Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  IC 4603  ·  IC 4604  ·  IC 4605  ·  M 4  ·  NGC 6121  ·  NGC 6144  ·  The star 22Sco  ·  The star Al Niyat (σSco)  ·  The star Antares (αSco)  ·  The star οSco  ·  The star ρOph  ·  rho Oph nebula
Scorpion's head, alexkwas
Scorpion's head
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Scorpion's head

Scorpion's head, alexkwas
Scorpion's head
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Scorpion's head

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This image shows Antares, the Rho Ophiuchi Nebula, M4, NGC 6144, the IC4605 Nebula, the Sharpless 2-9 Nebula and many other deep sky objects in what is represented as the head of the scorpion in the constellation of Scorpius and the southern tip of the constellation of Ophiuchus

6 Panel mosaic. Each panel 48x150 seconds (2hrs). Also includes darks and biass

Telescope: SV80 with 0.7 focal reducer

Mount: AVX

Camera: ZWO ASI1600MC at unity gain, Tsensor = -10C

Filter: Baader UVIR cut

Guiding scope: Travelscope70.

Guiding camera: Orion

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Scorpion's head, alexkwas