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Messier 7 - Ptolemy's Cluster, Markus Blauensteiner
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Messier 7 - Ptolemy's Cluster, Markus Blauensteiner
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Messier 7 is an open star cluster in the constellation of Scorpius. At the cluster's estimated distance of 1,000 light years this corresponds to an actual diameter of 25 light years.
The age of Messier 7 is around 200 million years.

The picture was taken during the CEDIC team's 14-day stay at Rooisand Desert Farm in Namibia. The equipment was hired locally by DeepskySafaris.

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