Milky Way over the 2017 Saskatchewan Summer Star Party, Canada. The waxing Moon is lighting the foreground, due to the timing on the weekend after the

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Milky Way over the 2017 Saskatchewan Summer Star Party, Canada. The waxing Moon is lighting the foreground, due to the timing on the weekend after the total eclipse. However, the Milky Way was still prominent to the south over the observing field in the Cypress Hills of southwest Saskatchewan. Vega is at top. The bright sky at bottom right is from the Moon off frame at right.

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