In 10 jumps, we will journey to the center of the Milky Way, stopping at a popular nebula or star cluster:
Pipe Nebula
dark nebula
650 ly
Ptolemy Cluster (M7)
open cluster
980 ly
Butterfly Cluster (M6)
open cluster
1,600 ly
Trifid Nebula (M20)
emission nebula (H II region)
4,100 ly
Lagoon Nebula (M8)
emission nebula (H II region)
4,100 ly
Cat's Paw Nebula
emission nebula
4,400 ly
War & Peace Nebula
emission nebula (H II region)
5,900 ly
M62 cluster
globular cluster
21,500 ly
NGC 6522
open cluster
25,100 ly
NGC 6528
open cluster
25,800 ly
Sagittarius A*
supermassive black hole
4.15 million solar masses
16 million mile diameter event horizon
26,700 ly
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