The Blue Horsehead Nebula
The Blue Horsehead Nebula
This is an image of the Blue Horsehead Nebula, also known as IC 4592. It is a reflection nebula about 400 light years away in the constellation Scorpius. The nebula is reflecting light form the bright star at the eye of the horse. There is also another smaller reflection nebula designated IC 4601 surrounding the two bright stars near the center right of the image.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
Takahashi FSQ-106ED
Camera
FLI PL16803
Location
Oria, Almería, Spain
Date of observation
1 September 2021
Filters
Astrodon LRGB 2GEN
Processing
Pixinsight and Photoshop
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