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Messier 7 and Messier 6 star clusters in the constellation Scorpius.

The two open clusters, Messier 7 (left), Ptolemy Cluster, and Messier 6 (right), the Butterfly Cluster. Messier 7 is embedded in the bright star clouds of the Milky Way while Messier 6 is in the dark lanes.

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Title:

Messier 7 and Messier 6 star clusters in the constellation Scorpius.

Caption:

The two open clusters, Messier 7 (left), Ptolemy Cluster, and Messier 6 (right), the Butterfly Cluster. Messier 7 is embedded in the bright star clouds of the Milky Way while Messier 6 is in the dark lanes.

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Album / Alan Dyer/Stocktrek Images

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5100 x 3400 px | 49.6 MB

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43.2 x 28.8 cm | 17.0 x 11.3 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ASTRONOMY • ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY • ASTROPHYSICS • AUSTRALIA • BRIGHT • BUTTERFLY CLUSTER • CELESTIAL • CLUSTER • COLOR IMAGE • COLOUR IMAGE • CONSTELLATION • COONABARABRAN • COSMOLOGY • DARK NEBULA • DEEP SPACE • FULL FRAME • HEAVENLY • HORIZONTAL • INFINITY • LUMINOUS • M6 • M7 • MESSIER 6 • MESSIER 7 • MILKY WAY GALAXY • MILKY WAY • NGC 6405 • NGC 6475 • NIGHT • NO PEOPLE • OPEN CLUSTERS • OUTDOOR • OUTDOORS • OUTER SPACE • OUTERSPACE • OUTSIDE • PHOTO • PHOTOGRAPH • PHOTOGRAPHY • PTOLEMY CLUSTER • SCORPIUS • SHINING • SPACE (COSMOS) • SPACE • SPATIAL • STAR CLOUDS • STAR CLUSTERS • STARFIELD • STARLIGHT • STARS • STELLAR • UNIVERSE • WITHOUT PEOPLE