Rho Ophiuchi

by Steeve Body

Objects in field: rho Oph Nebula, M 4, M 80, NGC 6121, NGC 6144, IC 4596, IC 4603, IC 4604, IC 4605, LDN 1675, LDN 1676, LDN 1678, LDN 1680, LDN 1681, LDN 1683, LDN 1684, LDN 1686, LDN 1687, LDN 1688, LDN 1689, LDN 1690, LDN 1692, LDN 1696, LDN 1704, LDN 1709, LDN 1712, LDN 1729, LBN 1101, LBN 1104, LBN 1105, LBN 1106, LBN 1107, LBN 1108, LBN 1109, LBN 1110, LBN 1111, LBN 1112, VdB105, 19 omi Sco, 19 Sco, 20 Sco), 20 sig Sco, 21 alf Sco, 21 Sco), 22 i Sco, 22 Sco, 25 Sco, 5 Oph, 5 rho Oph, Al Niyat (σ Sco, Alniyat, Alniyat I, Antares, B229, B42, B44, Cor Scorpii, Kalb al Akrab (α Sco, Rho Ophiuchi Nebula, The star 25 Sco, The star Alniyat, The star Antares, The star i Sco, The star ο Sco, The star ρ Oph, Vespertilio

Equipment: William Optics RedCat 51 II, ZWO ASI6200MC Pro

Integration: 12h 40m

Let me preface this by saying that there are thousands of great images of Rho Ophiuchi out there… so here is one more for you. What makes this particular image special is that I captured it from my Bortle 6/7 suburban backyard near Melbourne, Australia. I live about 500 metres from a highway with many street lights, making broadband imaging nearly impossible from this location. However, Optolong…