The southern Milky Way from Vela (at right) to Centaurus (at left), with the False Cross at left, the true Southern Cross at rig

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The southern Milky Way from Vela (at right) to Centaurus (at left), with the False Cross at left, the true Southern Cross at right of centre, and Alpha and Beta Centauri at left. The star cluster at lower right is NGC 2516. Omega Centauri is at upper left. The Coalsack is left of the Southern Cross.

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