I've missed you! I am in Benoa, Indonesia Returning Home tomorrow afternoon. It will take 24 total hours of flying time.
It was tough to get a blog out while at sea so I hope we can get back on track now that I have regular Internet.
I want to share this picture of the Southern Cross that I took on Azamara Quest on 2/17/16 at 5:30 am while the ship was underway.
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| The Coal Sack, Eta Carinae, Star Clusters, Milky Way Southern Cross Greg Redfern |
This is a wonderful picture of this smallest constellation in the sky. The Cross is standing almost straight up in the dark nebula called the Coal Sack which is the largest Dark Nebula in the whole Milky Way Galaxy.
The pinkish area on the right is the Eta Carinae complex which is named for the star that is one of the largest in our Galaxy and will supernova someday.
Here is a wide filed view that shows Alpha and Beta Centauri on the left, the "Pointer" stars to the Southern Cross.
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| The Coal Sack, Eta Carinae, Star Clusters, Milky Way Southern Cross Greg Redfern |
I hope you enjoy.
Sky Guy Greg
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