Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  19 omi Sco  ·  20 sig Sco  ·  21 alf Sco  ·  22 i Sco  ·  5 rho Oph  ·  Alniyat  ·  Antares  ·  B42  ·  IC 4603  ·  IC 4604  ·  IC 4605  ·  M 4  ·  NGC 6121  ·  NGC 6144  ·  Scorpius  ·  Sh2-9  ·  The star 22Sco  ·  The star Al Niyat (σSco)  ·  The star Antares (αSco)  ·  The star οSco  ·  The star ρOph  ·  rho Oph Nebula
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IC4605, IC4603, and M4 - Antares region, Ian Dixon
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IC4605, IC4603, and M4 - Antares region

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IC4605, IC4603, and M4 - Antares region

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This is a trial run - only about 30 minutes into this image. First light for my HEQ5 mount (unguided) in combination with the little SV70t.

My digital atlas says:

Highlighted by the bright star Antares, the region provides an impressive spectacle of colorful glowing gases, juxtaposed with converging dark rivers of thick dust. Other areas of nebulosity within the region include IC 4603, centered around the star SAO 184376; and IC 4605, around 22 Scorpii. The nebulosity around Antares itself (α Sco) is designated IC 4606. Dark nebulae Barnard 45 and Barnard 42 separate the reflection nebulosity near ρ Oph (IC 4603 and IC 4604) from the nebulosity closer to 22 Sco and Antares (IC 4605 and IC 4606). Barnard 44 lies to the east.

My stars are not the best, but I'm not too worried as I will have a small guide scope soon (thanks to my friend Mark in Toronto - salut! ) and will bring guiding into my repertoire in the near future.

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Description: My rig as of June 2020. No guiding yet, but I'm working on it. 🙂

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IC4605, IC4603, and M4 - Antares region, Ian Dixon