IC 1284 + NGC 6589 emission & reflection complex in Sagittarius

Posted by SERGIO EGUIVAR
on Sunday, August 14, 2011

Just half degree to the south west of Messier 24 we found this colorful complex area of where a great variety of objects are displayed in a 34 arc minutes field of view. IC 1283, 1284 and 4700 are the H2 clouds which absorbs the radiation of nearby stars and release it a red light. The two bright blue clouds are NGC 6589 and 6590 which appears to be superimposed and merged with the H2 area mentioned. Finally NGC 6595 is a loose open cluster interacting with the reflection and emission nebulas.

 

Image taken with Orion Optics UK using a 6” f5 Newtonian Reflector with QSI 583 WS for a total exposure of 150 minutes LHaRGB (60,30,20,20,20) riding in a SW NEQ6, from Mercedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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