Rho Ophiuchi Dust Cloud Region - A View Showing Some Dark Nebulae Structures, Fernando

Rho Ophiuchi Dust Cloud Region - A View Showing Some Dark Nebulae Structures

Rho Ophiuchi Dust Cloud Region - A View Showing Some Dark Nebulae Structures, Fernando

Rho Ophiuchi Dust Cloud Region - A View Showing Some Dark Nebulae Structures

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Description

The main goal with this image is to show some dark nebulae structures present in this region, normally not seen in images taken in wider FOVs.

The total area of the cloud covers around 5 x 7 degrees, so that the view in this image is a just a small portion of the whole.

One of the nicest facts about this cloud is that it is one of the closest star-forming regions to the Earth, being distant around 432 light years.

The stack is as follows:

Luminance: 8x600sec bin1x1

RGB: 8x600sec bin 2x2

Bias, Darks and Flats applied

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Rho Ophiuchi Dust Cloud Region - A View Showing Some Dark Nebulae Structures, Fernando