Corona Australis is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky. Its name means “the southern crown” in Latin. It is located between the constellations
Sagittarius and
Scorpius. Corona Australis is said to represent the crown worn by the centaur represented by
Sagittarius by some sources, but the constellation is not really tied to any particular myth. Sometimes it is also called Corona Austrina. Corona Australis was first catalogued by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century, along with the constellation representing the
northern crown,
Corona Borealis.Corona Australis is one of the
smallest constellations in the sky. Only the 80th in size, it occupies an area of 128 square degrees.The Corona Australis Nebula consists of three nebulous regions, NGC 6726, NGC 6727, and NGC 6729, that were originally discovered by the German astronomer Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt in 1861. The molecular cloud complex in the region is one of the nearest areas with recent or ongoing intermediate and low-mass star formation.
Corona Australis (Southern Crown): Stars, Myth, Facts... – Constellation Guide (constellation-guide.com) (c)
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P.S. Wonderful DSO and great data, thanks again, Zambiadarkskies. I miss the Southern skies so much, but hope to be there soon again
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