Rho Ophiuchi Star Clouds

 

Rho Ophiuchi star clouds of gas and dust associated with Antares. Canon 600d DSLR and 135mm Samyang lens on a Star Adventurer EQ mount. A stack of 6x30sec lights.at ISO800. Image Credit Pip Stakkert.

"Pip used all the specialist software on this data to bring out the emission and reflection nebulae in this interesting area of the Summer night sky, that unfortunately never rises high above our southern horizon  here in Lowestoft. He also managed to show the many dust clouds and lanes that permeate this area of space. The data was stacked using AffinityPhoto2 and then processed using it and Starnet GUI, Topaz Denoise AI, GradientXterminator, Image Plus 6.5 and Astro Sharp AI.  A note of gratitude to Professor Ian Morison for his excellent website Professor Morison's Astronomy Digest www.ianmorison.com - It is a treasure trove of astro-imaging information!" - Kurt Thrust current Director of the Jodrell Plank Observatory.