In the lower left corner you can see a group of stars which is called Pleiades ("Seulaset" in Finnish) (M45). Some people in Finland call it "Pikku Otava".

In the middle of the picture there is a thin horizontal white line which is probably a shooting star (tähdenlento).

A little bit left and up from the the line a dim reddish cloud is seen. The cloud is called California Nebula (NGC1499).

The details of the nebula and Pleiades are better seen in the corresponding larger image.

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