Object: Reflection Nebula IC4592 in Scorpius
Exposure: Composite of three 40-minute exposures
Processing: Negatives scanned at 3048dpi with a UMAX Powerlook 3000 scanner, blended in Picture Window Pro 2.5 and enhanced in Adobe Photoshop 4.0
Telescope: TeleVue 85mm f/7 APO refractor @ f/5.6
Mount: Losmandy G11
Guiding: SBIG ST-4
Film: gas-hypered 35mm Kodak Pro 400(PPF)
Location: Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona
Date: 5/6/00
Comments: Surrounding the fourth magnitude star Nu Scorpii in the northern pincher of Scorpius, IC4592 is a very faint reflection nebula that is best-photographed under extremely dark skies.
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