Coalsack Nebula

The Coalsack Dark Nebula (or simply the Coalsack) is the most prominent dark nebula in the skies, easily visible to the naked eye as a dark patch silhouetted against the southern Milky Way. It was known pre-historically on the Southern Hemisphere and was observed by Vincente Yanez Pinzon in 1499. The Coalsack is located at a distance of approximately 600 light years away from Earth, in the Crux constellation.

Related Topics:
Dark nebula - Naked eye - Milky Way - Pre-historically - Southern Hemisphere - Vincente Yanez Pinzon - 1499 - 600 - Light year - Earth - Crux constellation

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