| M4 & Rho Ophiuchus Area in Scorpius LAAstro.com by Bill Patterson |
| Date Taken: June, 2005 Location: Anza, CA Equipment: Takahashi FSQ106 telescope & SBIG STL11000 Notes: Another rich and colorful area of the southern sky. This widefield image contains two globular clusters - M4 & NGC6144. Two large nebulas ,IC4603 & IC4604, provide a colorful background for the area. The large star is of course Antares. RGB = 40/40/40. |
| M4 - Globular Cluster Mag 5.9, Size 26.3' NGC6144 - Globular Cluster Mag 9.1, Size 9.3' |
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