A Cosmic Snail

Image Description and Details :

This beautiful nebula complex comprises emission and reflection nebulae (IC 1284, NGC 6589 and NGC 6590) and lies about 5900 light years away. It sits within a very dusty part of the southern Milky Way in Sagittarius.

This is an LHaRGB exposure comprising 13.5 hours of data (L=240, Ha=180, R=150, G=120, B=120 minutes of exposure). 30 min subs were used for Ha and 15 min subs for LRGB. FOV: 39.4 x 26.2 arcmins

Equipment: SBIG STXL 11002M, FW8G, AO-X, Officina Stellare ProRC 360

Copyright Information: Marcus Davies