Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  IC 1274  ·  IC 4685  ·  NGC 6559
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NGC 6599 The Chinese Dragon (Cropped), Ian Parr
NGC 6599 The Chinese Dragon (Cropped)
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NGC 6599 The Chinese Dragon (Cropped)

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NGC 6599 The Chinese Dragon (Cropped), Ian Parr
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NGC 6599 The Chinese Dragon (Cropped)

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A centered crop from the previous a 6 panel Mosaic. 

NGC 6559, the Chinese Dragon, is a dark nebula in the southern constellation Sagittarius. It is a relatively small, nearby dust cloud in the Milky Way that measures about seven light-years across. The dark structure is caused by cool dust that absorbs background radiation from hydrogen gas that glows in red light due to ionization from nearby stars. The intricate details and wispy structure in the dark cloud is determined by turbulence flow dynamics influenced by variables such as nearby star radiation and motions of other nearby gas and dust.

I must say that the new Normalised Scale Gradient tool in Pixinsight made a HUGE difference in improving data rejection, gradients and enhancing contrast and detail.

Adam Blocks You Tube video on that is well worth a look.

Doh!! Now I have to go back and start reprocessing everything again.

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NGC 6599 The Chinese Dragon (Cropped), Ian Parr