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Rho Ophiuchus cloud with Antares

by

S.Guisard/Novapix

Reference

a-neb98-00006

Date

2007-09-20

View of the region surrounding the bright triple star Rho Ophiuchus (at left, in the blue cloud). This star-forming region is located at about 520 light years in Scorpius constellation. The area is highlighted by the bright star Antares (at right), a red supergiant 40,000 times more luminous than our sun.