The Rho Ophiuchi Complex
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This is not my favorite quality image, but the target is difficult and I'm getting closer. I think the next imaging session when I remember to take proper calibration frames and shoot under dark skies will be the one I end up printing. For now, here is the Rho Ophiuchi complex in the Antares region captured from a bluff in Otter Rock with a Sony A7R IV unmodified mirrorless camera and a 135mm f/2 Samyang manual focus lens.
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Image details
| Telescope: | Sony A7R IV | |
| Length: | 135mm | |
| Aperture: | 70mm | |
| F-stop: | f/1.65 | |
| Sessions: | 1 | |
| Captured: | 2024-05-06 to 2024-05-06 | |
| Lights: | 130 | |
| Exposure: | 6 | |
| Total exposure: | 13 m | |
| Ra: | 16h 33m 35.7s | |
| Dec: | -26° 00' 13.980 | |
| Size: | 572.40 x 483.60 arcmin | |
| Radius: | 006.244 deg | |
| Scale: | 005.97 arcsec/pixel |