Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  The star ξ1Sgr  ·  The star ξ2Sgr
Pluto in Sagittarius (annotated) -, Geoff Scott
Pluto in Sagittarius (annotated) -
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I took this image 4 Days before the 'New Horizons' space probe flyby of Pluto after a 9 1/2 year journey to get there! Pluto is mag 14.1 so quite faint, and slightly trailed over the 40 minute stack sequence. This image shows a cropped field. and is annotated to show Pluto based on information from WikiSky website, Starry Night Pro and close examination of start and end images in the 40 minute sequence.

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Pluto in Sagittarius (annotated) -, Geoff Scott