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From Earth to the Universe: Picture of the day

CYGNUS MOSAIC This image encompasses many astronomical elements in the constellation Cygnus (the swan). The North American and Pelican Nebulae are bright in the upper left portion just to the left of the massive and vivid star Deneb. In the lower right corner, near the bright star Sadr, lies the Butterfly Nebula, one of the brightest regions among all the emission clouds in the Cygnus complex. Credit: Robert Gendler.

In 2009, the "From Earth to the Universe" project brought astronomy to millions of people around the world. Take a tour of just some of the locations in a short video on the FETTU Highlights page.