Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Contains:  IC 4603
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IC 4603 - reflection nebula in Ophiuchus, Tony A.
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IC 4603 - reflection nebula in Ophiuchus

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IC 4603 - reflection nebula in Ophiuchus, Tony A.
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IC 4603 - reflection nebula in Ophiuchus

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My first "real" image in years! I'm back! Also my first image with my new ZWO ASI533MC Pro and CEM70, this is a challenging target to jump back in with. It's very low on the southern horizon, so I'm imaging through atmosphere and light pollution the entire time. It's a target I've wanted to go after for years now, and I'm glad to finally have an image of it. The color processing was a challenge, I think due to the light pollution, along with the interesting mix of colors in the region and numerous bright stars just out of frame. The ghostly nature of the nebula came through very well.

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Description: Noticed I had some noise on the right and bottom edges from dithering, hadn't cropped enough

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IC 4603 - reflection nebula in Ophiuchus, Tony A.

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