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A cinematic view of the Rho Ophiuchi cloud

William Optics Redcat 51 Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Deep Sky Star Forming Region
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Photographing the Rho Ophiuchi Molecular Cloud was an unforgettable journey into the depths of the cosmos, filled with inspiring moments and profound beauty. Over six nights, I dedicated myself to capturing the essence of this stunning celestial object and everything around it, and each night revealed more of its mesmerizing splendor.

Inspired by pictures I took I created a cinematic video and posted on YouTube. I hope you guys will like it.

https://youtu.be/3dFaw1NozPY?si=y-Q66rVCm4KSeCST

Each night I used two rigs. One with the Skywatcher adventure EQ6-r Pro with the Redcat 51 scope and a ZWO ASI 294MC camera. 





The second rig used a Skywatcher adventure GTI with a Sony A7III camera. Some nights with a Sony 50mm and others with a Samyang/Rokinon 135mm.


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Our galaxy is an amazing place!! This is one of the more interesting regions in it, too! Well captured! 

One small critique: The right corners of the last image, look like uncorrected LP? Might be worth trying to extract that for an optimal view!
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all of them have gradients with differing levels of intensity, but the images generally look good
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Jon Rista:
Our galaxy is an amazing place!! This is one of the more interesting regions in it, too! Well captured! 

One small critique: The right corners of the last image, look like uncorrected LP? Might be worth trying to extract that for an optimal view!

Thanks Jon. I think you might be right about the right corners but I am not really sure. I tried to extract it but it had weird results. In the top right ,[i] [/i]IC 4592 is really near and there are a lot of nebulosity in this area. In the bottom right it is probably an issue and worth check again.
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A very nice video. Really well done.