You will find this stunning red colour emission nebula in the tail of the Scorpion. Its distance from Earth is about 5,500 light years and the red color originates from an abundance of ionized hydrogen atoms.
It’s also know as the Bear Claw Nebula and it’s not marked on many star charts, so you’ll have to search a bit to find it :-)
Images were taken with a Meade 80mm triplet refractor at my Stardust Observatory at Leyburn. 12x5 minutes lights, 12x5 minute darks & 1x10 light and dark. Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker and processed in PS CS4.
It’s also know as the Bear Claw Nebula and it’s not marked on many star charts, so you’ll have to search a bit to find it :-)
Images were taken with a Meade 80mm triplet refractor at my Stardust Observatory at Leyburn. 12x5 minutes lights, 12x5 minute darks & 1x10 light and dark. Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker and processed in PS CS4.
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