[/caption] Embedded in the Southern Crown some 424 light years away from us resides an area of incredible beauty surrounded by a dark and dusty beast. The three nebulae NGC 6726-27, and NGC 6729 were first discovered by Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt, during his observations at Athens Observatory in 1861… a time when what they … Continue reading "Beauty and the Beast: The Corona Australis Nebula by Eddie Trimarchi"