The beautiful “Swan” nebula lies in the constellation Sagittarius. Its field of ionized hydrogen gas glows red – charged by the ultraviolet energy emitted by the young, hot stars embedded in it. The large “swan” figure is seen moving right to left in the picture. The brightest star on the left forms its “eye”.

12 1/2″Ritchey Chretien Telescope with an ST8e/CFW8 F/7 LRGB (3/5min B/W, 1/5 min 2×2 bin RGB)