Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Contains:  14 Sco)  ·  20 Sco)  ·  21 Sco)  ·  23 Sco)  ·  42 Oph)  ·  44 Oph  ·  6 Sco)  ·  7 Sco)  ·  8 Sco A)  ·  9 Sco)  ·  Akrab (β1 Sco  ·  Al Niyat (σ Sco  ·  Al Niyat (τ Sco  ·  Alniyat I  ·  Cor Scorpii  ·  Graffias  ·  IC 4592  ·  IC 4601  ·  IC 4603  ·  IC 4604  ·  IC 4605  ·  Iclarkrau (δ Sco  ·  Kalb al Akrab (α Sco  ·  M 4  ·  NGC 6121  ·  Nur (π Sco  ·  Part of the constellation Scorpius (Sco)  ·  The star Acrab  ·  The star Alniyat  ·  The star Alniyat II  ·  And 9 more.
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Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, karolbe
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Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex

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Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex

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Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a target that was always on top of my to-do list. Except that, where I live, its altitude is too low to make a reasonably good photograph. But in Namibia Scorpius goes straight through Zenit, obviously I could not miss such opportunity and not point my telescope at it.

The result is a mosaic from Samyang 135mm F2 and Askar 300, there are 9 (3x3) panels from Samyang, and the center nebula is from Askar (3 panels). All stacked in APP and slightly processed.

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Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, karolbe