The Pipe Nebula
This dark nebula resides in the constellation Ophiuchus and resembles the shape of a smoking pipe (pretty sure they named this one in the '60s).
It features a prominent lane of dark dust obscuring the countless stars behind it.
This deep-sky object is visible to the naked eye under pristine, dark sky conditions (use binoculars for the best view)!
I took this photo using my portable astrophotography setup from the southern hemisphere - where it gets much higher in the sky than it does from home!
Equipment Used:
Camera: amzn.to/3Wtt1rt (modified)
Telescope/Lens: bit.ly/46pr1Uf
Tracker: bit.ly/3xNnEcI
Image Details:
40 x 60 seconds at ISO 3200
DeepSkyStacker, Photoshop, PixInsight
The Pipe Nebula
This dark nebula resides in the constellation Ophiuchus and resembles the shape of a smoking pipe (pretty sure they named this one in the '60s).
It features a prominent lane of dark dust obscuring the countless stars behind it.
This deep-sky object is visible to the naked eye under pristine, dark sky conditions (use binoculars for the best view)!
I took this photo using my portable astrophotography setup from the southern hemisphere - where it gets much higher in the sky than it does from home!
Equipment Used:
Camera: amzn.to/3Wtt1rt (modified)
Telescope/Lens: bit.ly/46pr1Uf
Tracker: bit.ly/3xNnEcI
Image Details:
40 x 60 seconds at ISO 3200
DeepSkyStacker, Photoshop, PixInsight