Milky Way over Maskinonge Pond, Alberta, Canada

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Galactic core region of the Milky Way over Maskinonge Pond and Sofa Mountain at Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada. Scorpius is at right, Sagittarius at centre, with the galactic Dark Horse and Small Sagittarius starcloud above and the pink Lagoon nebula at centre. The brightest area low in the south is the main Sagittarius starcloud near the galactic centre. The M6 star cluster is just above the mountain ridge. Taken on June 1, 2021.

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Photo credit: © Alan Dyer, VWPics/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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