NGC 6726 – Anteater Nebula

 Posted: Aug 8th, 2026
Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: Celestron Origin
Camera: Starvis 2 IMX678
Mount: Celestron NexStar Evolution
Guide Scope: Celestron StarSense Autoguider
Software: Siril
 Masterton, New Zealand
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Resolution: 3801x2283 px
Scale: 2870 KB

NGC 6726 – Anteater Nebula

551 subs at 30 seconds each – 200 ISO, Bortle 2 – 3

Total Data: 4 hours 35 minutes

Taken with Celestron Origin.

West Taratahi Hall, Chester Rd, Masterton, NZ.

Sunday 2nd August 2026

Stacked and processed in Siril; using RC-Astro and Statistical Stretch Scripts

The Gobular Cluster at bottom left is NGC 6723 – known as 'Chandelier Cluster'.

NGC 6726, also called the Anteater Nebula, is a bright reflection nebula in the constellation Corona Australis.  It sits roughly 420 to 500 light-years away and is part of one of the closest active star-forming regions to Earth.

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