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Friday, 11 March 2011
M17
M17 The Swan Nebula, is a mag +6 star forming emission nebula in Sagittarius. Inside the nebula new born stars are heating the surrounding gas which causes the nebula to glow. It is located 5,900 lt yrs away.
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