Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  Herschel's Jewel Box  ·  J Cen  ·  Jewel Box  ·  NGC 4755  ·  NGC 4815  ·  NGC 5045  ·  NGC 5120  ·  NGC 5168  ·  NGC 5281  ·  PK302+02.1  ·  PK302-00.2  ·  PK305+01.1  ·  PK306-00.1  ·  PK307-01.1  ·  PK308+00.1  ·  PK309+00.1  ·  PK309+01.1  ·  The star J Cen  ·  The star m Cen  ·  The star ι Cru  ·  The star κ Cru  ·  iot Cru  ·  kap Cru  ·  kappa Crucis Cluster  ·  m Cen
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RCW78 and its neighbours, Brian Boyle
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RCW78 and its neighbours

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RCW78 and its neighbours, Brian Boyle
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RCW78 and its neighbours

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The region around the Coalsack nebula is filled with small knots of Ha emission and streaked with dark lanes.   It makes for an interesting wide-field target.

This image is based on data I had deemed "unusable" due to haze creating ugly halos around bright stars of the Southern Cross.  I simply cropped them out, and the image is much better for it.

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