Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Corona Australis (CrA)  ·  Contains:  IC 4812  ·  NGC 6723  ·  NGC 6726  ·  NGC 6727  ·  NGC 6729
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NGC 6726, Rocco Sung
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NGC 6726

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NGC 6726

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NGC 6726 and NGC 6727 - This spectacular reflection nebulae in Corona Australis are the result of a few bright stars caught up in a large, dusty cloud. The peculiar yellowish curved streak near the two bright reflection nebulae surrounds an intriguing object best seen in infrared light. It is R CrA, a young star still accreting interstellar material on to its surface. These compact nebulae are ejected from proto-stars during the later stages of star formation and sometimes appear in pairs, moving in opposite directions from the hidden star-forming region. The R CrA complex is about 500 light years distant, one of the nearest star-forming regions.

This is the 2 panels mosaic for NGC 6726 and NGC 6723.

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NGC 6726, Rocco Sung