R Coronae Australis Region
R Coronae Australis region in the southern Milky Way, obtained with the Wide Field Imager (WFI) (camera) at the MPG/ESO Telescope on La Silla (Chile). It is based on a series of CCD exposures through optical B-, V- and R-filters, here rendered as blue, green and red, respectively. The sky field shown measures approx. x arcmin (about the diameter of the full moon). Release date October 6, 2000.
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