Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Contains:  19 omi Sco  ·  20 sig Sco  ·  21 alf Sco  ·  22 i Sco  ·  25 Sco  ·  5 rho Oph  ·  Alniyat  ·  Antares  ·  B42  ·  B44  ·  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
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Antares region, two-panel mosaic, Jari Saukkonen
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Antares region, two-panel mosaic

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Antares region, two-panel mosaic, Jari Saukkonen
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Antares region, two-panel mosaic

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The Antares region is always an impressive sight. It barely comes over the horizon in Finland so photographing it was a good excuse for an astro vacation in Tenerife. The timing was decided solely by the visibility of Antares, making the new moon in June the best time to do so.

The area was too large to fit into a single frame so I had to shoot this as a two-panel mosaic over several nights. No computers or platesolvers were involved, so returning to the previous composition by hand was always so fun :-). Nevertheless, I am very happy with the result!

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Antares region, two-panel mosaic, Jari Saukkonen