Which part of the milky way does the image show?

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As a general question and more in specific regarding the image above: Which part of the milky way, planets, stars, clusters are included in the image?

How can I know which entities are included in different pictures?

score 29 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 11 '18 at 20:32

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I wholeheartedly recommend astrometry.net for this sort of thing. It Just Works(tm); running on your image produced this output with absolutely no hints or guidance from me:

For avoidance of doubt, I have no association with astrometry.net.

answered Sep 11 '18 at 20:32

Philip Kendall

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I didn't even try astometry.net since some times it returns nothing back. I guess I got lazy, anyhow I appreciate the effort I' ll come back tommorow. – Sep 11 '18 at 20:38
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That's remarkable! – Lightness Races in Orbit Sep 12 '18 at 10:46
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score 5 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 12 '18 at 12:16

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Continuing on Philip Kendall's answer, Saturn is the bright object to the lower left of center (on the line from 14 Sgr to Kaus Borealis in the astrometry.net version of the image).

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answered Sep 12 '18 at 01:39

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@nick is the photo from mid-July? – Mike G Sep 12 '18 at 02:20
Then Saturn it is! – Sep 12 '18 at 19:23

Mike G · Answer 3 · 2018-09-12T02:25:52.427

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In addition to Saturn and the stars astrometry.net circled, the frame includes several Messier objects:

open clusters M16, M18, M21, M23, M24, M25
globular clusters M22, M28
bright nebulae M8, M17, M20

This chart from freestarcharts.com indicates which is which.

edited Sep 12 '18 at 02:25

answered Sep 12 '18 at 02:18

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Very useful info indeed! Yes the image was taken 14th of July from Drimonas mountain. – Sep 12 '18 at 19:20

Which part of the milky way does the image show?

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