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📸 Messier 6 – The Butterfly Cluster
A cluster of about 100 young stars spreads its wings in Scorpius. Known as the Butterfly Cluster, Messier 6 glows with brilliant blue stars and one striking orange giant: BM Scorpii.
It spans 25 light-years near the heart of the Milky Way.📷 Xinran Li / NASA APOD
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