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The center of our galaxy, the milky way

author: S.Guisard/Novapix

reference: a-vlc01-00042

Image Size 300 DPI: 33 * 22 cm

This wide field image shows the Galactic Center region in the Milky Way. It is a very rich region of the sky, and is located in the constellations of Scorpius and Sagittarius. Among the zones and objects of interest on this image are : the colourful Antares region , the Baade window region , the Lagoon  Nebula region with, just above it, the Trifid Nebula. The large and dark Pipe Nebula sits in the middle of this field.

Keywords for this photo:

2008 - ANTARES - ASTRONOMY - DARK NEBULA - GALACTIC CENTER - MILKY WAY - NEBULA - PIPE NEBULA - RHO OPHIUCHI - SAGITTARIUS - SCORPIUS - SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE - STAR -