By James Weightman
The picture was taken on the 20th June. Taking advantage of a clear southern sky from the disused airfield at Chedworth and despite the nearby full moon and the very low altitude, I managed to capture some of the southernmost Messier objects.
Messier objects M6, the Butterfly Cluster (NGC 6405) and M7 Ptolemy Cluster (NGC 6475) are visible in the picture.
The insets were 5-minute stacks taken with Seestar superimposed on an earlier image which also managed to capture the stars of the scorpion’s sting.
