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.
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Name
The Coalsack Nebula (Caldwell 99)
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Object type
Dark nebula
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Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.