Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Corona Australis (CrA)  ·  Contains:  Alfecca Meridiana  ·  Corona Australis  ·  IC 1297  ·  IC 4812  ·  NGC 6723  ·  NGC 6726  ·  NGC 6727  ·  NGC 6729  ·  NGC 6768  ·  PK356-18.1  ·  PK358-21.1  ·  Part of the constellation Corona Austrina (CrA)  ·  The star αCrA  ·  The star βCrA  ·  The star γCrA  ·  The star εCrA  ·  alf CrA  ·  bet CrA  ·  eps CrA  ·  gam CrA
The Anteater Nebula NGC6726 in Corona Australis, Göran Nilsson
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The Anteater Nebula NGC6726 in Corona Australis

The Anteater Nebula NGC6726 in Corona Australis, Göran Nilsson
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The Anteater Nebula NGC6726 in Corona Australis

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NGC 6726/6727 and IC 4812 are blue reflection nebulae caught up in a large cloud of darker nebulosity named Bernes 157. There are also several Herbig–Haro (HH) objects among the blue nebulosity. There is soo much interesting stuff going on here so it is well worth a bit of googling.

This is LRGB data from Telescope Live at The Heaven's Mirror Observatory at 530 meters near Yass in New South Wales. Red is 4 x 10 min, green is 20 x 10 min, blue is 6 x 10 min and Lum is 11 x 10 min.

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    The Anteater Nebula NGC6726 in Corona Australis, Göran Nilsson
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    The Anteater Nebula NGC6726 in Corona Australis, Göran Nilsson
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    The Anteater Nebula NGC6726 in Corona Australis, Göran Nilsson
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The Anteater Nebula NGC6726 in Corona Australis, Göran Nilsson