This photograph shows the Milky Way between Centaurus and Norma. It contains a wide range of objects of all types including, many beautiful open clusters, bright globular clusters, numerous planetary nebula, several large and bright emission nebulae, and several large dark nebulae. Many of these objects are visible in the photograph.
Number | Name | R.A. | Dec | |
1 | beta centauri | 14 03.8 | -60 22 | |
2 | alpha centauri | 14 39.6 | -60 50 | |
3 | NGC 6067 | 16 13.2 | -54 11 | Image |
4 | NGC 6188 | 16 41.2 | -48 45 | Image |
5 | NGC 5822 | 15 05.1 | -54 19 | Image |
6 | NGC 6397 | 17 40.7 | -53 40 | Image |
Below the Milky Way are the constellations (from right) Triangulum Australae, Ara, and Telescopium.