DEEP-SKY TOUR
1 M6
The Butterfly Cluster, M6, is located west of the Teapot asterism’s spout. Identify the Teapot and extend the line of the spout – Delta (ð) to Gamma (g) Sagittarii – about 1.8x. M6 lie 1° below the position you come to. Despite its proximity to Sagittarius, M6 lies within Scorpius. A 150mm scope shows around 40 stars in an area two-thirds the apparent size of the full Moon. The group is elongated northeast-southwest. A low
