R Coronae Australis: A cosmic water-colour
Thursday, July 1, 2010 - 05:28
in Astronomy & Space
The star R Coronae Australis lies in one of the nearest and most spectacular star-forming regions. This portrait was taken by the Wide Field Imager (WFI) on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile. The image is a combination of twelve separate pictures taken through red, green and blue filters...