Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Contains:  Extremely wide field
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Rho Ophiuchi, Nikkolai Davenport
Rho Ophiuchi, Nikkolai Davenport

Rho Ophiuchi

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Rho Ophiuchi, Nikkolai Davenport
Rho Ophiuchi, Nikkolai Davenport

Rho Ophiuchi

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Description

The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is one of my favorite regions of the night sky, but it's also a real challenge to capture from my location due to light pollution in the southern skies.

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The image below shows my setup along with the framing for this target.

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I'm unsatisfied with the quality of this capture. With use of a light pollution filter, and significantly more exposure time, I think I'd have something more substantial to work with. I am pretty happy with the framing, though. The field of view is nicely centered between the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex and the Blue Horsehead Nebula, while also being wide enough to include parts of the Milky Way as well.

I fully intend to revisit this target again. Until next time...

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