Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Contains:  IC 4592  ·  IC 4604  ·  IC 4605  ·  M 4  ·  NGC 6121  ·  Part of the constellation Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Part of the constellation Scorpius (Sco)  ·  The star Al Niyat (σSco)  ·  The star Antares (αSco)  ·  The star Dschubba (δSco)  ·  The star Graffias (β1Sco)  ·  The star Sabik (ηOph)  ·  The star θOph  ·  The star πSco  ·  The star ρSco  ·  The star τSco  ·  The star χLup  ·  rho Oph nebula
Antares Region Widefield, Bill
Antares Region Widefield
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Antares Region Widefield

Antares Region Widefield, Bill
Antares Region Widefield
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Antares Region Widefield

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The region around Antares contains a colorful mixture of emission nebulae, reflection nebulae, dust lanes which obscure the background stars, and star clusters. From the Milky way to Rho Ophiuchi is one of my favorite areas of the sky. So here is my widefield version of the Antares Region:

Canon T3i

35mm @ f/4 ISO 1600

65 x 120s

iOptron Skytracker

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Antares Region Widefield, Bill