ly
Apparent magnitude
4.2

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