Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Corona Australis (CrA)  ·  Contains:  Corona Australis  ·  IC 4812  ·  NGC 6723  ·  NGC 6726  ·  NGC 6727  ·  NGC 6729  ·  Part of the constellation Corona Austrina (CrA)  ·  The star γCrA  ·  The star εCrA  ·  eps CrA  ·  gam CrA
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NGC6726-7(Rneb), IC4812(Rneb), HMSTG1099(Dneb); Corona Australis. NGC6723(gc); Sagittarius, Thomas V. Davis
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NGC6726-7(Rneb), IC4812(Rneb), HMSTG1099(Dneb); Corona Australis. NGC6723(gc); Sagittarius

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NGC6726-7(Rneb), IC4812(Rneb), HMSTG1099(Dneb); Corona Australis. NGC6723(gc); Sagittarius, Thomas V. Davis
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NGC6726-7(Rneb), IC4812(Rneb), HMSTG1099(Dneb); Corona Australis. NGC6723(gc); Sagittarius

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NGC6726-7(Rneb), IC4812(Rneb), HMSTG1099(Dneb); Corona Australis. NGC6723(gc); Sagittarius

Astro-Physics 155EDF f/5.3 (155TCC)

KAF-16803; FLI Proline

Total Exposure Time: 4.5 hours, LRGB 105:55:50:65 minutes; unbinned

July 4, 2008; Gleason/Davis Observatory, MRO, Victoria, Australia

Comments: Taken back in 2008, this beautiful reflection nebula is a common target of interest in the southern sky. Extensive clouds of dust in the region give way to two beautiful reflection nebulae that appear like eyes at the head of the dark nebula. Also seen is the compact globular cluster NGC6723. This appears to lie adjacent to the dust clouds, but in reality it is more than 30,000 light years away. This is much farther distant than the dust clouds. This is first light for me at MRO, Australia. It was taken remotely; controlled over the internet.

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NGC6726-7(Rneb), IC4812(Rneb), HMSTG1099(Dneb); Corona Australis. NGC6723(gc); Sagittarius, Thomas V. Davis