A mosaic of the region around the centre of the Milky Way in Sagittarius and Scorpius. The field takes in the Milky Way from the Cat's Paw Nebula at bottom edge to the Eagle Nebula at top left. In between from top to bottom are the Swan Nebula (M17), the Small Sagittarius Starcloud (M24), the Trifid and Lagoon Nebulas (M20 and M8) and the open clusters M6 and M7. The prominent dark nebula at right is the large Pipe Nebula (B78) with the small Snake Nebula (B72) above it. The whole complex is visible to the naked eye as the Dark Horse.
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Image id: 1350-12
Release status: No Release Needed
Shot date: May 2014
Upload date: June 2021
Artist: Alan Dyer
Release status: No Release Needed
Shot date: May 2014
Upload date: June 2021
Artist: Alan Dyer
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