Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  B232  ·  B44a  ·  B48  ·  Grafias  ·  IC 4628  ·  IC 4637  ·  NGC 6231  ·  NGC 6242  ·  NGC 6256  ·  NGC 6268  ·  NGC 6281  ·  PK342+00.1  ·  PK342-00.1  ·  PK343+03.1  ·  PK343-00.1  ·  PK344+00.1  ·  PK344+02.1  ·  PK344+03.1  ·  PK344-01.1  ·  PK345+00.1  ·  PK345+03.1  ·  PK345+03.2  ·  PK345+04.1  ·  PK347+01.1  ·  PK347+03.1  ·  Part of the constellation Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Scorpius  ·  Sh2-2  ·  The star ζ1Sco  ·  The star ζ2Sco  ·  And 6 more.
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IC4628 Prawn Nebula widefield

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The wider field around IC4628 is rich in star clusters, dark and emission nebulae. The line of bright blue stars culminating in cluster NGC6231 near Grafias the bright yellow star is a hallmark of the Scorpius milkyway. Eos6da at Iso 1250.

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IC4628 Prawn Nebula widefield, tommy_nawratil