Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  M 7  ·  NGC 6444  ·  NGC 6453  ·  NGC 6475  ·  Ptolemy's Cluster
Messier M7 - NGC6475 - Ptolemy's Cluster in Scorpius, Geoff Scott
Messier M7 - NGC6475 - Ptolemy's Cluster in Scorpius
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Messier M7 - NGC6475 - Ptolemy's Cluster in Scorpius

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An open cluster of ~80 stars (the bigger brighter ones in the central area) about 1000 Light Years distant from us. It is located in Scorpius, not far from Sagittarius, the central portion of our Milky Way galaxy, the dust lanes and dense star fields seen in the background.

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Messier M7 - NGC6475 - Ptolemy's Cluster in Scorpius, Geoff Scott