Rich region in the Milky Way in northern Sagittarius with four Messier objects. The Small Sagittarius Star Cloud, aka Messier 24, is at right of centr
Rich region in the Milky Way in northern Sagittarius with four Messier objects. The Small Sagittarius Star Cloud, aka Messier 24, is at right of centre, flanked by the pink Messier 17, the Swan or Omega Nebula, above. The star cluster Messier 25 at lower left. Above M25 at upper left is the star cluster NGC 6645. Below M17 is the small star cluster Messier 18. The small but rich star cluster embedded in the star cloud is NGC 6603. The nebulosity at bottom is IC 1283, a red emission nebula, and NGC 6589/90 and NGC 6595, both blue reflection nebulas. The dark nebula on the west (right) side of M24 is Barnard 92, above it is B93. Photographed on 22/23 June 2023, the night after summer solstice.
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