Observation by Steve Barrett: Antares and Rho Ophiuchi

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Steve Barrett

Observer

Steve Barrett

Observed

2018 Jun 15 - 22:00

Uploaded

2018 Jun 29 - 09:29

Objects

Antares

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Constellation

Scorpius

Field centre

RA: 16^h28^m
Dec: -25°29'
Position angle: +0°59'

Field size

5°36' × 9°16'

Equipment

Nikon D7500 DSLR
Nikon 135mm f/2 lens
iOptron SkyTracker

Exposure

60 x 120s

Location

Teide Observatory, Tenerife

Target name

Antares and Rho Ophiuchi

Title

Antares and Rho Ophiuchi

About this image

The image covers Antares (below centre), the M4 globular cluster (to its right) and the Rho Ophiuchi molecular cloud complex (in the top half of the image). This star-forming region is one of the closest to us at a distance of about 400 light-years.

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