Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Musca (Mus)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4372  ·  The star γ Mus
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Sa 149 - The Dark Doodad Nebula, Martin Howard
Sa 149 - The Dark Doodad Nebula
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Sa 149 - The Dark Doodad Nebula

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Sa 149 - The Dark Doodad Nebula, Martin Howard
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Sa 149 - The Dark Doodad Nebula

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A wonderful Southern Hemisphere dark nebula in a very rich star field near the famous coal sack nebula. I took this on a trip to Great Barrier Island in New Zeland to take advantage of dark skies. I live close to Auckland in Bortle 5. You can clearly see the globular cluster NGC 4372 which is actually far in the background outside the galaxy at around 20,000 light years away. The Dark Doodad is around 700 ly away.

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Sa 149 - The Dark Doodad Nebula, Martin Howard

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