Wallpaper author:
Jan Scheers
05 Apr 2021
Rho Ophiuchi
Image of Rho Ophiuchi, acquired with the AUS-2 refractor (Takahashi FSQ-106ED).
The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a dark nebula of gas and dust that is located 1° south of the star ρ Ophiuchi of the constellation Ophiuchus. At an estimated distance of 131 ± 3 parsecs, it is one of the closest star-forming regions to the Solar System.
Data from 2 one click observations.
Total exposure 160 minutes. 4 subs of 600s with each filter (LRGB)
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 |