The Sky Today on Thursday, May 8: The swimming Swan Nebula

High in the southern sky around 4 A.M. local daylight time is the stunning Swan Nebula (M17), also known as the Omega Nebula. It glides serenely through northern Sagittarius, far above the spout of the Teapot asterism as it sits right-side up in the sky this morning.  With no Moon above the horizon, if you’veContinue reading “The Sky Today on Thursday, May 8: The swimming Swan Nebula”
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