Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex over Kanab (Timothy Martin)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Scorpius (Sco) · Contains: 12.70 · 19 Sco · 19 omi Sco · 20 Sco) · 20 sig Sco · 21 Sco) · 21 alf Sco · 22 Sco · 22 i Sco · 23 Sco) · 23 tau Sco · 5 Oph · 5 rho Oph · 91 Aegina · Al Niyat (σ Sco · Al Niyat (τ Sco · Alniyat · Alniyat I · Antares · B229 · B42 · Cor Scorpii · IC 4603 · IC 4604 · IC 4605 · Kalb al Akrab (α Sco · LBN 1100 · LBN 1101 · LBN 1102 · LBN 1103 · And 44 more.

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Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex over Kanab

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One of two images I was able to acquire while on a recent trip to Kanab, Utah. I've wanted to shoot this for three years now and this was my first real opportunity. As always, I would have liked more time, but I'll take what I can get. This is a two-panel mosaic shot over four nights.

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Description: I was able to use BXT v2.0 AI4 to greatly improve the rendering of the stars. The Z61 has a tough time with stars in the corners of a full-frame sensor. Russ Croman to the rescue! I also took a couple of artistic liberties (mainly, the addition of spikes to the three brightest stars) with this shot because it will be in a local art show next month.

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RA (center)	16h28m09s.60
RA (top/left)	16h16m25s.51
RA (top/right)	16h15m48s.90
RA (bottom/right)	16h40m26s.66
RA (bottom/left)	16h39m49s.12

Dec (center)	-25°41′18″.1
Dec (top/left)	-22°22′39″.7
Dec (top/right)	-28°56′34″.5
Dec (bottom/right)	-28°55′09″.2
Dec (bottom/left)	-22°22′50″.5

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