Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Corona Australis (CrA)  ·  Contains:  12.30  ·  96 Aegle  ·  Alfecca Meridiana  ·  Alfecca Meridiana (α CrA)  ·  Corona Australis  ·  HD175028  ·  HD175073  ·  HD175093  ·  HD175302  ·  HD175362  ·  HD175394  ·  HD175626  ·  HD175714  ·  HD176018  ·  HD176269  ·  HD176270  ·  HD176386  ·  HD176497  ·  HD176577  ·  HD176617  ·  HD176723  ·  HD176891  ·  HD177076  ·  HD177123  ·  HD177474  ·  HD177476  ·  HD177565  ·  HD178055  ·  IC 4812  ·  NGC 6723  ·  And 10 more.
Corona Australis, the Southern Crown, domtisdell
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Corona Australis, the Southern Crown

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Corona Australis, the Southern Crown

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From  www.constellation-guide.com - Corona Australis Nebula is a bright reflection nebula, about 420 light years distant, formed by several bright stars caught up in a dark cloud of dust. The cloud is a star-forming region, with clusters of young stars embedded within it.  It consists of three nebulous regions, NGC 6726, NGC 6727, and NGC 6729, that were originally discovered by the German astronomer Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt in 1861. The molecular cloud complex in the region is one of the nearest areas with recent or ongoing intermediate and low-mass star formation.

Being Australian, I'm not doubt bias but I do find this region particularly beautiful.  The combination of subtle colour, dark dust and LOTs of stars is hard to beat.

Data captured under a moonless Bortle 2 sky, during a short session up till astronomical dawn.

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