Ray Palmer - Rho Ophiuchus Complex by Ray Palmer

The Rho Opuichus Complex

Captured by Ray Palmer

In the top right corner, four types of nebula are visible.
Emission Nebula (red), Reflection Nebula (Yellow and Blue)
and Dark Nebula which are the dark dust lanes
running downwards toward the left.

These four different Nebula make up what is
called the Rho Opiuchus Complex. I prefer to
call this object The Traffic Light Nebula for
obvious reasons.

There is much real estate at the lower portion of this image as well.
Many other bright red nebulae can be seen sitting
inside the central core of the Milky Way.

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Image Specifications

Exposure 1 hour
Piggybacked Nikon F2 @ F2
Focal Ratio F6.3
Film Kodak Chrome Elite 200
Autoguided with GuideDog Software

Golden Grove Astronomical Observing Facility
Western Australia

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Comments

Devante Risher - 23.02.2007 - 04:10

Out of all thoses stars there must be some kind of life out their i mean it must be imposible if we are the only ones in this univers and if their is no life but on earth

cantrell - 02.04.2007 - 16:41

Once again i go by instincts only and it seems like its God's way of sayin,"I'm around you at all times."

Heather Cann - 12.09.2008 - 16:05

Ray, in all things there is splendor, you have truly captured all that we fail to see.

Eva Cagle - 10.09.2009 - 13:26

Mr. Palmer:

Your picture Rho Op Complex is spectacular proof that everything in the universe is by design and not simply left to chance.

For every dark there is light, for every left there is a right, for every concept there is a reality even greater than the one imagined, but all would be for nothing, if there was no one to see it.

Does the masterpiece create itself and keep on creating for its own glory? Can a thing glorify itself?


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