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AUG-2023

The Corona Australis molecular cloud

Tivoli/Namibia

Be 157 is the dark patch in the left of the molecular cloud, which is superimposed on the many background stars of our Milky Way . Bright blue giant stars illuminate parts of it, generating reflection nebula NGC 6727. This nebula itself contains three mayor bright parts: NGC 6726 in the center, NGC 6729 ( a variable cometary nebula) to the lower left and IC 4821 to the lower right. The reddish small nebula in the center is the Herbig-Haro object HH101, indicating the presence of a protostar. NGC 6723, a globular cluster can be seen in the upper right corner.

Telescope: ASA 12N-OK3 f3,6
Mount: ASA DDM 85
Camera: ZWO 6200MM Pro
Filter-wheel: FLI CFW 3-12
Filter: Astrodon L, R, G, B
Exposure: L:50x180sec, R:10x240sec, G:10x240sec, B:10x240sec
Programs: Maxim DL 5.0, PixInsight SE 1.8 full exif


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