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NGC6559 - a mix of nebulosity in Sagittarius, Göran Nilsson
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NGC6559 - a mix of nebulosity in Sagittarius

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NGC6559 - a mix of nebulosity in Sagittarius

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NGC 6559 is a star-forming region located at a distance of about 5000 light-years from Earth, in the constellation of Sagittarius, showing both emission (red) and reflection (bluish) nebulosity, as well as quite extensive areas covered by dark nebulosity.

This is LRGB data from Telescope Live at the El Sauce hosting facility at 1500m elevation in Río Hurtado, Coquimbo Region, Chile. It contains 3 x 10 min red, 3 x 10 min green, 5 x 10 min blue, and 5 x 10 min luminosity.

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NGC6559 - a mix of nebulosity in Sagittarius, Göran Nilsson