| "The sky is the ultimate art gallery just above us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 82) |
Astrophotography by Jason Jennings |
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| Nebulae :: RCW79 | |
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| Object | RCW79 |
| Comment |
Residing in the southern constellation of Centaurus is the emission nebula RCW79. It is an active star-forming region that is approximately 70 light years across. In infrared light, the nebula forms the shape of a cosmic bubble of ionised hydrogen gas and warm dust that has been blown over about one million years by the winds and radiation from hot young stars in its center. The expanding nebula itself has triggered new star formation through the expansion into the interstellar gas and dust around it. At visual wavelengths, the bubble like structure appears as a roughly circular cloud shape. RCW79 is approximately 17,200 light-years away. An annotated image produced by Sakib Rasool is available here for reference. Thanks Sakib. Image is a HaRGB 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: 8 hours |
| Date | May 2015 |