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The Milky Way runs brightly from Scutum
(to the left of center) to northern Sagittarius
(lower right). Four reddish diffuse nebulae, regions of
star birth, dot the
stream, from center to lower right, Messier 16,
Messier 17 (the Omega Nebula), Messier 20 (the Trifid Nebula), and
Messier 8 (the Lagoon). The compact
open cluster Messier 11 lies in the semi-circle in Scutum to the
left of center. The stars of Serpens Cauda
line along the top of the picture, while some of Aquila appears to the
far right. North is up and to the left.
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