Communication
My personal favourite region of the night sky is pictured here- the rho ophiuchi, part of the constellation Scorpius.
It is only visible from the UK during a few select summer months, but is quite noticeable on the southern horizon to the right of the Milky Way due to its brightest star- Antares- glowing a deep red/orange. The pentagon of stars forming this region is surrounded by dust shown as orange/blue regions in this photo.
The darker dust lanes from the Milky Way also coalesce onto this constellation, reaching out like tendrils. I climbed an old abandoned radio communication tower to get a better view of this amazing region.
Thank you!
How this photo was taken
The location this photo was taken from is displayed in this map.
This was a stacked photograph of over 20 minutes exposure at 70mm and tripod on the 15th of April 2020. I walked up the hill onto salisbury plain and stayed from about 2am to 4am.
