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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