Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Contains:  1 b Sco  ·  10 ome02 Sco  ·  11.22  ·  118 Peitho  ·  12 c01 Sco  ·  12.44  ·  12.70  ·  12.89  ·  128 Nemesis  ·  13 c02 Sco  ·  13 zet Oph  ·  13.47  ·  13.58  ·  13.66  ·  13.82  ·  13.86  ·  14 nu. Sco  ·  14.33  ·  14.51  ·  18 Oph  ·  19 omi Sco  ·  195 Eurykleia  ·  2 A Sco  ·  20 sig Sco  ·  205 Martha  ·  21 alf Sco  ·  216 Kleopatra  ·  22 i Sco  ·  23 tau Sco  ·  24 Oph  ·  And 105 more.
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Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex & Blue Horsehead.

The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is one of the most beautiful and colorful places in the sky, it is a dark nebula of gas and dust that is located next to the star ρ Ophiuchi of the constellation Ophiuchus. it is one of the closest star-forming regions to the Solar System at a distance of about 400 light-years.

Rho Ophiuchi itself is a binary star system visible in the blue reflection nebula just to the right of the image center. is distinguished by its multi-colored surroundings, which include a red emission nebula and numerous light and dark brown dust lanes. Near the lower right of the Rho Ophiuchi molecular cloud system is the yellow star Antares, while a distant but coincidently superposed globular cluster of stars, M4, is visible just to the top right of Antares. Near the image top lies IC 4592, the Blue Horsehead nebula. The blue glow that surrounds the Blue Horsehead's eye -- and other stars around the image -- is a reflection nebula composed of fine dust. There are many other reflection nebulae visible in this image around the cloud complex. shot at f/2.8 ISO: 400

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Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex & Blue Horsehead., Prabhakaran