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The Northern Jewel Box (NGC 6231, bottom) // Dawson Fehr
Also in this image is the Prawn Nebula (IC 4628), and the star clusters NGC 6281 (upper left), NGC 6268 (above left of Prawn), NGC 6242 (above right of Prawn), and NGC 6192 (bottom right)
The Baby Scorpion Cluster, C76 // Dionysus
The Baby Scorpion Cluster (NGC 6231) is an open cluster of stars located about 5,600 light years away in the constellation of Scorpius, the Scorpion. Discovered by the Italian astronomer Giovanni Hodierna (1597-1660) before 1654, he listed it in his catalog as Luminosae. The cluster is about 2-7 million years old and contains several hundred stars. It is best seen during the winter in the southern hemisphere.
El "Falso Cometa" que puede observarse en el firmamento
En la constelación de Escorpio podemos observar un objeto llamado NGC 6231, llamado el “Falso Cometa”, se trata de una precioso cúmulo abierto cuya forma recuerda a la cabeza de un cometa. En tiempos antiguos llegó a confundir a los astrónomos, pero al final descubrieron que el objeto no cambiaba de posición con el tiempo con lo que dejó de ser un cometa para ser un falso cometa… Créditos:…
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NGC 6231 by Eduardo Mariño on Flickr.
