The bright star cluster NGC 6520 and the strangely shaped dark cloud Barnard 86 <br /> <br />This image from the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile, shows the bright star cluster NGC 6520 and its neighbour, the strangely shaped dark cloud Barnard 86. <br /> <br />This cosmic pair is set against millions of glowing stars from the brightest part of the Milky Way — a region so dense with stars that barely any dark sky is seen across the picture. <br /> <br />Barnard 86, NGC 6520 <br /> <br />Distance: 6000 light years <br /> <br />Constellation: Sagittarius <br />Coordinates <br />Position (RA): 18 2 58.13 <br />Position (Dec): -27° 52' 5.13" <br />Field of view: 33.57 x 32.62 arcminutes <br />Orientation: North is 0.0° left of vertical <br /> <br />Credit: ESO <br /> <br />http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1307a <br /> <br />Music with thanks to <br />Snakecharm "Maze" "Natural shift" <br /> <br />http://freemusicarchive.org <br /> <br />.
