An astrophotography image with many stars throughout. The main feature being a star forming region closest to Earth, Rho Ophiuchi.
It looks something like a hexagonal pendant hung by one blue star at it's top. That star, and the other three below it that form the top of the hexagon are bright blue, and show wispy gas that is energized and glowing from the radiation from those stars. The two base stars appear more red to yellow in color. The brightest is the red giant star Antares, part of the constellation Scorpio. The other to it's right is something bright also, but not a star. It's a globular cluster of about 100,000 individual stars, about 7,000 light years away. Making it one of the closest to Earth.
Another notable feature is dark gas and dust that runs from the far left center, into the area of the hexagon, blocking background starlight.
Last night was BUSY, but instructional and fun! I finally managed to image a target of high interest to me, because of it's complexity, beauty, and it's elusiveness - until now!
#RhoOphiuchi! Here's your #Stunday!
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