Molecular Cloud Region of  Rho Ophiuchi

Thursday, Jul 17, 2025

Molecular Cloud Region of Rho Ophiuchi

By Eduardo Oliveira

This is a 2x2 Mosaic of the molecular cloud region of Rho Ophyuchi in LR(Ha)GB. Ha data was added to the red channel in an attempt to highlight the Ced130 nebula around sigma scorpii. The original resolution of each panel is around 26Mpx imaged at 1,93 arcsec/px with the QHY268m. Total integration time is around 19h.

QHY268m

Optoolng RGB (36mm), Optolong Ha 7nm (36mm)

Ioptron CEM25p

Askar FRA400

Pixinsight, Astrophotography Tools, OpenPHD