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| name | created_by | created_date | updated_by | updated_date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musca | skybber | 2021-06-29 13:12:26.974967 | skybber | 2021-06-29 13:12:26.975215 |
A small constellation of the southern sky lying between the chameleons and the Southern Cross in the Milky Way, not visible from our latitudes. The constellation of the Fly is quite a striking feature, although apart from α muscae its stars do not exceed third magnitude. The star λ muscae is white and together with μ muscae, which is red, forms a contrasting pair in the triad. Of the deep-sky objects in the constellation, two globular clusters that are visible to the trier attract attention: NGC 4372 and NGC 4833, as well as a small portion of the dark Coal Sack Nebula that extends in from the neighboring Southern Cross. To the northwest of NGC 4372, there is again an interestingly curled dark filament a little bit of a degree in size - the Dark Doodad Nebula.