Rho Ophiuchus Nebula

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"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, this cloud is one of the closest star-forming regions to the Solar System."

Date :  September 2010
Location : Backridge Observatory, Spruce Knob, West Virginia

Equipment used :
 Lens or telescope -- Nikon 180mm @f4
 Mount -- AP 1200
 Camera -- Canon Rebel 350D modified

Acquistion Software : ACP, MaxIm DL, Focusmax
Processing Software : MaxIm DL, Photoshop

Exposure Detail : 10 exposures each 240sec @ ISO800      Total hours 0.67