- a variation of Coalsack.
Coal Sack
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In the Milky Way, near the Southern Cross, occurs a terrible circular abyss, the Coal Sack.
From The Blue Lagoon: a romance by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
This gulf of Cimmerian darkness was called by early navigators the Coal Sack.
From The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' by Thomas Nathaniel Orchard
The "Coal Sack" showed itself full of brilliant jewels.
From Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa by Cynthia Stockley
Surrounding δ, ε, ζ, and λ, which mark the king's head, is a vacant space in the Milky Way, similar to the Coal Sack of Cygnus.
From A Field Book of the Stars by William Tyler Olcott
This dark space has been called the "Coal Sack."
From A Field Book of the Stars by William Tyler Olcott
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