Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  IC 4685  ·  NGC 6559
IC 4685, jprejean
IC 4685
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IC 4685

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
IC 4685, jprejean
IC 4685
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IC 4685

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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IC 4685 lies about 1.25 deg. northeast of M8 (Lagoon Nebula) in the constellation of Sagittarius about 4,000 light years distant. It is a complex emission/reflection region. It is a star-forming region located about 5000 light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius.
Processed from FITs subframes in from Telescope Live using PixInsight.
Captured at El Sauce Observatory, Chile.

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IC 4685, jprejean