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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                 2023 September 8   
      
                              Star Factory Messier 17   
       Image Credit & Copyright: Kim Quick, Terry Hancock, and Tom Masterson   
                             (Grand Mesa Observatory)   
      
      Explanation: Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, the star factory   
      known as Messier 17 lies some 5,500 light-years away in the nebula-rich   
      constellation Sagittarius. At that distance, this 1/3 degree wide field   
      of view spans over 30 light-years. The sharp composite, color image   
      highlights faint details of the region's gas and dust clouds against a   
      backdrop of central Milky Way stars. Stellar winds and energetic light   
      from hot, massive stars formed from M17's stock of cosmic gas and dust   
      have slowly carved away at the remaining interstellar material,   
      producing the cavernous appearance and undulating shapes. M17 is also   
      known as the Omega Nebula or the Swan Nebula.   
      
                      Tomorrow's picture: large galaxy cloud   
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