Like a cormorant on the hunt for prey is a part of this nebula shaped. In contrast to the typical gas nebulae in the plane of our Milky Way this type of nebula can be seen towards the north and south poles of the sky. They are nebulae that are not illuminated by a single star, but by the light of all the stars in the Milky Way. As a result, they are incredibly faint and require hours of exposure time to capture, in this case I exposed for 17 hours. These nebulae are called Interstellar Flux Nebulae (IFN). They are a major component of the interstellar medium and consist mainly of dust, hydrogen and carbon monoxide. My photo is just a small section of the large nebula near the southern celestial pole known as the Southern Celestial Serpent MW9.