[rmuhlack (Richard)]

This is NGC 6559, a star forming region located at a distance of about 5000 light-years from Earth, in the constellation of Sagittarius, showing both emission (red) and reflection (bluish) regions.

Total exposure time: 7.1 hours, captured over three nights from 6-8 July 2013 from Griffith NSW
Telescope: VC200L at f6.4
Camera: astro-modded Canon 1000D

Hi res version here

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