This image from the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at ESOтАЩs La Silla Observatory in Chile shows the bright star cluster NGC 6520 and its neighbour, the strangely shaped dark cloud Barnard 86. This cosmic pair is set against millions of glowing stars from the brightest part of the Milky Way тАФ a region so dense with stars that barely any dark sky is seen across the picture. // ESO