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M17 (NGC 6618) - also known as Omega, Swan, Horseshoe, or Lobster Nebula

Starforming nebula in Sagittarius

  • 5500 light years away, neighbor to  M16 in the Sagittarius-Carina Arm of the Milky Way. <br />
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Image Credit: Subaru Telescope (NAOJ), Hubble Space Telescope, Color data: Wolfgang Promper, Processing: Robert Gendler 5500 light years away, neighbor to M16 in the Sagittarius-Carina Arm of the Milky Way.

    Image Credit: Subaru Telescope (NAOJ), Hubble Space Telescope, Color data: Wolfgang Promper, Processing: Robert Gendler
  • Image from the VLT Survey Telescope. <br />
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Credit: ESO/INAF-VST/OmegaCAM. Acknowledgement: OmegaCen/Astro-WISE/Kapteyn Institute Image from the VLT Survey Telescope.

    Credit: ESO/INAF-VST/OmegaCAM. Acknowledgement: OmegaCen/Astro-WISE/Kapteyn Institute
 

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