CORONA AUSTRALIS

CORONA AUSTRALIS - MOSAIC OF 4 YEARS OF CAPTURE

Corona Australis is a small and faint southern constellation located near the center of the Milky Way. It hosts the Corona Australis Molecular Cloud, one of the nearest star-forming regions to Earth, at a distance of about 430 light-years. Dense interstellar dust and reflection nebulae create intricate dark and bluish structures, illuminated by young, newly formed stars, revealing ongoing stellar birth processes.

This image is made with capture of 6 different frames, during the years of 2022 to 2025.

Foram made 6 frames with:

1) 122 frames of 300"

2) 130 frames of 300"

3) 105 frames of 300"

4) 180 frames of 300"

5) 175 frames of 300"

6) 188 frames of 300"

EQUIPMENT:

Esprit 150mm triplet

Zwo asi 6200mc

Mount CEM120

Askar 203mm triplet

Zwo asi 6200mm

Paramount MX+

LOCATION: Munhoz - MG - Brazil

DATES: During August 21, 2022 until September 8, 2025

PROCESSING AND CAPTURE:

Adobe Photoshop, ASTAP, SGP, PHD2 and PixInsight

Author: Fernando Oliveira de Menezes