Wallpaper author:
Judith Prana
16 Dec 2025
Rho Ophiuchi (RGB)
The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a complex of interstellar clouds with different nebulae, particularly a dark nebula which is centered 1° south of the star ρ Ophiuchi, which it among others extends to, of the constellation Ophiuchus.
Dataset from which the image was processed
Rho Ophiuchi
5 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Reflection Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 246.39629 Dec -23.4472
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Australia
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................27 Jun 2020 - 15 Sept 2020
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 278 | 2h5m | 27 |
| Red | 278 | 2h5m | 27 |
| Green | 346 | 2h30m | 26 |