Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  M 4  ·  NGC 6121  ·  The star Al Niyat (σSco)
M4 and nebula around Al Niyat, 1074j
M4 and nebula around Al Niyat
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M4 and nebula around Al Niyat

M4 and nebula around Al Niyat, 1074j
M4 and nebula around Al Niyat
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M4 and nebula around Al Niyat

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A reminder of summer. M4 and the nebula around Sigma Scorpii. My objective was to bring out some of the detail in the above-mentioned nebula. Ha was blended into the lum and red channels. L 20x120s, RGB 8x150s, Ha 10x300s.

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  • M4 and nebula around Al Niyat, 1074j
    Original
  • M4 and nebula around Al Niyat, 1074j
    B
  • Final
    M4 and nebula around Al Niyat, 1074j
    C

B

Description: Increase saturation around M 4.

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C

Description: Added a bit more Ha to the lum channel. Reduced Ha in the red channel to avoid swamping blue reflection nebula around Al Niyat

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M4 and nebula around Al Niyat, 1074j