The Southern Cross

the southern cross

(Southern Cross at center, Pointers at left, Eta Carinae at right)


The Southern Cross, officially the smallest constellation in the sky, is only visible from the Southern Hemisphere and tropics. Imbedded in the Milky Way, it contains colorful stars and a dark gas cloud called the "coal sack".

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Technical Details:

  • Subject: Southern Cross Panorama
  • Instrument: Pentax 67, 200mm f/5.6 lens
  • Platform: Losmandy Gll
  • Exposure: 3 x 40 minutes
  • Film: Kodak PPF 400 (unhypersensitized)
  • Location: American-Australian Imaging Station, Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia
  • Photographer(s): John Gleason

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    Last updated: 04/22/00