Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  18 Cyg)  ·  21 Cep  ·  3 Cep)  ·  37 Cyg)  ·  5 Cep)  ·  50 Cyg)  ·  53 Cyg)  ·  57 Dra)  ·  6 Cyg A)  ·  64 Cyg)  ·  Al Janah (ε Cyg  ·  Al Tais (δ Dra  ·  Arided  ·  Aridif  ·  Arrioph (α Cyg  ·  Fawaris II (δ Cyg  ·  Gienah Cygni  ·  IC 5070  ·  NGC 6960  ·  NGC 6992  ·  NGC 7000  ·  North America Nebula  ·  Part of the constellation Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Part of the constellation Draco (Dra)  ·  Part of the constellation Lacerta (Lac)  ·  Pelican Nebula  ·  The constellation Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  The constellation Vulpecula (Vul)  ·  The star Albireo (β1 Cyg  ·  The star Alderamin (α Cep  ·  And 9 more.
The Milky Way - A whole lot of stars!, Richard Rice
The Milky Way - A whole lot of stars!
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The Milky Way - A whole lot of stars!

The Milky Way - A whole lot of stars!, Richard Rice
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The Milky Way - A whole lot of stars!

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Carl Sagan famously said, “the total number of stars in the universe is greater than all the grains of sand on all the beaches of the planet Earth”. Looking at this image of our corner of the universe, it’s easy to believe.

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The Milky Way - A whole lot of stars!, Richard Rice

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