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Photographer:

lfparmegiani

Location of Photo:

Padre Bernardo, Goias - Brazil

Date/Time of photo:

13th july 2018

Equipment:

GSO RC8, QHY9M, LRGB Optolong Filters - (22, 11, 14, 9) x 300s Total: 4h40 hours, Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro GoTo Equatorial Mount

Description:

NGC 6559 is a cloud of gas and dust located at a distance of about 5000 light-years from Earth, in the constellation of Sagittarius (The Archer). The glowing region is a relatively small object, just a few light-years across, in contrast to the one hundred light-years and more spanned by its famous neighbour, the Lagoon Nebula.

Website:

https://www.astrobin.com/full/yjo1ie/0/

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