Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  12.23  ·  19 omi Sco  ·  20 sig Sco  ·  21 alf Sco  ·  22 i Sco  ·  5 rho Oph  ·  674 Rachele  ·  Alniyat  ·  Antares  ·  B42  ·  IC 4603  ·  IC 4604  ·  IC 4605  ·  M 4  ·  NGC 6121  ·  NGC 6144  ·  Scorpius  ·  Sh2-9  ·  The star 22Sco  ·  The star Al Niyat (σSco)  ·  The star Antares (αSco)  ·  The star οSco  ·  The star ρOph  ·  rho Oph Nebula
Rho Ophiuci close-up, north.stargazer
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Rho Ophiuci close-up

Rho Ophiuci close-up, north.stargazer
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Rho Ophiuci close-up

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I've been waiting to shoot this object until I could get to some darker skies. This last weekend I found myself in a Bortle 4 and Rho Ophiuci was top of my wish-list.

I tried a few different set-ups and FOV, but this one with the RedCat and ASI2600MC seemed to turn out the best.

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