Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Musca (Mus)  ·  Contains:  BO Mus  ·  Musca  ·  NGC 4372  ·  NGC 4833  ·  PK302-05.1  ·  Part of the constellation Musca (Mus)  ·  R Mus  ·  The star αMus  ·  The star βMus  ·  The star γMus  ·  The star δMus  ·  The star εMus  ·  The star ζ1Mus  ·  alf Mus  ·  bet Mus  ·  del Mus  ·  eps Mus  ·  gam Mus  ·  zet01 Mus
Body of Musca - The Dragonfly, Geoff Scott
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Toward the southern pole from The Southern Cross (Crux) is a quite recognisable group of 4 stars that is the body of The Dragofly constellation 'Musca'. The area includes a couple of globular clusters and a stark dust lane, commonly referred to as the Dark Doodad of Musca.

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Body of Musca - The Dragonfly, Geoff Scott