Gems of The Earth's Southern Sky

Gems of The Earth's Southern Sky

Part of the southern Milky Way, around the constellations of Centaurus, Crux and Carina. In the center of the image, the majestic Southern Cross (Crux) constellation, symbol of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), takes the central stage with dark Coalsack Nebula close by. On the left, brightest stars of Centaurus can be seen with their typical colors. The brighter one is Alpha Centauri, one of the closest stars to our Sun. Right part of the view belngs to prominent Carina Nebula, one of the most significant of its type in the whole sky. To achieve so many details, the photographer used a Vixen Polarie mount.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/P. Horálek

Release Date: September 17, 2019

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