The Coloful Antares Region

This image shows probably the most colourful region in the sky: the north of the constellation Scorpius with the Rho-Ophiuchi complex, Antares and more. Antares is a red giant star about 600 light years away, surrounded by dust clouds that can be seen as a yellowish reflection nebula. Around it are other nebulae of different colours: blue reflection nebulae, red glowing hydrogen and brownish dark clouds.

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