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Rho Ophiuchi under Dark Skies, Ryder Cobean
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Rho Ophiuchi under Dark Skies

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A definite never-thought-I'd-get-to target!

I got the luck to shoot Rho Ophiuchi with two nights of great weather and no real clouds to the south at my dark site in Cochise County, Arizona. I almost talked myself out of it due to how low it rises, but the skies were really great out there and I decided to just do it. I initially got just one pane, but when it turned out to be enough data, I lucked out in having an orientation that would support a mosaic. So second night, I did the extended pane! 

I'm so pleased with how this one turned out. Endless gratitude to the author of BlurXTerminator for creating a tool that can really tame Rokinon stars. 

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Rho Ophiuchi under Dark Skies, Ryder Cobean