| Description | Messier 7, also designated NGC 6475 and sometimes known as the Ptolemy Cluster, is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Scorpius. The cluster is easily detectable with the naked eye, close to the “stinger” of Scorpius. |
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| Data/Processing Attribution | Data was purchased from Telescope Live and I did processing only. |
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| Distances/Size | Distance to the object- 980 light years; angular size in the sky is about 80’ (minutes); diameter of the cluster – about 50 light years. |
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| Equipment | Mount-Mathis MI-1000/1250; Scope- Planewave CDK24, 6100 mm aperture, 3962mm focal length; Camera- QHY600 M Pro, 0.62 arcsec/pixel. |
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| Observatory | Telescope Live, El Sauce Observatory, Chile. |
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| Exposure | LRGB filters, total exposure-6 hours 55 min |
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