Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  12.23  ·  13.24  ·  13.31  ·  14 Sco)  ·  14 nu. Sco  ·  14.51  ·  14.88  ·  15.53  ·  24 Sco  ·  266 Aline  ·  393 Lampetia  ·  4 Oph  ·  4 Vesta  ·  4 psi Oph  ·  40 Harmonia  ·  455 Bruchsalia  ·  7 Oph  ·  7 chi Oph  ·  713 Luscinia  ·  8 Oph  ·  8 phi Oph  ·  8.09  ·  80 Sappho  ·  B230  ·  B40  ·  B41  ·  B43  ·  HD144216  ·  HD144412  ·  HD144586  ·  And 240 more.
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Blue Horse Nebula and dust with the Bat Chasing, psparkman
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Blue Horse Nebula and dust with the Bat Chasing

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Blue Horse Nebula and dust with the Bat Chasing

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I have wanted to get this target for a couple of years, but without success.  Now, using the 645 Reducer with the FSQ and FF camera I was able to get a 3 panel mosaic that covers the area to my liking.  The big improvement came when I imaged this from the very dark skies of Deep Space Products Remote New Mexico site.  I was setting up my AG Optical permanently there, and brought the FSQ and AM5 set up as a portable rig to get this target from the dark skies as well.  It is amazing how much better and more efficient that really dark skies can be.  Especially on a target that is relatively low in the south.

This is a three panel mosaic with about 10 hours total LRGB.

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Blue Horse Nebula and dust with the Bat Chasing, psparkman