Corona Australis Molecular Cloud

The Corona Australis Molecular Cloud is a faint gaseous and dusty molecular cloud with many embedded reflection nebulae, including NGC 6729, NGC 6726–7 and IC 4812. A star-forming region of around 7000 Solar masses, the cloud contains Herbig–Haro objects (protostars) and some very young stars. About 430 light years away, it is one of the closest star-forming regions to the Solar System.

 

Takahashi FSQ106EDX4

FLI Proline 16803, CFW-5-7, Robofocus

LRGB = 380 60 50 50min = 9hrs total exposure (bin 1X1)

New Deep-Sky RGB Astronomik filters

-30C chip temp, dark frames and flats (using Aurora Flat Field Panel) applied

Focal length 530mm, FOV = 4deg X 4deg

Image scale 3.5"/pix

Guide Camera: Starlightxpress Lodestar

 

Comments

Data collected over three nights on 14, 18 July and 5 Aug 2018, ave seeing.

 

Equipment setup: www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/166437746/original

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