Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  IC 4592  ·  IC 4601  ·  IC 4603  ·  IC 4604  ·  IC 4605  ·  M 4  ·  NGC 6121  ·  Part of the constellation Scorpius (Sco)  ·  The star 13Sco  ·  The star Al Niyat (σSco)  ·  The star Antares (αSco)  ·  The star Graffias (β1Sco)  ·  The star νSco  ·  The star τSco  ·  The star χOph  ·  The star ω1Sco  ·  The star ω2Sco  ·  The star ωOph  ·  rho Oph nebula
Rho Ophiochi and the Blue Horsehead, Annette & Holger
Rho Ophiochi and the Blue Horsehead
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Rho Ophiochi and the Blue Horsehead

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Spending time in La Palma (Canary Islands), we grabbed the chance to have a deeper look at the Antaris region, which is so much easier there a) because being at 28° north, and b) because of the tremendously dark sky and almost total lack of light pollution. A great experience!

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Rho Ophiochi and the Blue Horsehead, Annette & Holger