Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Lupus (Lup)
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SL7 Dark Nebula in Lupus, Simon
SL7 Dark Nebula in Lupus
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SL7 Dark Nebula in Lupus

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SL7 Dark Nebula in Lupus, Simon
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SL7 Dark Nebula in Lupus

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Rarely imaged from what I can see from google, no idea why. Such an intensely dark and brooding region, the composition reminds me of a running man, leaving a trail behind him/her/it.

From 'Deep-Sky Companions: The Caldwell Objects', "On a scale of opacity ranging from 1 to 6, SL7 is classified as a 6, meaning 'highly opaque'...Though it is about 4 moon diameters long, only about a dozen stars between 9th and 11th magnitude lie within its confines. ....Compared to SL7, the Coalsack Nebula appears very dark to the unaided eye. Yet through a telescope the Coalsack is littered with stars; its clouds do not appear black like those of this nebula."

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SL7 Dark Nebula in Lupus, Simon