Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Contains:  IC 4603  ·  IC 4604  ·  IC 4605  ·  M 4  ·  NGC 6121  ·  Part of the constellation Scorpius (Sco)  ·  The star 13Sco  ·  The star 22Sco  ·  The star Al Niyat (σSco)  ·  The star Antares (αSco)  ·  The star οSco  ·  The star τSco  ·  The star φOph  ·  The star χOph  ·  The star ψOph  ·  The star ωOph  ·  rho Oph nebula
Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex, Fabiano B. Diniz
Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex
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Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex

Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex, Fabiano B. Diniz
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Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex

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This might be one of the most beautiful regions of the sky to be photographed, besides containing several deep sky objects for telescopic observation. The yellowish region contains the star Antares. The M4 star cluster lies below Antares. But in general, the photo contains several nebulae that, altogether, for the so called Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex. Besides the blue, red and yellow nebulae, there are some river-like dark nebulae spreading out of Antares area.

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Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex, Fabiano B. Diniz