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Mark Fisher
1999-2008
M6
NGC 6405
An open star cluster that lies in the heart of the Milky Way as it passes through the southern parts of Scorpius. M6 is bright enough to be seen by the naked eye, and lies a little to the north of its more prominent neighbouring cluster, M7.
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