Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  HD163135  ·  HD163245  ·  HD163427  ·  HD163536  ·  LDN 285  ·  LDN 288  ·  M 23  ·  NGC 6494  ·  PK009+02.1
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Open star cluster M-23, Jared Bowens
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Open star cluster M-23

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Open star cluster M-23

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Heres one of my latest images, this is a open star cluster known as M-23 it can be found northwest of the southern constellation Sagittarius, or the Lagoon nebula, a perfect binocular object, the cluster of stars is in front of an extensive gas and dust, of the glowing band of the Milky way galaxy.

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Open star cluster M-23, Jared Bowens