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Photographer:

Patrick Winkler

Location of Photo:

Tivoli Southern Sky Guest Farm (Namibia)

Date/Time of photo:

14.5.2016

Equipment:

FLI MLx694 with Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II USM (stopped at 5.6) on a Losmandy G11; LRGB 30 35 35 35

Description:

In the north of the constellation is the Corona Australis Molecular Cloud, a dark molecular cloud with many embedded reflection nebulae, including NGC 6729, NGC 6726–7, and IC 4812. About 430 light years away, it is one of the closest star-forming regions to the Solar System. The related NGC 6726 and 6727, along with unrelated NGC 6729, were first recorded by Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt in 1865.

Website:

https://astropictures.smugmug.com/Nebulas/i-T28zjtX/A

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