Southern Sky Gallery

Coal Sack Nebula

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. The Coalsack is located at a distance of approximately 600 light years away from Earth, in the Crux constellation.

Lens 50mm
Exposure 4 Minutes, f2.5
Camera Canon 10D
Date February 2006
Guiding Vixen GPDX
Location Kaituna, Wairarapa, New Zealand