Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  21 alf Sco  ·  Antares  ·  IC 4603  ·  LBN 1107  ·  LBN 1108  ·  LBN 1109  ·  LDN 1681  ·  LDN 1683  ·  LDN 1686  ·  LDN 1688  ·  LDN 1696  ·  M 4  ·  NGC 6121  ·  NGC 6144  ·  Scorpius  ·  The star Antares (αSco)
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A Close up of Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex featuring Messier 4, Antares, and IC 4603, Prabhakaran
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A Close up of Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex featuring Messier 4, Antares, and IC 4603

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A Close up of Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex featuring Messier 4, Antares, and IC 4603, Prabhakaran
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A Close up of Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex featuring Messier 4, Antares, and IC 4603

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The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a complex of interstellar clouds with different nebulae, particularly dark nebulae, it is one of the closest star-forming regions to the Solar System, this close up image of the region covers the globular clusters Messier 4, NGC 6144, and a bright star Antares, and a reflection nebula IC 4603. Messier 4 lies at an approximate distance of 7,200 light-years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 5.9. IC 4603 is a blue reflection nebula. The brightness of the star washes out the reflected color giving the nebula a nearly white appearance.

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A Close up of Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex featuring Messier 4, Antares, and IC 4603, Prabhakaran