| "The sky is the ultimate art gallery just above us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 82) |
Astrophotography by Jason Jennings |
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| Nebulae :: IC1283-4 | |
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| Object | IC1283-4 |
| Comment |
Located in the constellation Sagittarius, IC1283-4 is a stunning jewel situated approximately halfway between the Trifid Nebula (M20) and Swan Nebula (M17) as seen in this wide field Milky Way scene. The nebula complex consists of both red emission nebula produced by excited hydrogen atoms and blue reflection nebula as star light is reflected of gasses and dust. This results in a overall a reddish pink hue. Below IC1283-4 are the two bright blue reflection nebulae NGC6589 and NGC6590. Foreground dust known as Dark Nebulae obscures our view of anything behind it such as star light can be seen snaking their way through various areas of the image. Collaborative image; Data acquisition by Tim Carruthers Mosaic plan and processing by Jason Jennings This image is an 8 panel, LRGB composite mosaic |
| Optics | 20" Keller Classical Cassegrain F/9 (4760mm) |
| Camera | SBIG STL11000M - 1x1 bin (image scale: .39 arcsec/pix) |
| Mount | Software Bisque Paramount ME |
| Exposure | Total exposure time: 47 hours |
| Date | December 2011 |