Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  14 Sco)  ·  IC 4592  ·  IC 4601  ·  The star Jabbah (ν Sco
The Blue Horsehead Nebula, Phil Yates
The Blue Horsehead Nebula
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The Blue Horsehead Nebula

The Blue Horsehead Nebula, Phil Yates
The Blue Horsehead Nebula
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The Blue Horsehead Nebula

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IC 4592, better known as the Blue Horsehead Nebula, is found 400 light-years away towards the center of our Milky Way, in the constellation of Scorpius

Captured using the AUS2 telescope at Telescope Live

L 25x300secs
R 24x300secs
G 19x300secs
B 16x300secs
  • Model: Takahashi FSQ-106ED
  • Aperture: 106 mm
  • Focal Length: 382 mm
  • F-ratio: 3.6 (with 0.73x focal reducer)
  • Mount: Paramount MX+

       Camera QHY 600M Pro

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The Blue Horsehead Nebula, Phil Yates