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The Details |
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Object |
The Antares - Rho Ophiuchus Region |
Optics |
Takahashi FSQ-106 at f/5 |
Platform |
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO |
Camera |
SBIG STL-11000M |
Filters |
Tru-Balance LRGB filter set |
Date |
24 May 2006 |
Location |
East Mojave National Preserve, San Bernardino County CA |
Exposure |
L 8 x 300 sec 1x1 bin; RGB 4 ea x 300 sec 1x1 bin |
Software |
Maxim DL/CCD, Registar, Photoshop CS |
| Orientation | Field of view: 03°54'58" x 02°25'23" centered on RA 16h27m43.2s DEC -24°56'55". North angle 273.1°; east 90° CCW from north |
| Notes | The region of space surrounding the bright star Antares is awash with color and dramatic dark lanes. In the above photo Antares is the bright star in the lower right. The two globular clusters shown here are M4 (upper right) and NGC 6144 (10:30 position from Antares). At lower center is Scorpii 22, a grouping of three bright stars surrounded by IC 4605, a small, horseshoe shaped reflection nebula. The large reflection nebulae in the upper left corner are IC 4603 and 4604. |
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