The “Dark Horse” region of dark nebulosity near the galactic centre in Scorpius and Ophiuchus, also known as the Pipe Nebula. Th

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The “Dark Horse” region of dark nebulosity near the galactic centre in Scorpius and Ophiuchus, also known as the Pipe Nebula. The small squiggly Snake Nebula is above centre. This is a single frame, made of a stack of 4 x 3-minute exposures with the 135mm telephoto lens at and filter-modified Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600. Taken from Tibuc Cottage, Australia, April 13, 2016.

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Keywords: 1773, australia, b72, centre, clouds, dark, galactic, horse, ldn, milky, nebula, ophiuchus, pipe, scorpius, snake, star