The constellation of Lacerta the Lizard.


The region of the summer sky just off the Milky Way containing the inocuous constellation of Lacerta the Lizard at centre here, as a zig-zag line of stars. The field contains the large open clusters NGC 7209 (at right) and NGC 7243 (just right of upper centre). B168 and the Cocoon Nebula are at upper right in Cygnus.


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