Cometary Globule 4 (CG4) (Hand of God Nebula) [RGB]

by Dean Carr

Equipment: Orion EON 130mm ED Triplet Apochromatic Refractor Telescope, QSI 683wsg-8

Integration: 3h 10m

Cometary Globule 4 (CG4), also nicknamed as the 'Hand of God' Nebula, is a dusty star-forming region approximately 1,300 light-years away from Earth and can be seen in the constellation of Puppis. Cometary globules are named as such because their shapes somewhat resemble comets. The nickname may refer to the nebula’s resemblance to an arm and hand stretching out to grab the far more distant…