This is an actual star forming nebula in a galaxy near our own, but still 160,000 light years away. Were it as close to us a the Orion Nebula it would cast shadows.
Captured over 10 nights using a 2939mm focal length, F6.8 Telescope and a cooled Camera with a Sony IMX-455 Sensor (same as the A7R4 but no Bayer Matrix).
Functional Abstraction
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