The Corona Australis nebula complex.
Corona Australis Nebula complex
NGC6726/27 (top right) and Globular Star Cluster NGC6723 (bottom
left).
Less than 500 light years away is this
star forming region (top right) located in the constellation of Corona Australis (the
southern crown) and accompanied by the Globular Star Cluster NGC 6723.
| Image |
Corona Australia Nebula complex NGC6726/27 (top right) and Globular Star Cluster NGC6723 (bottom left) |
| Telescope |
Observatory mounted 12-inch f/5 Newtonian telescope
on Losmandy Gemini G-11 equatorial mount. |
| Guiding | Autoguided with SBIG 402 on 4.5-inch f/9 guidescope using CCDOps. |
| Camera |
Canon EOS 300D Digital - Hα enabled (modified). |
| Exposures | 12 x 5-minute exposures @ ISO 200. |
| Total Exposure time | 60 minutes. |
| Filter/equipment |
Baader 2" Multi-Purpose Coma Corrector. Baader 2" UV/IR Cut Filter. |
| Processing | Dark
frame subtraction, bias and flat-fielded in Iris, masked in Photoshop and a little Noiseware. |
| Exposure Date | 2006 Aug 18 and Aug 19. |
(C) Copyright 2006 Paul Mayo.
paulm@skylab.com.au