Rho Ophiuchi
Rho Ophiuchi
Rho Ophiuchi (HIP 80473, vdB 106 and others) is a multiple star system located approximately 360 light-years away in Ophiuchus.
Luminance – 8x600s – 80 minutes – binned 1x1
RGB – 9:6:4x600s – 90:60:40 minutes each – binned 1x1
270 minutes total exposure – 4 hours 30 minutes
Imaged March 25th and May 5th, 2021 at the El Sauce Observatory (Rio Hurtado, Chile) with a FLI PL 9000 on a PlaneWave CDK24 at f/6.5 3974 mm.
This is a Telescope Live (https://telescope.live/) “One-Click Obervation.” These are automated data collection sessions that run when the scopes are otherwise not in use.
LRGB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/51168572898/sizes/l/
See my much wider view from Chilean skies here - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/51167343369.
Luminance – 8x600s – 80 minutes – binned 1x1
RGB – 9:6:4x600s – 90:60:40 minutes each – binned 1x1
270 minutes total exposure – 4 hours 30 minutes
Imaged March 25th and May 5th, 2021 at the El Sauce Observatory (Rio Hurtado, Chile) with a FLI PL 9000 on a PlaneWave CDK24 at f/6.5 3974 mm.
This is a Telescope Live (https://telescope.live/) “One-Click Obervation.” These are automated data collection sessions that run when the scopes are otherwise not in use.
LRGB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/51168572898/sizes/l/
See my much wider view from Chilean skies here - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/51167343369.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
PlaneWave CDK24 - CHI-1
Camera
FLI PL 9000
Location
El Sauce Observatory (Rio Hurtado, Chile)
Date of observation
2021-03-25, 05-05
Filters
LRGB
Processing
Adobe PhotoShop CS5
Credits
Dan Crowson - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/
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