Rho Ophiuchi region

The Rho Ophiuchi Region is a large, complex region of stars, emission nebulae, and dark nebulae covering an area 4.5° by 6.5°. Its impressive size is due to proximity. The Rho Ophiuchi complex is only 460 light-years away, just slightly farther than the Pleiades Cluster (M45). The object is so large, even most rich-field telescopesContinue reading “Rho Ophiuchi region”
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