Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  19 Sco  ·  20 Sco)  ·  21 Sco)  ·  22 Sco  ·  5 Oph  ·  Al Niyat (σ Sco  ·  Alniyat I  ·  Cor Scorpii  ·  IC 4603  ·  IC 4604  ·  IC 4605  ·  Kalb al Akrab (α Sco  ·  M 4  ·  M 80  ·  NGC 6093  ·  NGC 6121  ·  The star Alniyat  ·  The star Antares  ·  The star i Sco  ·  The star ο Sco  ·  The star ρ Oph  ·  Vespertilio  ·  rho Oph Nebula
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Rho Ophiuchi and Antares region., David Elmore
Rho Ophiuchi and Antares region.
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Rho Ophiuchi and Antares region.

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Rho Ophiuchi and Antares region., David Elmore
Rho Ophiuchi and Antares region.
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Rho Ophiuchi and Antares region.

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Straddling Ophiuchus and Scropius this is one of the most colorful regions of the Milky Way.  Red emission, blue reflection around Rho Ophiuchi, yellow reflection around Antares, and dark molecular clouds all add interest to the RGB image.

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Rho Ophiuchi and Antares region., David Elmore