Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex

This is the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex, which lies near the summer Milky Way on the border between the constellations of Scorpius and Ophiuchus. This area is loaded with gas and dust, and is home to many deep sky objects. It is also one of the more colorful nebulae in the sky.

 

Image Info

Imaged from the KPO field in Saint Cloud, Florida.

Camera : ZWO ASI1600MM Pro, Gain set to 200

Lens: Canon 100-400 f/5.6L lens, set to 135mm

Mount: iOptron SmartEQ Pro

Red: 12 subframes of 300s = 60 min integration

Green: 8 subframes of 300s = 40 min integration

Blue: 10 subframes of 300s = 50 min integration

Luminance: 11 subframes of 300s = 55 min integration

Hydrogen Alpha: 2 subframes of 300s = 10 min integration

Total integration time: 215 min = 3.6 hours.

Captured via ASIAir Pro automation

Optical tracking via ASIAir automation, currently using ST4 mount control via the ASI120MM-S guide camera

Separate channels stacked and HaLRGB integrated in Astro Pixel Processor, and processing for light pollution sky fog removal

Image cropped, stretched, and noise processed in Nebulosity.

Final processing in Aperture

Done