Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Contains:  IC 4603  ·  IC 4604  ·  The star ρOph  ·  rho Oph nebula
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Rho Ophiuchi complex, Russell Cockman
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Rho Ophiuchi complex

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Rho Ophiuchi complex

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One of the finest regions in the sky. A complex of muli-coloured reflection nebulosity, dust and molecular clouds and the light of many distant stars reddened by the intervening dust. Rho Ophiuchi is the triple star lower right.

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Rho Ophiuchi complex, Russell Cockman