NGC 6729 the fan shaped object in the center of the image is a reflection and emission nebula that is a variable nebula located 424 light years from Earth in one of the closest star forming regions. It is powered by the irregular variable star, R Coronae Australis (R CrA). NGC 6726/6727 are blue reflection nebulae, where bright stars are embedded in a large cloud of dust which reflects the blue light of the stars. Herbig Haro objects are shown as small arcs of glowing gas. They originate as outflows from embryonic stars that are still forming inside the surrounding gas and dust. Framing this spectacle is Bernes 157 a dark nebula that is so dense that stars inside the nebula and behind it cannot shine through.
Imaged in LRGB on our Planewave CDK 1000 (luminance) and CDK 700 RGB color at Observatorio El Sauce, Chile
Image Processing: Mike Selby