This image is a little out of the ordinary but I really like this part of the sky with all the really nice colours. A larger sensor would be better and one day I will do the entire area with the FSQ and STXL11002 but for now this will have to do. I did
this area close by several years ago.
In the image is Antares, IC4605 (reflection neb) and NGC6144 as well as the some of the darker dust clouds. Antares and IC4605 are relatively close at distances of 550 and 393 light years. NGC6144 on the other hand is much further away at a distance of 33000 light years.
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