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by akademy
Mon Oct 19, 2015 11:06 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Southern Cross in a Southern Sky (2015 Oct 19)
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Re: APOD: The Southern Cross in a Southern Sky (2015 Oct 19)

So how many stars do we see here? My rough estimate puts it at around 5000 but Is it safe to assume that the points of light are stars instead of bright nebulas, or galaxies.