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Nov 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke6006.&link_type=abstract

"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 6006. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Stars, Stellar Populations And Star Clusters

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M6 is one of two prominent open clusters in Scorpius positioned in the `stinger' at the end of the scorpion's tail. Unlike nearby M7, which is seen against a backdrop of rich Milky Way starfields, the surroundings of M6 are relatively star-free. Both clusters are visible to the naked eye as hazy spots but it seems that the first person to establish the true nature of M6 was the Swiss astronomer d...

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