Digitized_Sky_Survey_2_Image_of_NGC_4755.jpg
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Summary
Description Digitized Sky Survey 2 Image of NGC 4755.jpg |
English:
A wide-field image of the region around NGC 4755 constructed from data from the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The bright star is
Mimosa
, one of the four stars in the
Southern Cross
. The darkness towards the bottom of the image is part of the
Coal Sack
, a vast area of obscuring dust easily visible to the unaided eye.
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Source | ESO |
Author | ESO, ESA/Hubble and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble) |
Other versions | Derivative works of this file: Trishanku Shir (Beta Crucis).png |
The field of view is approximately 2.8 degrees x 2.9 degrees, or about 40 times the area of the Full Moon .
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