Southern Pointers

Coalsack Nebula

coalsack,dark nebula

The Coalsack Nebula is one of the best known dark nebulae in the sky, along with the nearby Dark Doodad Nebula and the Horsehead Nebula. The Coalsack is located in the southern constellation Crux and overlaps into the neighbouring constellations Musca and Centaurus. The dark cloud of cold gas and dust lies at a distance … [Read more…]

Alpha Centauri

nearest star system

Alpha Centauri is the nearest star system to the Sun, located at a distance of only 4.37 light years or 1.34 parsecs from Earth. Alpha Centauri is the brightest star in Centaurus constellation and the third brightest star in sky. It is only slightly brighter than Arcturus in Boötes constellation and Vega in Lyra. The … [Read more…]