Astronomy Picture of the Day · July 19, 2025

Messier 6

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 19, 2025 is “Messier 6,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Xinran Li). The original explanation runs about 151 words.

From the explanation

“The sixth object in Charles Messier’s famous catalog of things which are not comets, Messier 6 is a galactic or open star cluster . A gathering of 100 stars or so, all around 100 million years young, M6 lies some 1,600 light-years away toward the central Milky Way in the constellation Scorpius .”

— APOD editors, July 19, 2025

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: July 19, 2025
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Xinran Li
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 151 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, July 19, 2025 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2025-july-19-messier-6

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