IC4605- Nu Scorpii Nebula in Scorpius
Orion 8" f/4 Astrograph

 
 This
            stunning blue reflection nebula in Scorpius surrounds the star
            22 Scorpii, a 5th magnitude blue star in the upper claws region
            of this constellation. Note that the outside of the field is
            VERY dark. This nebula is surrounded by large dark non illuminated
            dust clouds that obscure the background stars. This is a 15 minute
            exposure with the 8 inch astrograph.
 

            
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Optics:  8" f/3.9 Newtonian Astrograph w/Baader MPCC Coma Corrector
Platform:  Homemade GEM with Byers Starmaster Drive 
Camera:  Hutech Modified Canon XTi @ ISO800
Exposure:  3x 5m
Location:  Happy Jack, Arizona
Elevation:  6850 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  8/10, Transparency 6/10
Outside Temperature:  45F
Processing Tools:  Photoshop CS2, Images Plus 3.82
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