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Astrophotographer Captures Stunning Raging Baboon Nebula Image

10/10/2025

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Greg Meyer captured Raging Baboon Nebula, an image resembling a raging baboon, 500 light-years away.
It lies in Corona Australis and features a dust cloud with blue nebulas forming eyes.
It is near the globular cluster New General Catalogue (NGC) 6723, about 30,000 light-years away.
Meyer used an Esprit 120mm telescope and QHY 268M camera for 13 nights, 16.5 hours.

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Story summary

Greg Meyer captured Raging Baboon Nebula, an image resembling a raging baboon, 500 light-years away.
It lies in Corona Australis and features a dust cloud with blue nebulas forming eyes.
It is near the globular cluster New General Catalogue (NGC) 6723, about 30,000 light-years away.
Meyer used an Esprit 120mm telescope and QHY 268M camera for 13 nights, 16.5 hours.