Last week I said that I wasn't going to take another crack at photographing Rho Ophiuchi, but on Wednesday I happened to glance at the weather forecast and it said the sky was looking great on Palomar Mountain. So I suddenly decided to go out there and try again.
I don't mean all of Rho Ophiuchi, which I just don't have the equipment for. I mean IC 4603, the "turbulent heart" of Rho Ophiuchi. As you can see, it still didn't turn out very well, even though the sky really was very nice. There are a few reasons for this. First, it's summer, which means the night is only dark for a few hours. Second, Rho Ophiuchi doesn't rise very high above the horizon. Third, it's not a very bright nebula.
However, June is just about the only month that it's even barely high enough to photograph, which is why I decided to try again. If I hadn't, I'd be out of luck for another year.
Well I am impressed by your...(efforts? Talents?)...by this image. You are causing me to see things I would not normally see....would not maybe even be able to imagine. So again a big thank you. Best Wishes, Traveller
It looks a bit like a cosmic crime scene, with the head of the victim on the left, and with blood pouring out of a massive head wound.
i see a seated mermaid facing left with her arms opening wide for an embrace
Rho, Ophiuchus, Rho. STROKE! STROKE! STROKE!
I like this picture.
Thanks to the noise in the image, it looks to me like a Klingon bird of prey heading into a "lightning storm in space" courtesy of Nero.
Looks like something Lovecraftian wearing a gas mask staring at us as if it's just noticed somebody taking a picture of it.
You guys are so imaginative!
Still has the car headlights coming at us out of the fog, while escaping the Klingon bird of prey while running over the mermaid, leaving behind a cosmic crime scene with blood pouring out and the car driver is wearing a gas mask. Pretty straight forward.
Pass the bong please….
“it's not a very bright nebula.”
If you can’t say something nice about a nebula, don’t say anything at all.
More creativity, I see - wonder how inventive the responses would be to Rorschach test blots.
I would have just agreed with the reaction to the previous shot - car headlights - but this does appear bloodier.