Observation by Mazin Younis: Butterfly + Asteroid

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Mazin Younis

Observer

Mazin Younis

Observed

2025 Aug 02 - 21:19

Uploaded

2025 Aug 27 - 21:32

Objects

NGC654

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Constellation

Scorpius

Field centre

RA: 17^h40^m
Dec: -32°15'
Position angle: +36°36'

Field size

1°38' × 0°54'

Equipment

Sky-watcher Quattro 8 f/4
ASI 2600MC Duo

Exposure

17 x 300s

Location

Personal Remote Telescope - Morocco

Title

Butterfly + Asteroid

About this image

Nestled within the constellation Cassiopeia, the pretty NGC 654 (also known as the Fuzzy Butterfly Cluster) features a 7th-magnitude yellowish supergiant. A faint asteroid track, marked for identification, is visible arcing across the top of the image.

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