Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Contains:  22 Sco  ·  5 Oph  ·  IC 4603  ·  IC 4604  ·  IC 4605  ·  NGC 6144  ·  The star i Sco  ·  The star ρ Oph  ·  rho Oph Nebula
Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex, Garvis
Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex
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Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex

Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex, Garvis
Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex
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Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex

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Hello everyone,

Here is my capture of the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, IC4603 is in the center. Went to my astronomy’s observation site that has a great view of the south sky, the trees are too high in my backyard. PixInsight has a plethora of processing/editing tools and trying to improve my processing techniques. Thank you for looking, below are the image details:

Captured on: 7/4/2022
Location: MVAS Observation Site
Mount: EQ6-R Pro
Scope: Space Cat 51mm
Guide scope: ZWO 30F4 MiniScope
Guider: ZWO ASIair Pro Plus
Camera: ZWO 183mc Pro (cooled)
Guide Camera: ZWO 290mm mini
Filter: IDAS D3

Bin: 1x1
Gain: 120
Cooled: -10
Light 21 @ 5mins
Total capture time: 1.75 hours
No Flats
No Bias

Processing: PixInsight and Photoshop CC

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Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex, Garvis