Thackeray's Globules

Thackeray's Globules is a deep-sky object in the constellation Centaurus.

Dark globules in IC 2944, in Centaurus

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Thackeray's Globules: a sky-survey photograph of its field — Sky survey view (DSS2 colour, or a backup survey)

Facts

Constellation	Centaurus
Position (J2000)	11h 38m 20s, −63° 22′

When and how to see it

Thackeray's Globules is highest in the sky at midnight in March. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 7° above the horizon; from 50° N it never rises.

Heights are worked out for India and for 50° N. Set your location in Settings to see them for where you are.

For tonight's best time from your own town, the darkness and the Moon, open it on the map and see its "Tonight from your location" card.

Thackeray's Globules

Facts

When and how to see it

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