Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  IC 4628  ·  NGC 6242
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Prawn Nebula & NGC6242 Cluster, KiwiAstro
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Prawn Nebula & NGC6242 Cluster

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Prawn Nebula & NGC6242 Cluster, KiwiAstro
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Prawn Nebula & NGC6242 Cluster

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Prawn Nebula, also known as IC 4628, is an emission nebula located in the Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way, around 6,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Scorpius.

A lot of stars in this part of the sky and a lot of work to bring out the objects.

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Prawn Nebula & NGC6242 Cluster, KiwiAstro

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