The Colorful Clouds of Scorpius

Just outside the milkyway core is (in my opinion) the most beautiful area of the sky. These two objects, known as Rho Ophiuchus and the blue horsehead, exhibit most types of nebula in the sky; blue and yellow reflection, red emissions, and dark dusty nebulae.

This is an image I’ve wanted to shoot for many years, but just finally got around to doing it justice in my eyes.

Shot with my travel rig; @rokinon 135mm f/2.8, @zwoasi 2600mc and AM5. 2 panel mosaic, each 20x300” for just over 3 hours of total exposure.

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