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30 relations: Barred spiral galaxy, Carina (constellation), Carina Nebula, Eagle Nebula, Galactic Center, Galaxy, H II region, Lagoon Nebula, List of Messier objects, Messier 18, Messier 21, Messier 26, Messier 55, Messier object, Milky Way, Molecular cloud, Night sky, Norma Arm, Omega Nebula, Perseus Arm, Right ascension, Sagittarius (constellation), Sagittarius Star Cloud, Scutum (constellation), Scutum–Centaurus Arm, Serpens, Spiral galaxy, Spitzer Space Telescope, Star, Wild Duck Cluster.
Barred spiral galaxy
A barred spiral galaxy is a spiral galaxy with a central bar-shaped structure composed of stars.
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Carina (constellation)
Carina is a constellation in the southern sky.
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Carina Nebula
The Carina Nebula (catalogued as NGC 3372; also known as the Grand Nebula, Great Nebula in Carina, or Eta Carinae Nebula) is a large, complex area of bright and dark nebulosity in the constellation Carina, and is located in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm.
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Eagle Nebula
The Eagle Nebula (catalogued as Messier 16 or M16, and as NGC 6611, and also known as the Star Queen Nebula and The Spire) is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens, discovered by Jean-Philippe de Chéseaux in 1745–46.
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Galactic Center
The Galactic Center is the rotational center of the Milky Way.
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Galaxy
A galaxy is a gravitationally bound system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter.
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H II region
An H II region or HII region is a region of interstellar atomic hydrogen that is ionized.
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Lagoon Nebula
The Lagoon Nebula (catalogued as Messier 8 or M8, NGC 6523, Sharpless 25, RCW 146, and Gum 72) is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius.
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List of Messier objects
The Messier objects are a set of 110 astronomical objects catalogued by the French astronomer Charles Messier in his "Catalogue des Nébuleuses et des Amas d'Étoiles" ("Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters").
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Messier 18
Messier 18 or M18 (also designated NGC 6613) is an open cluster of stars in the constellation Sagittarius.
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Messier 21
Messier 21 or M21 (also designated NGC 6531) is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Sagittarius.
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Messier 26
Open Cluster M26 (also known as Messier Object 26 or NGC 6694) is an open cluster in the constellation Scutum.
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Messier 55
Messier 55 (also known as M55 or NGC 6809) is a globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius.
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Messier object
The Messier objects are a set of 110 astronomical objects, of which 103 were included in lists published by French astronomer Charles Messier in 1771 and 1781.
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Milky Way
The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our Solar System.
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Molecular cloud
A molecular cloud, sometimes called a stellar nursery (if star formation is occurring within), is a type of interstellar cloud, the density and size of which permit the formation of molecules, most commonly molecular hydrogen (H2).
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Night sky
The term night sky, usually associated with astronomy from Earth, refers to the nighttime appearance of celestial objects like stars, planets, and the Moon, which are visible in a clear sky between sunset and sunrise, when the Sun is below the horizon.
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Norma Arm
The Norma Arm is a minor spiral arm of the Milky Way extending from and around its central hub region.
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Omega Nebula
The Omega Nebula, also known as the Swan Nebula, Checkmark Nebula, and the Horseshoe Nebula (catalogued as Messier 17 or M17 or NGC 6618) is an H II region in the constellation Sagittarius.
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Perseus Arm
The Perseus Arm is one of two major spiral arms of the Milky Way galaxy.
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Right ascension
Right ascension (abbreviated RA; symbol) is the angular distance measured only eastward along the celestial equator from the Sun at the March equinox to the (hour circle of the) point above the earth in question.
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Sagittarius (constellation)
Sagittarius is one of the constellations of the zodiac.
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Sagittarius Star Cloud
The Sagittarius Star Cloud (also known as Messier 24 and IC 4715) is a star cloud in the constellation of Sagittarius, approximately 600 light years wide, which was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764.
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Scutum (constellation)
Scutum is a small constellation introduced in the seventeenth century.
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Scutum–Centaurus Arm
The Scutum–Centaurus Arm, also known as Scutum-Crux arm, is a long, diffuse curving streamer of stars, gas and dust that spirals outward from the proximate end of the Milky Way's central bar.
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Serpens
Serpens ("the Serpent", Greek Ὄφις) is a constellation of the northern hemisphere.
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Spiral galaxy
Spiral galaxies form a class of galaxy originally described by Edwin Hubble in his 1936 work The Realm of the Nebulae(pp. 124–151) and, as such, form part of the Hubble sequence.
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Spitzer Space Telescope
The Spitzer Space Telescope (SST), formerly the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF), is an infrared space telescope launched in 2003 and still operating as of 2018.
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Star
A star is type of astronomical object consisting of a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its own gravity.
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Wild Duck Cluster
The Wild Duck Cluster (also known as Messier 11, or NGC 6705) is an open cluster in the constellation Scutum.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carina–Sagittarius_Arm
