IC 4628 in Lower Scorpius - Film photo, 300mm lens by Dick Locke
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Newer, close-up of IC 4628, in lower Scorpius, here

Pictures of IC4628 (red emission nebula), NGC 6242 (small cluster on left) and NGC 6231 (cluster on right) between Zeta and Mu Scorpii (check out this link). Thanks to Kenneth Drake for pointing out Barnard 48, the dark nebula just right of bottom center (no stars there!)

Click above for a close-up

5/16/2004, Davis Mountains, TX
Photo by Dick Locke
5  minute exposure, STV auto guider
Losmandy GM-11
Nikon 300mm f2.8 lens @ f2.8
Nikon F2 camera, Kodak LE 400 film
Negative Scan, Nikon Coolscan IV ED, Processed in Photoshop

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