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IC 4601
About this object
IC 4601 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Scorpius. Its reported at 420 light years distant. Two pairs of large young blue stars cause the interstellar dust to glow with a bluish hue. This area also includes a lot of brownish dust and another reddish orange reflection nebula. This area is part of a larger faint nebula called IC 4592 or the blue horse head nebula which is mostly out of the field of view of this image.
This image was taken with a Stellarvue SVS130 Refractor and QSI 583 Camera from late May 16 thru July 16. Imaging faint dust is a tough proposition from my suburban backyard due to street lights and light pollution however luckily I went deep enough to capture this dust and the blue and orange reflection nebula surrounding several stars.
IC 4601 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Scorpius. Its reported at 420 light years distant. Two pairs of large young blue stars cause the interstellar dust to glow with a bluish hue. This area also includes a lot of brownish dust and another reddish orange reflection nebula. This area is part of a larger faint nebula called IC 4592 or the blue horse head nebula which is mostly out of the field of view of this image.
This image was taken with a Stellarvue SVS130 Refractor and QSI 583 Camera from late May 16 thru July 16. Imaging faint dust is a tough proposition from my suburban backyard due to street lights and light pollution however luckily I went deep enough to capture this dust and the blue and orange reflection nebula surrounding several stars.
Image Details
- Optics : Stellarvue SVS 130 six element refractor
- Mount: Paramount MYT
- Camera: QSI 583
- Filters: Astrodon 36mm LRGB
- Exposure: LRGB: 220:120:110:80
- Camera/Mount Control: The Sky X, CCD Auto Pilot 5
- Guiding: Unguided using ProTrack
- Processing: PixInsight 1.8, PS CC
- Location: Stark Bayou Observatory, Ocean Springs, MS
- Date: May-July 2016
