Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  M 4  ·  NGC 6121  ·  The star Al Niyat (σSco)
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Alniyat region with M4, Peter Myers
Alniyat region with M4
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Alniyat region with M4

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Alniyat region with M4, Peter Myers
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Alniyat region with M4

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Al Niyat (Sigma) is involved with a large mass of interstellar gas, which it ionizes and makes to glow as a diffuse nebula easily visible on photographs of the constellation.

The diffuse nebula is greatly enhanced using the Optong L-eNhance filter.

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Alniyat region with M4, Peter Myers