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RhoOphiuchi itelescope
Rho Ophiuchi (ρ Ophiuchi / ρ Oph) is a star in the constellation Ophiuchus. 395 light-years away from Earth, it is associated with one of the closest star-forming regions, the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud. Rho Ophiuchi appears in the night sky as a star of magnitude +4.63, therefore visible to the naked eye as long as you have a perfectly dark and clear sky. It is observable in the southwestern region of the constellation, almost on the border with Scorpius, three degrees north of the bright Antares and just NE of σ Scorpii.
Located 23° south of the celestial equator, ρ Ophiuchi is a star in the southern hemisphere. Despite this, its possibilities of observation in the northern hemisphere are quite wide: it is in fact observable up to the 67th parallel N, that is, up to the Arctic Circle; only most of Greenland, the northernmost regions of Canada and Russia, as well as Iceland and parts of Sweden and Norway are excluded. However, in the regions of northern Europe, southern Canada and central Russia, it will appear very low on the southern horizon and visible only for a few hours. The possibilities of observation improve as you move towards the temperate and tropical regions of the northern hemisphere. On the other hand, this same declination implies that the star is circumpolar only further south than the 67th parallel S, that is, only in the regions of the Antarctic continent.
The best time for observation coincides with the months of the boreal summer, since the Sun is on the opposite side of the ecliptic; particularly in the weeks around the end of May and the beginning of June ρ Ophiuchi is visible throughout the night. In contrast, in the weeks between late November and early December the star is not visible at all due to very close sunlight; This period of invisibility lasts longer in the northern hemisphere than in the southern hemisphere, due to the southern declination of the star.
RhoOphiuchi itelescope
Rho Ophiuchi (ρ Ophiuchi / ρ Oph) is a star in the constellation Ophiuchus. 395 light-years away from Earth, it is associated with one of the closest star-forming regions, the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud. Rho Ophiuchi appears in the night sky as a star of magnitude +4.63, therefore visible to the naked eye as long as you have a perfectly dark and clear sky. It is observable in the southwestern region of the constellation, almost on the border with Scorpius, three degrees north of the bright Antares and just NE of σ Scorpii.
Located 23° south of the celestial equator, ρ Ophiuchi is a star in the southern hemisphere. Despite this, its possibilities of observation in the northern hemisphere are quite wide: it is in fact observable up to the 67th parallel N, that is, up to the Arctic Circle; only most of Greenland, the northernmost regions of Canada and Russia, as well as Iceland and parts of Sweden and Norway are excluded. However, in the regions of northern Europe, southern Canada and central Russia, it will appear very low on the southern horizon and visible only for a few hours. The possibilities of observation improve as you move towards the temperate and tropical regions of the northern hemisphere. On the other hand, this same declination implies that the star is circumpolar only further south than the 67th parallel S, that is, only in the regions of the Antarctic continent.
The best time for observation coincides with the months of the boreal summer, since the Sun is on the opposite side of the ecliptic; particularly in the weeks around the end of May and the beginning of June ρ Ophiuchi is visible throughout the night. In contrast, in the weeks between late November and early December the star is not visible at all due to very close sunlight; This period of invisibility lasts longer in the northern hemisphere than in the southern hemisphere, due to the southern declination of the star.