Russell Cockman
A Field in Sagittarius
Countless colourful stars and nebulae, red emission, blue reflection and dark - the latter's intricate swirls and shapes stimulate the imagination - adorn this beautiful Milky Way field.
The emission nebula is known as IC 1283, 84 whilst the blue reflection nebulae are NGC 6589 and NGC 6590, 95. Distance ~5,900 light years. Most of the lower half of the field contains interstellar molecular/dust clouds which are detectable by their reddening effect on the light of the more distant stars.
Takahashi TOA-130/EM-200 Temma2/SBIG 11000M camera; f=1000mm, f7.7, fov 1.8x1.0deg. LRGB = 190:70:70:70min for total exposure of 6h40m.
A Field in Sagittarius
Countless colourful stars and nebulae, red emission, blue reflection and dark - the latter's intricate swirls and shapes stimulate the imagination - adorn this beautiful Milky Way field.
The emission nebula is known as IC 1283, 84 whilst the blue reflection nebulae are NGC 6589 and NGC 6590, 95. Distance ~5,900 light years. Most of the lower half of the field contains interstellar molecular/dust clouds which are detectable by their reddening effect on the light of the more distant stars.
Takahashi TOA-130/EM-200 Temma2/SBIG 11000M camera; f=1000mm, f7.7, fov 1.8x1.0deg. LRGB = 190:70:70:70min for total exposure of 6h40m.