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Photographer:
Jim Case
Location of Photo:
Southern California
Date/Time of photo:
5 sessions in June-July 2024
Equipment:
It was captured with 7.95 hours of exposures using the WO Redcat 51 telescope, the ASI2600MC camera, CEM40 mount, and ASIAIR Plus controller, processed in Astro Pixel Processor and PhotoShop.
Description:
This is the colorful cosmic fireworks above the binary red supergiant star Antares in Scorpius and Ophiuchus, which illuminates the Rho Ophiuchus cloud complex. The image includes two globular clusters (M4 and NGC 6144), at least three reflection nebulas (including IC 4605, IC4604, and IC4603), an emissions nebula next to Alniyat, and a rich molecular cloud and star forming region.
