Blue horsehead nebula (IC 4392), a reflection nebula located 400 light years away in the constellation Scorpius. The blue eye (centre left) of the horsehead shape is the star Nu Scorpii, also known as Jabbah, and actually a multiple star system. Another reflection nebula, IC 4601, is present in brown dust and surrounds two stars. Photographed from Cumeada Observatory, Reguengos de Monsaraz, Portugal. | |
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