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Old 03-08-2018, 06:55 PM
Tropo-Bob (Bob)
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CORONA AUSTRALIS - The Grand

Below are the subjects in Corona Australis (The Southern Crown) that I wish to view:-


The Main Stars.

Alpha Coronae Australis: Meridiana. Spins in 14 hours, which is close to its breakup velocity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_Coronae_Australis

Beta Coronae Australis: K type Giant
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_Coronae_Australis

Gamma Coronae Australis: Binary with a period of 121 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_Coronae_Australis

Delta Coronae Australis: An Oragne Giant
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Coronae_Australis

Eplison Coronae Australis: Varies by 0.25 magnitudes over 14 hours.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epsilon_Coronae_Australis



Objects of interest:

NGC 6726 & NGC 6727 + NGC 6729: A famous, often photographed area that conains the nebulae, a double star and the Globular NCE 6723, which is just across the boarder in Sagitarius.
http://www.irida-observatory.org/Nam...26/NGC6726.htm

Brso 14: This is the double star mentioned above. They are a pair of Mag 6 stars with a seperation of 12.8".

h5014: A pair of mag 5.7 stars, with a separation of 1.7"

Kappa Coronae Australis: A showpiece double.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kappa_Coronae_Australis

Messiers: Nil
Caldwell 78
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