Wide field view of the R Coronae Australis region

This spectacular wide field image shows the area around the star R Coronae Australis. A huge dust cloud, about eight light-years across, dominates the centre of the image. The bluish reflection nebula close to R Coronae Australis is right of centre and the globular cluster NGC 6723 lies to the upper-right of the nebula. Corona Australis is a tiny tiara-shaped constellation, located next to the larger constellation of Sagittarius, in the direction of the centre of the Milky Way. In spite of its faintness, this southern winter constellation can be easily spotted from dark sites because of its characteristic shape and position in the sky.

Kilde:

Loke Kun Tan (StarryScapes.com)

Om billedet

Id:eso1027b
Type:Observation
Udgivelsesdato:30. juni 2010 12:00
Relaterede pressemeddelelser:eso1027
Størrelse:4008 x 2672 px

Om objektet

Navn:Corona Australis, NGC 6723, R Coronae Australis
Type:Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular
Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation
Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Reflection
Afstand:400 lysår
Constellation:Corona Australis
Kategori:Nebulae
Stars

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Koordinater

Position (RA):19 1 53.73
Position (Dec):-36° 57' 7.48"
Field of view:234.56 x 156.37 arcminutes
Orientering:Nord er 2.4° droite fra lodret

Farver & filtre

BåndBølgelængdeTeleskop
675 nm

Noter: Image captured by astrophotographer Loke Kun Tan.