Ophiucus Molecular Cloud

The Ophiucus Molecular Cloud is a rich star forming region featuring the open cluster Collinder 302 , with also other nice DSO in the field of view: Antares, vdB 107, IC 4603, IC 4604, IC 4605, Sharpless 2-9, M4, NGC 6144 and many more dark clouds. There were a few challenges to take during the post-processing, such as masking the large and bright halo around Antares, balancing the dense star background at the bottom-right corner, and trying not to mess up too much with the rich colour palette.