Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Corona Australis (CrA)  ·  Contains:  IC 4812  ·  NGC 6723  ·  NGC 6726  ·  NGC 6727  ·  NGC 6729  ·  The star εCrA

Image of the day 07/24/2020

The Anteater Nebula in Corona Australis - our Southern Crown, Matthew Sole
The Anteater Nebula in Corona Australis - our Southern Crown
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The Anteater Nebula in Corona Australis - our Southern Crown

Image of the day 07/24/2020

The Anteater Nebula in Corona Australis - our Southern Crown, Matthew Sole
The Anteater Nebula in Corona Australis - our Southern Crown
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The Anteater Nebula in Corona Australis - our Southern Crown

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This is first light with my Skywatcher Quattro and I'm glad I saved this target for it! With a lot of high cloud on this night, the data is far from perfect but I'll take anything at the moment with the eternal cloud cover we have here in Wellington.⁣



This is NGC 6726-27 - a giant molecular cloud complex and one of the closest star forming regions in the Milky Way. Young blue stars light up the center creating a beautiful scene as their light reflects off the abundance of swirling dust in this area. Add in a globular cluster and we're done here. ⁣



Hope you enjoy this one!⁣

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The Anteater Nebula in Corona Australis - our Southern Crown, Matthew Sole

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