Deep Sky Object in Summer
IC4592 (Reflection Nebula in Scorpius)

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Date & Time: Apr 1 2022, from 25:07 to 26:57 JST(+0900)
Composed 12shots with 10 minutes exposed
Optical: BORG 67FL, with a conversion lens (f=210mm, F3.2)
with LPS-D1 Light-pollution suppression filter
Auto-guided with TAKAHASHI EM-200 Equatorial
CMOS Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro (Cooled temp.: -20°C)
Location: Yamatsuri town, Fukushima pref.

Camera Settings: Recording format...16bit FITS, converted to 16bit TIFF(6248×4176)
Device Size...23.5×15.7mm, Gain...100


IC4592 / Reflection Nebula, type 3 R
R.A.16h 13m 08.0s (2000.0)
Dec.-19°24' 00" (2000.0)
Apparent Size200×60'
Real SizeN/A
Magnitude -
DistanceN/A
Other IDsLBN1114
A dimmed reflection nebula is IC4592 distributing just east of β Scorpii, glittering at right edge of the picture. The nebula has a span of about 3 degrees, reflecting the light of 4th magnitude ν Scorpii at the center. Overall shape of the nebula looks like an upside down horse profile. You can detect the dark area in north of the nebula, has dark nebula numbers of B40 and B41.

Objects around IC4592 Objects around IC4592



IC1318(Around Gamma Cygni)
Around IC4628, H12

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