Observation by Des Middlemass: South Celestial Serpent

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Des Middlemass

Observer

Des Middlemass

Observed

2026 Jun 15 - 00:00

Uploaded

2026 Jul 27 - 17:10

Objects

IC4633
IC4635

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Constellation

Apus

Field centre

RA: 17^h27^m
Dec: -77°19'
Position angle: +0°37'

Field size

3°55' × 2°37'

Equipment

Askar SQA70 336mm, Player One Poseidon Pro Mono, Antlia LRGB

Exposure

9.5 hrs (300 sec subs)

Location

Yass, New South Wales

Target name

Mandel-Wilson 9

Title

South Celestial Serpent

About this image

Integrated Flux Nebula in the southern hemisphere, in total it spans about 6 degrees, but this image captured just 2 degrees of that.

There are 3 galaxies in a line near the eastern apex of the dust cloud in this image, IC4633, IC4635 and PGC 60085 which form a gravitationally bound trio.

Files associated with this observation

MW9_South_Celestial_Serpent_336mm_LRGB_9pt5hrs.jpg (7.2 MB)

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