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Antares and Rho Ophiuchi clouds complex Credit: Giuseppe Donatiello

(Antares) RA 16 29 24.460 DEC -26 25 55.21 The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a dark nebula of gas and dust that is located 1° south of the star ρ Ophiuchi. At an estimated distance of 131 ± 3 parsecs, this cloud is one of the closest star-forming regions to the Solar System. This cloud covers an angular area of 4.5° × 6.5° in the Sky. The brightest star in this image is Antares (Alpha Scorpii or α Sco), the fifteenth brightest star in the sky and the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius.

Well visible also Messier 4 (NGC 6121), a globular cluster, approximately at 7,200 light years.
Date Taken on 22 June 2023, 03:52
Source Antares and Rho Ophiuchi clouds complex
Author Giuseppe Donatiello from Oria (Brindisi), Italy
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antares, messier 4, scorpius, ophiuchius
Camera location40° 29′ 36.43″ N, 17° 38′ 12.12″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by gjdonatiello at https://flickr.com/photos/133259498@N05/52993359390. It was reviewed on 30 June 2023 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-zero.

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