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NGC 6723 Globular Cluster and a star forming region in
the Southern Crown |
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Description of
object:
The Corona Australis
complex, in the constellation Southern Crown, is one of the closest star birth
regions in our cosmic environment. The distance is only around 400 light years.
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The
associated dark nebula contains the raw materials for star births and is one of
the densest areas in the sky. Parts of the cloud look like they are completely
devoid of stars because the light of the background stars is extremely
diminished in the visible part of the spectral region. The heaviest of the new
born stars create several reflection nebulas. Furthermore, it is possible to
see 3 Herbig-Haro objects: HH-99, HH-100 and HH-101. These objects are formed
by material jets of newly born stars.
The dark cloud is very well
defined on its northwestern border, and it is possible to see objects which are
much further away, such as the globular cluster NGC 6723 with a distance of
approximately 28000 light years. Along the upper edge of the picture it is
possible to see several faint background galaxies, such as PGC 62700 with a
distance of 220 million light years. |
Object identification of the sky region around NGC
6723.
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