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Caldwell 68
Caldwell 68 R crA Nebula
Credit: NASA, ESA

C68 - R crA Nebula

Caldwell 68 (NGC 6729) also known as the R crA Nebula is a reflection nebula located within the constellation Corona Australis.

C68 is best viewed during Spring, is magnitude *, and can be viewed with telescope . It is 1' in size. For reference, the full moon is 30' (arc minutes) in size.

      1. Name:
      2. R crA Nebula
      1. Type:
      2. reflection nebula
      1. NGC:
      2. 6729
      1. Viewing:
      2. telescope
      1. Size:
      2. 1'
      1. RA:
      2. 19 01.9
      1. Dec:
      2. -36 57'
      1. Season:
      2. Spring


    * The naked eye can see up to magnitude 8 objects under ideal dark sky conditions.