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 May 08 2009  Coal Sack Nebula. |
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This large nebula, a dark spot in front of the Milky Way, is visible to the naked eye in the southern hemisphere. With a size of 7 by 5 degrees, it overlaps several constellations: mostly in the constellation Crux, and partly in the bordering constellations Musca and Centaurus.
For Australian aborigines, the Coal Sack was known as "The Head of the Emu" where other dark nebulae formed the rest of "The Emu in the Sky". For native South Americans, it was a partridge or a toad.
The Coal Sack is estimated to be 600 light years away. This picture was taken with a Canon 450D, 17 sec, F 2.8, ISO 1600, 50mm focal length, near Townsville, Northern Australia. |
| Submitted by: LizG | Location: Townsville. Northern Australia | Date: February 19 2009 |
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May 08 2009
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