Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  10 Sco)  ·  14 Sco)  ·  4 Oph  ·  8 Sco A)  ·  8 Sco B  ·  9 Sco)  ·  Akrab (β1 Sco  ·  Graffias  ·  IC 4592  ·  IC 4601  ·  The star Acrab  ·  The star Jabbah (ν Sco  ·  The star Jabhat Acrabi I (ω1 Sco  ·  The star Jabhat Acrabi II (ω2 Sco  ·  The star β2 Sco  ·  The star ψ Oph
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IC 4592 The Blue Horsehead Reflection Nebula, Sean Liang
IC 4592 The Blue Horsehead Reflection Nebula
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IC 4592 The Blue Horsehead Reflection Nebula, Sean Liang
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IC 4592 is a rarely photographed reflection nebula in the constellation Scorpius. It has a distinctive horsehead shape but is overwhelmingly overshadowed by another horsehead-shaped nebula - Barnard 33, "The Horsehead Nebula". The blue light comes from fine dust reflecting the light of nearby stars. In this case, much of the reflected light comes from the star at the eye of the horse called "Nu Scorpii". A second reflection nebula surrounding two stars is also visible to the right of the image, called IC 4601.

Another reason it is overlooked is perhaps its next-door neighbour - the spectacular Rho Ophiuchi molecular cloud complex drawing most of the attention away.

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IC 4592 The Blue Horsehead Reflection Nebula, Sean Liang