Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  13.72  ·  19 Sco  ·  19 omi Sco  ·  20 Sco)  ·  20 sig Sco  ·  21 Sco)  ·  21 alf Sco  ·  22 Sco  ·  22 i Sco  ·  49 Pales  ·  5 Oph  ·  5 rho Oph  ·  Al Niyat (σ Sco  ·  Alniyat  ·  Alniyat I  ·  Antares  ·  B42  ·  Cor Scorpii  ·  HD146457  ·  HD146493  ·  HD146494  ·  HD146516  ·  HD146567  ·  HD146590  ·  HD146647  ·  HD146663  ·  HD146678  ·  HD146706  ·  HD146774  ·  HD146851  ·  And 125 more.
Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex, IrishAstro4484
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Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex

Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex, IrishAstro4484
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Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex

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My first attempt at one of the most beautiful targets in the sky.​​​​​​ At 460 light years from earth, the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is one of the closest star forming regions to the solar system.

I imaged this target over 2 nights at a Dark sky site in regional Victoria in Australia, with the small but mighty, Redcat 51 telescope.

The combination of the Redcat 51 and 2600mc Pro can lead to significant undersampling and pixelated stars, but this is dealt with very nicely through drizzle integration in Pixinsight.

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Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex, IrishAstro4484