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The Head of the Scorpius, Martin Konrat
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The Head of the Scorpius

The Head of the Scorpius, Martin Konrat
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The Head of the Scorpius

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The Head and Heart of the Scorpius

A mix of dust and Ha emission illuminated by the light of Big and shiny stars (Al Nyiat has aprox 35 times
the size of our sun and Antares is about 700 times larger than the Sun).

IC4603, the blue reflection nebula in de down right corner is part of the Constellation of Ophiuchus and  the Al Niyat
nebula (down left corner) is a Ha emission region behing the Star Al Nyiat which is part of the Scorpius Constellation, 
so we can se here the transition between those constellations.

M4 or NGC6121 is the cluster in the Upper left corner.

Tech Info:

ASKAR FRA400 refractor
asi294mm camera, bin1
Antlia R.G.B and Ha filters
115 x 120s (divided in R,G and B) and 25x 180s Ha. Total: 5h5' 
ioptron CEM26 mount
processing: pixinsight, photoshop

Imaged from my backyard in Giruá, Brazil. Bortle 4.

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