Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Corona Australis (CrA)  ·  Contains:  Alfecca Meridiana (α CrA)  ·  IC 4812  ·  NGC 6723  ·  NGC 6726  ·  NGC 6727  ·  NGC 6729  ·  Part of the constellation Corona Austrina (CrA)  ·  The star Meridiana  ·  The star β CrA  ·  The star γ CrA  ·  The star ε CrA
Bernes 157 and NGC6726, richard bamfield
Bernes 157 and NGC6726
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Bernes 157 and NGC6726

Bernes 157 and NGC6726, richard bamfield
Bernes 157 and NGC6726
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Bernes 157 and NGC6726

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NGC 6726/6727 and IC 4812 are blue reflection nebulae, where bright stars are embedded in a large cloud of dust which reflects the blue light of the stars. NGC 6729 is a butterfly-shaped emission/reflection object that is a variable nebula, powered by the irregular variable star, R Coronae Australis (R CrA). R CrA was discovered about 100 years ago. HH objects are shown as delicate, small arcs of glowing gas. They originate as energetic outflows from embryonic stars that are still forming and cloaked inside gas and dust. Bernes 157 is dark nebula that is so dense that stars inside the nebula and behind it cannot shine through.

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Bernes 157 and NGC6726, richard bamfield