Rho Ophiuchi

Rho Ophiuchi turned out to be one of the most challenging objects to photograph. It took 5 attempts, 2 of which were unsuccessful due to weather. The object rises only to 22° above the horizon, so there is very little time to capture it throughout the year.

This is a mosaic of 3 panels. Despite humidity, fog, and cloud cover, over 3 full nights I managed to gather acceptable data for processing.