Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  Extremely wide field
Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, Rodrigo Andolfato
Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex
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Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex

Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, Rodrigo Andolfato
Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex
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Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex

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Rho Ophiuchi is, without any doubts, the best place to point a DSLR with a lens up to 200mm (300mm if full frame). There are any kind of nebulae in this place, emission, reflection or dark nebulas. To me, it looks like a small irregular galaxy being devoured by the bigger Milk Way.

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Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, Rodrigo Andolfato