Prawn cocktail anyone?
IC4628 (colloquially known as the Prawn Nebula) is an emission nebula, approximately 6000 light years away in the constellation Scorpius. Towards the bottom of the image is open cluster NGC 6242, slightly closer at around 3700 light years distant.
Image details:
Telescope: Sharpstar 13028HNT (focal length = 364mm @ f2.8 )
Camera: QHY533C, 70 x 3min
Filter: Optolong L-enhance
Total exposure time = 3.5 hours. Image data collected on July 12 from Strathalbyn SA (approx Bortle 4). Captured with NINA. Processed with Pixinsight
Hi res available here:
https://www.astrobin.com/full/2eqdbz/0/