Observation 1:
Location: Smileys Provincial Park (Nova East), NS
Date: 2015-08-14
Time: 9:48 PM ADT
S&T Chart Reference: 67, 69
Instrument: 10x30 IS Binoculars
Transparency: Very Good (4)
Seeing: Very Good (4)
Used the Teapot in Sagittarius to find M6 (thanks to the directions provided by Tony Schellinck).
Started at Kaus Australis then went west 1 FOV. I put that point on the left at 9 o'clock then went west 1/2 FOV. M6 was centred in my binoculars. The grey smudge was easily identified and a few bright areas/stars were seen. There seemed to be a row of 4 stars near one border, a row of 3 stars below it, and a triangle of stars below that.
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Constellation: Scorpius Type: Open Cluster Magnitude: 4.2 Distance: 2 kly Size: 33.0' |
Observation 2:
Location: Swiss Air Monument
Date: 2025-09-20
Time: 8:45 PM ADT
S&T Chart Reference: 58
Instrument: 10x30 IS Binoculars, Evostar 80ED telescope
Transparency: Very Good (4)
Seeing: Very Good (4)
Perfectly clear night, New Moon, no clouds or breeze.
Grandson and I found M6 visually, then viewed it with binoculars and the telescope. In the telescope, the body of the butterfly was perfectly horizontal, level with the horizon. Its wings were north and south in a beautiful starry display.
