~ The Dust Dragon ~

NGC 6727

 

An extremely intriguing area of the night sky. NGC 6727 is a combination of dark, reflection and emission nebula, with designations IC4812, NGC 6726 and NGC6729, along with the globular cluster NGC 6723 in the constellation Corona Australis that is approximately 500 light years distant. The extended field shows several regions of faint Ha-emission as well as several small reflection nebula. Of particular note is the beautiful semi-circular Ha-emission peppered with some faint wisps of reflection nebula (not OIII), excited rather than illuminated by the nearby star and demonstrating quite profoundly that hydrogen is a major constituent of the surrounding dust. Also to be seen is a relatively "large" spiral galaxy at the bottom of the nebula (Designation: PGC-62700, 250.000.00 light years distant). The Region NGC 6727 is actually the tip of a considerably larger dust cloud (4 panel mosaic) extended for quite away beyond the right hand edge of the single image. OIII and SII emissions are particularly present in the bright core of the system. A wonderful target and certainly not the last time I will be paying a visit.

 

The data was collected by myself using a remote rented system in Australia (Martin Pugh)

 

Takahashi FSQ106 EDX fitted with a 645RD F3.6 reducer

Player One Poseidon-m Pro Camera

10 Micron GM1000HPS

 

Total acquisition time (35,75 hrs for the single close-up image):

 

R: 17400 sec

G: 19800 sec

B: 15000 sec

H: 30600 sec

O: 22500 sec

S: 23400 sec

 

Image Of The Day 14.08.2024 - Astrobin

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