Scorpions tail near NGC 6231 (open cluster) Combination of objects in the image in the contellation Scorpius, from top a small open cluster called NGC 6242, next a pink nebula called IC4628 Prawn Nebula 6,000 light-years away, a dark nebula to the left of IC4628 is Barnard 48, a compact open cluster just below center is called NGC6231, while two bright stars at the bottom are called Zeta1 (right) and Zeta2 (left) Scorpii. SBIG STX16803 CCD camera, Takahashi FSQ106, 530 mm f/5, Astrophysics 900GTO mount.
Posted on: Sat, 09 Aug 2014 16:05:11 +0000
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