Blue Horsehead Nebula

Blue Horsehead Nebula
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Blue Horsehead Nebula

The Blue Horsehead Nebula (IC4592) is a large reflection nebula located in the constellation of Scorpius. The "eye" of this nebula is the star Nu Scorpii is a multiple star system consisting of 2 groups of stars. The reflection of light produced by these high energy stars are what gives the beautiful blue glow throughout the dark dust in this region.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Telescope
Aus-2 Takahashi fsq106 ed
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Camera
FLI PL16803
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Location
Heaven's Mirror Observatory, Australia
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Date of observation
8 Sept 2021
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Filters
LRGB
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Processing
Pixinsight, photoshop
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Credits
Telescope.live
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