Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Musca (Mus)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4372  ·  The star γMus

Image of the day 03/22/2022

NGC 4372 and the Dark Doodad, Matthew Sole
NGC 4372 and the Dark Doodad
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NGC 4372 and the Dark Doodad

Image of the day 03/22/2022

NGC 4372 and the Dark Doodad, Matthew Sole
NGC 4372 and the Dark Doodad
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NGC 4372 and the Dark Doodad

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Drifting across the Southern Hemisphere skies some 700 light years away lies The Dark Doodad, a delightful dusty cosmic cloud located in the vast constellation of Musca.  Hovering far in the distance (almost 30 times as far away) is NGC 4372 - a globular cluster that just happens to be in the same line of sight as this molecular cloud.

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