Gary Hatfield took this picture of Scutum Star Cloud from his place at Thaxton, VA.

Do you have photos you'd like to share? Post them to the Universe Today astrophotography forum or email them to me directly, and I might feature one in Universe Today."> Gary Hatfield took this picture of Scutum Star Cloud from his place at Thaxton, VA.

Do you have photos you'd like to share? Post them to the Universe Today astrophotography forum or email them to me directly, and I might feature one in Universe Today."> Gary Hatfield took this picture of Scutum Star Cloud from his place at Thaxton, VA.

Do you have photos you'd like to share? Post them to the Universe Today astrophotography forum or email them to me directly, and I might feature one in Universe Today.">

Astrophoto: Scutum Star Cloud by Gary Hatfield

By Fraser Cain - December 2, 2005 at 2:26 AM UTC | Stars

Image credit: Gary Hatfield.

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