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The large (red) emission nebula in the bottom left corner (bottom right in the Javascript viewer) is the ζ Ophiuchi Nebula.
The small emission nebula near the left border, close to the Galactic Plane, is the Eagle Nebula, also known as M16.
Center position: | RA: 18:20h, DEC: 2° |
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FOV: | 54°×36° (RA×DEC, through center) |
Orientation: | JavaScript viewer: North is up Above: North is right |
Scale: | 10 arcsec/pixel (in center at full resolution) |
Projection type: | Stereographic |
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