Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  IC 1274  ·  IC 4685  ·  Lagoon Nebula  ·  M 20  ·  M 22  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6514  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6559  ·  NGC 6656  ·  Part of the constellation Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  The star 11Sgr  ·  The star 14Sgr  ·  The star 3Sgr  ·  The star 4Sgr  ·  The star 58Oph  ·  The star 7Sgr  ·  The star Alnasl (γ2Sgr)  ·  The star Kaus Borealis (λSgr)  ·  The star Media (δSgr)  ·  The star γ1Sgr  ·  Trifid Nebula
Milky Way in Sagittarius, BrettWaller
Milky Way in Sagittarius
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Milky Way in Sagittarius

Milky Way in Sagittarius, BrettWaller
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Milky Way in Sagittarius

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The core of the Milky way galaxy, with its bright fields of stars, and wispy tendrils of dark nebulae, rarely fails to impress and mesmerize me. This view of the region surrounding the Lagoon nebula, M8, and the Trifid nebula, M20, is particularly spectacular. At upper left, two globular clusters appear just above the galactic plane, impressive M22, and its smaller sibling, M28. It is interesting to speculate on the view one might have if the dust between Earth and the galactic center were removed. Perhaps one day, are descendant's will know ....

This wide field image spans 13.8° x 9.7° of northwestern Sagittarius, and is oriented with north to upper right. It was acquired using a Samyang 85mm UMC lens at f4 and Canon 1100D camera operating at ISO 800.

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Milky Way in Sagittarius, BrettWaller