Observation by James Weightman: Scorpius Deep South

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James Weightman

Observer

James Weightman

Observed

2026 Jul 04 - 23:00

Uploaded

2026 Jul 05 - 00:17

Objects

Shaula
Ptolemy's Cluster (M7)
The Butterfly Cluster (M6)

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Constellation

Scorpius

Field centre

RA: 17^h38^m
Dec: -35°25'
Position angle: +2°46'

Field size

10° × 7°

Equipment

Canon 100D + 85mm f/1.2 lens

Exposure

2 secs.; f/1.6; ISO800

Location

Near Cirencester, Glos, UK

Target name

M6, M7, Scorpius "sting"

Title

Scorpius Deep South

About this image

Making the most of a narrow window of opportunity for my location (*), also taking advantage of a low southern horizon, to capture M6, M7 and the scorpion's "sting".

(*) Shaula only 1 degree above horizon for just over 1 hour, and at no time/date in a fully dark sky.

Files associated with this observation

m6m7stingjwA.jpg (1.0 MB)

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