This complex region is located 6000 light years from
earth in the constellation Scorpius.

Image data:
Camera: STXL-11002
Telescope: Planewave 17" CDK
Exposure: red, green, blue: 30 minutes each
hydrogen-alpha: 7 hours
Sulfur II: 10 hours
Oxygen III: 5 1/2 hours
(total = 24 hours)
Location: Heaven's Mirror Observatory, New South Wales, Australia