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Sagittarius and Mars

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Visible in this image is Sagittarius and Mars. Mars is the bright white/red dot to the centre left, above and to the left of th Lagoon Nebula (M8). This image really puts everything in perspective, placing Mars in front of our enormous Milky Way galaxy behind.
Camera:Pentax SP1000
Aperture:F/4
Date:March 2003
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