Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Corona Australis (CrA)  ·  Contains:  IC 4812  ·  NGC 6723  ·  NGC 6726  ·  NGC 6727  ·  NGC 6729  ·  Part of the constellation Corona Austrina (CrA)  ·  The star γ CrA  ·  The star ε CrA
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Reflection Nebula in Corona Australis, with NGC6723 and friends..., AstroTanja
Reflection Nebula in Corona Australis, with NGC6723 and friends...
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Reflection Nebula in Corona Australis, with NGC6723 and friends...

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Dark cosmic dust spreads across the Corona Australis constellation, with light from hot blue stars reflecting a blue glow. Top right of the image also contains NGC6723, a globular cluster in Sagittarius.

Imaged with a Canon 5D Mark III (Unmodified) and a Orion 8" Astrograph F/3,9

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Reflection Nebula in Corona Australis, with NGC6723 and friends..., AstroTanja