Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  B302  ·  B303  ·  IC 4685  ·  NGC 6559  ·  PK006-02.1  ·  Sh2-29
The star formation region NGC 6559 in Sagittarius, José Joaquín Pérez
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The star formation region NGC 6559 in Sagittarius

The star formation region NGC 6559 in Sagittarius, José Joaquín Pérez
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The star formation region NGC 6559 in Sagittarius

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NGC 6559, an object that showcases the anarchy that reigns when stars form inside an interstellar cloud. This region of sky includes glowing red clouds of mostly hydrogen gas, blue regions where starlight is being reflected from tiny particles of dust and also dark regions where the dust is thick and opaque.

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The star formation region NGC 6559 in Sagittarius, José Joaquín Pérez