The Scorpius Region - another remarkable field containing many deep sky objects - emission nebulae, red and blue reflection nebulae, star clusters, star fields and dark nebulae. Antares is the bright star right of centre whilst the rho Ophiuchi complex is above and slightly to the right. The rich star fields of Sagittarius are on the right.
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Camera: | SBIG STL11000M, Astrodon filters | Lens: | Pentax 645 75mm f2.8 working at f3.5 (fov 26°x17° approx) |
Mount: | Synta NEQ-6 Pro, tracking the sky | Guiding: | none |
Filters/Exposures: | LRGB: 120(bin1x1):55:55:50(2x2) min, 4hr20min total | Location: | ASV Leon Mow Dark Sky Site, Heathcote |
Date: | June 2012 | Processing: | CCDStack2, Mira AL8 and Photoshop CS5 |