Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  19 Sco  ·  20 Sco)  ·  21 Sco)  ·  22 Sco  ·  5 Oph  ·  Al Niyat (σ Sco  ·  Alniyat I  ·  Cor Scorpii  ·  IC 4603  ·  IC 4604  ·  IC 4605  ·  Kalb al Akrab (α Sco  ·  M 4  ·  NGC 6121  ·  NGC 6144  ·  The star Alniyat  ·  The star Antares  ·  The star i Sco  ·  The star ο Sco  ·  The star ρ Oph  ·  Vespertilio  ·  rho Oph Nebula
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Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex, Jesse Krautwurst
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Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex

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Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex, Jesse Krautwurst
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Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex

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Rho Ophiuchi is the closest star-forming region to Earth - about 460 light years away - allowing for a close look into the epic, colorful, cataclysmic forces at work in the creation of solar systems and planets like ours. 

4 hours of exposure captured from Mojave preserve.

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Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex, Jesse Krautwurst