M6

noirlab_noao-m6johnson June 24th, 2014

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Lawrence Johnson and Kathy Ortega/Adam Block

This object, sometimes known as the Butterfly Cluster, is the first open cluster in Messier�s catalogue. At 1600 lightyears away, it is a beautiful binocular object. This image was taken as part of Advanced Observing Program (AOP) program at Kitt Peak Visitor Center during 2014.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m6johnson/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: M6

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 17h 40m 33.7s; DEC = -32° 12’ 43.1”
Orientation: North is 148.3° CW
Field of View: 2.2 x 1.5 degrees
Constellation: Scorpius

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
KPNO-VC-RORO (Other CCD)	Optical (Broad Band)	555.0 nm
KPNO-VC-RORO (Other CCD)	Optical (B)	438.0 nm
KPNO-VC-RORO (Other CCD)	Optical (G)	475.0 nm
KPNO-VC-RORO (Other CCD)	Optical (R)	625.0 nm

ID: noao-m6johnson
Subject Category
Subject Name: M6
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Lawrence Johnson and Kathy Ortega/Adam Block

Release Date: 2014-06-24T14:10:02
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m6johnson/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: Visitor Center Roll Off Roof Observatory, Visitor Center Roll Off Roof Observatory, Visitor Center Roll Off Roof Observatory, Visitor Center Roll Off Roof Observatory
Instrument: Other CCD, Other CCD, Other CCD, Other CCD
Color Assignment: Luminosity, Blue, Green, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: Broad Band, B, G, R
Central Wavelength: 555, 438, 475, 625

Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID: None, None, None, None
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 265.140471885, -32.2119606413
Reference Dimension: 1743.0, 1173.0

Reference Pixel: 1362.75869751, 611.062393188
Scale: -0.00125026290262, 0.00125175262234
Rotation: -148.25453618509
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
FITS Header
Notes

Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
URL: https://noirlab.edu
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Email

Telephone
Address: 950 North Cherry Ave.
City: Tucson
State/Province: AZ

Postal Code: 85719
Country: USA
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: NSF's NOIRLab
Publisher ID: noirlab
Resource ID: noao-m6johnson

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-m6johnson.tif
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Metadata Date: 2021-08-30T17:36+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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