GN 16.43.7 Dark Tower
Details
The dark nebula GN 16.43.7, sometimes also called SFO 82 or Dark Tower of Scorpius, is a so-called bright rim cloud (BRC). The young OB stars of star cluster NGC 6231 ionize hydrogen on the dense dark clouds. This is how the glowing edges of the nebula are created, hence the name bright rim.
Image Details
Telescope Optics
Lacerta 200/800 f/4 Newton
Mount
Skywatcher EQ6-R pro
Camera
Omegon veTEC571 pro
Filters
Bayer Matrix
Integration Time
44 x 300s
Date
24th of May 2023
Conditions
Excellent Sky Conditions
Remarks
Object Details
Type of Object
Dark Nebula
Constellation
Scorpius
Location
Kiripotib Guestfarm Namibia