The rich region in the tail of Scorpius with star clusters, nebulae and Milky Way star clouds.
The rich region in the tail of Scorpius with star clusters, nebulas and Milky Way star clouds. The area contains the bright star clusters Messier 6 (at top left) and Messier 7 (at bottom left but lost in the star fields). M6 is the Butterfly Cluster, and M7 is Ptolemy’s Cluster. The bright stars at lower right are Shaula and Lesath in the tail of Scorpius. The nebulas at right are NGC 6357 (top) and NGC 6334 (bottom), aka the Cat’s Paw Nebula.
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Location: Alberta, Canada
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