Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  IC 4603  ·  IC 4604  ·  IC 4605  ·  M 4  ·  M 80  ·  NGC 6093  ·  NGC 6121  ·  NGC 6144  ·  Part of the constellation Scorpius (Sco)  ·  The star 22Sco  ·  The star Al Niyat (σSco)  ·  The star Antares (αSco)  ·  The star οSco  ·  The star ρOph  ·  The star τSco  ·  rho Oph nebula
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Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex / Antares / M4, rdk_CA
Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex / Antares / M4
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Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex / Antares / M4

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Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex / Antares / M4, rdk_CA
Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex / Antares / M4
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Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex / Antares / M4

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One of my favorite regions of the galaxy for wide field imaging. This photos was acquired using a 135 mm telephoto lens mounted on top of a C8 OTA.

This particular lens provides beautifully sharp images - I am not sure my processing skill does it justice!

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Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex / Antares / M4, rdk_CA