Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Contains:  IC 4592  ·  IC 4601  ·  IC 4603  ·  IC 4604  ·  IC 4605  ·  M 4  ·  M 80  ·  NGC 6093  ·  NGC 6121  ·  NGC 6144  ·  Part of the constellation Scorpius (Sco)  ·  The star Al Niyat (σSco)  ·  The star Antares (αSco)  ·  The star Graffias (β1Sco)  ·  The star νSco  ·  The star οSco  ·  The star τSco  ·  The star χOph  ·  The star ω1Sco  ·  The star ω2Sco  ·  The star ωOph  ·  rho Oph nebula
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Rho Ophiuchi & the Blue Horsehead, Kelvin Hennessy
Rho Ophiuchi & the Blue Horsehead
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Rho Ophiuchi & the Blue Horsehead

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Rho Ophiuchi & the Blue Horsehead, Kelvin Hennessy
Rho Ophiuchi & the Blue Horsehead
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Rho Ophiuchi & the Blue Horsehead

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Description

This is a two pane mosaic I created over several nights in July / August 2019 from my backyard.

Capture details are as follows :

Camera Lens : Samyang 135mm F2 at F2

Camera : ASI1600 MM-Pro with 8 position EFW at -15 deg C

Filters : ZWO LRGB & Baader Ha

Mount : SkyWatcher EQ6-R

Guiding for Ha : ZWO 290MM Mini & ZWO 30mm F4

Lum : 1115 x 10 sec

Red : 80 x 30 sec

Green : 80 x 30 sec

Blue : 150 x 30 sec

Ha : 50 x 180 sec.

Total 8 hours integration.

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Rho Ophiuchi & the Blue Horsehead, Kelvin Hennessy