The Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex @ 50 mm f/5 (Wolfgang Zimmermann)

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Distribution of astrophotographers

This table shows the number of distinct astrophotographers who have been assigned and IOTD/TP award compared to the total number of images awarded.
	Distinct awarded users	Total awarded images
Image of the day
Top picks
Top pick nominations

Distribution of subject types

This table shows the distribution of awards per subject type, compared to the popularity of images of that subject type.
	Image of the day	Top pick	Top pick nominations	Total submitted
Deep sky
Solar system
Extremely wide field
Star trails
Northern lights
Noctilucent clouds
Landscape
Artificial satellite

Distribution of data sources

This table shows the distribution of awards per data source, compared to the popularity of images acquired from that data source.
	Image of the day	Top pick	Top pick nominations	Total submitted
Backyard
Traveller
Own remote observatory
Amateur hosting facility
Public amaeteur data
Professional, scientific grade data
Mix of multiple sources
Other
Unknown

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1 b Sco · 10 ome02 Sco · 11.19 · 12 c01 Sco · 12.28 · 12.77 · 12.93 · 13 c02 Sco · 13.07 · 13.23 · 13.65 · 14 nu. Sco · 14.28 · 18 Oph · 19 omi Sco · 2 A Sco · 20 Oph · 20 sig Sco · 21 alf Sco · 22 i Sco · 23 tau Sco · 24 Oph · 24 Sco · 25 Sco · 26 Oph · 27 Euterpe · 29 Oph · 3 Sco · 35 eta Oph · 363 Padua · 37 Fides · 39 omi Oph · 4 Sco · 4 psi Oph · 40 ksi Oph · 42 Lib · 45 lam Lib · 455 Bruchsalia · 5 rho Oph · 5 rho Sco · 596 Scheila · 599 Luisa · 6 pi. Sco · 7 chi Oph · 7 del Sco · 8 bet01 Sco · 8 bet02 Sco · 8 phi Oph · 86 Semele · 9 ome Oph · 9 ome01 Sco · 94 Aurora · Alniyat · Antares · B229 · B230 · B234 · B236 · B237 · B238 · B246 · B251 · B253 · B255 · B259 · B261 · B262 · B266 · B268 · B40 · B41 · B42 · B43 · B44 · B45 · B46 · B47 · B51 · B57 · B60 · B61 · B62 · B63 · B64 · B67a · B68 · B69 · B70 · B71 · B72 · B75 · Dschubba · Graffias · IC 4592 · IC 4596 · IC 4601 · IC 4603 · IC 4604 · IC 4605 · IC 4634 · Jabbah · M 107 · M 19 · M 4 · M 80 · M 9 · NGC 6000 · NGC 6072 · NGC 6121 · NGC 6144 · NGC 6235 · NGC 6284 · NGC 6287 · NGC 6293 · NGC 6325 · NGC 6342 · Ophiucus · PK000+06.2 · PK000+17.1 · PK002+06.1 · PK002+08.1 · PK003+07.1 · PK004+06.1 · PK004+06.2 · PK004+06.3 · PK342+15.1 · PK343+11.1 · PK343+16.1 · PK345+10.1 · PK345+15.1 · PK346+12.1 · PK346+14.1 · PK346+19.1 · PK351+09.1 · PK352+11.1 · PK352+11.2 · PK353+08.1 · PK358+07.1 · PK358+07.2 · PK358+08.1 · PK358+09.1 · PK358+09.2 · PK359+07.1 · PK359+15.1 · Part of the constellation Scorpius (Sco) · R Oph · Sabik · Scorpius · Sh2-7 · The star Al Niyat (σSco) · The star Antares (αSco) · The star Dschubba (δSco) · The star Graffias (β1Sco) · The star Sabik (ηOph) · The star νSco · The star πSco · The star ρSco · The star τSco · The star ω1Sco · VdB101 · VdB102 · VdB103 · VdB110 · d Sco · rho Oph nebula

Status	Advanced success
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PixInsight job	JH7X6YUIQFPTEKV6EDAF32J0BV0U41Z7
PixInsight queue size	n/a
PixInsight stage	n/a

RA (center)	16h33m22s.9
RA (top/left)	16h51m09s.10
RA (top/right)	15h29m23s.3
RA (bottom/right)	16h11m23s.10
RA (bottom/left)	17h36m16s.7

Dec (center)	-23°25′06″
Dec (top/left)	-09°23′05″
Dec (top/right)	-23°49′57″
Dec (bottom/right)	-37°17′42″
Dec (bottom/left)	-21°25′14″

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