IC 4628, the Prawn nebula
Constellation: Scorpius
IC 4628, also known as the Prawn nebula, is an emission nebula associatzed with a cluster of stars in the constellation of Scorpius. At the top of the image, we can see the open cluster NGC 6242, and top right the open cluster NGC 6268. The nebulae is 6’000 Ly from earth. Link to interactive sky chart.
Dates:
Data acquired remotely in May 2023 using Martin Pugh’s equipment.
His telescope is located in Australia (Observatory: Heaven’s second mirror, NSW).
Colour palette is SHO.
Telescope & Mount:
SharpStar 140mm (F4.8) on a Software Bisque Paramount ME II mount.
Imaging:
Camera: SBIG STXL16200, FW8G
Data:
Nebula:
Astrodon Ha: 25x600s
Astrodon O3: 25x600s
Astrodon S2: 26x600s
Stars:
Astrodon R: 15x60s
Astrodon G: 15x60s
Astrodon B: 15x60s
Total integration time: 13h 25′
A closer view of the nebula:
Dates:
This is derived from the outstanding data taken by Martin Pugh during the month of May 2023 (Martin’s website: Remote Astrophotography with Martin Pugh (martinpughastrophotography.space).
His telescope is located in Chile (Observatory: El Sauce).
Colour palette is SHO with RGB stars.
Telescope & Mount:
Planewave CDK24 (F6.5) on a Planewave L600 mount.
Imaging:
Camera: Moravian G3-61000 (bin 2×2)
Data:
Nebula:
Astrodon Ha: 17x900s
Astrodon O3: 30x900s
Astrodon S2: 27x900s
Stars:
Astrodon R: 10x180s
Astrodon G: 12x180s
Astrodon B: 12x180s
Total integration time: 20h 12′