Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex

The Rho Ophiuchi (pronounced 'oh-fee-yoo-ki') Cloud Complex is a rich and colourful star forming region that contains red emission nebula, blue reflection nebula, vast dust lanes, views of globular clusters, and the red supergiant star Antares.

Imaged in Yass, NSW, Australia, this image is the combination of over 220 individual images, for a total integration time of nearly 27 hours.