| "The sky is the ultimate art gallery just above us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 82) |
Astrophotography by Jason Jennings |
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| Nebulae :: CG12 | |
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| Object | CG12 |
| Comment |
Located in the constellation of Centaurus, Cometary Globule 12 (CG12) is a high latitude low mass star forming region associated with the young cluster and blue reflection nebula NGC 5367. Discovered in 1976 on an ESO/SRC Sky Survey plate taken with the UK Schmidt telescope, CG12 is in contrast to most other Cometary Globules because it is far away from the galactic disk with a galactic latitude of more than 21 degrees. Cometary globules are known stellar birthplaces that show a head-tail morphology similar to comets. Their heads are dusty, compact and bright-rimmed. A faintly luminous tail extending from the head generally points away from a nearby bright early-type star. CG12 is estimated to be a distance of approximately 600 pc. Text adapted from APOD. Image is an LRGB composite |
| Optics | Modified ASA N16 Astrograph F/3.5 (1396mm FL) |
| Camera | Apogee Alta F16000 - 1x1 bin (image scale: 1.1 arcsec/pix) |
| Mount | Software Bisque Paramount ME |
| Exposure | Total exposure time: 4.5 hours |
| Date | May 2015 |