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Rho Ophiuchi Nebulae
Rho Ophiucci Cloud Complex
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Object:
Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex
Notes:

The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a dark nebula of gas and dust that is located 1° south of the star ρ Ophiuchi of the constellation Ophiuchus. At an estimated distance of 131 ± 3 parsecs, this cloud is one of the closest star-forming regions to the Solar System.

A wider field here
Date:
July 2010
Location:
El Colorado, Valle del Equi, Chile
Telescope:
Televue NP101 is.
Mount:

Astro-Physics AP900GTO.

Camera:
SBIG STL 11000.
Exposure Time:
L:R:G:B = 96:72:72:72 mins
 
 
       
 
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