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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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Galactic Nucleus
Scorpius