Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  B48  ·  IC 4628  ·  NGC 6231  ·  NGC 6242  ·  NGC 6268  ·  PK344+02.1
Prawn Nebula, Steffen Boelaars
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Prawn Nebula

Prawn Nebula, Steffen Boelaars
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Prawn Nebula

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My first go at the Prawn Nebula. Turning out tougher than expected. Will definitely have to revisit this.
Conditions weren't ideal with a lot of high-up haze coming through, meaning about 40% of data was discarded, and it's still not a great set.
Also I was dumbfounded by the utter blackness of what turns out to be Barnard 48, the darkest spot towards the bottom left. It is so black I thought there was a problem in my optical train, but it really turns out to emit so little light that my data, even at 6.5-ish hours, is simply mostly 0-value pitch black, so I had to artificially uplift it a bit so as to not make it look like a weird hole in the canvas.

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Prawn Nebula, Steffen Boelaars