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Rho Ophiuchi with Evoguide 50ED, Don Pearce

Rho Ophiuchi with Evoguide 50ED

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Rho Ophiuchi with Evoguide 50ED

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The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a complex of interstellar clouds with different nebulae, particularly dark nebulae which is centered 1° south of the star ρ Ophiuchi, which it among others extends to, of the constellation Ophiuchus. At an estimated distance of 131 ± 3 parsecs, it is one of the closest star-forming regions to the Solar System.
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Rho Ophiuchi with Evoguide 50ED, Don Pearce