The Milky Way; nebulae and star clusters in Scorpius; photographed in the dark night sky of La Silla Observatory; southern Atacama Desert; Chile. Near the middle the brighter star of the two is Shaula or Lambda Scorpii; marking the Scorpion's sting. It is the constellation's second brightest star. To its upper left are two bright star clusters; M7 (the Ptolemy Cluster) and M6 (the Butterfly Cluster. To the upper right of Shaula is NGC 6334 emission nebula also known as the Cat's Paw. In the lower right is NGC 6231 also known as the Northern Jewel Box; is an open cluster located near the star Zeta Scorpii.