Scutum Star Cloud in the Milky Way.
The Scutum Star Cloud (at top) in the Milky Way, with the Milky Way also bright to the south in Serpens. The nebulas M16 and M17 are at the bottom of the field. The bright star cluster M11, the Wild Duck Cluster, is at the top on the northern edge of the Scutum Star Cloud. The area is rife with dark nebulas and dust lanes.
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