Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  10 Sco)  ·  14 Sco)  ·  4 Oph  ·  7 Oph  ·  8 Oph  ·  8 Sco A)  ·  8 Sco B  ·  9 Oph  ·  9 Sco)  ·  Akrab (β1 Sco  ·  Graffias  ·  IC 4592  ·  IC 4601  ·  The star Acrab  ·  The star Jabbah (ν Sco  ·  The star Jabhat Acrabi I (ω1 Sco  ·  The star Jabhat Acrabi II (ω2 Sco  ·  The star β2 Sco  ·  The star φ Oph  ·  The star χ Oph  ·  The star ψ Oph  ·  The star ω Oph
IC 4592 | The Blue Horsehead, Gideon Golan
IC 4592 | The Blue Horsehead
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IC 4592 | The Blue Horsehead

IC 4592 | The Blue Horsehead, Gideon Golan
IC 4592 | The Blue Horsehead
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IC 4592 | The Blue Horsehead

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The Blue Horsehead Nebula (IC 4592)

A faint reflection nebula in the Scorpius constellation that is lit by Nu Scorpii.
The Nebula is about 40 light-years across, located some 420 light-years away near the center of our Milky Way Galaxy.

Shot from Bortle 3 skies
Har Ha'Negev, Israel

50*300 sec, ISO800

Canon 6D Mod
WO Redcat 51
iOptron CEM25p
ASIAIR Pro
ZWO 120MM / Mini Guidescope

Integration: AstroPixelProcessor
Processing: Pixinsight (Primary) / PS (Finishes/annotation/export)

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This image will be the final of the specific 6D. As it turns out, the improper modding of it, caused these huge halos and flairs, which until now I thought were due to optics.

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