Prawn Nebula
Prawn Nebula
SHO-image of IC 4628, captured with CHI-6 (Officina Stellare RH200).
Pro Dataset curated by Scotty Bishop.
Prawn Nebula, also known as IC 4628, is an emission nebula located in the Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way, around 6,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Scorpius. It forms part of the tail of the "False Comet" anchored by the bright open cluster NGC 6231.
Pro Dataset curated by Scotty Bishop.
Prawn Nebula, also known as IC 4628, is an emission nebula located in the Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way, around 6,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Scorpius. It forms part of the tail of the "False Comet" anchored by the bright open cluster NGC 6231.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
CHI-6 (Officina Stellare RH200)
Camera
FLI ML16200
Location
El Sauce Observatory, Chile
Date of observation
4/08/2021
Filters
SHO
Processing
AstroPixelProcessor, Photoshop CC (incl. AstroPanel 4.2, Astronomy Tools, Topaz Sharpen AI & Denoise Projects 3 plug-ins)
Credits
Pro Dataset curated by Scotty Bishop
