Observation by Adam Rawlinson: IC5076 - Reflection Nebular

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Adam Rawlinson

Observer

Adam Rawlinson

Observed

2023 Aug 22 - 22:30

Uploaded

2023 Aug 23 - 16:03

Objects

IC5076

Equipment

Primaluce Airy 90 APO
SXPro 694 Trius C
skywatcher EQ6 pier mounted

Exposure

3000Secs

Location

Sandhurst UK

Target name

IC5076

Title

IC5076 - Reflection Nebular

About this image

This is another first timer. Just about visible as a light haze in my 250mm SCT visually.

When imaging it took a lot of colour stretching to find any colour hints in the haze. This is a reflection nebular, with the light from the B type blue supergiant star nicely illuminating clouds of gas which appear to stretch further away than is visible in this image if you really stretch the histogramme. There are also dark elements, running upper right to lower left. Presumably dust causing local extinction.

Files associated with this observation

IC5076_3000sec.jpg (947.5 kB)

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