The Coalsack Nebula (Caldwell 99)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , the Coalsack Nebula is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name The Coalsack Nebula (Caldwell 99)
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
The Coalsack Nebula
C 99[1]
Position
Right ascension:12h53m [1]
Declination:−63°00' [1]
Constellation:Crux

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