Rho Ophiuchi
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I took advantage of low horizons in a dark site to capture this close-up of the elusive Rho Ophiuchi system with bright yellow Antares, purple-bluish Alniya and the M4 and NGC6144 clusters.
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Image details
| Telescope: | Svbony sv503 70ED | |
| Length: | 336mm | |
| Aperture: | 70mm | |
| F-stop: | f/4.56 | |
| Sessions: | 1 | |
| Captured: | 2023-04-28 to 2023-04-28 | |
| Lights: | 110 | |
| Exposure: | 45 | |
| Total exposure: | 1 h | |
| Ra: | 16h 27m 1.0s | |
| Dec: | -25° 56' 3.17 | |
| Size: | 179.591 x 120.697 arcmin | |
| Radius: | 1.803 deg | |
| Scale: | 5.29 arcsec/pixel |
Tags
NGC6121 M4 NGC6144 IC4605 The star Antares Cor Scorpii Vespertilio Kalb al Akrab (α Sco) 21 Sco The star i Sco 22 Sco The star Alniyat Alniyat I Al Niyat (σ Sco) 20 Sco Florissant Fossil Beds
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