Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  22 Sco  ·  IC 4605  ·  The star i Sco
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IC 4605 "The Blue Angel Nebula", gregengland
IC 4605 "The Blue Angel Nebula"
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IC 4605 "The Blue Angel Nebula"

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IC 4605 "The Blue Angel Nebula", gregengland
IC 4605 "The Blue Angel Nebula"
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IC 4605 "The Blue Angel Nebula"

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IC 4605 is a small reflection nebula located between Antares and the huge dark nebula north of Antares.
I had been trying to image this nebula without success due to the brightness of Antares causing diffraction patterns.
Solution was to build a very long dew shield (60cm) to block out some of the effects.
While not completely gone it is the best image I have taken so far of this subject.

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  • IC 4605 "The Blue Angel Nebula", gregengland
    Original
  • IC 4605 "The Blue Angel Nebula", gregengland
    B
  • Final
    IC 4605 "The Blue Angel Nebula", gregengland
    C

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IC 4605 "The Blue Angel Nebula", gregengland