The clouds surrounding the star system Rho Ophiuchi compose one of the closest star forming regions. Rho Ophiuchi itself is a binary star system visible in the light-colored region on the image right. The star system, located only 400 light years away, is distinguished by its colorful surroundings, which include a red emission nebula and numerous light and dark brown dust lanes. Near the upper right of the Rho Ophiuchi molecular cloud system is the yellow star Antares, while a distant but coincidently-superposed globular cluster of stars, M4, is visible between Antares and the red emission nebula
Author: Basudeb Chakrabarti
Data Acquired via: Telescope Live
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED (106 mm) F3.6
Camera: ProlineFLI PL16083
Mount: Paramount MX+
Filters: Astrodon LRGB 2GEN
Location: Heaven’s Mirror Observatory, Australia
Date of Capture: During 7th May 2021 – 31st August 2021
Integration Time: 24 hrs.
Post Processing: Pixinsight, Photoshop