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Between the Wolf and the Scorpion, Brian Boyle
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Between the Wolf and the Scorpion

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Between the Wolf and the Scorpion

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A few degrees off the Milky Way, in the boundaries of Scorpius, Lupus and Norma, lies an idea rich in dark clouds.   Perhaps the most often-imaged DSOs in this region are the rather wonderful Barnard 228 (Dark Wolf nebula), or the nebula that looks like a Dark Wolf in Scorpius.  Between these two DSOs is an area equally rich in dense molecular clouds, which contrast beautifully with the high stellar densities at these low galactic latitudes.  

As a prelude to Sh2-1 later in the night, I imaged this region of sky up from an altitude of 15degrees for 2 hours.  The result was better than I expected - or frankly deserved - observing this far over.  But I do love the steely-blue colours here and the inky blackness of the molecular clouds.  As a bonus I also managed to squeeze in NGC612 4 - a Caldwell object - and a small but beautiful reflection nebula, Barnes 149, situated in the middle of one of the molecular clouds.  There are a few wonderful images of this object on AB at longer focal length, and this is certainly on my to do list for the RC8 later in the year.

24 x 300sec OSC

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