Scorpius Wide Field
Constellation: Scorpius Ophiuchus Sagittarius
Type: Star Cloud
Imaging Location: Painted Pony Resort Rodeo New Mexico
Imaging Platform: Nikkor 28mm QSI540 IDAS filters
Mount: CGEM
Guiding Setup: SSAG Quick Guider
Exposure: 4x300 RGB
Date: 2012-02-23
Software: MaximDL, Images Plus, Registar, Photoshop CS5
This is the reason I head south.
The claws of Scorpius are on the upper center right
Scorpuis curves down to the left thru Antares
down to the center bottom, curving back up to the two star "stinger".
M-4- right of Antares; M-80- upper right; M-107- very top right of center;
M-7 - left of the stinger; M6- above right of M7
M-8 (Lagoon)- center left edge; M-20 (Trifid)-above M8; M-23-above M8; M-9- right of M23; M-62 & M-19 - center;
Prawn Nebula- bottom center; angling up left- Cat's Paw Nebula, Lobster Nebula