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    The Large Sagittarius Star Cloud is the brightest visible region of the Milky Way galaxy, a portion of the central bulge seen around the thick dust of...
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    The Small Sagittarius Star Cloud (also known as Messier 24 and IC 4715) is a star cloud in the constellation of Sagittarius approximately 600 light years...
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    Sagittarius contains two well-known star clouds, both considered fine binocular objects. The Large Sagittarius Star Cloud is the brightest visible region...
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  • Sagittarius Star Cloud can refer to either: Large Sagittarius Star Cloud Small Sagittarius Star Cloud This disambiguation page lists articles associated...
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    Sagittarius A*, abbreviated Sgr A* (/ˈsædʒ ˈeɪ stɑːr/ SADGE-AY-star), is the supermassive black hole at the Galactic Center of the Milky Way. Viewed from...
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    Baade's Window (redirect from Bw star)
    Milky Way is visible in this direction. This makes the apparent Large Sagittarius Star Cloud visible. It is named for astronomer Walter Baade, who first recognized...
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    Examples of star clouds include the Large Sagittarius Star Cloud, Small Sagittarius Star Cloud, Scutum Star Cloud, Cygnus Star Cloud, Norma Star Cloud, and NGC...
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    It is located between Scorpius and Sagittarius, and is hidden from view at optical wavelengths by large clouds of cosmic dust in the spiral arms of...
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  • Sagittarius B2 (Sgr B2) is a giant molecular cloud of gas and dust that is located about 120 parsecs (390 ly) from the center of the Milky Way. This complex...
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    NGC 6520 (category Sagittarius (constellation))
    6520 is an open cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, superimposed upon the Large Sagittarius Star Cloud. It is magnitude 9.0, diameter 5 arc minutes...
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