Rich collection of star clouds, star clusters and nebulas in the region of the Milky Way from northern Sagittarius (bottom) to southern Scutum (top).
Rich collection of star clouds, star clusters and nebulas in the region of the Milky Way from northern Sagittarius (bottom) to southern Scutum (top). Most prominent at bottom is the bright Small Sagittarius Starcloud, aka Messier 24, a dust-free region of stars whiter than the surrounding dust-dimmed yellower star clouds in this area of the Milky Way. The M24 cloud is accompanied by reddish emission and bluish reflection nebulas, IC 1284 and NGC 6595 respectively. The M24 star cloud is punctuated by the small distinct dark nebula Barnard 92. To the left (east) of M24 is the bright but sparse star cluster M25, while to the right (west) is the richer M23 cluster. At centre are the two bright emission nebulas, M17 or the Swan Nebula, and above it, M16 or the Eagle Nebula. Between M17 and M24 is the small star cluster M18. So there are six Messier objects in this field. Above M16 is the faint and diffuse nebula Sharpless 2-54 with the tiny red dot of Simeis 3-123 superimposed. Photographed from southern Alberta, Canada on 9/10 September 2023.
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