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turbulentvortex — The Prawn Nebula in Scorpius
Published: 2019-07-20 23:06:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 883; Favourites: 106; Downloads: 21
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The Prawn Nebula (IC 4628) is an emission nebula located in the constellation of scorpius. It is located some 6,000 light years away from the Earth, with a size of about 250 light years across. This image is a narrowband composite built using the Hubble Palette, as well as RGB stars to give the stars their natural colours.Imaging details:
Location: Singapore
Date(s): June & July 19
Telescope: APM LZOS 130 at f/4.5
Camera: Atik 16200M, Baader & Chroma Filters
Mount: Losmandy G11/G2
Exposure (min): HII - 155, OIII - 105, SII - 90 (Total 5.8 hours)
Stars (RGB) (min): R - 10.5, G - 10.5, B - 10.5
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Comments: 19
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This is so beautiful, the photo itself is absolutely done well and a lot of patience has been put into this in a very great way.
This is by far one of the best I've seen today
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Thank you for the kind words!
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It is my pleasure
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I was a little depressed those last days ;
and this picture
- always taken from your window (!) -
helps me to recover and not lose this
sense of infinity.
I thank you warmly for that.
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Good to hear, and glad you enjoyed it!
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As usual !
My pleasure,
have a nice day !
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For some reason, many nebulae resemble/are named after birds.
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