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I agreeImaging telescope or lens:Skywatcher Esprit 80 ED Triplet Super Apo
Imaging camera:Moravian G2-8300FW
Mount:SkyWatcher NEQ6 Pro Goto
Guiding telescope or lens:Viewfinder 8x50
Guiding camera:Astrolumina Alccd5L-IIc
Focal reducer:Skywatcher Field flattener for Esprit 80mm
Software:Adobe PhotoShop CS5, Main Sequence Software Seqence Generator Pro, DeepSky Stacker Deep Sky Stacker 3.3.4, FitsWork 4, PHD2 Guiding
Filters:Baader B 1.25'' CCD Filter, Baader G 1.25'' CCD Filter, Baader R 1.25'' CCD Filter, Hutec IDAS LPS-D1
Accessory:TSOptics TS Off Axis Guider - 9mm
Resolution: 3323x2487
Dates:May 26, 2017
Frames:
Baader B 1.25'' CCD Filter: 9x300" -20C bin 1x1
Baader G 1.25'' CCD Filter: 9x300" -20C bin 1x1
Baader R 1.25'' CCD Filter: 9x300" -20C bin 1x1
Integration: 2.2 hours
Darks: ~35
Flats: ~21
Bias: ~100
Avg. Moon age: 0.79 days
Avg. Moon phase: 0.71%
Astrometry.net job: 1605436
RA center: 246.731 degrees
DEC center: -24.259 degrees
Pixel scale: 2.713 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 85.040 degrees
Field radius: 1.564 degrees
Locations: Vockenroth, Neuhof, Bayern, Germany
A difficult object from my location ! The maximum height is 15 degrees. The light pollution is also a problem.
The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a dark nebula of gas and dust that is located 1° south of the star ρ Ophiuchi of the constellation Ophiuchus. At an estimated distance of 131 ± 3 parsecs, this cloud is one of the closest star-forming regions to the Solar System
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