Ant Eater Nebula

David Mihalic

Ant Eater Nebula

NGC 6726 (Ant Eater Nebula) in Corona Australis

SPECIFICATIONS

Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Takahashi FSQ-106ED 10cm f/3.6

Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

FLI Proline PL16083

Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Australia

Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

4-5-Jun-2021

Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

LRGB - 7 hours 20 minutes

Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Pixinsight, Photoshop and Affinity

Gallery

Reprocess: R Aquarii - A symbiotic double star composed of a Mira type variable red giant and a white dwarf. Material from the red giant is being pulled away by the white dwarf creating loops seen in the image.

NGC 1398 - barred spiral galaxy in Fornax