A star-making cloud called M17, or the Swan nebula. Located about 6,000 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius. Spitzer Space Telescope.

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A star-making cloud called M17, or the Swan nebula. Located about 6,000 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius. Spitzer Space Telescope.

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