The Chandelier and the Cloud

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NGC 6723 Chandelier Cluster in Sagittarius and Corona Australis Molecular Cloud – LRGB v1

One of most beautiful region in the southern skies, the Corona Australis Molecular Cloud with the NGC 6726 and IC 4812 reflection nebulae and nearby Chandelier Cluster NGC 6723. The later belongs to Sagittarius, though.

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IAS – Internationale Amateursternwarte e.V. – Hakos Observatory, Namibia
IAS remote telescope “Dieter”
Lacerta 12″ Newton f/4, ASA DDM85XL-A, QHY268M, Baader LRGB filters
174x L, 71x R, 78x G, 71x B 120s, mode 1, gain 56, offset 10, -5C, 20 flats, 30 darks, 50 bias
Total time: 47280s / 13h08
Data acquisition: IAS remote team / Martin Junius
Data calibration/integration: PixInsight WBPP
Image processing: PixInsight, BlurXTerminator, NoiseXTerminator, StarXTerminator, Photoshop, Lightroom

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NGC 6723 Chandelier Cluster in Sagittarius and Corona Australis Molecular Cloud – LRGB v1 – Annotated