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Stargazing Tip for November 20

The Great Square of Pegasus stands high in the south on November evenings. Its right side, which marks the square's western edge, points down toward Fomalhaut, the brightest star of Piscis Austrinus, the southern fish.

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Trifid Nebula (M20)

Delicate filaments of interstellar gas and dust, captured in vivid red and blue in this McDonald Observatory image of the Trifid Nebula, indicate an area of active star formation in our own galaxy 2,200 light-years away. 8x10 inches, color. (Tom Montemayor)


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