This nebula is located in the southern constellation Ara and is about 4,000 light-years away. Radiation from stars within the nebula heats up the surrounding gases, making them glow.
Date:
April 2009
Location:
Machali, Rancagua
Telescope:
Televue NP 101is and Televue 0.8x reducer
Mount:
Astro-Physics AP900GTO
Camera:
SBIG ST 2000 XM
Exposure Time:
4 hours (15min sub exposures) through Baader H-Alpha 6nm and OIII 8.5nm filters
Astrofotografia Austral | Copyright Jose Joaquin Perez 2010
