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Object |
NGC 6726
(aka) Corona Austalis Nebula |
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Info |
NGC 6761, part there of, is located in the southern
constellation Corona Austalis. This image depicting the area/ reflection
nebulosity is charged by the light given off from the young star R Coronae
Australis (partly shrouded by the dust).
Classified as a Herbig Ae/Be
pre-main sequence star, having 10 times the mass of our own sun, Sol.
The greater molecular complex continues down the R/H corner (not
shown) and is believed to be one of the closest star forming
regions to us situated around 500 l.y. away. |
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Date |
Lum-21st
& RGB 23/ 5/ 06 |
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Location |
BayTop
Observatory- Streaky Bay South Australia |
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Instrument |
Vixen VC200L working @ f9/
1800 FL 0.77arcsec/pixel |
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Mount |
Celestron CI700 controlled by a Mel
Bartels Goto Control System
with Vexta PK264m-01b motors with a pulley and belt system |
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Camera (CCD) |
Starlight
Xpress HX916 monochrome CCD with Atik manual
filter wheel. |
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Exposures |
L: 85' R:20' G:20' B:20'
[5' sub exposures all unbinned]
No dark frames removed. |
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Guiding |
Orion
80ED refractor F7.5 with a Starlight Xpress MX515 CCD.
Mounted via a side by side accessory plate. |
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Filters |
Astronomik
typeII clr RGB filter set |
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Notes/ Conditions |
Conditions- On both nights seeing was poor to average and
transparency was also poor- average. This is only a part of this nebula complex. Image has had a slight
gradient removed and reduced to 85% of original. |
