IC 4592 — A Horse’s Contemplation: “Why So Blue?”

by Bob Meincke

Objects in field: IC 4592, LDN 1721, LBN 1113, LBN 1114, 14 nu. Sco, 14 Sco), B40, Jabbah, The star Jabbah (ν Sco

Equipment: William Optics ZenithStar 73 / ZS73, Player One Poseidon-C Pro

Integration: 7h 16m

IC 4592 — A Horse’s Contemplation: “Why So Blue?” Against the dusty darkness of Scorpius, a blue horse lowers its head as though caught in a moment of quiet contemplation. Beneath its dark, naturally formed eye rests a single bright star—less an eye than a celestial beauty mark—while warm clouds curl around its face and drift outward like a windblown mane. IC 4592 is appropriately known as the…