NGC 6559 emission and reflection nebulae, composite image. These nebulae are part of a star-forming region that is 5000 light years from Earth, in the

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NGC 6559 emission and reflection nebulae, composite image. These nebulae are part of a star-forming region that is 5000 light years from Earth, in the constellation of Sagittarius. This mosaic image combines data from a RCOS telescope, a STL-11000 camera and the Digitized Sky Survey.

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Photo credit: © ROBERT GENDLER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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