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Pipe Dark Nebula to Antares and Rho Ophiuchus

author: J.Lodriguss/Novapix

reference: a-neb98-00002

Image Size 300 DPI: 24 * 16 cm

Seen at the lower left of this photo, the Pipe Nebula is a very large dark nebula wich is part of an even larger complex of dark nebulae The complex of dark nebulosity stretches 13 degrees in what has been called a "dark river" from the Pipe Nebula all the way to the vicinity of Antares and Rho Ophiuchus. On the right side of the frame is a large complex of red emission nebulae near Antares and Rho Ophiuchus.

Keywords for this photo:

1993 - ANTARES - ASTRONOMY - DARK NEBULA - EMISSION NEBULA - GLOBULAR CLUSTER - LDN 1773 - M4 - MILKY WAY - NEBULA - OPHIUCHUS - PIPE NEBULA - RED SUPERGIANT - REFLECTION NEBULA - RHO OPHIUCHI - SCORPIUS - SIGMA SCORPII - STAR - STAR CLUSTER - SUPERGIANT -