Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  IC 4605  ·  The star 22Sco
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Yellow and blue reflection nebula in Scorpius, Frank
Yellow and blue reflection nebula in Scorpius
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Yellow and blue reflection nebula in Scorpius

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Yellow and blue reflection nebula in Scorpius

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VdB 108 (IC 4605, Ced 133, DG 142, LBN 353.24+15.66, LBN 1110 or Magakian 669) is a reflection nebula in the constellation Scorpius. It is locates in the northern part of the constellation, a little more than 1 ° north of Antares (α Scorpii).. The nebula is a part of the Rho Ophiuchi gas cloud complex that is illuminated by the radiation of the star i Scorpii, also known as HD 148605, a young blue star of the main sequence of spectral class B3V. The intensity of the received radiation is insufficient to ionize the gas molecules, so the cloud is limited to reflect the light from the star, appearing in this way blue. (Wikipedia, modified)

Antares is just outside the field in the upper right corner.

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Yellow and blue reflection nebula in Scorpius, Frank