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Gum 46 (RCW 71) shining though the Coalsack dark nebula, Alexandr Zaytsev
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Gum 46 (RCW 71) shining though the Coalsack dark nebula

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Gum 46 (RCW 71) shining though the Coalsack dark nebula, Alexandr Zaytsev
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Gum 46 (RCW 71) shining though the Coalsack dark nebula

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2h of integral LRGB exposure of the Gum 46 (RCW 71) emission nebula [1] sitting behind (!) the Coalsack dark nebula in all of its pink glory)) Captured remotely using Telescope #1 (ASA-RC D = 1m f/6.8, FLI ProLine 16803) system of ChileScope observatory.

[1] https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0412602

A wider angle view of the entire Coalsack nebula is also available under [2]:

[2] https://www.astrobin.com/q16jx0/

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