Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  IC 4628  ·  NGC 6242
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IC 4628 The Prawn Nebula, Richard Muhlack
IC 4628 The Prawn Nebula
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IC 4628 The Prawn Nebula

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IC 4628 The Prawn Nebula, Richard Muhlack
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IC 4628 The Prawn Nebula

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IC4628 (colloquially known as the Prawn Nebula) is an emission nebula, approximately 6000 light years away in the constellation Scorpius. Towards the bottom of the image is open cluster NGC 6242, slightly closer at around 3700 light years distant.

Captured over a single night from my Bortle 4 backyard in Strathalbyn, South Australia.

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IC 4628 The Prawn Nebula, Richard Muhlack