M8 / M20 in the Milky Way

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By andrevdhoeven

Published: June 25, 2014 at 10:38 pm

Andre van der Hoeven

Siding Springs Australia

FSQ106 / SBIG STL11000 ccd

Remotely taken mosaic from Australia.

Full image is about 20 megapixel…

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