caption: The Rho Ophiuchi star formation region, where hydrogen peroxide has been detected in space (annotated)
exif: {"Image ImageDescription": "The  colourful Rho Ophiuchi star formation region, about 400 light-years  from Earth, contains very cold (around -250 degrees Celsius), dense  clouds of cosmic gas and dust, in which new stars are being born. The  clouds are mostly made of hydrogen, but contain traces of other  chemicals, and are prime targets for astronomers hunting for molecules  in space. Astronomers using the APEX telescope to observe this region  discovered hydrogen peroxide molecules in interstellar space for the  first time, in the area marked with the red circle. This  is also a rich region for amateur observations. Rho Ophiuchi itself is  the bright star near the top of the image. The bright yellowish star in  the bottom left is Antares, one of the brightest stars in the sky. Below  and to Antares\u2019 right is the globular cluster Messier 4. This  image of the region was obtained from the Paranal Observatory by  observing with a 10-cm Takahashi FSQ106Ed f/3.6 telescope and a SBIG STL  CCD camera, using a NJP160 mount. Images were collected through three  different filters (B, V and R) and then stitched together. It was  originally created as part of ESO\u2019s Gigagalaxy Zoom project."}