Rho Ophiuchus / Antares Region
One of the most colorful areas in the night sky this region in Ophiuchus and Scorpio is a fantastic collection of emmission, reflection, and dark nebulas. This photograph is a 12 by 8 degree area captured using a 100mm lens.
Click image for larger version (1440x964, 760kb).
For an interesting video tour of the Rho Ophiuchi cloud in 720p HD see the Spitzer website (warning: link to large Quicktime movie file, 64mb).
| Photograph Information | |
|---|---|
| Date | 06.30.2008 |
| Location | Flint Hills of Kansas |
| Lens | Canon 100mm f2.8 Macro (non-USM) @ f2.8 |
| Camera | Canon 350D, Hutech modified type I |
| Exposure | composition of 28, 2 minute exposures at ISO 800 |
| Notes | Excellent transparancy, temperature around 65°F, good seeing. Calibrated with bias, dark and flat frames. Initial RAW conversion, registration and stacking in IRIS. Noise reduction in PixInsight LE 1.02 Processing in Photoshop CS2 |
