Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  0.38  ·  11 Sgr  ·  13.84  ·  268 Adorea  ·  4 Sgr  ·  7 Sgr  ·  9 Sgr  ·  B296  ·  B302  ·  B303  ·  B85  ·  B88  ·  B89  ·  B91  ·  Hourglass nebula  ·  IC 1274  ·  IC 1275  ·  IC 4684  ·  IC 4685  ·  Lagoon nebula  ·  M 20  ·  M 21  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6514  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  NGC 6531  ·  NGC 6544  ·  NGC 6546  ·  And 26 more.
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The Lagoon, Trifid and friends with Saturn, Gabe Shaughnessy
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The Lagoon, Trifid and friends with Saturn

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The ringed planet, Saturn, from our vantage makes an appearance near the galactic center. Saturn is a distance of 77 light minutes, while the Lagoon and Trifid nebulae are 4000-5000 light years away.

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