Big Sagittarius cloud

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The large Sagittarius cloud is located in the central part of Sagittarius near the galactic equator , west of the stars Gamma and Delta. It is a visible part of the central area of the galaxy and the brightest part of the Milky Way band at about −25 to −30 ° declination . The star cloud covers about 20 square degrees and includes u. a. the Eagle Nebula and some open star clusters .

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