Story: Southern Cross
The Coal Sack is a dark region to one side of the Southern Cross. To the naked eye it looks like a hole in the Milky Way. The Coal Sack is a region of gas and dust, known as a dark nebula, which obscures light from the stars behind it.
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Starry Night Photography
Photograph by Chris Picking
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