IC 1284, NGC 6589, NGC 6590

This stunning nebula complex comprises emission and reflection nebulae and is around 5900 light years away. They lie within a very dusty part of the southern Milky Way in Sagittarius.

 

This is an LHaRGB exposure comprising 13.5 hours of data (L=240, Ha=180, R=150, G=120, B=120 minutes of exposure)

FOV: 39.4 x 26.2 arcmins @ 0.59 arcsec/pixel

 

SBIG STXL 11002M, AO-X, FW8G, Officina Stellare ProRC 360

Data: CCDAutopilot and TheSkyX

Processing: CCDStack and Photoshop

 

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