Astronomers believe that cometary globules are formed when dust clouds and dense interstellar gases are sculpted by strong stellar winds from nearby massive stars. Intense stellar radiation whips and sculpts the clouds into long comet like shapes. Like other cometary globules, CG 3 seen here, is also characterized by a dense dusty head and a tail, visually resembling a comet. Dense clouds of hydrogen within the dust clouds give a distinctive red glow…
Telescope: Planewave CDK 24 inch
Camera: Moravian C5A-100 mono
Filters : Chroma LRGBSHO
Mount: Planewave L-600
Observatory : Obstech
R= 51 x 300s
G= 52 x 300s
B= 51 x 300s
Ha = 50 x 600s
Total integration = 21h10m
Software : NINA, PixInsight