Corona Australis Dust Cloud by Michael Sidonio
The Corona Australis Dust Cloud is a faint, gaseous, 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.
Photo details & setup
Data was collected over three nights on 14, 18 July, and 5 Aug 2018, ave seeing.
Setup:
- 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
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Michael Sidonio, also known as "Strongmanmike," is a well-known Australian amateur astronomer and astrophotographer with a background in strength athletics. He studied astronomy at Dickson College and worked at the Canberra Observatory for over a decade. After retiring from strongman competitions in 2005, Michael focused on astronomy and astrophotography. His work has been featured in various exhibitions worldwide and has won numerous awards.
Michael has made significant contributions to astronomy research, including discovering a galaxy 11 million light-years away. His astrophotography is displayed at Australia's National Science and Technology Centre in Canberra. Michael recently completed the construction of the highest astronomical observatory in Australia, located in the Tinderry Mountains.
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