Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Contains:  Extremely wide field
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Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, Milky Way, Aleix Roig
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Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, Milky Way

Link to TIFF/FITS: https://flic.kr/p/2kX8LSy
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Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, Milky Way, Aleix Roig
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Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, Milky Way

Link to TIFF/FITS: https://flic.kr/p/2kX8LSy

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Description

This huge star forming area has different types of nebulae. The blue regions reflect the light, while the red and yellow regions are part of emission nebulae. This image was captured using a regular DSLR camera, not modified for astronomy use, and a zoom lens.

Details:

Camera: Sony A7S

Lens: Sony 24-240mm

Lights: 25x120" 2000ISO f/4.5

Mount: SW Star Adventurer

TOTAL exposure time: 49'15"

Data acquisition 2019.

Location: Fuencaliente, La Palma (Spain).

No calibration frames.

Software used: Lightroom, Astro Pixel Processor and Pixinsight.

Aleix Roig, April 2021.

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Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, Milky Way, Aleix Roig

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