The Pointer Stars and the Southern Cross.

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The Pointer Stars (Alpha and Beta Centauri, at left) pointing to the stars of the Southern Cross, Crux, at right. The Coal Sack, obvious as a dark patch in the Milky Way to the naked eye, here looks less obvious as it breaks up into streaks and bands of dark dust to the left of the Cross.

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Size: 6268px × 4178px
Location: Alberta, Canada
Photo credit: © Alan Dyer/Stocktrek Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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