Antares, M4 and Rho Ophiuchi
The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a dark nebula of gas and dust and a cloud of atomic hydrogen ionized (HII region). It's located 1° south of the star ρ Ophiuchi of the constellation Ophiuchus and 3° North of Antares, the heart of the Scorpion. At an estimated distance of 460 light-years this cloud is one of the closest star-forming regions to the Solar System.
Camera: Moravian G2 8300
Filters: 31mm unmounted Optolong
Optic: Samyang telephoto lens 135mm
Mount: Vixen Sphinx
Autoguider: camera Magzero 5m, finder 8X50, Phd guiding
Frames: Ha 7nm 12X600 sec - RGB: 5X600 sec each Bin1 -20°
Processing: Pixinsight, PS
Pubblicazioni: Coelum settembre 2019
Antares, M4 and Rho Ophiuchi
The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a dark nebula of gas and dust and a cloud of atomic hydrogen ionized (HII region). It's located 1° south of the star ρ Ophiuchi of the constellation Ophiuchus and 3° North of Antares, the heart of the Scorpion. At an estimated distance of 460 light-years this cloud is one of the closest star-forming regions to the Solar System.
Camera: Moravian G2 8300
Filters: 31mm unmounted Optolong
Optic: Samyang telephoto lens 135mm
Mount: Vixen Sphinx
Autoguider: camera Magzero 5m, finder 8X50, Phd guiding
Frames: Ha 7nm 12X600 sec - RGB: 5X600 sec each Bin1 -20°
Processing: Pixinsight, PS
Pubblicazioni: Coelum settembre 2019