IC 4592 – The Blue Horsehead Nebula

Image Title: IC4592

Copyright: @anam2fernande

Date image was taken: May 26, 2025

Location: Villanueva de Córdoba (Spain)

Data Acquisition Method: Personal Telescope Setup

Description and Details: Equipment: 
Telescope Ed72 x0.85 
Mount : Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro
Camera : ZWO 2600mc Pro 
Acquisition: NiNa 80Lights x 300sec
TOTAL EXPOSURE 6H40Min
Processing: Pixinsight + Photoshop. 
IC 4592 is a beautiful reflection nebula in the constellation Scorpius. It is very close to the brighter, larger, and more colorful Rho Ophiuchi molecular cloud complex. Reflection nebulae are actually made of very fine dust that would normally appear dark but can appear quite blue when it reflects visible light from nearby energetic stars. In this case, the source of much of the reflected light is a star in the horse's eye. That star is part of Nu Scorpii, one of the brightest star systems in the direction of the constellation of Scorpius. A second reflection nebula named IC 4601 is visible surrounding two stars to the right of image center.

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