The Corona Australis Molecular Cloud is a faint gaseous and dusty molecular cloud with many embedded
reflection nebulae, including NGC 6729, NGC 6726–7 and IC 4812. A star-forming region of around 7000
Solar masses, the cloud contains Herbig–Haro objects (protostars) and some very young stars. About
430 light years away, it is one of the closest star-forming regions to the Solar System.
Takahashi FSQ106EDX4
FLI Proline 16803, CFW-5-7, Robofocus
LRGB = 380 60 50 50min = 9hrs total exposure (bin 1X1)
New Deep-Sky RGB Astronomik filters
-30C chip temp, dark frames and flats (using Aurora Flat Field Panel) applied
Focal length 530mm, FOV = 4deg X 4deg
Image scale 3.5"/pix
Guide Camera: Starlightxpress Lodestar
Comments
Data collected over three nights on 14, 18 July and 5 Aug 2018, ave seeing.
Equipment setup:
http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/166437746/original